The Syracuse men's basketball team had a good year shooting free throws making 73.7% of their attempts. This was the 8th best free throw shooting team in Syracuse history, with the 2020-21 team holding the record at 78.2%. They were not a prolific free throw shooting team, with only 17.39 attempts per game, the second lowest in school history. That should not be too surprising from a team that specialized in perimeter shooting.
![Buddy Boeheim and Joe Girard](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrkc0AC6JmP48jGy7YfqqDSQIkZEEovo9jBTIPqRcboadi2krtV0K9vd3wwVaqxGqzJtNdyd1CKyr0pLjex70I7AtZFv2dkl38D9vV7KS21dPN6MDEAq-teT5UfD1mWNfb91F9QxDZcXaJzn9xucoB0SdK83jcRUUJkQNrCFJRKhSxXzmuA/w320-h190/buddy%20joe%202021.png)
The team had three outstanding free throw shooters in Buddy Boeheim (88.4%), Joe Girard (88.