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Jim Boeheim Biography

Birth Name:James Arthur Boeheim

Birth Place:Lyons, New York, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • The third coach in college basketball to reach 900 career victories
  • Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005
  • Won the 2000 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award
  • Has guided only winning teams during his tenure at Syracuse
  • Was a walk-on with the men's basketball team while attending Syracuse University
  • Started out working as a graduate assistant coach at Syracuse University in 1969
  • Is best known for his work as a men's basketball coach for Syracuse University
  • Served as an assistant coach for the 2008 and 2012 Team USA Olympic men's basketball teams