Syracuse Basketball: Diving into where players, and ‘Cuse, rank in various ACC stats

The ACC Tournament in Washington, D.C., awaits Syracuse basketball this week, as the No. 7 seed Orange will have its first game in the event’s second round this Wednesday at 7:00 pm on ESPN2.

The ‘Cuse (20-11, 11-9 in the ACC) will face either No. 10 seed N.C. State or No. 15 seed Louisville. The Orange, in the 2023-24 regular season, swept its two-game sets with both the Wolfpack and the Cardinals.

Syracuse basketball will have to go on a substantial run in the ACC Tournament to enter the bubble chatter for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

The 2023-24 regular season ended for the ‘Cuse last Tuesday night, when the Orange lost at Clemson by 15 points. Still, Syracuse basketball claimed 20 regular-season wins for the first time in a decade.

Other Atlantic Coast Conference members finished up their regular campaigns this past Saturday. With the post-season now on the horizon, let’s take a look at where ‘Cuse players, and the Orange as a collective unit, ranked in a range of statistical categories within the conference during the regular season.

Several Syracuse basketball players placed high with their ACC stats.

Players’ Rankings in ACC Statistical Categories

Judah Mintz
No. 4 in points per game, 18.74
No. 15 in FG shooting percentage, 43.9
No. 3 in assists per game, 4.45
No. 3 in steals per game, 2.10
No. 13 in assist/turnover ratio, 1.57
No. 5 in minutes played per game, 33.80

Maliq Brown

No. 10 in rebounds per game, 7.03
No. 1 in steals per game, 2.23
Tied for No. 14 in blocked shots per game, 0.87
No. 10 in offensive rebounds per game, 2.29
No. 13 in defensive rebounds per game, 4.74

J.J. Starling
No. 14 in FG shooting percentage, 46.0
No. 3 in minutes played per game, 34.41

Chris Bell
No. 5 in 3-point FG shooting percentage, 41.5
No. 5 in 3-pointers made per game, 2.61

Syracuse Basketball Rankings in ACC Statistical Categories

Scoring
No. 5 in points per game, 76.68
No. 13 in points allowed per game, 75.39
No. 11 in scoring margin per game, +1.29

Shooting
No. 11 in free-throw shooting percentage, 72.0
No. 5 in FG shooting percentage, 46.1
No. 14 in FG shooting percentage defense, 45.9
No. 11 in 3-point shooting percentage, 33.7
No. 10 in 3-point shooting percentage defense, 34.1
No. 12 in 3-pointers made per game, 6.87

Rebounding
No. 15 in overall rebounding margin, -4.19
No. 12 in offensive rebounds per game, 8.68
No. 10 in defensive rebounds per game, 24.65

Miscellaneous
No. 6 in blocked shots per game, 4.06
No. 9 in assists per game, 13.77
No. 9 in assist/turnover ratio, 1.24
No. 2 in steals per game, 9.16
No. 2 in turnover margin, +3.48