Syracuse University guard J.J. Starling entered an exclusive club on Monday night when the Orange defeated Stonehill: He became the 67th player in program history to score 1,000 points in an Orange uniform.

Now, Starling had already entered the 1,000-point club for his career, but he spent his freshman season at Notre Dame before transferring to Syracuse. He has 1,326 points in total and is averaging 13.7 ppg for his career. He's been impactful from the minute he stepped foot on a campus, averaging double-figures in each of his four seasons, and he led SU in scoring at 17.8 ppg a year ago.

With the Orange expected to get Donnie Freeman back from injury on Dec. 31, Syracuse has a chance to have a dynamic 1-2 punch entering Atlantic Coast Conference play (ACC).

With Starling now etched in the Orange record books, let's take a look at the top scorers in program history.

1) Lawrence Moten, 2,334 points

Moten was a dominant force for the Orange in the 1990s (1991-95). Before the 'one-and-done' rule and the transfer portal, Moten spent four years in Central New York, averaging 19.3 points per game for his career.

He made an immediate impact, scoring 18.2 ppg as a freshman, 17.9 as a sophomore, then 21.5 as a junior and 19.6 as a senior.

He also averaged 4.9 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists.

Syracuse won 20 games or more in each of his four seasons, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in his junior and senior years. The Orange got to the Sweet 16 when he was a junior, falling to No. 1 Missouri.

He passed away earlier this year and Syracuse is wearing a commemorative patch in his honor.

2) Derrick Coleman, 2,143 points

Coleman was the No. 1 pick in the 1990 NBA Draft after a stellar career at Syracuse. He played 143 games for the Orange, starting 139 of them and scoring 15.0 ppg. A first-team All-American his senior year, he led the Big East in rebounding in his junior and senior years (11.4 rbg, 12.1 rpg).

Syracuse advanced to the national title game in his freshman year, losing 74-73 to Indiana. They got to the Elite 8 in his junior year, falling to Illinois.

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3) John Wallace, 2,119 points

Another four-year standout, Wallace started 126 of 127 games in Central New York, averaging 16.7 ppg. He was a second-team All-American in his senior year and eventually became the No. 18 pick in the 1996 NBA Draft.

He was a three-time All Big-East selection and helped the Orange advance to the national championship game in 1996, where they were beaten by Kentucky.

4) Gerry McNamara, 2099 points

A national champion in his freshman season alongside Carmelo Anthony, McNamara is one of the more beloved figures in SU history. A three-time All-Big East selection, he was also the Big East Tournament MVP in 2005-06. He led the Big East in free-throw percentage in three of his four years, averaging 15.5 ppg lifetime.

He is now the head coach at Siena College, with some clamoring for him to be the next Syracuse head coach.

5) Hakim Warrick, 2073 points

Also part of that 2002-03 title team, Warrick was a three-time All Big-East selection and a first-team All-American his senior year. An excellent scorer, he was also a great defender and rebounder, and his block in the national championship game helped solidify the win for the Orange against Kansas. He was a first-team All-American his senior year, averaging 21.4 ppg.

Unfortunately, Syracuse was upset by Vermont in the first round of that year's tournament.

What's next for Starling?

The Orange will begin ACC play on Dec. 31 against Clemson at the JMA Wireless Dome. Tip-off is 2 p.m. ET. The Orange went 9-4 in the non-conference and haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2020-21.

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