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Thad Matta Takes Time to Reflect on Return Trip to the Final Four

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

When he helped lead Ohio State to his first Final Four in 2007, Thad Matta admits he took little time out to actually enjoy the success. The Buckeyes are back there in 2012 and have a date with Kansas on Saturday, but their head coach says he'll do things differently ...

Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim: Wisconsin is Probably One of the Most Dangerous Teams We Can Play, Also Calls Charles Barkley an Idiot

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Don't try telling Jim Boeheim that his Syracuse team shouldn't even be here in the Sweet Sixteen. That's what many have said because it appeared a couple of questionable calls fell the way of the Orange in a seven-point victory over No. 16-seeded North Carolina-Asheville. Boeheim has an argument for ...

Jim Boeheim: Syracuse Players Will Be More Emotionally Ready Knowing That Fab Melo is Out

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

The NCAA tournament was partially turned on end before it even started on Tuesday when Syracuse announced that star Fab Melo would not be eligible for the tournament. It sent people scurrying to toss their brackets in the trash or at least get out the eraser as the Orange lost ...

Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim: The Worries About Carmelo Anthony Playing With Lin Is The Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Heard

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim has never been one to beat around the bush, so when he says something is the dumbest things he's heard, that's saying something. And that's exactly what Carmelo Anthony's college coach is saying about those wondering if Anthony will be able to fit in with ...

Jim Boeheim Cites Fab Melo and Dion Waiters as the Biggest Reasons for Syracuse’s Undefeated Start

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Syracuse keeps on rolling along this season undefeated. Earlier this week the Orange knocked off the Pittsburgh Panthers to win their 20th game in row, which is a school record to begin the season. For Jim Boeheim it was win No.876. That ties him on the list with Adolph Rupp. Mike ...

Jim Boeheim on moving to the ACC: “This is not the Big East that we founded. This is 17 teams spread throughout the country.”

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

It's definitely going to be strange to see Syracuse in the ACC.  They're synonymous with the Big East. What better man to ask about the emotions swirling around the Syracuse basketball program then Jim Boeheim? The face of the Syracuse basketball program initially seemed upset about the move but now ...

ACC Commissioner John Swofford felt Conference had to be Proactive During Uncertain Times of Conference Realignment

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

With developments on the conference realignment front happening at a fast and frenzied pace each week, it's hard to blame a conference or a school from wanting to be proactive with its course of action. That's just what the Atlantic Coast Conference decided to do this past weekend when it ...

Realignment Dominoes Fall as Syracuse Moves From Big East to ACC

Monday, September 19th, 2011

While everyone around the country was talking about Texas A&M's potential move to the SEC and what that meant for other teams in Texas and in the Big 12, there was some quieter shifting going on elsewhere. It didn't remain quiet through the weekend, however. While much of the attention was ...

Jim Boeheim “For us to win in the tournament the young guys are going to have to help the veterans.”

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

After it was all said and done on Sunday evening the Syracuse Orange walked away from Selection Sunday truly wondering who are we playing to start things off? The Indiana State Sycamores? Wasn't that the team that Larry Bird played on in 1978-79 that made it all the way to ...

Jim Boeheim’s Media Rant Continues Into Second Day

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

The biggest news of Monday night in Syracuse wasn't the Orange beating West Virginia in Big East Conference hoops. It's what came afterward. In his postgame press conference, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim used much of his time to criticize a beat writer's work in comparing him to other prominent Big ...