Following last seasons magical Final Four run, Syracuse lost their top three scorers in Michael Gbinije, Trevor Cooney, and Malachi Richardson. This past summer, when Syracuse landed Andrew White, they saw him as simply another piece to what appeared to be the deepest rotation Jim Boeheim has ever had.
What appeared as a solid recruiting job for the Orange allowed everyone to believe that they would pick up right where they left off, even without their top three scorers from last season. Going into this season, Syracuse was boasting a rotation of ten players, and Boeheim expected them to fit in nicely with sophomore standouts Tyler Lydon and Frank Howard.