Syracuse's basketball program began around 1900 and ranks among the top ten NCAA programs in all-time wins. Jim Boeheim, a former walk-on who earned a scholarship, coached the Orange for 47 years from 1976 to 2023 — the longest tenure at one school in Division I history. His signature 2-3 zone defense led Syracuse to the 2003 national championship behind freshman Carmelo Anthony. The JMA Wireless Dome (formerly Carrier Dome) is the largest arena in college basketball with a capacity exceeding 35,000, and Syracuse has led the nation in attendance 16 times, including 11 straight seasons from 1985 to 1995.
The teams were known as the 'Orangemen' for most of their history before shortening to 'Orange' in 2004, reflecting the school's primary color
Carmelo Anthony leading Syracuse to the 2003 NCAA Championship as a freshman, scoring 20 points in the title game victory over Kansas
Jim Boeheim was a skinny walk-on in 1963 who shared a backcourt with Hall of Famer Dave Bing — he went on to spend his entire adult life at Syracuse as player, assistant, and head coach
The Syracuse Orange compete in the ACC and hold an all-time record of 2022–1012 (.666 winning percentage) across 126 recorded seasons dating back to 1898-99. The program has won 1 NCAA national championship (2003) and reached 6 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15-17 | 6-12 (ACC) | Adrian Autry | |
| 2024-25 | 14-19 | 7-13 (ACC) | Adrian Autry | |
| 2023-24 | 20-12 | 11-9 (ACC) | Adrian Autry | |
| 2022-23 | 17-15 | 10-10 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | |
| 2021-22 | 16-17 | 9-11 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | |
| 2020-21 | 18-10 | 9-7 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | |
| 2019-20 | 18-14 | 10-10 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | |
| 2018-19 | 20-14 | 10-8 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | AP #15 |
| 2017-18 | 23-14 | 8-10 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | |
| 2016-17 | 19-15 | 10-8 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | AP #18 |
| 2015-16 | 23-14 | 9-9 (ACC) | Mike Hopkins,Jim Boeheim | AP #14 |
| 2014-15 | 18-13 | 9-9 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | AP #23 |
| 2013-14 | 28-6 | 14-4 (ACC) | Jim Boeheim | AP #1 |
| 2012-13 | 30-10 | 11-7 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #3 |
| 2011-12 | 34-3 | 17-1 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #1 |
| 2010-11 | 27-8 | 12-6 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #3 |
| 2009-10 | 30-5 | 15-3 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #1 |
| 2008-09 | 28-10 | 11-7 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #8 |
| 2007-08 | 21-14 | 9-9 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #21 |
| 2006-07 | 24-11 | 10-6 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #15 |
| 2005-06 | 23-12 | 7-9 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #16 |
| 2004-05 | 27-7 | 11-5 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #3 |
| 2003-04 | 23-8 | 11-5 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #7 |
| 2002-03 | 30-5 | 13-3 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #11 |
| 2001-02 | 23-13 | 9-7 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #8 |
| 2000-01 | 25-9 | 10-6 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #8 |
| 1999-00 | 26-6 | 13-3 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #4 |
| 1998-99 | 21-12 | 10-8 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #12 |
| 1997-98 | 26-9 | 12-6 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #15 |
| 1996-97 | 19-13 | 9-9 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #12 |
| 1995-96 | 29-9 | 12-6 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #11 |
| 1994-95 | 20-10 | 12-6 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #6 |
| 1993-94 | 23-7 | 13-5 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #13 |
| 1992-93 | 20-9 | 10-8 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #12 |
| 1991-92 | 22-10 | 10-8 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #10 |
| 1990-91 | 26-6 | 12-4 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #3 |
| 1989-90 | 26-7 | 12-4 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #1 |
| 1988-89 | 30-8 | 10-6 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #2 |
| 1987-88 | 26-9 | 11-5 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #1 |
| 1986-87 | 31-7 | 12-4 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #5 |
| 1985-86 | 26-6 | 14-2 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #4 |
| 1984-85 | 22-9 | 9-7 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #5 |
| 1983-84 | 23-9 | 12-4 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #13 |
| 1982-83 | 21-10 | 9-7 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #9 |
| 1981-82 | 16-13 | 7-7 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | |
| 1980-81 | 22-12 | 6-8 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #18 |
| 1979-80 | 26-4 | 5-1 (Big East) | Jim Boeheim | AP #2 |
| 1978-79 | 26-4 | Ind | Jim Boeheim | AP #6 |
| 1977-78 | 22-6 | Ind | Jim Boeheim | AP #8 |
| 1976-77 | 26-4 | Ind | Jim Boeheim | AP #6 |
| 1975-76 | 20-9 | Ind | Roy Danforth | AP #20 |
| 1974-75 | 23-9 | Ind | Roy Danforth | AP #6 |
| 1973-74 | 19-7 | Ind | Roy Danforth | AP #15 |
| 1972-73 | 24-5 | Ind | Roy Danforth | AP #13 |
| 1971-72 | 22-6 | Ind | Roy Danforth | |
| 1970-71 | 19-7 | Ind | Roy Danforth | |
| 1969-70 | 12-12 | Ind | Roy Danforth | |
| 1968-69 | 9-16 | Ind | Roy Danforth | |
| 1967-68 | 11-14 | Ind | Fred B. Lewis | |
| 1966-67 | 20-6 | Ind | Fred B. Lewis | AP #8 |
| 1965-66 | 22-6 | Ind | Fred B. Lewis | |
| 1964-65 | 13-10 | Ind | Fred B. Lewis | AP #7 |
| 1963-64 | 17-8 | Ind | Fred B. Lewis | |
| 1962-63 | 8-13 | Ind | Fred B. Lewis | |
| 1961-62 | 2-22 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1960-61 | 4-19 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1959-60 | 13-8 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1958-59 | 14-9 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1957-58 | 11-10 | Ind | Marcel Guley | AP #17 |
| 1956-57 | 18-7 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1955-56 | 14-8 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1954-55 | 10-11 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1953-54 | 10-9 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1952-53 | 7-11 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1951-52 | 14-6 | Ind | Marcel Guley | AP #14 |
| 1950-51 | 19-9 | Ind | Marcel Guley | |
| 1949-50 | 18-9 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1948-49 | 18-7 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1947-48 | 11-13 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1946-47 | 19-6 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1945-46 | 23-4 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1944-45 | 7-12 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1942-43 | 8-10 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1941-42 | 15-6 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1940-41 | 14-5 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1939-40 | 10-8 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1938-39 | 15-4 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1937-38 | 14-5 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1936-37 | 13-4 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1935-36 | 12-5 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1934-35 | 15-2 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1933-34 | 15-2 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1932-33 | 14-2 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1931-32 | 13-8 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1930-31 | 16-4 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1929-30 | 18-2 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1928-29 | 11-4 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1927-28 | 10-6 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1926-27 | 15-4 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1925-26 | 19-1 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1924-25 | 15-2 | Ind | Lew Andreas | |
| 1923-24 | 8-10 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1922-23 | 8-12 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1921-22 | 16-8 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1920-21 | 12-9 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1919-20 | 15-3 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1918-19 | 13-3 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1917-18 | 16-1 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1916-17 | 13-3 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1915-16 | 9-3 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1914-15 | 10-1 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1913-14 | 12-0 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1912-13 | 8-3 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1911-12 | 11-3 | Ind | Edmund Dollard | |
| 1910-11 | 6-11 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1909-10 | 3-11 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1908-09 | 7-8 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1907-08 | 10-3 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1906-07 | 4-3 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1905-06 | 9-3 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1904-05 | 14-7 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1903-04 | 11-8 | Ind | A.R. Scott | |
| 1902-03 | 1-8 | Ind | ||
| 1901-02 | 3-3 | Ind | ||
| 1900-01 | 2-2 | Ind | ||
| 1898-99 | 1-0 | Ind |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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