Syracuse Basketball 2020-21 Season Preview

Position previews, schedule review, roster, breakout candidates, who makes the rotation and much more.

Mike McAllister | Nov 23, 2020

Syracuse Basketball 2020-21 Season Preview /

Syracuse basketball is set to start its 2020-21 season when they face Bryant in the Carrier Dome on Friday. Get ready for the season with our season preview that covers the team from all angles. Simply click on the items below for that section of the preview.

SYRACUSE BASKETBALL ROSTER AND BIOS

2020-21 SCHEDULE

POSITION PREVIEW: GUARDS

POSITION PREVIEW: FORWARDS

POSITION PREVIEW: CENTER

BREAKOUT CANDIDATES

WHO MANY PLAYERS WILL SYRACUSE PLAY THIS SEASON?

SYRACUSE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE REVIEW

Syracuse finished the 2019-20 season at 18-14. It won its last game of the season, a blowout victory over North Carolina in the ACC tournament. The rest of the ACC tournament, and subsequently all postseason basketball including the NCAA tournament, was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Syracuse was playing its best basketball of the season at that time.

During the offseason, there were not many departures. The main loss was forward Elijah Hughes, who elected to forego his final season at Syracuse in order to turn pro. Hughes was selected in the second round of the NBA draft with the 39th overall selection by the New Orleans Pelicans. He was then traded to the Utah Jazz.

Newcomers for the Orange include Illinois transfer Alan Griffin and three class of 2020 recruiting cycle signees. Guard Kadary Richmond is expected to be part of the rotation. Forward Woody Newton has a high ceiling and some positional versatility. Center Frank Anselem has a chance to crack the rotation as a backup to starting center Bourama Sidibe.

Head coach Jim Boeheim is entering his 45th season with the Orange.

Published Nov 23, 2020

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.