Jim Boeheim (born November 17, 1944)
Teams coached: Syracuse Orange
Syracuse record: 1,015-441 (.697) **
Overall record: 1,015-441 (.697) **
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 1 (2003)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 31 (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) **
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 18 (1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018) **
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 5 (1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2016)
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1981)
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1981, 1982, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2017) **
- Big East Regular Season Champion: 9 (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2010) **
- Big East Tournament Champion: 4 (1981, 1988, 1992, 2005) **
Awards:
- AP Coach of the Year: 1 (2010)
- Naismith Coach of the Year: 1 (2010)
- NABC Coach of the Year: 1 (2010)
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: 1 (2010)
- Henry Iba Award: 1 (2010)
- Clair Bee Coach of the Year: 1 (2000)
- Big East Coach of the Year: 4 (1984, 1991, 2000, 2010)
- John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2006)
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2005)
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2006)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1976-2023 | Syracuse |
1969-1976 | Syracuse (asst) |
Jim Boeheim Facts
- James Arthur Boeheim
- Born November 17, 1944
- Hometown: Lyons, New York
- Alma Mater: Syracuse University (1966)
- After graduating from Lyons Central HS (NY), played for three seasons at Syracuse under head coach Fred Lewis
- Was named team captain for his senior season of 1965-66 and helped lead the Orange to the 1966 NCAA Tournament
- Entire coaching career has been at Syracuse, starting with a 7-year run as a GA and full-time assistant to Roy Danforth
- Took over as the head coach in 1976 when Danforth left for Tulane and has been at the head of the program ever since
- Was influential in the formation and subsequent popularity and success of the Big East Conference from 1979-2013, when the conference underwent major changes and Syracuse left for the ACC
- Won nine Big East regular season titles and four Big East Tournament championships
- Has led the Orange to 31 NCAA Tournaments, 18 Sweet Sixteens, five Final Fours and won a National Championship in 2003
- Boeheim’s teams have also been to 6 NITs and finished as the Runner-up in 1981
- Was an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski with Team USA for three straight Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012 & 2016)
- Trails only Krzyzewski in terms of total Division I coaching wins, though his total was hampered in 2015 with the announcement that 105 of his wins from 2004-07/2010-12 would be vacated due to NCAA violations
- The 105 wins are the third highest total ever vacated by a program and came with a nine-game suspension for Boeheim, which he served at the start of the 2015-16 season
- Boeheim has only missed the postseason twice while at Syracuse, both times due to NCAA ineligibility (1993 and 2015)
- In March 2023, Boeheim retired after 47 seasons at the helm; went 1,015-441 overall
- Along with his wife, Juli, has three children; he also has a daughter, Elizabeth
Jim Boeheim Coaching Tree
- Adrian Autry (Syracuse)
- Frank Hamblen (Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks)
- Jason Hart (G League Ignite)
- Scott Hicks (Loyola MD, Albany)
- Mike Hopkins (Washington)
- Brendan Malone (Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Rhode Island)
- Wayne Morgan (Iowa State, Long Beach State)
- Rob Murphy (Eastern Michigan)
- Tim O’Toole (Fairfield)
- Louis Orr (Bowling Green, Seton Hall, Siena)
- David Patrick (Sacramento State, UC Riverside)
- Rick Pitino (St. John’s, Iona, Louisville, Kentucky, Providence, Boston U, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks)
- Tim Welsh (Providence, Iona)
- Ralph Willard (Holy Cross, Pittsburgh, Western Kentucky)
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA