1973–74 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1973–74 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
1973–74 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Independent
Record	19–7
Head coach	Roy Danforth (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Boeheim (5th season); Tom Green (2nd season);
Home arena	Manley Field House

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		–	26	–	3	.897
No. 8 Providence		–		–	28	–	4	.875
No. 16 Pittsburgh		–		–	25	–	4	.862
UNC Charlotte		–		–	22	–	4	.846
Centenary		–		–	21	–	4	.840
Marquette		–		–	26	–	5	.839
No. 19 South Carolina		–		–	22	–	5	.815
No. 18 Oral Roberts		–		–	23	–	6	.793
South Alabama		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Creighton		–		–	23	–	7	.767
St. John's		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Georgia Southern		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Southern Illinois		–		–	19	–	7	.731
		–		–	19	–	7	.731
VCU		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Cincinnati		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Boston College		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Rutgers		–		–	18	–	8	.692
No. 20 Dayton		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Hawaii		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Jacksonville		–		–	20	–	10	.667
Manhattan		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Mercer		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Detroit		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Fairfield		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Houston		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Illinois State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Marshall		–		–	17	–	9	.654
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Stetson		–		–	17	–	9	.654
DePaul		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Memphis State		–		–	19	–	11	.633
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Utah State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Colgate		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Portland State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Pan American		–		–	13	–	9	.591
George Washington		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Portland		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Ball State		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Butler		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Canisius		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Milwaukee		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Penn State		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Duquesne		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Georgetown		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Oklahoma City		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Virginia Tech		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Loyola Chicago		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Niagara		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Iona		–		–	11	–	13	.458
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Hardin-Simmons		–		–	11	–	14	.440
South Florida		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Denver		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southern Mississippi		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Navy		–		–	9	–	13	.409
West Virginia		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Fordham		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Northern Illinois		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Eastern Michigan		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Holy Cross		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Xavier		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Villanova		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Army		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Houston Baptist		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Cleveland State		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Samford		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Buffalo		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Georgia Tech		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Georgia State		–		–	1	–	25	.038

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Roy Danforth, serving in his 7th year. The team played home games at Manley Field House in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse reached the first round of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–7 record.

Previous season

The Orangemen finished the 1972–73 season 24–5 overall. They were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Providence but beat Penn to finish third in the East Regional.^[1]

Roster

1973–74 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Dennis DuVal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Westbury, New York
F	Rudy Hackett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mount Vernon, New York
G	Jim Lee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Kirkwood, New York
F	Fred Saunders	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Columbus, Ohio
C	Bob Dooms	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	Chris Sease	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	Kevin King	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
C	Tom Stundis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	Scott Stapleton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
	Mark Meadors	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
F	Steve Shaw	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	Jim Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr
G	Don Degner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	Bill Suprunowicz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F	Bill Demarle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
G	Larry Kelley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr
F	Bob Parker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr

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: 2025-January-7

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1973*		Buffalo	W 123–78	1–0	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
December 5, 1973*		at Cornell	W 82–61	2–0	Barton Hall Ithaca, New York
December 8, 1973*		at Army	W 83–66	3–0	Gillis Field House West Point, New York
December 12, 1973*	No. 18	at La Salle	W 75–68	4–0	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 19, 1973*	No. 18	Penn State	W 59–55	5–0	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
December 22, 1973*	No. 18	Boston College	W 110–88	6–0	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
December 29, 1973*	No. 15	vs. Miami (OH) Charlotte Invitational	L 74–96	6–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
December 30, 1973*	No. 15	vs. Loyola (IL) Charlotte Invitational	W 78–59	7–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
January 5, 1974*	No. 19	at Rutgers	L 79–93	7–2	College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey
January 10, 1974*		Connecticut	L 60–61	7–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
January 12, 1974*		at St. John's	W 72–71	8–3	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
January 16, 1974*		Canisius	W 87–74	9–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
January 19, 1974*		at Temple	W 70–61	10–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 23, 1974*		Bucknell	W 110–53	11–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
January 26, 1974*		UMass	W 76–60	12–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
January 30, 1974*		at Penn State	L 55–61	12–4	Rec Hall Penn State University Park
February 2, 1974*		at American	W 82–63	13–4	Fort Myer Ceremony Hall Arlington, Virginia
February 6, 1974*		Fordham	W 102–81	14–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
February 9, 1974*		at No. 10 Pittsburgh	L 56–71	14–5	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 11, 1974*		at West Virginia	L 77–78	14–6	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
February 13, 1974*		Manhattan	W 76–70	15–6	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
February 16, 1974*		at Holy Cross	W 106–87	16–6	Worcester Coliseum Worcester, Massachusetts
February 20, 1974*		at Niagara	W 80–60	17–6	Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York
February 23, 1974*		George Washington	W 80–79	18–6	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
March 2, 1974*		at Colgate	W 64–57	19–6	Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York
NCAA Tournament
March 9, 1974*		vs. No. 20 Oral Roberts Midwest Regional Quarterfinal	L 82–86 ^OT	19–7	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1972-73 Syracuse Orange Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ "1973-74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[1] "1972-73 Syracuse Orange Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[2] "1973-74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

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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) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics