2007–08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2007–08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2007–08 record	21–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim
Assistant coach	Bernie Fine
Assistant coach	Mike Hopkins
Assistant coach	Rob Murphy
Home arena	Carrier Dome

	Conf				Overall
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Georgetown	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
#13 Louisville	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
#15 Notre Dame	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
#16 Connecticut	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
#25 Marquette	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
#17 Pittsburgh†	10	–	8	.556	27	–	10	.730
Villanova	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Providence	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
DePaul	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
St. John's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355


† 2008 Big East Tournament winner As of April 7, 2008^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The team's head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 32nd year. They played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 21–14 (9–9) record, while making it to the quarterfinal round of the NIT tournament. Junior Eric Devendorf was the team's elder classman for 2007–08 squad, starting at shooting guard. Sophomores Arinze Onuaku (center), and Paul Harris (guard/forward) and standout freshmen Donte Greene (forward) and Jonny Flynn (guard) rounded out the rest of the starting lineup. Following an injury to Devendorf, guard Scoop Jardine stepped in and Kristof Ongenaet also saw time in the starting lineup.

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Rick Jackson	00	C/F	6–9	235	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA
Andy Rautins	1	G	6–5	193	Junior	Jamesville, NY
Donte Greene	5	F	6–11	226	Freshman	Baltimore, MD
Jonny Flynn	10	G	6–0	186	Freshman	Niagara, NY
Paul Harris	11	G/F	6–5	228	Sophomore	Niagara Falls, NY
Kristof Ongenaet	12	F	6–8	215	Junior	Ghent, Belgium
Arinze Onuaku	21	C	6–9	258	Sophomore	Lanham, MD
Eric Devendorf	23	G	6–4	178	Junior	Bay City, MI
Devin Brennan-McBride	25	C	6–9	254	Sophomore	London, ON
Josh Wright	30	G	6–2	175	Senior	Utica, NY
Scoop Jardine	33	G	6–1	192	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA
Sean Williams	45	C	6–11	228	Freshman	Villa Park, CA

Standings

Big East ^[2]
Big East ^[2]	W-L	GB	W-L
#12 Georgetown	15–2	–	28–6
#19 Notre Dame	14–4	1	25–8
#6 Louisville	14–4	1	27–9
Connecticut	13–5	2	24–9
#21 Marquette	11–7	4	25–10
#17 West Virginia	11–7	4	26–11
#18 Pittsburgh	10–8	5	27–10
#24 Villanova	9–9	6	22–13
Syracuse	9–9	6	21–14
Cincinnati	8–10	7	13–19
Seton Hall	7–11	8	17–15
Providence	6–12	9	15–16
DePaul	6–12	9	11–19
St. Johns	5–13	10	11–19
South Florida	3–15	12	12–19
Rutgers	3–15	12	11–20

Developments

Eric Devendorf^[3] and Andy Rautins^[4] both suffered season ending knee injuries
Scoop Jardine was suspended for three games^[5]
Josh Wright and Devin Brennan-McBride both quit the team^[6]
Donte Greene declared for the NBA draft following the conclusion of the season^[7]
Jonny Flynn was named co-Big East Rookie of the Year^[8]
This marked the first season since 1982 that Syracuse missed back-to-back NCAA Tournaments

References

Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) Carrier Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)

Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal Six-overtime game Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team

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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics