Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim
James Arthur "Jim" Boeheimis the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to nine Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana in 1987, on a last-second jump shot by Keith Smart, and to Kentucky in 1996, before defeating Kansas in 2003 with All-American Carmelo Anthony...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 November 1944
CityLyons, NY
I think some kids will get to college and realize it might be good to be here for two years or three. It's a good rule. I think it will prove to be beneficial to everybody in the long run.
I was a little surprised we were able to get back in it so quickly. We just started off the game so poorly on both sides of the ball - defense and offense - and that's not a good way to start.
John Chaney and John Thompson made it possible for the black coach to get in the college game. Administrators need to win to keep their jobs. So when Chaney and Thompson won games, that's how black coaches got hired.
He's got more guts than anyone I've ever coached.
He's been trying that 3 all year. I told him, 'Someday, you're going to make one of those things.' It just came up at the right time.
He's had some tremendous spurts for us, but he's been in a lot of foul trouble, which happens with big guys. When he's in the game and not in foul trouble, he's been effective. But, he's got to stay in the game.
He shoots that shot in practice. He can make it. Obviously it's not part of our offensive game plan. ... It was a tough shot and one we needed to make and he made it.
He shoots that shot every day. I tell him every day not to take it in a game, but I told him after this one, he can take one more.
His side of the room was always neat,
He's been huge for us. I don't think you can even quantify it. He's probably been as important as any player we've had. We've had a lot of great players, a lot of important players, but I'm not sure that you could say anybody was more important than Gerry.
We looked like a team that's been out playing a lot and is tired and is ready to go home.
He hasn't been able to practice. He couldn't get separation or push off.
He has more guts than anybody I've ever coached.
He hadn't been in the whole game, and he comes into that situation and if he misses then they have a shot to go ahead.