Jimmy Boeheim Transferring To Syracuse To Play For His Dad Jim Boeheim And With His Brother Buddy Boeheim?
There are already two Boeheim’s at Syracuse already!
Who are they ?
Jim Boeheim who is the head coach!
Jim Boeheim has had a remarkable run as head coach at his alma mater, Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided only winning teams in his tenure and has pushed the Orange into the postseason in all but three of his 44 years. Syracuse has made 34 trips into the NCAA Tournament, including Final Four appearances in 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, and 2016. The Orange won the national championship in 2003. “according to cuse.com/ mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jim-boeheim/5146
And his son Buddy Boeheim who is a guard and a Junior!
During his sophomore season Buddy Boeheim had 17 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block versus COLGATE ... In the ‘Battle of the Boeheims’, Buddy notched 16 points in the win over CORNELL ... He converted six-pointers and finished with 22 points in a victory against BUCKNELL ... He set a career high in points (26), which included six 3-pointers, in a triumph at GEORGIA TECH ... Boeheim led Syracuse scorers with 25 points while connecting on a career-high seven three-pointers during a loss against GEORGETOWN ... Boeheim buried seven three-pointers and finished with 23 points during a defeat to NOTRE DAME ... He finished with a team-high 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting in win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Boeheim tied his season high with 26 points, 18 of these coming in the first half, during a win against VIRGINIA TECH ... Boeheim had four three-point makes en route to a 22 point performance in a loss against CLEMSON ... He had a team-high 23 points in a win against WAKE FOREST ... He buried a squad-best 22 points during a loss against NORTH CAROLINA ... Boeheim had 21 points and three steals during a road game against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had 17 points in a triumph against NORTH CAROLINA at the ACC Tournament ... Boeheim was named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll. “according to cuse.com/ mens-basketball
But could there possibly be another Boeheim headed to Syracuse to play for his dad and with his brother?
That could be a possibility!
Why?
Because Jimmy Boeheim who played for Cornell for three seasons has decided to transfer!
Why?
Because the Ivy League cancelled their season last week!
During his junior season at Cornell Jimmy Boeheim Averaged 16.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.7 steals per game while shooting 43 percent from the floor and 72 percent from the free-throw line through 21 game (19 starts).
• Finished the season fifth in the Ancient Eight in scoring and 10th in rebounding.
• Missed six games and a majority of a seventh due to injury.
• Had four consecutive 20-point games dating back to last season (two games in 2018-19, two in 2019-20), tied for the fifth-longest streak at Cornell since 1976 before it was snapped against NJIT.
• Opened the season with 24 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and a blocked shot in the win over Binghamton.
• Scored 20 points, including hitting three 3-pointers, to go along with three rebounds and a blocked shot at Bryant.
• Notched five points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal against NJIT.
• Had 12 points at DePaul.
• Credited with a game-high 25 points and added two rebounds and two assists vs. Syracuse.
• Had 25 points, a career-best 17 rebounds (including eight on the offensive glass), two assists and two steals in the overtime loss at Coppin State.
• Scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished three assists at Navy.
• Posted 27 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals while hitting on 13-of-22 field goals against Lafayette,
• Had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists at Colgate.
• Notched 26 points with three rebounds and three assists along with a season-best four 3-pointers at Hartford.
• Notched 17 points, six rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal at No. 20/21 Penn State.
• Scored 14 points with four rebounds and two blocked shots.
• Posted 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Columbia.
• Notched 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals at Brown and 17 points, four rebounds and four assists at Yale.
• Had 24 points, nine rebounds and three assists in the win over Princeton.
• Scored 17 points and grabbed six boards at Harvard.
• Had 14 points off the bench, including the team's final seven, in closing the season with a season sweep of Princeton.
“according to cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/
If Jimmy Boeheim did decide to transfer to Syracuse his brother Buddy Boeheim wouldn’t have a problem with it!
Why?
He had this to say about the possibility of playing with his brother!
That’s up to him “ laughed Buddy Boeheim . Wherever he decides to go I’ll be supporting him , no matter what . But if he does decided to come here , that ‘d be a lot of fun. “ “according to an article by Mark Larson on spectrumlocalnews.com