1974–75 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1974–75 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Roy Danforth, serving for his 7th year. The team played home games at Manley Field House in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament – the first in program history – and finished with a 23–9 record.

1974–75 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 6
Record	23–9
Head coach	Roy Danforth (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Boeheim (6th season) Tom Green (3rd season)
Home arena	Manley Field House
Seasons ← 1973–74 1975–76 →

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas–Pan American		–			–			22	–	2		.917
UNC Charlotte		–			–			23	–	3		.885
Centenary (LA)		–			–			25	–	4		.862
No. 11 Marquette		–			–			23	–	4		.852
Stetson		–			–			22	–	4		.846
No. 13 Cincinnati		–			–			23	–	6		.793
Utah State		–			–			21	–	6		.778
Rutgers		–			–			22	–	7		.759
Creighton		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Memphis State		–			–			20	–	7		.741
South Alabama		–			–			19	–	7		.731
No. 6 Syracuse		–			–			23	–	9		.719
Holy Cross		–			–			20	–	8		.714
Oral Roberts		–			–			20	–	8		.714
Boston College		–			–			21	–	9		.700
Florida State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Portland State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
UC Santa Barbara		–			–			18	–	8		.692
VCU		–			–			17	–	8		.680
South Carolina		–			–			19	–	9		.679
St. John's		–			–			21	–	10		.677
No. 14 Notre Dame		–			–			19	–	10		.655
Detroit		–			–			17	–	9		.654
No. 20 Providence		–			–			20	–	11		.645
Georgetown		–			–			18	–	10		.643
George Washington		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Pittsburgh		–			–			18	–	11		.621
Houston		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Illinois State		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Tulane		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Virginia Tech		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Canisius		–			–			15	–	10		.600
DePaul		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Northeast Louisiana		–			–			15	–	10		.600
South Florida		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Seton Hall		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Jacksonville		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Duquesne		–			–			14	–	11		.560
Hawaii		–			–			14	–	11		.560
Saint Peter's		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Cleveland State		–			–			13	–	11		.542
Manhattan		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Air Force		–			–			13	–	12		.520
LIU		–			–			13	–	12		.520
St. Bonaventure		–			–			14	–	13		.519
West Virginia		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Cal State Los Angeles		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Marshall		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Navy		–			–			12	–	12		.500
Northeastern		–			–			12	–	12		.500
Fairfield		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Niagara		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Fordham		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Penn State		–			–			11	–	12		.478
Indiana State		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Oklahoma City		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Saint Louis		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			11	–	13		.458
Portland		–			–			13	–	16		.448
Saint Francis (PA)		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Georgia Tech		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Southern Miss		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Xavier		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Ball State		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Loyola-Chicago		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Butler		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Dayton		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Denver		–			–			9	–	16		.360
Northern Illinois		–			–			8	–	15		.348
Houston Baptist		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Mercer		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Samford		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Colgate		–			–			8	–	16		.333
Villanova		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Buffalo		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Georgia Southern		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Georgia State		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee		–			–			8	–	18		.308
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Baptist		–			–			4	–	16		.200
Hardin-Simmons		–			–			5	–	20		.200
Iona		–			–			4	–	19		.174
Army		–			–			3	–	22		.120
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1974–75 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Jim Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Kirkwood, New York G 11 Larry Kelley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So New Haven, Connecticut G 13 Larry Arrington — — So Washington, D.C. G 20 Ross Kindel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Roselle, New Jersey G 22 Jimmy Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Buffalo, New York F 25 Mark Meador 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Wolcott, Connecticut G/F 32 Kevin King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr New York, New York F/C 44 Marty Byrnes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pittsford, New York F/C 45 Rudy Hackett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Mount Vernon, New York F 55 Chris Sease 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Syracuse, New York	Head coach Roy Danforth (Southern Miss) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2021-May-8

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1974*		at Buffalo	W 81–65	1–0	Clark Memorial Gym  Buffalo, New York
Dec 4, 1974*		at Cornell	W 78–49	2–0	Barton Hall  Ithaca, New York
Dec 7, 1974*		Army	W 95–59	3–0	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Dec 10, 1974*		St. John's	W 75–66	4–0	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Dec 14, 1974*		at No. 20 Providence	L 57–80	4–1	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 17, 1974*		Penn State	W 75–71	5–1	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Dec 27, 1974*		vs. Georgetown Kodak Classic	L 70–71	5–2	Rochester, New York
Dec 28, 1974*		at Rochester Kodak Classic	W 93–65	6–2	Rochester, New York
Jan 4, 1975*		Pittsburgh	W 77–68	7–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Jan 8, 1975*		Bowling Green State	W 90–61	8–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Jan 11, 1975*		Northeastern	W 94–75	9–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Jan 18, 1975*		American	W 98–84	10–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Jan 22, 1975*		at Temple	W 62–57	11–2	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 25, 1975*		at Boston College	L 73–79	11–3	Roberts Center  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 29, 1975*		at Penn State	L 84–88	11–4	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1975*		No. 7 La Salle	W 82–78	12–4	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Feb 4, 1975*		at St. Bonaventure	W 97–89	13–4	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 6, 1975*		No. 19 Rutgers	L 75–76	13–5	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Feb 8, 1975*		West Virginia	L 81–84	13–6	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Feb 12, 1975*		Colgate	W 85–63	14–6	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Feb 15, 1975*		at Canisius	L 76–80	14–7	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, New York
Feb 22, 1975*		at George Washington	W 71–64	15–7	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall  Washington, D.C.
Feb 26, 1975*		Niagara	W 79–66	16–7	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Mar 1, 1975*		at Manhattan	W 74–69	17–7	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 3, 1975*		at Fordham	W 88–73	18–7	Rose Hill Gym  Bronx, New York
ECAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1975*		at Niagara ECAC Tournament – Upstate	W 90–72	19–7	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, New York
Mar 8, 1975*		at St. Bonaventure ECAC Tournament – Upstate	W 100–81	20–7	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1975*		vs. La Salle East Regional Quarterfinal	W 87–83 OT	21–7	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 20, 1975*	No. 20	vs. No. 6 North Carolina East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 78–76	22–7	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 22, 1975*	No. 20	vs. No. 17 Kansas State East Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 95–87 OT	23–7	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 29, 1975*	No. 6	vs. No. 2 Kentucky National semifinal – Final Four	L 79–95	23–8	San Diego Sports Arena  San Diego, California
Mar 31, 1975*	No. 6	vs. No. 4 Louisville National consolation Game	L 88–96 OT	23–9	San Diego Sports Arena  San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1975 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	37	Rudy Hackett	New Orleans Jazz

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary
2. "1975 NCAA Final Four program". March 1975. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
3. "2020-21 Syracuse Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. pp. 126–127. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
4. "1975 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.