2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record18–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBall-Screen Motion
Base defense2-3 Zone
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Virginia 13 4   .765 18 7   .720
No. 14 Florida State 11 4   .733 18 7   .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech 9 4   .692 15 7   .682
Georgia Tech 11 6   .647 17 9   .654
Clemson 10 6   .625 16 8   .667
North Carolina 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Louisville 8 5   .615 13 7   .650
Syracuse 9 7   .563 18 10   .643
NC State 9 8   .529 14 11   .560
Duke 9 9   .500 13 11   .542
Notre Dame 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 10 12   .455
Miami (FL) 4 15   .211 10 17   .370
Wake Forest 3 15   .167 6 16   .273
Boston College 2 11   .154 4 16   .200
2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 45th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as eighth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Orange finished the season 18–10, 9–7 in ACC play, to finish in eight place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated NC State in the second round before losing to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eleven seed in the Midwest Region. In the tournament, they defeated six seed San Diego State in the first round and three seed West Virginia in the second round, before losing to two seed Houston in the Sweet Sixteen.