Record: 24-5. Last 10: 8-2.

Location, conference: Syracuse, N.Y.; Big East.

Web site: www.suathletics.com.

Conference finish: Tied for first in West Division; lost in semifinals of conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 40-28.

Last tournament appearance: 2001.

Coach: Jim Boeheim (27th season, 647-226).

Starters:
F C. Anthony, 6-8, Fr., 22.5 ppg., 10 rpg.
F H. Warrick, 6-8, Soph., 15.4 ppg., 9.1 rpg.
C Craig Forth, 7-0, Soph., 4.4 ppg., 3.3 rpg.
G G. McNamara, 6-2, Fr., 14 ppg., 4.7 apg.
G Kueth Duany, 6-6, Sr., 11.9 ppg., 3.8 rpg.

Key reserves: G Billy Edelin, 6-4, Fr., 8.5 ppg., 3.4 rpg.; C Jeremy McNeil, 6-8, Jr., 3.4 ppg., 4.1 rpg.; G Josh Pace, 6-6, Soph., 3.6 ppg., 2.6 rpg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 80.8; OPPG.: 69.6; FG.: 47.7 percent; OFG.: 38.8 percent; 3-PT.: 34 percent; FT.: 69.6.

Scouting report: After missing the NCAA tournament for only the fifth time in Boeheim's tenure, the Orangemen roared back this season on the backs of two freshmen and Warrick, a Friends Central product, who was named the most improved player in the conference. ... Carmelo Anthony, the Big East rookie of the year, posted 18 double-doubles in the team's 27 regular-season games. He finished as the nation's No. 2 scorer among freshmen. ... Gerry McNamara led the Big East in free-throw percentage (92.8 percent) while finishing third in steals (2.11) and seventh in assists.

—Statistics through regular season.