2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 45th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as eighth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record18–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBall-Screen Motion
Base defense2-3 Zone
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Virginia134 .765187  .720
No. 14 Florida State114 .733187  .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech94 .692157  .682
Georgia Tech116 .647179  .654
Clemson106 .625168  .667
North Carolina106 .6251811  .621
Louisville85 .615137  .650
Syracuse97 .5631810  .643
NC State98 .5291411  .560
Duke99 .5001311  .542
Notre Dame711 .3891115  .423
Pittsburgh610 .3751012  .455
Miami (FL)415 .2111017  .370
Wake Forest315 .167616  .273
Boston College211 .154416  .200
2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Orange finished the season 18–10, 9–7 in ACC play, to finish in eight place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated NC State in the second round before losing to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eleven seed in the Midwest Region. In the tournament, they defeated six seed San Diego State in the first round and three seed West Virginia in the second round, before losing to two seed Houston in the Sweet Sixteen.

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