Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim has had a remarkable run as head coach at his alma mater, Syracuse University.
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in social science, Boeheim played professional basketball with Scranton of the Eastern League. In 1969 he turned to a career in coaching and was hired as a graduate assistant at SU by head coach Roy Danforth. He was soon promoted to a full-time assistant coaching post and was part of the staff that guided the Orange to the program’s first Final Four appearance in 1975. A year later he was appointed head coach at his alma mater.
A three-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year, Boeheim has been honored as District II Coach of the Year 10 times by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). During the 2000 Final Four he was presented with the Claire Bee Award in recognition of his contributions to the sport and in February 2002 the University named the Carrier Dome court “Jim Boeheim Court” in recognition of his many accomplishments.
Boeheim served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games, where the men captured the gold on both occasions. For his accomplishments, Boeheim was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2005.
A champion of many charitable causes, Boeheim has been most active with “Coaches vs. Cancer,” a national fundraising organization affiliated with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). A prostate cancer survivor, he is also very involved with the American Cancer Society. In addition, he has lent his time to Crouse Hospital’s Kienzle Family Maternity Center, Children’s Miracle Network, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Easter Seals, and the Special Olympics, to name a few.
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