Jim Boeheim is set to be back on the sidelines — this time on the broadcast team.
Boeheim reportedly signed a deal with ESPN for the upcomin🐬g season as an in-game and studio analyst, .
It was expected that the former Syracuse coach would spend his retirement out of the spotlight after a legendary 47-year career coaching the Orange.
The 78-year-old also will work as a radio analyst for Wes🌺twood One during the 2024 Men’s NCAA tournament and may also call some games during Championship Week, per Rothstein
The Basketball Hall of Famer is known as the most successful coach in Syracu🀅se basketball history.
Boeheim’s list of accolades, including five Final Fours and a national championship in 2003, makes for quite an analysis pedigree.
ESPN has yet to an𒐪nounce the addition, though the 2023-24 season tips off in early November.
It’s not yet know when Boeheim would debut on the network.
The storied coach retired from his head coaching role at Syracuse in March, though the announcement came after plenty of rumors and confusion.
“There is no doubt in my mind that without Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Basketball would not be the powerhouse program it is today,” Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syveru♏d said in a statement upon his retirement.
“Jim has invested and dedicated the majority of his life to building this program, cultivating generations of student-athletes and representing his alma mater with pride and distinction.”
Boeheim compiled a 1,015–441 regular-season record, a .697 winning percentage during his tenure at Syracuse, which came after he pla🌳yed guard at the school from 1962-66.
ജAfter eight years as an assistant, he became the Orange’s head coach in 1976.
He saw 46 of his players drafted into the NBA, including the likes of Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Coleman, Rony Seikaly, Dion Waiters, Billy Owe🦋ns, Sherm𓄧an Douglas and Pearl Washington.
