Year IX: Boeheim 25 Years In 25 Days
10/26/2001 9:21:40 AM | Men's Basketball
The Orangemen are six days away from their exhibition contest with Upstate AAU. Syracuse opens its regular season on Nov. 12 in the first round of the NIT. SUathletics.com is presenting day nine of "Boeheim 25 Years In 25 Days." The Carrier Dome housed record setting attendance and Boeheim captured his 200th coaching victory during the 1984-85 season.
Year IX: Crowds Head to the Carrier Dome
Syracuse had a record setting year in attendance. The Orangemen played before a national record 388,049 spectators in 15 Carrier Dome appearances. SU's average attendance for a home game was 25,870- also a national record. The Orangemen posted a 22-9 record and tied for third in the Big East with Villanova, the eventual NCAA tournament champions.
In its 15th straight post-season appearance, the Orangemen defeated DePaul, 70-65, in the first round. The Orangemen lost to Georgia Tech, 53-70, in the second round at The Omni in Atlanta, GA.
Jim Boeheim on his 200th Win
Syracuse Post Standard February 15, 1985
BIG GAME: Win No. 200
In just his ninth season as head coach, Jim Boeheim recorded his 200th career coaching. The Orange’s 94-62 victory against Seton Hall upped the season record to 18-4 overall and 8-4 in the Big East. Coach Boeheim gained his 200th victory against just 66 losses in his ninth year. All 13 Orangemen scored, including walk-ons Joel Katz and Melvin Brown, whose points were their first ever. The Orangemen's bench combined for 96 minutes of playing time and outscored the SU's starting five, 48-46.
Boeheim Factoid
In nine years under Jim Boeheim Syracuse is averaging 22.7 wins per season.
Coaching Staff:
Jim Boeheim, Head Coach
Wayne Morgan, Assistant
Bernie Fine, Assistant
Rick Callahan, Assistant
Player PPG RPG APG Rafael Addison 18.4 5.8 2.5 Dwayne Washington 15.4 2.9 6.0 Wendell Alexis 9.6 6.0 1.2 Michael Brown 8.4 2.3 1.4 Rony Seikaly 8.1 6.4 0.4 Andre Hawkins 5.5 4.2 0.5 Greg Monroe 4.1 1.1 2.8 Mel Brown 3.0 2.0 0.0 Derek Brower 2.4 1.3 0.0 Howard Triche 1.8 1.4 0.5 George Papadakos 1.7 0.9 0.0 Sonny Spera 1.6 0.7 0.4 Herman Harried 1.2 1.4 0.1 Joel Katz 0.3 0.0 0.0
Click Here For Year I: Taking the Reigns
Click Here For Year II: Magic's Visit
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
