Jim Boeheim
FILE - Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, left, congratulates his son, Cornell's Jimmy Boeheim, right, at the end of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., in this Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, file photo. Jimmy Boeheim is transferring to Syracuse to play for his father and with his younger brother after three seasons at Cornell. Coach Jim Boeheim's oldest son made the announcement Friday, April 16, 2021, on Instagram. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi, File)
Family affair: Jimmy Boeheim to play for his dad at Syracuse

By John Kekis Apr. 16, 2021 06:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, left, greets the Loyola Chicago basketball team as the Ramblers walk off the court after a win over Miami in a first-round game at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Dallas. Loyola Chicago is back in the tournament. And Sister Jean will be there, too. The 101-year-old team chaplain's lobbying paid off Tuesday, March 16, when the school reversed course and announced she will go. That means she gets to watch her beloved Ramblers in person for the first time this season when No. 17 Loyola meets Georgia Tech in Indianapolis on Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Police contacted after Ohio State's Liddell receives threats

By Charles Odum Mar. 20, 2021 03:42 PM EDT

Ohio State's E.J. Liddell, second from right, gets pressure from Oral Roberts' Francis Lacis (22), Kevin Obanor, second from left, Carlos Jürgens, center, and Max Abmas (3) during the second half of a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Oral Roberts won in overtime. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Sister Jean gets the vaccine and seat at the NCAA Tournament

By Jim Litke Mar. 20, 2021 01:57 AM EDT

The Florida basketball team is escorted to Hinkle Fieldhouse for the NCAA college basketball tournament, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
NCAA sets arena limits for March Madness at 22% capacity

Mar. 18, 2021 04:18 PM EDT

San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher shouts during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Nevada in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Friday, March 12, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Aztecs look to break Syracuse's suffocating 2-3 zone defense

By Bernie Wilson Mar. 18, 2021 03:08 AM EDT

North Carolina coach Roy Williams talks to players during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Bacot, Davis help UNC top No. 22 Virginia Tech 81-73 in ACCs

By Aaron Beard Mar. 11, 2021 11:55 PM EST

Duke guard DJ Steward (2) celebrates a basket with teammate Duke guard Jordan Goldwire, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Duke defeated Louisville 70-56. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Syracuse loss to No. 16 Virginia hurts cause for NCAA field

By Aaron Beard Mar. 11, 2021 04:05 PM EST

North Carolina State's D.J. Funderburk (0) fights for the rebound with Syracuse's Quincy Guerrier (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Raleigh, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)
Syracuse soph Quincy Guerrier emerges as key cog for Orange

By John Kekis Feb. 12, 2021 03:54 AM EST

Pittsburgh's Justin Champagnie (11) looks to pass around Syracuse's Marek Dolezaj (21) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 96-76. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Syracuse sophomore center Jesse Edwards helps fill big void

By John Kekis Jan. 22, 2021 02:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim talks with guard Joseph Girard III during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Boston College in Boston. Barring another last-minute change, Syracuse will return to the basketball court on Wednesday night, Jan. 6, after a COVID-19 pause that lasted nearly three weeks. Boeheim is ready to roll and says the team just has "to do the best we can right now.” The Orange haven't played since an overtime victory over Buffalo on Dec. 19. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Syracuse returning after weeks-long, virus-related hiatus

By John Kekis Jan. 05, 2021 07:44 PM EST

Syracuse guard Buddy Boeheim (35) drives with the ball between the defense of Boston College forward CJ Felder (1) and guard Makai Ashton-Langford (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Syracuse, Buffalo men's hoops on pause after positive test

Dec. 21, 2020 01:34 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer reacts in the final minutes of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland in Baltimore. Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, legendary Rutgers women’s basketball coach Stringer, “Roots” and “Good Times” star John Amos, and actors Flip Wilson and Danny Aiello will be among those inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
'Full warning': Older basketball coaches at work in pandemic

By Cliff Brunt Dec. 08, 2020 02:17 AM EST

Iowa players kneel on the court before the playing of the national anthem before an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina Central, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
College basketball begins strange season in empty arenas

By John Marshall Nov. 25, 2020 06:45 PM EST

FILE - This Feb.16, 2020, file photo shows South Florida's Shae Leverett, left, and Connecticut's Olivia Nelson-Ododa during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tampa, Fla. UConn, one of the original members of the Big East Conference, is hoping a return to the league will help put the Huskies back among the elite programs in college basketball. The Huskies spent seven years in the American Athletic Conference, on a mostly downward trajectory since winning a fourth national title in 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)
The Latest: Iowa St women's hoops coach in quarantine

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 10:36 AM EST

Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim, left, shoots over North Carolina State's Jericole Hellems, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Syracuse coach Boeheim in virus isolation, eager to return

By John Kekis Nov. 16, 2020 05:45 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim speaks to reporters during the NCAA college basketball team's media day in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome was built in the late 1970s at a cost of $26.85 million. “I remember. I was very skeptical playing in there," Boeheim said. (Scott Schild/The Post-Standard via AP, File)
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tests positive for virus

Nov. 15, 2020 07:01 PM EST

Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim, right, drives to the basket against North Carolina State's Braxton Beverly, left, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. North Carolina State won 79-74. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Syracuse's Jim Boeheim hopeful for start of his 45th season

By John Kekis Nov. 13, 2020 04:24 PM EST

FILE - West Virginia guard Miles McBride (4) and forward Emmitt Matthews Jr. (11) celebrate after a score against Baylor during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. West Virginia opens the 2020-21 season ranked No. 15 in the AP poll and returns four of the top five scorers from the team that went 21-10 last season. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten, FIle)
Top rebounding tandem Tshiebwe, Culver back for No. 15 WVU

By John Raby Nov. 12, 2020 01:30 PM EST

Syracuse University appoints diversity director for sports

By John Kekis Jul. 10, 2020 02:01 AM EDT
Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack has added a position to his department, bucking a trend toward athletic cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo gestures during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. Many of college basketball’s top coaches and biggest rivals teamed up with Madison Square Garden for a video posted on social media Wednesday night, May 13, 2020, saluting essential workers leading the fight against the coronavirus. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, Izzo and Villanova’s Jay Wright are some of the big names saying thank you in the 60-second spot, most of them appearing to be in their homes or backyards. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
College basketball coaches salute essential COVID-19 workers

By Mike Fitzpatrick May. 13, 2020 11:04 PM EDT