Syracuse Basketball 1930-1939

Syracuse played a lot of man to man defense, with rosters that focused on speed rather than size. They played an up pace tempo (for their day), and had a lot of shooting specialists. Overall scoring increased in basketball throughout the decade. Team play became a big focus for the Orangemen as typically 4 - 5 players had a legitimate chance any given night to lead the team in scoring. Positions weren't well defined as the same player easily switch from guard to forward to center. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh integrated the program.

Team Record	145-38 0.792
Post Season	None
Style	Syracuse played a lot of man to man defense, with rosters that focused on speed rather than size. They played an up pace tempo (for their day), and had a lot of shooting specialists. Overall scoring increased in basketball throughout the decade. Team play became a big focus for the Orangemen as typically 4 - 5 players had a legitimate chance any given night to lead the team in scoring. Positions weren't well defined as the same player easily switch from guard to forward to center. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh integrated the program.

Player of the Decade	Ev Katz. He was the best of the Reindeer Five, a speedy quintent early in the decade, with some nice running jump shots. Ed Sonderman, the school's first dominant big center has to get some consideration.
Best Individual Season	Lew Hayman 1929-30. He was captain of an 18-2 squad, and lead them in scoring with 164 points.

Best Team	1929-30. The decade was packed with excellent teams, but this one would have to be the best. The Reindeer Five ran their way to an 18-2 record with victories over many east coast powerhouses.

Top Scorer	Ronnie Phillips 428 pts
Top Rebounder	n/a
Top Assists	n/a
Coach (1)	Lew Andreas 10 years 145-38 .792
All Decade Team
Guard	Ronnie Phillips
Guard	Ev Katz
Forward	Lew Hayman
Forward	Johnny DeYoung
Center	Ed Sonderman
Honorable Mentions	John Simonaitis, Wilmeth Sidat-Singh. Elmer Maister

Best Shooter	Lew Hayman, regarded by many at the time the best shooter Syracuse ever had
Fan Favorite
Most Exciting Player	Ev Katz with his running one handed jump shots. Sidat-Singh definitely provided excitement with his quickness on the court.
Best Defensive Player:	Dan Fogarty

Top Competition
Team	Games	Wins	Losses
Colgate	20	16	4
Penn State	14	10	4
Cornell	12	10	2
Penn	10	8	2
Niagara	8	7	1
Rochester	8	8	0