2010 – 11 Syracuse Orange men 's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The head coach was Jim Boeheim , serving for his 35th year . The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse , New York and are members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 27 – 8 , 12 – 6 in Big East play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament to Connecticut . They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament where they beat Indiana State in the second round before being upset in the third round by Marquette
2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team