When has Syracuse ever had to replace 4/5 starters?

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I remember 3 many times but 4?

I am drawing a blank!

 

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02-03 from 01-02 roster was only 3!
Unless you count Ethan Cole who started two games

Williams, Shumpert, Thues,

 

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2016-17

• 100 percent change from the prior season.
• Previous starting five:
  • Michael Gbinije
  • Trevor Cooney
  • Malachi Richardson
  • Tyler Roberson
  • Dajuan Coleman
• New starting five:
  • Tyus Battle
  • John Gillon
  • Andrew White III
  • Tyler Lydon
  • Taurean Thompson
    • Frank Howard also started in 14 games that season.

 

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• 2007-08
• 100 percent change from the prior season.
• Previous starting five:
  • Eric Devendorf
  • Josh Wright
  • Demetris Nichols
  • Terrence Roberts
  • Darryl Watkins
• New starting five:
  • Jonny Flynn
  • Paul Harris
  • Donte Greene
  • Kristof Ongenaet
  • Arinze Onuaku

 

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2005-06

• 80 percent change from the prior season.
• Previous starting five:
  • Louie McCroskey
  • Gerry McNamara
  • Hakim Warrick
  • Josh Pace
  • Craig Forth
• New starting five:
  • Eric Devendorf
  • Gerry McNamara* (returning starter)
  • Demetris Nichols
  • Terrence Roberts
  • Darryl Watkins

 

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95-96

• 80 percent change from the prior season.
• Previous starting five:
  • Michael Lloyd
  • Lawrence Moten
  • John Wallace
  • Lucious Jackson
  • J.B. Reafsnyder
• New starting five:
  • Lazarus Sims
  • Jason Cipolla
  • John Wallace* (returning starter)
  • Todd Burgan
  • Otis Hill
    • Marius Janulis also started 14 games that year.

 

[CusefanATL]

looks like we should survive

 

[billsin01]

I remember 3 many times but 4?

I am drawing a blank!

It's interesting to think about. What I think makes this interesting is that you can come up with a potential path to PT for just about everyone on the roster, but it's not quite clear who will log the majority of the minutes either. If you figure Guerrier/Hughes/Buddy/Marek/Sidibe (if healthy) will all be on the floor a bunch, I suppose that takes care of 4 of the five starting spots ... but there are questions about Guerrier (freshman -- should be good but we don't know for sure), Hughes (didn't rebound last year and we will be worse rebounding overall this season), Marek (Can he handle 30-ish minutes at the 5?) and Sidibe (health).

Additionally we have some guys who would seem to be in good spots to earn minutes: Braswell looks like the third forward, Goodine was signed early and could potentially fit at either guard spot, Carey is going to have every opportunity to win the PG spot and Girard -- the way he was recruited just doesn't feel like a guy JB expects to ride pine for a full season.

JBA and Edwards are wild cards and Washington would seem to be at the bottom of the guard depth chart ... but if sidibe isn't healthy those are minutes for someone and an if Carey flames out it's not crazy to think a healthy Washington could fill a role as the only real PG on the roster.