Year IV: Boeheim 25 Years in 25 Days

Coach Jim Boeheim's fourth year was the first year of the BIG EAST Conference. Syracuse finished first in the inaugural year of the conference. For the second consecutive year Roosevelt Bouie led the Orange in scoring. Louis Orr led SU in rebounds, averaging 8.5 per game.

Year IV: The Birth of the BIG EAST Conference
The BIG EAST was born on May 31, 1979. In the first-ever BIG EAST pre-season coaches poll, Syracuse was tapped to win the league title. Posting its sixth straight 20-win season, SU was 26-4 and 5-1 in the BIG EAST. The Orangemen finished first in the regular season. Syracuse lost 87-81 loss to Georgetown in the second round of the BIG EAST Tournament.

"I felt that if we were to go into a conference, it should be as good as any conference in the country and this one certainly is. It is a tough one to say the least."
Jim Boeheim on Syracuse entering the BIG EAST Conference

Boeheim Factoid
On April 15, 1980, coach Boeheim received the Mayor's Achievement Award from the city of Syracuse.

BIG GAME: Bouie Pours In 30 vs. Temple
In the Orangemen's 93-77 victory against the Temple Owls Roosevelt Bouie scored a career-high 30 points. Bouie was a two-time All-American at Syracuse. As a freshman in the 1976-77 season, Bouie blocked 91 shots the most by any freshman in Orangemen history. In each of his four years on the Hill, Bouie led the team in blocks, averaging 2.8 blocks per game for his career.

Coaching Staff
Jim Boeheim, Head Coach
Brendan Malone, Assistant
Bernie Fine, Assistant

1979-80 Statistics

Player		PPG	RPG		APG
Roosevelt Bouie	16.1	8.1		0.8
Louis Orr	15.9	8.5		3.5
Marty Headd	12.0	1.3		2.4
Erich Santifer	10.7	3.3		1.5
Tony Bruin	6.1	1.9		1.3
Eddie Moss	6.1	2.8		5.8
Dan Schayes	5.9	4.5		0.8
Ron Payton	5.4	2.1		0.8
Hal Cohen	4.9	0.9		2.7
Chris Jerebko	4.0	2.8		0.8
Mike Sheehey	3.2	0.4		1.2
Calvin Perry	0.9	0.5		0.7
Ken Davis	0.6	0.6		0.1

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Click Here For Year III: The Wins Keep Coming

Click Here Year IV: The Birth of the BIG EAST

Year V: The Orange Defeats Villanova In Overtime Thriller

Year VI: 13 Straight Trips to the Post Season

Year VII: 13th Consecutive Post-Season Appearances

Year VIII: The Pearl Cometh

Year IX: Win No. 200

Year X: Battling With the Johnnies>

Year XI: The Championship Run

Year XII: Sherman's March on the Record Book