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
If the other guys had played better all year, I'm sure (McNamara being called overrated) never would have come up.
They would have loved (Davis) like they love Bruce Pearl at Tennessee.
They won't let you shoot it. But if they do, shoot it!
If we can continue with that kind of balance, we will play well here.
He's showed more guts this tournament than any player I've ever coached.
I'm not Derek Jeter, there will be no farewell tour.
I'm not Joe Paterno. Somebody didn't come and tell me Bernie Fine did something and I'm hiding it. I know nothing. If I saw some reason not to support Bernie, I would not support him. If somebody showed me a reason, proved that reason, I would not support him. But until then, I'll support him until the day I die.
I came here...in 1962. I'm not going anywhere.
If you're analytical, you have to be blunt. That's by definition. You can't analyze something and not be blunt about it. What would you rather hear if not the truth?
If Gerry played at Notre Dame he'd probably average 25 a game for four years because that's what he gets when he comes here.
He's won more games with last-second shots, free throws and play-making than any player we've ever had. It's not even close.
He's the kind of player that everybody likes because he goes out, plays and gives it everything he's got every game. I think that's what people admire and respect about him.
Gerry wouldn't let it get away. He was playing on about half-a-leg today. He amazes me every time I see him play. He's got more guts than anybody I've ever coached.
Gerry went out, we were down five. He never came back. When you lose your best player without any practice time or anything, that's a huge mountain to overcome.