Jim Boeheim
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James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim (icon; born November 17, 1944) is the head coach
of the men's basketball
team at Syracuse University
. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East
regular season championships, five Big East Tournament
championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament
appearances, including three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana
in 1987 and Kentucky
in 1996 before defeating
Kansas
in 2003. With 861 career wins, all at Syracuse, he currently stands in fifth place on the wins list of Men's NCAA
Division I coaches, and is second among active coaches, behind only Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University
. Boeheim has the third most career wins as head coach at any single school behind Dean Smith
's 879 wins at North Carolina
and Adolph Rupp
's 876 wins at Kentucky
. The career wins record of 907 (and counting), held by Mike Krzyzewski, was achieved at 2 different schools, Army
and Duke
.
Boeheim has served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Championship
, the 2006 FIBA World Championship
, the 2008 Summer Olympics
, and the 2010 FIBA World Championship
. In these outings, Team USA finished with two bronze medals and two gold medals, respectively. He will continue to serve in the same capacity at the 2012 Summer Olympics
. In addition, Boeheim currently serves as the chairman of the USA Basketball
2009-12 Men's Junior National Committee, has served as the 2007-08 President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches
(NABC), and currently sits on its Board of Directors. For his accomplishments, Boeheim was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
in September 2005.
Off the court, he has battled prostate cancer
and has become a major advocate for Coaches vs. Cancer
, a non-profit collaboration between the NABC and the American Cancer Society
, through which he has helped raise $4.5 million for ACS's Central New York
chapter since 2000.
, his freshman roommate. The pair led the Orange to a 22–6 overall win-loss record that earned the team's second-ever NCAA
tournament berth. After graduating from Syracuse, Boeheim played professional basketball with the Scranton Miners
of the American Basketball League during which he won two championships and was a second-team all-star (SU Athletics). While at Syracuse University he joined the Delta Upsilon
fraternity.
. Soon thereafter he was promoted to a full-time assistant coach and was a member of the coaching staff that helped guide the Orange to its first Final Four
appearance in 1975.
In 1976, Danforth left to become head basketball coach and athletic director at Tulane University
. A coaching search then led to naught, and Boeheim was promoted to be the head coach of his alma mater. Apart from his brief stint in the pros, Boeheim has spent his entire adult life at Syracuse as a player, assistant coach or head coach, a rarity in modern-day major collegiate athletics.
In 34 years as head coach at Syracuse, Boeheim has guided the Orange to postseason berths, either in the NCAA or NIT
tournaments, in every year in which the Orange have been eligible. The only time the Orange missed the postseason was 1993, when NCAA sanctions barred them from postseason play despite a 20–9 record. During his tenure, the Orange have never had a losing season, appeared in three NCAA national championship games (1987, 1996, and 2003) and won the national title in 2003.
Boeheim has been named Big East
coach of the year four times, and has been named as District II Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches ten times. In 2004, Boeheim received two additional awards. The first was during the spring when he was awarded the Claire Bee Award in recognition of his contributions to the sport of basketball. During the fall of the same year Boeheim was presented with Syracuse University's Arents Award, the University's highest alumni honor.
Boeheim's coaching style at Syracuse is unusual in that, whereas many of the more successful coaches prefer the man-to-man defense, he demonstrates an overwhelming preference for the 2-3 zone defense
.
In an exhibition game on November 7, 2005 against Division II school Saint Rose
from Albany, New York
, Boeheim was ejected for the first time in his career after arguing a call late in the first half in the Orange's 86–73 victory.
Boeheim has also been a coach for the USA
national team. In 2001, during his seventh year as a USA basketball coach, Boeheim helped lead the Young Men's Team to a gold medal at the World Championship in Japan. During the fall of that year he was named USA Basketball 2001 National Coach of the Year. He was an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship
and 2006 FIBA World Championship
, winning the bronze medal both times. He returned as an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing, China, where the United States won the gold medal.
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.
and CSI: Miami
as two of his favorite TV shows, and also watches Desperate Housewives
and NYPD Blue
. Boeheim appeared in the movie Blue Chips
, with Nick Nolte
and Shaquille O'Neal
, playing himself. Boeheim also appeared in the Spike Lee
movie He Got Game
, again playing himself. Boeheim has appeared in numerous commercials throughout Central New York
, and also had a spot in a nationwide Nike Jordan ad featuring former Syracuse great Carmelo Anthony
. Boeheim likes to listen to the music of Bruce Springsteen
. In the interview, he states that he has no interest in pursuing any other career after he retires from coaching basketball other than coaching Little League
. Boeheim fought a personal battle with cancer, which has led to his devotion to the "Coaches vs. Cancer" tournament that raises awareness of cancer. Boeheim and his wife, Juli, have three children: James, and twins Jack and Jamie. He also has a daughter, Elizabeth, from a previous marriage.
Boeheim and Doug Gottlieb
have traded barbs ever since 2005 because of Gottlieb's criticism of Syracuse's soft preseason schedule and Boeheim's comments regarding Gottlieb's difficulties at Notre Dame, which include stealing and using a teammates credit card. Gottlieb and Boeheim refuse to discuss their feud publicly.
Head coach
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of the men's basketball
Syracuse Orange men's basketball
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team representing Syracuse University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference...
team at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
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. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
regular season championships, five Big East Tournament
Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Since 1983, the tournament has been held in Madison Square...
championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
appearances, including three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers
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in 1987 and Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats
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in 1996 before defeating
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks
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in 2003. With 861 career wins, all at Syracuse, he currently stands in fifth place on the wins list of Men's NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Division I coaches, and is second among active coaches, behind only Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I...
. Boeheim has the third most career wins as head coach at any single school behind Dean Smith
Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith is a retired American head coach of men's college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful 36-year coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
's 879 wins at North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State...
and Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Frederick Rupp was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. Rupp is fourth in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching...
's 876 wins at Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats
The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...
. The career wins record of 907 (and counting), held by Mike Krzyzewski, was achieved at 2 different schools, Army
United States Military Academy
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and Duke
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
.
Boeheim has served as an assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Championship
1990 FIBA World Championship
The 1990 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Argentina from August 8 to August 20, 1990.The competition final phase was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.Yugoslavia emerged as the tournament winner...
, the 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
, the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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, and the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
. In these outings, Team USA finished with two bronze medals and two gold medals, respectively. He will continue to serve in the same capacity at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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. In addition, Boeheim currently serves as the chairman of the USA Basketball
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
2009-12 Men's Junior National Committee, has served as the 2007-08 President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches , headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of college men's basketball coaches...
(NABC), and currently sits on its Board of Directors. For his accomplishments, Boeheim was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
in September 2005.
Off the court, he has battled prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
and has become a major advocate for Coaches vs. Cancer
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
The Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic is an annual college basketball tournament played in November at the beginning of the season...
, a non-profit collaboration between the NABC and the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
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, through which he has helped raise $4.5 million for ACS's Central New York
Central New York
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chapter since 2000.
Playing
Boeheim was born in Lyons, New York. He graduated from Lyons Central High School. Boeheim enrolled in Syracuse University as a student in 1962 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in social science. During his freshman year, Boeheim was a walk-on with the men's basketball team. By his senior year he was the team captain and a teammate of All-American Dave BingDave Bing
David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
, his freshman roommate. The pair led the Orange to a 22–6 overall win-loss record that earned the team's second-ever NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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tournament berth. After graduating from Syracuse, Boeheim played professional basketball with the Scranton Miners
Scranton Miners
The Scranton Miners were an Eastern Professional Basketball League basketball team based in Scranton, Pennsylvania that was a member of the American Basketball League. Arthur Pachter was the Owner and coach for many years...
of the American Basketball League during which he won two championships and was a second-team all-star (SU Athletics). While at Syracuse University he joined the Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon is the sixth oldest international, all-male, college Greek-letter organization, and is the oldest non-secret fraternity in North America...
fraternity.
Coaching
In 1969, Boeheim decided to coach basketball and was hired as a graduate assistant at Syracuse under Roy DanforthRoy Danforth
Roy Danforth was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148-71 record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited to rebuilding the Syracuse program,...
. Soon thereafter he was promoted to a full-time assistant coach and was a member of the coaching staff that helped guide the Orange to its first Final Four
Final four
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appearance in 1975.
In 1976, Danforth left to become head basketball coach and athletic director at Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
. A coaching search then led to naught, and Boeheim was promoted to be the head coach of his alma mater. Apart from his brief stint in the pros, Boeheim has spent his entire adult life at Syracuse as a player, assistant coach or head coach, a rarity in modern-day major collegiate athletics.
In 34 years as head coach at Syracuse, Boeheim has guided the Orange to postseason berths, either in the NCAA or NIT
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
tournaments, in every year in which the Orange have been eligible. The only time the Orange missed the postseason was 1993, when NCAA sanctions barred them from postseason play despite a 20–9 record. During his tenure, the Orange have never had a losing season, appeared in three NCAA national championship games (1987, 1996, and 2003) and won the national title in 2003.
Boeheim has been named Big East
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
coach of the year four times, and has been named as District II Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches ten times. In 2004, Boeheim received two additional awards. The first was during the spring when he was awarded the Claire Bee Award in recognition of his contributions to the sport of basketball. During the fall of the same year Boeheim was presented with Syracuse University's Arents Award, the University's highest alumni honor.
Boeheim's coaching style at Syracuse is unusual in that, whereas many of the more successful coaches prefer the man-to-man defense, he demonstrates an overwhelming preference for the 2-3 zone defense
2-3 Zone Defense
The 2–3 zone defense is a defensive strategy used in basketball as an alternative to man-to-man defense. It is referred to as the 2–3 because of its formation on the court, which consists of two players at the front of the defense and three players behind .-How to play a 2–3 zone defense:The...
.
In an exhibition game on November 7, 2005 against Division II school Saint Rose
The College of Saint Rose
The College of Saint Rose is a private, independent, coeducational college in Albany, New York, founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. The College enrolls a total of approximately 5,000 students ....
from Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, Boeheim was ejected for the first time in his career after arguing a call late in the first half in the Orange's 86–73 victory.
Boeheim has also been a coach for the USA
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
national team. In 2001, during his seventh year as a USA basketball coach, Boeheim helped lead the Young Men's Team to a gold medal at the World Championship in Japan. During the fall of that year he was named USA Basketball 2001 National Coach of the Year. He was an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship
1990 FIBA World Championship
The 1990 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Argentina from August 8 to August 20, 1990.The competition final phase was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.Yugoslavia emerged as the tournament winner...
and 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
, winning the bronze medal both times. He returned as an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing, China, where the United States won the gold medal.
Head coaching record
Accomplishments
Some of Boeheim's notable accomplishments current as of March 21, 2010:- Led Syracuse University to the 2003 NCAA national championship
- Led Syracuse University to three national championship game appearances
- (1987, 1996, 2003)
- Led Syracuse University to three Final Four appearances
- (1987, 1996, 2003)
- Led Syracuse University to four Elite Eight appearances
- (1987, 1989, 1996, 2003)
- Led Syracuse University to 15 Sweet Sixteen appearances
- (1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010)
- Led Syracuse University to 27 NCAA Tournament appearances
- (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)
- Led Syracuse University to eight Big East regular season championships
- (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2003, 2010)
- Led Syracuse University to five Big East tournament championships
- (1981, 1988, 1992, 2005, 2006)
- Leads all Big East coaches (past and present) in wins. (329)
- Ranks sixth among active Division I coaches (min. 10 years) in winning percentage (.743)
- Currently ranks second among active coaches in career wins (846)
- In 35 seasons at Syracuse, has compiled 33 20-win seasons, good for most on the all-time list
- Became only the 14th coach ever to reach 750 wins (2007)
- 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
- As of 2005, Boeheim is eighth in Division I NCAA tournamentNCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
wins with forty-one (CBS Sportsline). - Basketball Hall of Fame (2005) as a coach
- Joined Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Calhoun as the third active coach with 800 wins, and eighth all-time with a victory over Albany on November 9, 2009.
- 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.
- 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.
In recognition of Boeheim's numerous accomplishments as SU's head coach, the University named the Carrier Dome
Carrier Dome
The Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The...
court "Jim Boeheim Court" on February 24, 2002.
Personal life
According to an interview conducted by The Post-Standard in 2005, Boeheim enjoys watching television. He cites ERER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
and CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
as two of his favorite TV shows, and also watches Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
and NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
. Boeheim appeared in the movie Blue Chips
Blue Chips
Blue Chips is a 1994 drama film about basketball, directed by William Friedkin, written by Ron Shelton and starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway as talented finds....
, with Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
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and Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...
, playing himself. Boeheim also appeared in the Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
movie He Got Game
He Got Game
He Got Game is a 1998 American sports-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth, a prison inmate convicted for killing his wife...
, again playing himself. Boeheim has appeared in numerous commercials throughout Central New York
Central New York
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, and also had a spot in a nationwide Nike Jordan ad featuring former Syracuse great Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...
. Boeheim likes to listen to the music of Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
. In the interview, he states that he has no interest in pursuing any other career after he retires from coaching basketball other than coaching Little League
Little League
Little League Baseball and Softball is a non-profit organization in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States which organizes local youth baseball and softball leagues throughout the U.S...
. Boeheim fought a personal battle with cancer, which has led to his devotion to the "Coaches vs. Cancer" tournament that raises awareness of cancer. Boeheim and his wife, Juli, have three children: James, and twins Jack and Jamie. He also has a daughter, Elizabeth, from a previous marriage.
Boeheim and Doug Gottlieb
Doug Gottlieb
Douglas Michael Gottlieb is a former NCAA collegiate basketball player for the University of Notre Dame and Oklahoma State University, and the Russian Basketball Super League...
have traded barbs ever since 2005 because of Gottlieb's criticism of Syracuse's soft preseason schedule and Boeheim's comments regarding Gottlieb's difficulties at Notre Dame, which include stealing and using a teammates credit card. Gottlieb and Boeheim refuse to discuss their feud publicly.