5 years after: A look back at No. 10 Syracuse’s unexpected run to Final Four Courtesy of Stephen D. Cannerelli | Syracuse.com Syracuse men's basketball made an improbable run to the 2016 Final Four as a No. 10 seed. Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here Five Marches ago, Tyler Lydon’s childhood basketball dreams reached fruition. As a kid, Lydon had two dreams: play for a big school in the NCAA Tournament, and win the national championship. Of course, he had NBA aspirations. But collegiate success, which eventually unfolded in the form of playing for Syracuse during the team’s improbable 2016 Final Four run, came first.