Coach Boeheim became the third coach in men’s basketball
history to top 900 wins tonight, joining Mike Kryzewski and Bobby Knight in the
exclusive club. However, Boeheim is the
only coach of the three to obtain all 900 wins with a single school.
Boeheim is currently in his 37th season after
taking over the head coaching role in 1976.
But even before that, he was a player from 1962-66 and an assistant
coach from 1969-75. In total, he has had
his hand in well over 1,000 wins with the Syracuse program.
And there’s no sign of him walking away anytime soon.
He’s won over 30 games five times in his tenure, while
finishing with less than 20 wins only twice.
He has led the Orange to the NCAA Tournament 29 times with two Final
Fours and one National Championship.
The 900 Club looks like this:
Mike Kryzewski – 936 wins (1975 to present)
Bob Knight – 902 wins (1965 – 2008)
Jim Boeheim – 900 wins (1976 to present)
Considering that Coach K is still cranking out wins at Duke and
also giving no hints of calling it quits anytime soon, it seems unlikely that
Boeheim will catch him (unless Coach K retires before Boeheim obviously). However, considering that Boeheim has
averaged over 26 wins per season over the last ten seasons, reaching 1,000 wins
seems possible. And next year Syracuse
is shifting to the ACC. You can’t tell
me Boeheim won’t want to grab a few conference titles after dominating the Big
East for all these years before hanging it up.
But for now Boeheim is coaching a very good [national
championship good] Orange team that is currently ranked #3 in the AP Poll. Boeheim has never been one to talk about
himself, but has always given credit and focus first to his coaching staff and
players. His recipe has proven
successful, and he knows there’s a lot more to be accomplished. But it’s one game at a time, one possession
at a time. This could end up being
another special season for Boeheim and his Orange, but for now – Congrats Coach
Boeheim.
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