SYRACUSE, NY - MARCH 04: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange smiles during the press conference following a game between the Syracuse Orange and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at JMA Wireless Dome on March 4, 2023 in Syracuse, New York. (Pho Jim Boeheim enrolled at Syracuse in 1962.
Played there until 1966. Started coaching there in 1969. Took over the program as head coach in 1976.Put simply, he was Syracuse basketball.Until now.The Basketball Hall of Famer's 47-year tenure as coach at Syracuse came to an awkward end on Wednesday, with the university saying Orange associate head coach and former Syracuse player Adrian Autry has been promoted to the job.
The Orange moved quickly, making the announcement less than three hours after Syracuse lost to Wake Forest in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
And if Boeheim knew the announcement was coming, he didn't let on at what was his final postgame news conference."It’s up to the university," Boeheim said. "They have to make their decision, and it’s up to them."The university didn't wait long before making the decision public, saying in part: "Today, as his 47th season coaching his alma mater comes to an end, so too does his storied career at Syracuse University.