2016–17 record 17–12 (9–7 ACC) | ||
Head coach Jim Boeheim (41st year) | ||
The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange are led by 41st-year head coach Jim Boeheim and play their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They are fourth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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Previous season
The Orange finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed where they defeated Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia to reach the Final Four for the sixth time in school history. At the Final Four, the Orange lost to North Carolina.
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings