Legendary school basketball coach Jim Boeheim retires

Jim Boeheim’s illustrious profession has come to an finish.

The legendary head coach is looking it a profession after 47 years as Syracuse’s head coach.

Boeheim received a National Championship in 2003, made 35 journeys to the NCAA Tournament, and appeared in 5 Final Fours.

Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim in the course of the first half of the ACC Tournament quarterfinal school basketball sport between the Duke Blue Devils and the Syracuse Orange on March 10, 2022 on the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)

“There is little doubt in my thoughts that with out Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Basketball wouldn’t be the powerhouse program it’s right now,” says Chancellor Kent Syverud. “Jim has invested and devoted nearly all of his life to constructing this program, cultivating generations of student-athletes and representing his alma mater with satisfaction and distinction. I lengthen my deep appreciation and gratitude to an alumnus who epitomizes what it means to be ‘Forever Orange.'”

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim appears towards a referee in the course of the first half of the crew’s NCAA school basketball sport in opposition to Duke in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.  (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Associate head coach Adrian Autry has been named the brand new head coach.

Boeheim went 1,015–440 as a head coach, solely teaching his alma mater by means of his total profession.