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: Â 1Â (2003)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: Â 31Â (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:Â 18Â (1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018) **
- NCAA Tournament Final Four:Â 5Â (1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2016)
- NIT Championships: Â 0Â (Runner-up in 1981)
- NIT Appearances: Â 6Â (1981, 1982, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2017) **
- Big East Regular Season Champion: Â 9Â (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2010)Â **
- Big East Tournament Champion:  4 (1981, 1988, 1992, 2005) **
Awards:
- AP Coach of the Year:Â 1Â (2010)
- Naismith Coach of the Year: 1 (2010)
- NABCÂ Coach of the Year:Â 1Â (2010)
- Sporting News Coach of the Year:Â Â 1Â (2010)
- Henry Iba Award:Â 1Â (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
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)
- Gerry McNamara (Siena)
- 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
