Jim Boeheim

Syracuse installed associate head coach Adrian Autry as the next head coach. "There is no doubt in my mind that without Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Basketball would ...

"There have been very few stronger influential forces in my life than Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim. "Jim has invested and dedicated the majority of his life to building this program, cultivating generations of student-athletes and representing his alma mater with pride and distinction. They have both played such important roles and without either of them, I am certain I would not have this incredible opportunity before me," Autry said.

The university announced that Boeheim, 78, will not be returning as coach at his alma mater.

It's hard to imagine a world without him on the bench, but together with our coaches, student-athletes and fans, we will build on decades of success as a winning program." He played on three NCAA Tournament teams before going on to play professionally and beginning his coaching career in the high school ranks. In addition to the 2003 national title and four other Final Four appearances, Syracuse also won 10 Big East regular-season titles and five Big East Tournaments under Boeheim's direction. [Florida State's](https://cms.cbssports.com/content/article/d2947831-60d5-4d3f-974e-765fe7b46df0#) Leonard Hamilton, 74, and [Miami's](https://cms.cbssports.com/content/article/d2947831-60d5-4d3f-974e-765fe7b46df0#) Jim Larranaga, 73, are now the league's elder statesmen. "There is no doubt in my mind that without Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Basketball would not be the powerhouse program it is today," Syracuse chancellor Kent Syverud said in the statement. Boeheim was evasive about his future in his postgame press conference immediately after Syracuse's 77-74 loss to Wake Forest in the second round of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Today, as his 47th season coaching his alma mater comes to an end, so too does his storied career at Syracuse University. Associate Head Coach Adrian Autry '94, ...

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim spoke about his possible retirement after Wednesday's 77-74 loss to Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament.

"There have been very few stronger influential forces in my life than Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim. "Jim has invested and dedicated the majority of his life to building this program, cultivating generations of student-athletes and representing his alma mater with pride and distinction. They have both played such important roles and without either of them, I am certain I would not have this incredible opportunity before me," Autry said.

In Boeheim's 47 seasons, his SU teams have made 35 NCAA Tournament appearances, advanced to five Final Fours and won one national title.

Long-time assistant coach Bernie Fine wasn’t charged criminally after two ball boys accused him of molesting them, but he was fired by the school in 2011. And a university. Last year, Syracuse suffered its first losing season in Boeheim’s tenure, going 16-17 with a team that included Boeheim’s sons, Jimmy and Buddy. He coached through grief after the deaths of former players, friends and peers. The 1966 team advanced to the East Region finals of the NCAA Tournament. That plan blew up when Hopkins accepted the head-coaching position at the University of Washington. He delivered a memorable line after opposing coaches questioned the performance of Gerry McNamara in an anonymous poll, saying the team wouldn’t have won “10 f— games” without him. The Orange ranks seventh on the list of all-time wins by a college basketball program. In 1980, Syracuse moved into the spacious Carrier Dome. Few people are on the same playing field as Coach Boeheim,” athletic director John Wildhack said in a statement. The university announced the men’s basketball coaching transition in a news release Wednesday night. Carmelo Anthony, Hakim Warrick, Gerry McNamara and many former players were in attendance for what was Boeheim’s final game coaching in the JMA Wireless Dome on March 4.

The move came less than three hours after Syracuse lost to Wake Forest in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, after which Boeheim hinted at retirement but ...

"Still surprised they don't have a statue made of him in the middle of campus. Boeheim initially called the ballboys liars out to get money, then apologized for being insensitive to victims of abuse and took responsibility. The Orange were 17-15 this season and will miss the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season. "It's up to the university," Boeheim said. In 1969, he was hired at Syracuse as a graduate assistant. Cancer" phenomenon with the American Cancer Society. The program will continue, just with a different coach. "He's given his heart and soul to that school," said Washington coach Mike Hopkins, a former Boeheim assistant. "It's a great university." Associate Head Coach Adrian Autry '94, one of Boeheim's former players and longtime assistant, has been named the program's next head coach." "There have been very few stronger influential forces in my life than Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim," Autry said. And if Boeheim knew the announcement was coming, he didn't let on at what was his final postgame news conference.

Jim Boeheim's coaching career at Syracuse is over after 47 seasons as the school's head coach. Former player Adrian Autry will replace him.

[hinted he might be stepping down](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/acc/2023/03/08/jim-boeheim-hints-retirement-after-syracuse-loss-acc-tournament/11428563002/) in his press conference after the Orange were eliminated from the ACC tournament Wednesday against Wake Forest. It's hard to imagine a world without him on the bench, but together with our coaches, student-athletes and fans, we will build on decades of success as a winning program." They will miss the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season. Boeheim spent almost all his professional life at Syracuse after playing for the Orange from 1963-66. "There is no doubt in my mind that without Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Basketball would not be the powerhouse program it is today," Syracuse chancellor Kent Syverud said in a statement. Officially, his record is 1,015-441 due to a series of NCAA sanctions due to rules violations that vacated a total of 101 of those wins.

Syracuse University announced on Wednesday that longtime men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim will be replaced by Adrian Autry next season.

"As I've said from Day One when I started working here, the university hired me, and it's their choice what they want to do," Boeheim said. He became a full-time assistant coach for the team in 1972 and took over as head coach in 1976. "It's hard to imagine a world without him on the bench, but together with our coaches, student-athletes and fans, we will build on decades of success as a winning program." The longtime head coach of the men's basketball team will not return next season, the university announced Wednesday shortly after Syracuse lost 77-74 to Wake Forest on a buzzer beater in the ACC Tournament. I extend my deep appreciation and gratitude to an alumnus who epitomizes what it means to be 'Forever Orange.'" He has the second-most victories in Division I behind Duke's Mike Kryzyzewski, who retired with 1,202 wins.

Jim Boeheim arrived at Syracuse in 1963 as a walk-on guard from nearby Lyons, New York, who had dreamed of playing for his favorite school.

What will Syracuse expect of Autry in the long term? Autry has to be sensitive to that as he creates his own culture without offending a group of supporters who've loved Boeheim for five decades. [Benny Williams](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4575472/benny-williams) fell in and out of favor under Boeheim but finished the season playing well. Syracuse doesn't have a choice but to lean into this new era of college basketball, if the goal is to return to perennial prominence. He is a proven recruiter, especially in the Washington, D.C., area, and few people have a better understanding of Syracuse basketball. But Autry has more coaching experience and is ready to take the reins of the program. [Judah Mintz](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4684729/judah-mintz), the team's second-leading scorer this season, is projected just outside the second round of June's NBA draft. Under a new coach, there will be far fewer questions about the future of the program. Whenever Boeheim's looming retirement was mentioned over the past 10 to 15 years, the assumption was always that Syracuse would keep it in the family when tabbing his replacement. The Final Four runs the Orange made in 2013 (as a No. Autry had long been the administrative choice to be Boeheim's successor, according to sources. The school reportedly made the decision, and now Adrian "Red" Autry, who played for Boeheim and served as his assistant, is the new head coach at Syracuse.

Jim Boeheim won't be returning to Syracuse for a 48th year. Adrian Autry is the Orange's new men's basketball coach.

Amid all the turmoil, he was the one thing that remained continuous and that most of Syracuse as a community could rally around. [Troy Nunes Is an Absolute Magician](https://www.nunesmagician.com/) wrote a wonderful tribute to Boeheim as he announced his retirement. He became an assistant coach with the program in 1969, and became head coach at Syracuse in 1976. Fair, Rakeem Christmas, Dion Waiters, and a laundry list of familiar faces. Boeheim’s final game was a loss to [Wake Forest](https://www.bloggersodear.com), 77-74, in [ACC tournament](https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament) on Wednesday afternoon. Miami bought a team. Boeheim was the longest tenured head coach in college basketball. it's up to the University"— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) Wake Forest bought a team. “Pittsburgh bought a team. Boeheim led Syracuse to the national championship in 2003 alongside star freshmen Carmelo Anthony. He first arrived at Syracuse as a walk-on player in 1963.

Longtime Syracuse basketball coach out after 47 seasons · University says Orange assistant Adrian Autry will take over.

“I’ve been just so lucky to be able to coach at Syracuse, a place I love, I place I love to live,” Boeheim said. “There have been very few stronger influential forces in my life than Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim. Syracuse hasn’t won 20 games in any of the last four seasons. “Ever since I can remember I’ve been watching Syracuse basketball from Jeremi Grant to Dion Waiters and those guys. The Orange were 17-15 this season and will miss the NCAA tournament for a second consecutive season. “It’s an honor to play for Coach Boeheim,” Syracuse’s Benny Williams said after the loss to Wake Forest. And in 1976, he took the program over. “As I’ve said from day one when I started working here, the university hired me, and it’s their choice what they want to do,” Boeheim said Wednesday afternoon. Associate Head Coach Adrian Autry ’94, one of Boeheim’s former players and longtime assistant, has been named the program’s next head coach.” “There will never be another Jim Boeheim,” Buddy Boeheim, one of Boeheim’s sons who played for him at Syracuse, tweeted Wednesday. He was born in the central New York town of Lyons, not far from Syracuse. I extend my deep appreciation and gratitude to an alumnus who epitomizes what it means to be ‘Forever Orange.’”

Boeheim retired Wednesday after spending six decades with Syracuse basketball despite numerous opportunities to leave for greener pastures.

Syracuse announced the transition hours after Wednesday's loss to Wake Forest in the ACC tournament.

Jim Boeheim oversaw the Syracuse men's basketball program for 47 years, in that time becoming synonymous with Central New York.

Certainly, the then 68-year-old was telling us he was finished, that he was ready to cede the program to then-assistant head coach Mike Hopkins. Hopkins eventually left to take over at the University of Washington and Boeheim coached another decade. At the time it was surprising, but in the years since I’ve come to appreciate that type of honesty. I still often think back to something he often said: “It’s not who you play, it’s how you play.” When Syracuse was beating up on lowly nonconference opponents, his point was that the result was only part of the equation. After the game Boeheim remarked that he was “ready to play golf somewhere.” Retirement talk swirled. I learned that quickly, long before I ever stepped foot on the Syracuse University campus officially as a student.

After 47 decades leading Syracuse, Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim has retired. Adrian Autry will take over as coach.

In November 2016, Autry was honored as a Syracuse LetterWinner of Distinction and in 2017 he received the prestigious Vic Hanson Award from the Hardwood Club. Syracuse has played in the NCAA Tournament in seven of his 12 campaigns as an assistant, including Final Four trips in 2013 and 2016. It's hard to imagine a world without him on the bench, but together with our coaches, student-athletes and fans, we will build on decades of success as a winning program." In addition to the national title he and the 2003 team brought home during his 47 years as Syracuse's head coach, the Orange has made 35 trips to the NCAA Tournament, including Final Four appearances in 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013 and 2016. He was named assistant coach at Syracuse prior to the 2011-12 season and was promoted to associate head coach in March 2017. "There is no doubt in my mind that without Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Basketball would not be the powerhouse program it is today," says Chancellor Kent Syverud.

Boeheim's departure from Syracuse was much different than the graceful exits organized by Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and Mike Brey.

“Whether to work or do anything at the university. He frequently dismissed the idea that the program was suffering substantial damage under his watch. It’s hard to imagine him ever deciding that he wasn’t the best man to lead Syracuse basketball. “The university hasn’t offered me anything,” Boeheim said. At another he said that his retirement would be decided by the university. “They have to make their decision and it’s up to them,” Boeheim said. He regularly took a substantial discount to coach when compared to his Hall of Fame peers. Boeheim said he made his retirement speeches after last Saturday’s game but that nobody noticed. His mistakes, he said, had cost his team games and that meant it was time to go. Unlike recent schools and coaches who managed to part ways gracefully, the Syracuse succession plan devolved into a confusing final news conference in which Boeheim didn’t seem sure if he was coaching or leaving. That won’t make it any easier for the school to pull together NIL money for athletes. It had the appearance Boeheim was being forced out.

Hall of Fame men's college basketball coach Jim Boeheim has retired after spending the last 47 years coaching Syracuse University, the school announced on ...

Following his basketball career and multiple assistant coaching stints in the AAU and collegiate levels, Autry was named assistant coach at Syracuse before the 2011/12 season and was promoted to associate head coach in 2017. Boeheim played basketball at Syracuse, joining the team as a walk-on in 1962. In 1969, Boeheim was hired as a graduate assistant for the Orange and was later hired as head coach in 1976. Autry played for Boeheim from 1990-1994. In 2003, Boeheim led the program to its first and only NCAA title. I extend my deep appreciation and gratitude to an alumnus who epitomizes what it means to be ‘Forever Orange.’”

NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction to Jim Boeheim's tenure as basketball coach at Syracuse ending after a 47-year career that included one national championship, ...

I extend my deep appreciation and gratitude to an alumnus who epitomizes what it means to be ‘Forever Orange.’” — Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud “There is no doubt in my mind that without Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Basketball would not be the powerhouse program it is today. You think of Syracuse University, you think of Jim Boeheim and you think of the Carrier Dome, and now both of those will be gone, which is very sad. He’s had an absolutely incredible career from a player at Syracuse to what he’s done, and what he’s won. ... It has been an amazing career and I feel like celebrating it rather than worrying about how the very end happened.” — ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas. He’s a fun guy to be around. He’ll go down as one of the all-time greats and was somebody that I respected a great deal.” — Miami Heat forward Kevin Love, who was part of USA Basketball teams where Boeheim was an assistant. ... We thank and applaud Jim for all he has done for the ACC and college basketball, and we wish him, Juli and their entire family all the best as he enters his next chapter.” — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips. He’s an innovator because he did it different. Excited for a lot of golf in our future, love you pops (heart emoji) (orange emoji) — Buddy Boeheim, one of the coach’s sons and a former Syracuse player. ___ NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction to Jim Boeheim’s tenure as basketball coach at Syracuse ending after a 47-year career that included one national championship, five Final Fours and 10 Big East regular-season titles.