Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim gestures to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Jim Boeheim enrolled at Syracuse in 1962. Played there until 1966. Started coaching there in 1969. Took over the program as head coach in 1976.
The 78-year-old Boeheim's record in his 47 seasons, officially, was 1,015-441. That reflects 101 wins taken away by the NCAA for violations between the 2004-07 and 2010-12 seasons. He has, in many ways, been the face of that university. Boeheim and his wife Juli, through their family foundation, have raised millions for children's causes across Central New York. He helped champion what became known as the "Coaches vs. Cancer" phenomenon with the American Cancer Society.
The dome still stands, just with a different name. The program will continue, just with a different coach. For the first time since 1976, someone other than Boeheim is now the head coach of the Orange. In 1969, he was hired at Syracuse as a graduate assistant. And on April 3, 1976, he took the program over after Roy Danforth left for Tulane. Boeheim has led the program since; even the court at the dome where Syracuse plays its home games has bore his name since 2002.
"It's an honor to play for Coach Boeheim," Syracuse's Benny Williams said after the loss to Wake Forest.
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