Hall of Fame Syracuse Orange Head Coach Jim Boeheim has announced that he is retiring after 47 years of coaching the program. The team is hiring former player and current assistant coach Adrian Autry as the program’s next Head Coach. Between playing for the program, being the assistant coach, and then being the Head Coach, Boeheim spent six decades with Syracuse. While it has been speculated that this was coming for a few years now, basketball lost a legend on Wednesday. Syracuse was eliminated by Wake Forest in the 2023 ACC Tournament hours before he announced the decision.
Syracuse Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim announces his retirement.
Former player and assistant Adrian “Red” Autry will take over for the Orange.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 8, 2023
In his lengthy 47-year career as the Head Coach of the Syracuse Orange, Jim Boeheim has more accolades than could be listed in one place. He has an overall record of 1,015-440 and a Big East and ACC record of 432-275. Boeheim was named the NCAA Coach of the Year in 2010, USA Basketball Coach of the Year in 2001, and won the 2003 NCAA Championship. Among several other accolades with the program in nearly five decades.
A legendary coaching tenure that turned this program into a perennial national power comes to a close after 47 years.
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— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 8, 2023
Jim Boeheim is rightfully considered one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time and contributed plenty to the game. Between his games won and the players he helped get to the NBA, he has a long-standing impact on the game of basketball. He even got to coach his sons at Syracuse in his career. The program is left in capable hands, but next year’s zone defense won’t feel exactly the same without him on the court. We here at Def Pen Sports would like to congratulate him on his amazing career in college basketball.
