Year XV: Boeheim 25 Years In 25 Days

Tonight begins preseason play for the Orangemen. The dawn of coach Jim Boeheim's 26th year at the helm of SU hoops is quickly approaching. The 1990-91 season was highlighted by the BIG EAST recognition received by Boeheim and Billy Owens.

Record: 26-6, 14-4 in the BIG EAST

Syracuse won its first outright BIG EAST regular season title. It was the fifth overall for the Orangemen and fourth in the last six years.

SU has won more regular season championships than any other school in the conference.

Coach Jim Boeheim was voted BIG EAST Coach of the Year by his fellow conference coaches. This is the second time Boeheim has won the award.

All-American Billy Owens was named the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year. Owens was the second straight Orangeman to win the award. Derrick Coleman won the away last season.

Billy Owens started and played in all 103 games of his career at Syracuse. During his time here, the Orange were 82-21 (.796 winning percentage)

Factoid
SU's win over UNC Charlotte in the Carrier Classic championship game was the 350th of Jim Boeheim's career. Boeheim reached this mark faster than any coach in NCAA history.

Orange Notable
SU was 12-3 in games decided by fewer than 10 points and 7-1 in games decided by three points or less or in overtime.

BIG GAME: 27,037 Pack the Dome For SU's 1,300th Game
SU won its 1300th game on December 12, 1990 beating Canisius 92-82. SU became the 10th major college program to reach that plateau. Billy Owens scored 34 points to go with his seven rebounds. The Orange shot 51.5 % in the first half and 53.3% in the second half on their way to victory. The win came in front of 27,037 Carrier Dome fans.

Coaching Staff:
Jim Boeheim, Head Coach
Bernie Fine, Assistant
Wayne Morgan, Assistant

1990-91 Statistics

Player	PPG	RPG	APG	
Billy Owens	23.3	11.6	3.5
Dave Johnson	19.4	6.3	2.4
LeRon Ellis	11.1	7.7	1.3
Adrian Autry	9.7	2.5	5.3
Michael Edwards	7.9	1.5	2.6
Conrad McRae	5.0	4.2	0.4
Scott McCorkle	4.2	1.7	1.1
Mike Hopkins	3.3	1.9	1.4
Dave Siock	2.6	1.9	0.5
Brad Small	1.2	0.2	0.1
Vinnie Cohen	1.0	0.5	0.3
Chaundu Carey	0.7	0.6	0.1
Todd Barlok	0.4	1.0	0.1

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

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