Syracuse remained competitive after Bing 's departure , with NIT appearances in 1967 , 1971 , and 1972 . Under coach Roy Danforth , in 1973 , the team began a string of consecutive NCAA appearances highlighted by a Final Four appearance in 1975 . The 1975 squad featured guard Jim Lee and forward Rudy Hackett and was affectionately known as " Roy 's Runts . " Following the 1976 season , Danforth was hired away by Tulane University and the University turned to young assistant Jim Boeheim to assume the helm . Boeheim extended the string of NCAA appearances to nine , with bids in each of his first four seasons , a period in which his teams won 100 games . These teams featured star forward Louis Orr and center Roosevelt Bouie , and were sometimes referred to as the " Louie and Bouie Show . " Syracuse was a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979 , along with Georgetown University , St. John 's University and Providence College . Syracuse and Georgetown were each ranked in the top ten in 1980 , and a new and major rivalry blossomed when Georgetown snapped Syracuse 's 57-game home winning streak in the final men 's basketball game played at Manley Field House . Over the next ten seasons , these two schools met eight times in the Big East Tournament , four times in the finals , and met numerous times on national television during the regular season
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