Men's Basketball
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Syracuse University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big East. The team was the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champions. During the 2008-2009, they played in, and won, a six-overtime thriller against a rival UConn team. The game was during the Big East Championship Tournament, and is the second longest NCAA Division I basketball game of all-time. The Orange lost in the sweet sixteen versus Butler University in the 2010 NCAA tournament 63-59.
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