2025–26 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2025–26 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJMA Wireless Dome
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke † 17 – 1   .944 34 – 2   .944
No. 9 Virginia 15 – 3   .833 30 – 5   .857
No. 25 Miami (FL) 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
No. 21 North Carolina 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Clemson 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
No. 23т Louisville 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
NC State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Florida State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
California 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
SMU 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Virginia Tech 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Notre Dame 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Boston College 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Georgia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange, led by third-year head coach Adrian Autry, played 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

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
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
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Syracuse Signees". Rivals. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  • "2025 Syracuse Signees". Scout. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  • "2025 Syracuse Signees". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Sadiq White Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr IMG Academy Charlotte, NC
F 1 Donnie Freeman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So IMG Academy Washington, D.C.
G 2 JJ Starling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr La Lumiere Baldwinsville, NY
G 4 Nate Kingz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr McNary
Oregon State 		Salem, OR
F 5 Tyler Betsey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. Thomas Moore
Cincinnati 		Windsor, CT
G 7 Kiyan Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran Brooklyn, NY
G 9 Luke Fennell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr South East Melbourne Melbourne, Australia
F 10 Ibrahim Souare 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Canyon International Academy
Georgia Tech 		Conakry, Guinea
G 11 Naithan George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Canyon International Academy
Georgia Tech 		Toronto, Canada
C 12 Tiefing Diawara 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr St. John's Northwestern Mopti, Mali
G 14 Aaron Womack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dominican Milwaukee, WI
G 24 Noah Lobdell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Faith Heritage Syracuse, NY
F 42 William Kyle III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Bellevue West
UCLA 		Bellevue, NE
G 55 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Santa Monica
Montana State 		Carson, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2025

Schedule and results

Source:[13]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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)
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025*
3:30 p.m., TNT 		vs. Kansas
Players Era Festival Game 2 		L 60–71  4–2
  12 – Betsey   9 – Kyle III   4 – George  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, 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 
Paradise, 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., ACCN 		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 W 91–83  8–4
  22 – George   8 – Kyle III   6 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (13,273)
Syracuse, NY
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Stonehill W 77–48  9–4
  22 – George   10 – Kyle III   4 – Starling  JMA Wireless Dome (12,742)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Regular Season
December 31, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Clemson L 61–64  9–5
(0–1) 		 18 – Freeman   9 – Freeman   6 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (16,245)
Syracuse, NY
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech W 82–72  10–5
(1–1) 		 27 – Freeman   9 – Freeman   5 – George  McCamish Pavilion (6,216)
Atlanta, GA
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 83–72  11–5
(2–1) 		 22 – Freeman   5 – Freeman   7 – George  Petersen Events Center (6,358)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 13, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida State W 94–86  12–5
(3–1) 		 25 – Freeman   9 – Kyle III   13 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (18,684)
Syracuse, NY
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 73–81 OT 12–6
(3–2) 		 27 – Kingz   14 – Freeman   3 – Kingz  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech L 74–76  12–7
(3–3) 		 12 – Starling   9 – Freeman   3 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (18,738)
Syracuse, NY
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami L 76–85  12–8
(3–4) 		 14 – Freeman   4 – Tied   5 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (21,417)
Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at NC State L 66–86  12–9
(3–5) 		 23 – Williams   9 – Lubin   9 – Copeland  Lenovo Center (15,636)
Raleigh, NC
January 31, 2026
6:00 p.m., The CW 		Notre Dame W 86–72  13–9
(4–5) 		 28 – Kingz   8 – Kyle III   10 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (21,455)
Syracuse, NY
February 2, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 14 North Carolina L 77–87  13–10
(4–6) 		 23 – Freeman   8 – Freeman   4 – George  Dean E. Smith Center (20,152)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 18 Virginia L 59–72  13–11
(4–7) 		 19 – George   9 – Freeman   4 – Freeman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,637)
Charlottesville, VA
February 11, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		California W 107–100 2OT 14–11
(5–7) 		 27 – Kingz   16 – Kyle III   10 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (19,053)
Syracuse, NY
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., The CW 		SMU W 79–78  15–11
(6–7) 		 18 – Freeman   7 – Kyle III   6 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (19,680)
Syracuse, NY
February 16, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 3 Duke L 64–101  15–12
(6–8) 		 12 – Kyle III   7 – Souare   4 – Starling  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 16 North Carolina L 64–77  15–13
(6–9) 		 22 – Starling   8 – Kyle III   2 – Starling  JMA Wireless Dome (23,606)
Syracuse, NY
February 28, 2026
5:45 p.m., The CW 		at Wake Forest L 83–88  15–14
(6–10) 		 28 – Freeman   5 – Freeman   10 – George  LJVM Coliseum (9,208)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Louisville L 62–77  15–15
(6–11) 		 16 – George   11 – Freeman   2 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (15,306)
Louisville, KY
March 7, 2026
4:30 p.m., The CW 		Pittsburgh L 69–71 OT 15–16
(6–12) 		 26 – George   13 – Freeman   4 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (19,837)
Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
March 10, 2026
4:30 p.m., ACCN 		(14) vs. (11) SMU
First Round 		L 69–86  15–17
  25 – Kingz   7 – Betsey   11 – George  Spectrum Center (6,593)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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