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I have held this in until now. I am a personal friend of JB’s. Used meet him at Bradley when we came to play UConn. He was always recruiting and on multiple occasions over the years as the team headed to the Marriott, Jim would get in the car with Tom Kohanski another friend of JB’s and me. We’d hit the trail to go look at a senior Jim was interested in then go to dinner. The man was and is indefatigable. A genuinely nicer person and gentleman I have not yet encountered.
However I am getting away from the point I am writing about I guess to just make myself feel better about the situation. Over the years I have made a lot of posts here but this year have watched from the bench only playing at times. I will never accept the fact that JB is now supposed to have 858 wins. No one can take away the other 108 that he coached and his team’s won. In my mind, despite the ruling, he still has 966 and counting.
I thought I’d include some of his accomplishments in case some are unfamiliar with them. We’re getting closer to this seasons start and always hope we do well. Congratulations to Jim, this years team, the people on this board and SU. Can’t wait till FB and BB begin.
Accomplishments:
Some of Boeheim's notable accomplishments current as of February 1, 2014:
- Led Syracuse University to three national championship game appearances
- Led Syracuse University to four Final Four appearances
- Led Syracuse University to six Elite Eight appearances
- Led Syracuse University to 16 Sweet Sixteen appearances
- Led Syracuse University to 26 NCAA Tournament appearances
- Led Syracuse University to eight Big East regular season championships
- Led Syracuse University to three Big East tournament championships
- Currently ranks second among active coaches in career wins (858)[24]
- Currently ranks sixth all-time in Division I wins with 858.[25]
- Leads all Big East coaches (past and present) in wins. (366)
- Ranks sixth among active Division I coaches (min. 10 years) in winning percentage (.750)[24]
- In 38 seasons at Syracuse, has compiled 31 20-win seasons, good for most on the all-time list[24]
- Became only the 14th coach ever to reach 750 wins (2007)[24]
- Four-time Big East Coach of the Year (1984, 1991, 2000, 2010)
- 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
- 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.[26][27]
- Basketball Hall of Fame (2005) as a coach[28]
- Joined Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Calhoun as the third active coach with 800 wins.[29]
- Coached the Orange to a six overtime win against the UConn Huskies, 127–117, the longest game in the history of Big East Conference play.[30]
- Named 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year (along with the same honor from the AP, Sporting News and many others) after leading Syracuse to an unexpected 30–5 record.
- On December 17, 2012 Boehiem became the third coach in NCAA men's basketball history to reach 900 wins, along with Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski.[31] 108 of those wins were vacated on 3/6/2015 after an NCAA investigation.
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