#109 Syracuse Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

Jacob Young
Fri, 07/18/2025
 
Syracuse Orange

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #109
 
Conference Rank: #16 ACC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 14-19, 7-13
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Adrian Autry
Coach Record: 34-31 at Syracuse, 34-31 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Eddie Lampkin, Center, 11.5 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jyare Davis, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.4 apg
Chris Bell, Forward, 9.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
Jaquan Carlos, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.1 apg
Lucas Taylor, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.7 apg
Elijah Moore, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.0 apg
Kyle Cuffe, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
Petar Majstorovoc, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
JJ Starling, Senior, Guard, 17.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.8 apg
Donnie Freeman, Sophomore, Forward, 13.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Kiyan Anthony, Freshman, Guard
Tyler Betsey, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Cincinnati
Luke Fennell, Freshman, Guard
Naithan George, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Georgia Tech
Nate Kingz, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Oregon State
William Kyle, Senior, Forward, Transfer from UCLA
Ibrahim Souare, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Georgia Tech
Sadiq White Jr., Freshman, Forward
Aaron Womack, Freshman, Guard
Bryce Zephir, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Montana State
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.7 (147th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 77.8 (316, 17)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.7 (119, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 46.3 (311, 16)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (308, 16)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (240, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.5 (237, 17)
Rebound Margin: 3.8 (70, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (177, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.6 (261, 17)