2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Coleman, DaJuan

Jersey Number 32
DaJuan Coleman
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jamesville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Jamesville-DeWitt
Bio
Graduate Year: Injuries limited Coleman to 17 contests in his final year ... Recipient of the Syracuse Eight Courage Award...Coleman had six points and six rebounds when the Orange defeated COLGATE in the season-opener … He added a team-leading six boards in Syracuse’s victory over HOLY CROSS … Coleman had a season-high eight rebounds paired with seven points in the win over MONMOUTH … He tallied seven points and four rebounds in the win versus SOUTH CAROLINA STATE … Coleman had 12 points while adding three rebounds at WISCONSIN … He set a career-high scoring mark with 15 points paired with six rebounds in Syracuse’s win over NORTH FLORIDA … Coleman tallied his fifth-career double-double with a career-high 16 rebounds and 10 points versus CONNECTICUT … He had 12 points and four rebounds in Syracuse’s win over EASTERN MICHIGAN … Coleman tallied his sixth-career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds versus ST. JOHN’S … His streak of 51 consecutive starts came to an end on Jan. 1 when the Orange played at BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had seven rebounds and five points off the bench at NOTRE DAME.
Senior Year: After missing a season-and-a-half while recovering from surgery, Coleman started every game in 2015-16 … He posted season-best totals for scoring (4.9) and rebounding (4.7) averages … His free-throw percentage jumped significantly, from .500 in 2013-14 to .657 in 2015-16 … Coleman dished out a career-high of three assists against CHARLOTTE … He talled eight rebounds against CONNECTICUT in the Battle 4 Atlantis … Coleman scored 10 points when the Orange played at GEORGETOWN … At home he scored a career high of 14 points and had seven rebounds against TEXAS SOUTHERN … His four steals represented a career-best effort … Coleman grabbed seven rebounds against NORTH CAROLINA in the Dome … In a home contest versus BOSTON COLLEGE, Coleman had 11 points and five rebounds … Coleman was perfect from the field, shooting 3-of-3 for six points, at WAKE FOREST … Coleman grabbed six rebounds in a contest against VIRGINIA … He posted 11 points in a home win versus GEORGIA TECH … At FLORIDA STATE, Coleman was 4-for-7 from the field and recorded eight points … He registered eight points in a loss to PITTSBURGH … Coleman logged a career-high 35 minutes and had seven points and seven rebounds when the Orange defeated NC STATE … He tallied his first double-double of the campaign when he contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds against PITTSBURGH in the ACC Tournament … Coleman helped the Orange defeat MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE in the NCAA Tournament by tallying eight points and five rebounds … He hauled in seven rebounds in 14 minutes of work versus Virginia in the NCAA “Elite Eight.”
Junior Year: He missed the 2014-15 season while rehabilitating from knee surgery.
Sophomore Year: Coleman posted the second double-double of his career in a victory against FORDHAM, recording 10 points and 10 rebounds in only 19 minutes of play … His seven offensive rebounds against the RAMS set a career high … In a home game against ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN, Coleman had 14 points and six rebounds … He was perfect from the field, shooting 5-of-5, as well as from the free throw line, converting 4-of-4 … Coleman recorded four points and four rebounds in just 10 minutes at ST. JOHN’S … Coleman posted the third double-double of his tenure with 13 points and 10 rebounds against BINGHAMTON … Coleman injured his left leg in December and, after a brief appearance at VIRGINIA TECH, missed the remainder of the campaign.
Freshman Year: Coleman made his first Syracuse start in the season opener against SAN DIEGO STATE in the Battle On The Midway … He pulled down seven rebounds against WAGNER … Coleman was 4-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the free-throw line for 12 points and had seven rebounds against COLGATE … He was 5-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free throw line for a career-high 14 points against EASTERN MICHIGAN … Coleman tallied nine rebounds against LONG BEACH STATE … He recorded his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and a season-high 14 rebounds against MONMOUTH … Coleman was one of five players to reach double figures in scoring against CENTRAL CONNECTICUT and finished with 13 points and nine boards … He missed a stretch of eight consecutive conference games with a knee injury … He scored 12 points and tallied six rebounds against MONTANA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Jamesville-DeWitt High School: He was named a 2012 McDonald’s All-American and had seven points and 12 rebounds in the McDonald’s All-American Game … Coleman was an ESPN Honorable Mention High School All-American … He was the recipient of the 2012 Mr. New York Basketball Award, presented by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York … Coleman played for Coach Bob McKenney at Jamesville-Dewitt High School … He began his varsity career as a freshman … J-D started the season with 19 straight victories … Coleman had 17 points in a 92-57 win at Cortland … He had 12 points and 10 rebounds to help the Rams beat Lincoln in the Big Apple Shootout, 73-63 … In the Section III Class A semifinals against Oneida, Coleman had 16 points in an 89-70 triumph … J-D claimed the sectional crown by defeating Notre Dame, 96-60, and Coleman had 27 points … The Rams defeated Peekskill, 77-75 in overtime, for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship (NYSPHSAA) … Coleman had 18 points and 18 rebounds … The Rams lost to Long Island Lutheran in the New York State Class A Federation Tournament of Champions, 68-51 … Coleman had 12 points and 13 rebounds in the season finale, which left J-D with a 27-2 record … In 2009-10, the Rams won 25 straight games before losing in the state championship game to Nichols, 65-43 … Coleman had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the defeat… Coleman opened his sophomore campaign by scoring 23 points in a 93-38 win at Chittenango … He had 21 points when the Rams were victorious at East Syracuse Minoa, 90-50 … In a J-D defeat of Fowler, 80-58, Coleman had 26 points ... His top offensive output of the campaign came nine days later when he accumulated 35 points in a 76-70 win at Albany … He had 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks when the Rams won at Shenendehowa, 74-57 … Coleman tallied 22 points in a victory against Fulton (67-57) and then contributed 24 points and nine rebounds in a triumph at Bishop Ludden (65-48) … In a narrow, 51-50 win against local rival Christian Brothers Academy, Coleman had 21 points … He had 20 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks versus Nottingham in a 68-50 victory … In a postseason matchup with Burnt Hills, J-D won 67-32 behind Coleman’s 23 points and 15 rebounds … Coleman followed that up with 22 points and 13 boards in a 63-53 triumph against Red Hook … J-D defeated Newark, 59-45, to win the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) III title … Coleman had 12 points and 14 rebounds … In the Federation Tournament of Champions, Coleman produced 23 points and 31 rebounds to lead the Rams past Bedford Academy, 67-54 … J-D then lost the title contest to Nichols … In 2010-11, Coleman averaged 24.5 points and 14.0 rebounds per game while helping the Rams to a 22-4 record … He opened the season with 29 points in a 92-41 victory at Fulton … Two games later he had 22 points and 20 rebounds when the Rams defeated Rush-Henrietta, 71-66 … Coleman then tallied 28 points versus East-Syracuse Minoa in a 58-43 victory … When J-D defeated Fowler, 67-57, he had 33 points … Coleman had 14 points and 14 rebounds in a 59-46 win versus Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) … Four nights later he had 29 points and the Rams won at Mexico, 63-46 … Jamesville Dewitt captured the Spalding HoopHall Classic by beating Webster Grove, 76-64, and Coleman had 23 points and 20 rebounds … In a 65-57 loss at Wheeling Park, he had 27 points and 20 boards … The Rams also won at CBA, 71-51, and Coleman has 20 points and 12 rebounds … He began a streak of seven straight double-doubles with 18 points and 12 boards in a Section III play-off win against Whitesboro, 81-45 … J-D then won at Cortland, 75-55 and Coleman had 26 points and 14 rebounds … Coleman followed up with 27 points and 13 boards to help the Rams beat Messena, 86-53 … Mohonasen was eliminated next, 67-50, as Coleman accumulated 32 points and 11 rebounds … In the state semifinals, Coleman tallied 19 points and 14 rebounds and the Rams beat Rochester Aquinas, 61-52 … J-D claimed the NYSPHSAA crown by beating Haborfields, 66-51 … Coleman was named tournament MVP after scoring 22 points and grabbing 16 rebounds … The Rams finished the campaign 22-4 after losing at Lutheran in the Federation Tournament of Champions, 75-71, despite 29 points and 13 rebounds from Coleman … His senior campaign began with a 32-point, 20-rebound effort in a 75-70 victory against Henninger in the Pepino Classic … The Rams won at Cortland, 59-51, and Coleman had 17 points and 15 rebounds … The next time out he had 29 points to lead his club past Chittenango, 84-37 … J-D defeated Mexico, 76-59, and Coleman had 25 points … Just under three weeks later, Coleman had 20 points and 14 boards in a 64-36 win versus Mexico … He then had 22 points and 14 rebounds when the Rams defeated CBA, 69-47 … J-D defeated New Hartford in the Section III Class A Playoffs, 62-44, behind Coleman’s 31 points and 11 rebounds … The Rams earned a fifth straight Section III title by defeating Cortland in the Carrier Dome, 66-54 … Coleman had 16 points and 10 rebounds … J-D began the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Playoffs by beating Franklin Academy, 72-41, as Coleman had 30 points and 10 rebounds … He had 21 points and 14 boards in the semifinals, a 58-45 triumph against Scotia-Glenville … Hopes for a state title fell short in a semifinal loss to Tappan Zee, 55-46 … Coleman tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Personal: DaJuan Marzgeke Coleman was born October 1992 in Syracuse, N.Y. … He is the son of Billy and Tyris Coleman … He earned his bachelor’s degree in child and family studies from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics this past spring … He is enrolled in the master’s program in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation.
Senior Year: After missing a season-and-a-half while recovering from surgery, Coleman started every game in 2015-16 … He posted season-best totals for scoring (4.9) and rebounding (4.7) averages … His free-throw percentage jumped significantly, from .500 in 2013-14 to .657 in 2015-16 … Coleman dished out a career-high of three assists against CHARLOTTE … He talled eight rebounds against CONNECTICUT in the Battle 4 Atlantis … Coleman scored 10 points when the Orange played at GEORGETOWN … At home he scored a career high of 14 points and had seven rebounds against TEXAS SOUTHERN … His four steals represented a career-best effort … Coleman grabbed seven rebounds against NORTH CAROLINA in the Dome … In a home contest versus BOSTON COLLEGE, Coleman had 11 points and five rebounds … Coleman was perfect from the field, shooting 3-of-3 for six points, at WAKE FOREST … Coleman grabbed six rebounds in a contest against VIRGINIA … He posted 11 points in a home win versus GEORGIA TECH … At FLORIDA STATE, Coleman was 4-for-7 from the field and recorded eight points … He registered eight points in a loss to PITTSBURGH … Coleman logged a career-high 35 minutes and had seven points and seven rebounds when the Orange defeated NC STATE … He tallied his first double-double of the campaign when he contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds against PITTSBURGH in the ACC Tournament … Coleman helped the Orange defeat MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE in the NCAA Tournament by tallying eight points and five rebounds … He hauled in seven rebounds in 14 minutes of work versus Virginia in the NCAA “Elite Eight.”
Junior Year: He missed the 2014-15 season while rehabilitating from knee surgery.
Sophomore Year: Coleman posted the second double-double of his career in a victory against FORDHAM, recording 10 points and 10 rebounds in only 19 minutes of play … His seven offensive rebounds against the RAMS set a career high … In a home game against ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN, Coleman had 14 points and six rebounds … He was perfect from the field, shooting 5-of-5, as well as from the free throw line, converting 4-of-4 … Coleman recorded four points and four rebounds in just 10 minutes at ST. JOHN’S … Coleman posted the third double-double of his tenure with 13 points and 10 rebounds against BINGHAMTON … Coleman injured his left leg in December and, after a brief appearance at VIRGINIA TECH, missed the remainder of the campaign.
Freshman Year: Coleman made his first Syracuse start in the season opener against SAN DIEGO STATE in the Battle On The Midway … He pulled down seven rebounds against WAGNER … Coleman was 4-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the free-throw line for 12 points and had seven rebounds against COLGATE … He was 5-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free throw line for a career-high 14 points against EASTERN MICHIGAN … Coleman tallied nine rebounds against LONG BEACH STATE … He recorded his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and a season-high 14 rebounds against MONMOUTH … Coleman was one of five players to reach double figures in scoring against CENTRAL CONNECTICUT and finished with 13 points and nine boards … He missed a stretch of eight consecutive conference games with a knee injury … He scored 12 points and tallied six rebounds against MONTANA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Jamesville-DeWitt High School: He was named a 2012 McDonald’s All-American and had seven points and 12 rebounds in the McDonald’s All-American Game … Coleman was an ESPN Honorable Mention High School All-American … He was the recipient of the 2012 Mr. New York Basketball Award, presented by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York … Coleman played for Coach Bob McKenney at Jamesville-Dewitt High School … He began his varsity career as a freshman … J-D started the season with 19 straight victories … Coleman had 17 points in a 92-57 win at Cortland … He had 12 points and 10 rebounds to help the Rams beat Lincoln in the Big Apple Shootout, 73-63 … In the Section III Class A semifinals against Oneida, Coleman had 16 points in an 89-70 triumph … J-D claimed the sectional crown by defeating Notre Dame, 96-60, and Coleman had 27 points … The Rams defeated Peekskill, 77-75 in overtime, for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship (NYSPHSAA) … Coleman had 18 points and 18 rebounds … The Rams lost to Long Island Lutheran in the New York State Class A Federation Tournament of Champions, 68-51 … Coleman had 12 points and 13 rebounds in the season finale, which left J-D with a 27-2 record … In 2009-10, the Rams won 25 straight games before losing in the state championship game to Nichols, 65-43 … Coleman had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the defeat… Coleman opened his sophomore campaign by scoring 23 points in a 93-38 win at Chittenango … He had 21 points when the Rams were victorious at East Syracuse Minoa, 90-50 … In a J-D defeat of Fowler, 80-58, Coleman had 26 points ... His top offensive output of the campaign came nine days later when he accumulated 35 points in a 76-70 win at Albany … He had 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks when the Rams won at Shenendehowa, 74-57 … Coleman tallied 22 points in a victory against Fulton (67-57) and then contributed 24 points and nine rebounds in a triumph at Bishop Ludden (65-48) … In a narrow, 51-50 win against local rival Christian Brothers Academy, Coleman had 21 points … He had 20 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks versus Nottingham in a 68-50 victory … In a postseason matchup with Burnt Hills, J-D won 67-32 behind Coleman’s 23 points and 15 rebounds … Coleman followed that up with 22 points and 13 boards in a 63-53 triumph against Red Hook … J-D defeated Newark, 59-45, to win the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) III title … Coleman had 12 points and 14 rebounds … In the Federation Tournament of Champions, Coleman produced 23 points and 31 rebounds to lead the Rams past Bedford Academy, 67-54 … J-D then lost the title contest to Nichols … In 2010-11, Coleman averaged 24.5 points and 14.0 rebounds per game while helping the Rams to a 22-4 record … He opened the season with 29 points in a 92-41 victory at Fulton … Two games later he had 22 points and 20 rebounds when the Rams defeated Rush-Henrietta, 71-66 … Coleman then tallied 28 points versus East-Syracuse Minoa in a 58-43 victory … When J-D defeated Fowler, 67-57, he had 33 points … Coleman had 14 points and 14 rebounds in a 59-46 win versus Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) … Four nights later he had 29 points and the Rams won at Mexico, 63-46 … Jamesville Dewitt captured the Spalding HoopHall Classic by beating Webster Grove, 76-64, and Coleman had 23 points and 20 rebounds … In a 65-57 loss at Wheeling Park, he had 27 points and 20 boards … The Rams also won at CBA, 71-51, and Coleman has 20 points and 12 rebounds … He began a streak of seven straight double-doubles with 18 points and 12 boards in a Section III play-off win against Whitesboro, 81-45 … J-D then won at Cortland, 75-55 and Coleman had 26 points and 14 rebounds … Coleman followed up with 27 points and 13 boards to help the Rams beat Messena, 86-53 … Mohonasen was eliminated next, 67-50, as Coleman accumulated 32 points and 11 rebounds … In the state semifinals, Coleman tallied 19 points and 14 rebounds and the Rams beat Rochester Aquinas, 61-52 … J-D claimed the NYSPHSAA crown by beating Haborfields, 66-51 … Coleman was named tournament MVP after scoring 22 points and grabbing 16 rebounds … The Rams finished the campaign 22-4 after losing at Lutheran in the Federation Tournament of Champions, 75-71, despite 29 points and 13 rebounds from Coleman … His senior campaign began with a 32-point, 20-rebound effort in a 75-70 victory against Henninger in the Pepino Classic … The Rams won at Cortland, 59-51, and Coleman had 17 points and 15 rebounds … The next time out he had 29 points to lead his club past Chittenango, 84-37 … J-D defeated Mexico, 76-59, and Coleman had 25 points … Just under three weeks later, Coleman had 20 points and 14 boards in a 64-36 win versus Mexico … He then had 22 points and 14 rebounds when the Rams defeated CBA, 69-47 … J-D defeated New Hartford in the Section III Class A Playoffs, 62-44, behind Coleman’s 31 points and 11 rebounds … The Rams earned a fifth straight Section III title by defeating Cortland in the Carrier Dome, 66-54 … Coleman had 16 points and 10 rebounds … J-D began the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Playoffs by beating Franklin Academy, 72-41, as Coleman had 30 points and 10 rebounds … He had 21 points and 14 boards in the semifinals, a 58-45 triumph against Scotia-Glenville … Hopes for a state title fell short in a semifinal loss to Tappan Zee, 55-46 … Coleman tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Personal: DaJuan Marzgeke Coleman was born October 1992 in Syracuse, N.Y. … He is the son of Billy and Tyris Coleman … He earned his bachelor’s degree in child and family studies from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics this past spring … He is enrolled in the master’s program in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation.
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