Assembly Resolution No. 78

BY: M. of A. Magnarelli

HONORING Syracuse University Men's Basketball Head
Coach Jim Boeheim upon the occasion of his 1,000th
career win

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend those
notable citizens of our State, who have achieved extraordinary success
and achieved incredible career milestones, and who have distinguished
themselves and their universities through their personal and
professional achievements; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
commend and honor Syracuse University Men's Basketball Head Coach Jim
Boeheim upon the occasion of his 1,000th career win as the head coach at
Syracuse University; and

WHEREAS, Hall of Fame member Jim Boeheim enrolled as a student at
Syracuse University in 1962 and was a walk-on with the SU Men's
Basketball team; by his senior year, he was a team captain along with
the legendary Dave Bing, and the Orange earned the program's second-ever
NCAA Tournament berth; and

WHEREAS, In 1969, Jim Boeheim turned toward a career in coaching and
was hired as a graduate assistant at Syracuse University under Roy
Danforth; he was soon promoted to a full-time assistant coach and helped
guide the Orange to its first-ever Final Four appearance in the 1975
NCAA Tournament; and

WHEREAS, In 1976, Coach Jim Boeheim was named Head Coach of the
Syracuse University Men's Basketball Team, his alma mater; and

WHEREAS, Coach Jim Boeheim is now in his 41st season as Head Coach
of the Syracuse University Men's Basketball Team; no current Division I
coach has been at his current school longer; and

WHEREAS, Known as a highly skilled and dedicated mentor, Coach Jim
Boeheim has guided only winning teams and pushed the Orange into the
postseason in all but two of his seasons; and

WHEREAS, During his notable tenure, Coach Jim Boeheim has led the
Orange to a total of 10 Big East regular season championships, 32 NCAA
Tournament appearances, and has coached the Orange in the NCAA Final
Four five times in 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013 and 2016; and

WHEREAS, In 2003, Coach Jim Boeheim led the Syracuse University
Men's Basketball Team to an impressive NCAA Championship win -- the
first in program history -- with a (81-78) defeat of the University of
Kansas in the final; and

WHEREAS, Coach Jim Boeheim added another great feat to the books
last season (2016) by guiding the Orange on an improbable run to the
Final Four, which included a 16-point, second-half comeback against

number one seed Virginia, one of the most dramatic, unexpected rallies
in Elite Eight history; and

WHEREAS, Coach Jim Boeheim has been honored with a number of Coach
of the Year awards, including those presented by the Associated Press,
the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and the United
States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA); he is also a four-time
BIG EAST Coach of the Year, and

WHEREAS, In the fall of 2000, Coach Jim Boeheim received Syracuse
University's Arents Award, the school's highest alumni honor, and then
in 2002, the University named the Carrier Dome court "Jim Boeheim
Court;" and

WHEREAS, Coach Jim Boeheim achieved the ultimate basketball tribute
in 2005 when he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame; he was then again honored in the off season with the John R.
Wooden "Legends of Coaching" Award; and

WHEREAS, In addition, Coach Jim Boeheim served as an assistant coach
for the U.S. Olympic teams that won gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016,
and the World Cup in 2010 and 2014; and

WHEREAS, A champion of many charitable causes, Coach Jim Boeheim and
his wife, Juli, started the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation; they have
also helped raise money and awareness for various other missions, such
as Coaches vs. Cancer, Crouse Hospital's Kienzle Family Maternity
Center, the Children's Miracle Network, the Eldercare Foundation, the
Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Pioneer Center for the Blind and Disabled,
Special Olympics, and the Rescue Mission, among many others; and

WHEREAS, On February 4, 2017, Coach Jim Boeheim led the Orange to
his 1,000th win as Syracuse University's head coach in a 66-62 victory
over the University of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, By his 1,000th career win as Head Coach of the Syracuse
University Men's Basketball Team, Coach Jim Boeheim is only the second
coach in Division I college basketball history to accumulate 1,000
career wins; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend and honor Syracuse University Men's Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim
upon the occasion of his 1,000th career win as head coach at Syracuse
University; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Coach Jim Boeheim.