2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I season. This was the first season in which Syracuse used its current nickname of "Orange"; previously, Syracuse teams had been known as "Orangemen" and "Orangewomen", depending on sex. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 29th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 27–7 (11–5) record, while making it to the first round of the NCAA tournament. The team was led by senior Hakim Warrick and junior Gerry McNamara. Seniors Josh Pace and Craig Forth were also major contributors.

2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Big East Tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 11
2004–05 record12–7, 15 wins vacated (?–5 Big East, ? wins vacated)
Head coachJim Boeheim
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Boston College133 .813  255  .833
No. 13 Connecticut133 .813  238  .742
No. 19 Villanova115 .688  248  .750
Pittsburgh106 .625  209  .690
Notre Dame97 .563  1712  .586
Georgetown88 .500  1913  .594
West Virginia88 .500  2411  .686
Providence412 .250  1417  .452
Seton Hall412 .250  1216  .429
Rutgers214 .125  1019  .345
St. John's*313 .188  918  .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**05 .000  127  .632
2005 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East Tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Due to NCAA sanctions for use of ineligible players, 15 wins from this season have been vacated.[1][2][3]

Roster

Developments

  • No. 4 seed Syracuse was upset by No. 13 seed Vermont in the first round of the NCAA tournament. It marked the first time a Boeheim-coached team had been knocked out in the first round since the 1998–1999 season.[4]
  • Syracuse captured its first Big East title since 1992 as it beat Rutgers, Connecticut and West Virginia along the way. Warrick averaged better than 22 points in those three games and was named the Big East Conference Championship MVP and Big East Player of the Year.[5]
  • Billy Edelin played just 20 games and left the team for undisclosed reasons after the team's Feb. 19 game against Boston College. Edelin would never play another game for Syracuse.[6]
  • Syracuse captured the 2004 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic as then-No. 6 Syracuse defeated then-No. 24 Memphis, 77–62, at Madison Square Garden.[7]
  • Syracuse started the season ranked No. 6 in the country.

References

  1. NCAA Career Statistics, search under coaches for Jim Boeheim
  2. "Syracuse to vacate wins, lose 12 scholarships; Boeheim suspended". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  3. "NCAA investigation costs Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim 108 wins, drops him to 6th all-time". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  4. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=254000036
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2008-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/syracuse05.htm
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2008-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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