1974–75 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1974–75
|sport=Basketball
| sex = none
|team=Syracuse Orangemen
|image=
|conference=Independent
|division=
|short_conf=
|CoachRank=
|APRank=6
|record=23–9
|conf_record=
|head_coach=Roy Danforth
|hc_year=7th
|asst_coach1=Jim Boeheim
|ac1_year=6th
|asst_coach2=Tom Green
|ac2_year=3rd
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Manley Field House
|champion=
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Final Four
}}
{{1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings}}
The 1974–75 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Roy Danforth, serving for his 7th year. The team played home games at Manley Field House in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament – the first in program history – and finished with a 23–9 record.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1974|team=Syracuse Orange|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jim|last=Lee|dab=|link=|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=160|class=Sr|rs=|home=Kirkwood, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Larry|last=Kelley|dab=|link=|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=New Haven, Connecticut}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Larry|last=Arrington|dab=|link=|num=13|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=Washington, D.C.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ross|last=Kindel|dab=|link=|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=Fr|rs=|home=Roselle, New Jersey}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jimmy|last=Williams|dab=|link=|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=Buffalo, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Meador|dab=|link=|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=So|rs=|home=Wolcott, Connecticut}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=King|dab=|link=|num=32|pos=GF|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=New York, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marty|last=Byrnes|dab=|link=y|num=44|pos=FC|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=Fr|rs=|home=Pittsford, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rudy|last=Hackett|dab=|link=y|num=45|pos=FC|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=Sr|rs=|home=Mount Vernon, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chris|last=Sease|dab=|link=|num=55|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=Syracuse, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bill|last=DeMarle|dab=|link=|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=210|class=Fr|rs=|home=Mahopac, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/syracuse/1975.html|accessdate=2021-May-8
|head_coach=
- Roy Danforth ({{college|Southern Mississippi}})
|asst_coach=
}}
{{cite magazine |author= |title= 1975 NCAA Final Four program |date= March 1975 }}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Syracuse Orange}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1974
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Buffalo Bulls |title=Buffalo}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Clark Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Buffalo, New York
| gamename =
| score = 81–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1974
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Cornell Big Red|title=Cornell}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barton Hall
| site_cityst = Ithaca, New York
| gamename =
| score = 78–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1974
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Army Cadets |title=Army}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 95–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1974
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 75–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 1974
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Providence Friars|title=Providence}}
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island
| gamename =
| score = 57–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1974
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|title=Penn State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 75–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1974
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Rochester, New York
| gamename = Kodak Classic
| score = 70–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1974
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rochester
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Rochester, New York
| gamename = Kodak Classic
| score = 93–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Pittsburgh Panthers|title=Pittsburgh}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 77–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Bowling Green State Falcons|title=Bowling Green State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 90–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 94–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=American Eagles|title=American}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 98–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 22, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 62–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 1975
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Roberts Center
| site_cityst = Boston, Massachusetts
| gamename =
| score = 73–79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 1975
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rec Hall
| site_cityst = University Park, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 84–88
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}}
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 82–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Brown Indians|title=St. Bonaventure}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reilly Center
| site_cityst = St. Bonaventure, New York
| gamename =
| score = 97–89
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1975
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}}
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 75–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1975
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 81–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Colgate Raiders|title=Colgate}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 85–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1975
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Canisius Golden Griffins |title=Canisius}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| site_cityst = Buffalo, New York
| gamename =
| score = 76–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=George Washington Colonials|title=George Washington}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 71–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 79–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Manhattan Jaspers |title=Manhattan}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename =
| score = 74–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gym
| site_cityst = Bronx, New York
| gamename =
| score = 88–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Syracuse Orange}}| ECAC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Niagara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| site_cityst = Buffalo, New York
| gamename = ECAC Tournament – Upstate
| score = 90–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| site_cityst = Buffalo, New York
| gamename = ECAC Tournament – Upstate
| score = 100–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Syracuse Orange}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = East Regional Quarterfinal
| score = 87–83
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 20, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20
| seed =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 6
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island
| gamename = East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
| score = 78–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 22, 1975
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1974|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State}}
| opprank = 17
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island
| gamename = East Regional Final – Elite Eight
| score = 95–87
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 29, 1975
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| seed =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 2
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = San Diego Sports Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, California
| gamename = National semifinal – Final Four
| score = 79–95
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 31, 1975
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| seed =
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 4
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = San Diego Sports Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, California
| gamename = National consolation Game
| score = 88–96
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 23–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone =
| region =
| regionname =
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=2020-21 Syracuse Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://cuse.com/documents/2020/12/21/2020_21MBBMediaGuide.pdf |pages=126–127 |publisher=Syracuse University Athletics |access-date=May 8, 2021}}
Rankings
{{main|1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
NBA draft
{{main|1975 NBA draft}}
| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Syracuse Orange| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club }} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| 3 | 37 | Rudy Hackett | New Orleans Jazz |
{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1975.html|title=1975 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=May 8, 2021}}
References
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