Jim Boeheim
Title	Head coach
College	Syracuse
Sport	Basketball
Team record	750-264 (. This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m 740)
Born	November 17, 1944 (1944-11-17) (age 63)
Place of birth	Lyons, New York
Career highlights
Overall	750-264 (. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lyons New York may refer to either of two places in Wayne County New York USA Lyons (village New York Lyons (town New York 740)
Championships
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Championship (2003) Big East Tournament Championship (1981, 1988, 1992, 2005, 2006) Big East Regular Season Championship (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2003)
Awards
Big East Coach of the Year (1984, 1991, 2000)
Playing career
1962–1966	Syracuse
Position	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969–1976 1976–present	Syracuse (asst. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Syracuse University. The three basketball positions normally employed by organized Basketball teams are guard forward and center For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Syracuse University. ) Syracuse
Basketball Hall of Fame, 2005

James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim (pronounced /ˈbeɪhaɪm/; born November 17, 1944) is the men's basketball head coach for Syracuse University. The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Syracuse University. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Syracuse University. ^[1][2][3] Boeheim was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2005. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Boeheim has guided the Syracuse Orangemen (known as the Orange since 2004) to three NCAA championship game appearances. The Orange defeated Kansas in 2003 for the national title after losing to Indiana in 1987 and Kentucky in 1996. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City Indiana University is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal 3 Accomplishments 3.1 Notable players coached by Boeheim 4 References

Career

Boeheim was born in Lyons, New York. Lyons New York may refer to either of two places in Wayne County New York USA Lyons (village New York Lyons (town New York He graduated from Lyons Central High School. Boeheim enrolled in Syracuse University as a student in 1963 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social science in 1969 (SU Athletics). During his freshman year, Boeheim was a walk-on with the men’s basketball team. By his senior year he was the team captain and a teammate of All-American Dave Bing. David Bing (born November 24 1943 in Washington DC) is a retired American professional Basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit The pair led the Orange to a 22-6 overall win-loss record that earned the team’s second-ever NCAA tournament berth. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations After graduating from Syracuse, Boeheim played professional basketball with Scranton of the Eastern League during which he won two championships and was a second-team all-star (SU Athletics). While at Syracuse University he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Delta Upsilon ( ΔY) is the 6th oldest international all-male college Greek-letter social fraternity and is the first non-secret fraternity ever

In 1969, Boeheim decided to coach basketball and was hired as a graduate assistant at Syracuse. Soon thereafter he was promoted to a full-time assistant coach and was a member of the coaching staff that helped guide the Orange to its first Final Four appearance in 1975. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Coach Roy Danforth, the head coach at the time, was hired away from Syracuse University. Roy Danforth was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976 A coaching search then led to naught, and, in 1976, Boeheim was promoted to be the head coach of his alma mater, and to this day, Boeheim is one of the rare individuals to spend his entire college basketball career (player, assistant coach, and head coach) at only one school. In his thirty-one years as head coach at Syracuse, Boeheim has guided the Orange to postseason berths, either in the NCAA or NIT tournaments, in all but one of his seasons (1993, when NCAA sanctions barred them from postseason play despite a 20-9 record). The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. During his tenure, the Orange have never had a losing season, appeared in three NCAA national championship games (1987, 1996, and 2003) and won the national title in 2003.

He was an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship and 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal both times. Michael William Krzyzewski ( Polish: Krzyżewski /kʂɨˈʐɛ(fski/ in American English pronounced "Sha- chef -skee" born February The United States men's national basketball team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's Basketball. The 1990 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Argentina from August 8 to August 20, 1990. The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. ^[4][5]

Boeheim has also been named three-time Big East coach of the year, and has been awarded ten times as District II Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United In 2004, Boeheim received two additional awards. The first was during the spring when he was awarded the Claire Bee Award in recognition of his contributions to the sport of basketball. During the fall of the same year Boeheim was presented with Syracuse University’s Arents Award, the University’s highest alumni honor.

In 2001, during his seventh year as a USA basketball coach, Boeheim helped lead the USA Basketball Young Men’s Team to a gold medal at the World Championship in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. During the fall of that year he was named USA Basketball 2001 National Coach of the Year.

In an exhibition game on November 7, 2005 against Division II school Saint Rose from Albany, New York, Boeheim was ejected for the first time in his career after arguing a call late in the first half in the Orange's 86-73 victory. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Rose in Brief Academics - 63 Undergraduate Programs 45 Graduate Programs 6 combined bachelor's/master's - can be completed Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County.

Boeheim's coaching style is unusual in that, whereas many of the more successful coaches prefer the man-to-man defense, he demonstrates an overwhelming preference for the 2-3 zone defense. ^[6]

Personal

According to an interview conducted by The Post-Standard in 2005, Boeheim enjoys watching television. He cites ER and CSI: Miami as two of his favorite TV shows, and also watches Desperate Housewives and NYPD Blue. ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on CSI Miami is a spin-off of the CBS network series. CSI Miami airs new episodes Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct Boeheim also appeared in the movie Blue Chips, with Nick Nolte and Shaquille O'Neal, playing himself. Blue Chips is a 1994 Drama film about Basketball, starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Film producer and ex- model Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball Boeheim has appeared in numerous commercials throughout Central New York, and was also had a spot in a nationwide Jordan ad featuring former Syracuse great Carmelo Anthony. Central New York is a term used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following counties and cities Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29 1984 is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association Boeheim likes to listen to the music of Bruce Springsteen. In the interview, he states that he has no interest in pursuing any other career after he retires from coaching basketball other than coaching Little League. Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball Boeheim fought a personal battle with cancer, which has led to his devotion to the “Coaches vs. Cancer” tournament that raises awareness of cancer (SU Athletics). Boeheim is married to Juli, twenty-two years his junior. They have three children: James, and twins Jack and Jamie. He also has a daughter, Elizabeth, from a previous marriage (SU Athletics).

Accomplishments

Jim Boeheim's Coaching Career
Season	Team	Wins	Losses	Postseason
1976-1977	Syracuse	26	4	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
1977-1978	Syracuse	22	6	Lost in NCAA 1st Rd
1978-1979	Syracuse	26	4	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
1979-1980	Syracuse	26	4	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
1980-1981	Syracuse	22	12	Lost in NIT Final
1981-1982	Syracuse	16	13	Lost in NIT 2nd Rd
1982-1983	Syracuse	21	10	Lost in NCAA 2nd Rd
1983-1984	Syracuse	23	9	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
1984-1985	Syracuse	22	9	Lost in NCAA 2nd Rd
1985-1986	Syracuse	26	6	Lost in NCAA 2nd Rd
1986-1987	Syracuse	31	7	Lost in NCAA Championship Game
1987-1988	Syracuse	26	9	Lost in NCAA 2nd Rd
1988-1989	Syracuse	30	8	Lost in NCAA Regional Final
1989-1990	Syracuse	26	7	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
1990-1991	Syracuse	26	6	Lost in NCAA 1st Rd
1991-1992	Syracuse	22	10	Lost in NCAA 2nd Rd
1992-1993	Syracuse	20	9	No Postseason (NCAA Violations)
1993-1994	Syracuse	23	7	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
1994-1995	Syracuse	20	10	Lost in NCAA 2nd Rd
1995-1996	Syracuse	29	9	Lost in NCAA Championship Game
1996-1997	Syracuse	19	13	Lost in NIT 1st Rd
1997-1998	Syracuse	26	9	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
1998-1999	Syracuse	21	12	Lost in NCAA 1st Rd
1999-2000	Syracuse	26	6	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
2000-2001	Syracuse	25	9	Lost in NCAA 2nd Rd
2001-2002	Syracuse	23	13	Lost in NIT Semi-Finals
2002-2003	Syracuse	30	5	National Champions
2003-2004	Syracuse	23	8	Lost in NCAA Sweet 16
2004-2005	Syracuse	27	7	Lost in NCAA 1st Rd
2005-2006	Syracuse	23	12	Lost in NCAA 1st Rd
2006-2007	Syracuse	24	11	Lost in NIT Quarter-Finals
2007-2008	Syracuse	21	14	Lost in NIT Quarter-Finals
Overall		771	277	. The 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 American schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the National Champion of Men's The 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US Basketball competition The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US Basketball competition The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US Basketball competition The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The National Invitation Tournament is an annual United States College basketball competition The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I College basketball The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a Single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA The 2008 National Invitation Tournament (known through sponsorship as the MasterCard NIT was a Single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate 736

Some of Boeheim’s notable accomplishments current as of August 23, 2007:

• Led Syracuse University to the 2003 NCAA national championship
• Led Syracuse University to three national championship game appearances

(1987, 1996, 2003)

• Led Syracuse University to three Final Four appearances

(1987, 1996, 2003)

• Led Syracuse University to four Elite Eight appearances

(1987, 1989, 1996, 2003)

• Led Syracuse University to 13 Sweet Sixteen appearances

(1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004)

• Led Syracuse University to 25 NCAA Tournament appearances

(1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

• Led Syracuse University to seven Big East regular season championships

(1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2003)

• Led Syracuse University to five Big East tournament championships

(1981, 1988, 1992, 2005, 2006)

• Leads all Big East coaches (past and present) in wins. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (291)
• Ranks sixth among active Division I coaches (min. 10 years) in winning percentage (. 740)^[7]
• Won his 750th game as a coach on March 19, 2007 (San Diego State)
• Currently ranks fourth (tied with Jim Calhoun) among active coaches in career wins (750)^[7]
• In 31 seasons at Syracuse, has compiled 29 20-win seasons, good for second on the all-time list^[7]
• Became only the 17th coach ever to reach 750 wins (2007)^[7]
• Three-time Big East Coach of the Year (1984, 1991, 2000)
• USA Basketball's National Coach of the Year (2001)
• Under Boeheim, the Orange have only missed the NCAA Tournament two years in a row twice
• As of 2005, Boeheim is eighth in Division I NCAA tournament wins with forty-one (CBS Sportsline). Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. History Established on March 13 1897 San Diego State University first began as the San Diego Normal School intended to educate local future female elementary school teachers James B Calhoun (born May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Massachusetts) is the Head coach of the University of Connecticut 's men's
• Basketball Hall of Fame (2005) as a coach ^[8]

In recognition of Boeheim’s numerous accomplishments as SU’s head coach, the University named the Carrier Dome court “Jim Boeheim Court” on February 24, 2002. The Carrier Dome is a 50000-seat domed sports Stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[9][10]

Notable players coached by Boeheim

• Louis Orr (1976/77 - 1979/80)
• Danny Schayes (1977/78 - 1980/81)
• Dwayne "Pearl" Washington (1983/84 - 1985/86)
• Rony Seikaly (1984/85 - 1987/88)
• Sherman Douglas (1985/86 - 1988/89)
• Derrick Coleman (1986/87 - 1989/90)
• Billy Owens (1988/89 - 1990/91)
• Dave Johnson (1988/89 - 1991/92)
• Lawrence Moten (1991/92 - 1994/95)
• John Wallace (1992/93 - 1995/96)
• Jason Hart (1996/97 - 1999/00)
• Etan Thomas (1996/97 - 1999/00)
• Carmelo Anthony (2002/03)
• Hakim Warrick (2001/02 - 2004/05)
• Gerry McNamara (2002/03 - 2005/06)
• Demetris Nichols (2003/04 -2006/07)
• Darryl Watkins (2003/04 - 2006/07)
• Terrence Roberts (2003/04 - 2006/07
• Eric Devendorf (2005/06 - present)
• Paul Harris (2006/07 - present)
• Donte Greene (2007/08 - present)
• Jonny Flynn (2007/08 - present)

References

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