Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, upstate New York. It is called Syracuse because it snows heavily in winter. Syracuse University is a famous private university. Strangely, New York State, with the third largest population in the United States and nearly 20 million people, does not have a well-known public university in university sports. Syracuse University is unique in New York State. Because of the cold climate, football in Syracuse University is also played indoors, so a large indoor gymnasium, Carrier Dome, was born for football, basketball and other competitions. This large gymnasium, which can accommodate nearly 50,000 people, is the largest indoor gymnasium in American universities. When used as a basketball court, the audience capacity is 34,665,438+06, and it is also the largest basketball court in American universities. Excellent facilities are naturally conducive to the development of basketball, and Syracuse University's basketball also occupies a place in the fierce competition. Due to its excellent record, the average attendance of Syracuse University basketball court in 2009-20 10 season was once again among the best in the United States.
In the early days of college basketball, before NCAA officially held the annual championship 1939, Syracuse University won the national championship twice in 19 18 and 1926. After entering the NCAA tournament era, it has been selected into the NCAA annual tournament for 32 times, including 28 times in the second round, "Sweet Sixteen" 18 times, 7 times in the "Top Eight", 4 times in the "Top Four" and 2 times in the championship. In 2003, in the famous coach Jim? Under the leadership of jim boeheim, he won the NCAA championship for the first time, further consolidating his position as a strong college basketball team.
Syracuse University belongs to the Great Eastern Alliance. This league has the largest number of teams among the six major leagues of American universities, with 16 teams. It is not easy to achieve gratifying results in the league. Syracuse University, born in 1980s, won the league championship for eight times, 198 1, 1988, 1992, 2005 and 2006 for five times. Interestingly, when it won the national championship in 2003, Syracuse University did not win the league championship, which is enough to show the fierce competition.
The current head coach of the men's basketball team of Syracuse University is Jim, a famous coach who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005. Boheim Boheim was the main player of Syracuse University men's basketball team in college, and served as the captain, and then served as the assistant coach of the team. Boheim has been the head coach of Syracuse University since 1976. By the end of the 2009-20 10 season, we have achieved it.
Among the famous players who have played in Syracuse University, besides Boheim himself, there are Boheim's teammates and Dave Bing, who is the captain of the team and now the mayor of Detroit. At present, among NBA players, Carmelo Anthony, a famous small forward of the BRIC countries in Denver, is from Syracuse University. After helping the school win the NCAA championship in 2003, Anthony was elected to the NBA with the third overall pick in the first draft, and was elected to the NBA All-Star Team three times in 2007, 2008 and 20 10.
Syracuse University is a large private university with nearly 20,000 students, two thirds of whom are undergraduates. The nickname of the school is "orange" and the school color is orange. The school basketball hall is Carroll Stadium, and its main competitors are Georgetown University, University of Connecticut and University of Louisville.
The achievements of Syracuse University men's basketball team are summarized as follows:
Won the NCAA championship in 2003.
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Seven finalists of the "Eight Elites" in the NCAA Championship.
Four times in the "top four" of the NCAA tournament.
Eight-time Grand Eastern League regular season champion
Five-time Grand Eastern Conference Championship champion