2025–26 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Syracuse Orange men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (0–0 ACC) |
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| Home arena | JMA Wireless Dome |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23т Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 17, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange are led by third-year head coach Adrian Autry, and play their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as 13th-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Orange finished the season 14–19 and 7–13 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament they defeated Florida State 66–62 in the First Round. In the Second Round, they faced SMU in a rematch of a game played just eight days earlier. This game was not as close, as the Orange lost 73–53. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Kyle Cuffe Jr. | 0 | G | 6'2" | 188 | Junior | Harlem, New York | Transferred to Mercer[1] |
| Lucas Taylor | 3 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Wake Forest, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Chris Bell | 4 | F | 6'7" | 192 | Junior | Concord, California | Transferred to California[2] |
| Jaquan Carlos | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York | Graduated |
| Petar Majstorovic | 6 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Sombor, Serbia | Transferred to Long Beach State[3] |
| Elijah Moore | 8 | G | 6'4" | 176 | Bronx, New York | Transferred to Utah[4] | |
| Naheem McLeod | 10 | C | 7'4" | 265 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Florida A&M[5] |
| Chance Westry | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Transferred to UAB[6] |
| Anthony Clayton | 12 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Albany, New York | Graduated |
| Jyáre Davis | 13 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Graduate Student | Newark, Delaware | |
| Chaz Owens | 30 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania | ||
| Chris Gatty | 34 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Katonah, New York | — |
| Eddie Lampkin Jr. | 44 | C | 6'11" | 265 | Graduate Student | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| Nate Fleisher | 51 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Highland Park, Illinois |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Nate Kingz | 4 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Salem, Oregon | Oregon State[7] |
| Tyler Betsey | 5 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Windsor, Connecticut | Cincinnati[8] |
| Ibrahim Souare | 10 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Freshman | Conakry, Guinea | Georgia Tech[9] |
| Naithan George | 11 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Toronto, Canada | Georgia Tech[10] |
| William Kyle III | 42 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Bellevue, Nebraska | UCLA[11] |
| Bryce Zephir | 55 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Graduate Student | Carson, California | Montana State[12] |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Kiyan Anthony G |
Brooklyn, New York | Christ the King | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 15, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (87) | ||||||
| Tiefing Diawara C |
Mopti, Mali | DME Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | May 26, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Luke Fennell G |
Melbourne, Australia | South East Melbourne | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 23, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80) | ||||||
| Sadiq White Jr. F |
Charlotte, North Carolina | IMG Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 29, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (88) | ||||||
| Aaron Womack F |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Dominican High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 30, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 16 Rivals: 17 ESPN: 14 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
Source:[13]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m., Cuse.com |
vs. Buffalo | W 76–66 | — |
14 – Betsey | 9 – Kyle III | 6 – George | KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY | ||||
| October 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Pace | W 75–57 | — |
22 – Freeman | 9 – Freeman | 4 – George | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||
| Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Binghamton | W 85–47 | 1–0 |
20 – Freeman | 6 – Freeman | 8 – George | JMA Wireless Dome (18,762) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Delaware State | W 83–43 | 2–0 |
20 – Freeman | 13 – Kyle III | 4 – Freeman | JMA Wireless Dome (19,275) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 3:30 p.m., Peacock |
vs. Drexel | W 80–50 | 3–0 |
18 – Anthony | 10 – Kyle III | 7 – George | Xfinity Mobile Arena (5,768) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
Monmouth | W 78–73 | 4–0 |
18 – Freeman | 7 – Tied | 9 – George | JMA Wireless Dome (18,515) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| November 24, 2025* 6:00 p.m., TNT |
vs. No. 3 Houston Players Era Festival Game 1 |
L 74–78 OT | 4–1 |
16 – Betsey | 10 – Kyle III | 4 – Starling | MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,628) Las Vegas, NV | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 3:30 p.m., TNT |
vs. Kansas Players Era Festival Game 2 |
L 60–71 | 4–2 |
4 – Betsey | 12 – Kyle III | 9 – George | MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 1:00 p.m., TNT |
vs. No. 15 Iowa State Players Era Festival Consolation Game |
L 64–95 | 4–3 |
14 – White Jr. | 6 – Betsey | 6 – George | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,629) Las Vegas, NV | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 13 Tennessee ACC–SEC Challenge |
W 62–60 | 5–3 |
19 – Kingz | 9 – White Jr. | 3 – George | JMA Wireless Dome (19,657) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| December 11, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
Saint Joseph's | W 71–63 | 6–3 |
16 – Betsey | 11 – Kyle III | 3 – George | JMA Wireless Dome (12,584) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Hofstra | L 69–70 | 6–4 |
15 – Starling | 7 – White Jr. | 6 – George | JMA Wireless Dome (13,282) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Mercyhurst | W 76–62 | 7–4 |
15 – Tied | 10 – Kyle III | 4 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (12,258) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Northeastern | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| December 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Stonehill | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Clemson | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
at Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
| January 13, 2026 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
Florida State | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Boston College | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia Tech | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Miami | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U |
at NC State | Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 6:00 p.m., CW |
Notre Dame | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| February 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at North Carolina | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U |
at Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
California | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., CW |
SMU | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| February 16, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ABC |
North Carolina | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 5:45 p.m., CW |
at Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., CW |
Pittsburgh | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
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- ^ Ditota, Donna (April 24, 2025). "Former Syracuse forward Chris Bell has committed to a new school". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Syracuse Forward Petar Majstorovic". longbeachstate.com. Long Beach State University Athletics. June 12, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (April 16, 2025). "Elijah "Choppa" Moore transfers from Syracuse to Utah". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Ditota, Donna (September 29, 2025). "Former Syracuse center Naheem McLeod has new college basketball home". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Sostek, Dan (April 23, 2025). "Ex-Trinity star Chance Westry announces transfer destination". The Patriot-News. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Ditota, Donna (April 2, 2025). "Syracuse basketball secures commitment from top portal guard". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Stechschulte, Jim (October 22, 2025). "Tyler Betsey gives Syracuse upside and potential as a stretch 4". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Carlson, Chris (April 7, 2025). "Syracuse men's basketball lands commitment from a second Georgia Tech transfer". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 4, 2025). "Transfer Naithan George ready to 'go on a run' at Syracuse". ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ Love, Noah (November 7, 2025). "SU MBB transfers adding juice to Orange early in season". Spectrum News 1 Rochester. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Bryce Zephir transfers from Montana State to Syracuse". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. April 17, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.