Boeheim’s 47-year tenure as Syracuse coach ends
Basketball Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim's 47-year tenure as coach at Syracuse ended Wednesday, with the university saying Orange assistant Adrian Autry has been promoted into the job.
The move came less than three hours after Syracuse lost to Wake Forest in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, after which Boeheim hinted at retirement but said it would ultimately be the university's decision.
Autry has been on Boeheim's staff since 2011, and held the title of associate head coach since March 2017.
The 78-year-old Boeheim's record in his 47 seasons, officially, was 1,015-441. That reflects 101 wins taken away by the NCAA for violations. Only now-retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski had more wins than Boeheim at the Division I level.
In Boeheim's final game, Daivien Williamson made a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left as Wake
Forest beat Syracuse 77-74 at Greensboro, N.C.
BEARD TO OLE MISS?
Former Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard has been linked to the Mississsippi job opening since the school fired Kermit Davis on Feb. 24. And according to a report by ESPN, Beard has emerged as the “leading candidate” for the job.
ESPN reported Ole Miss officials are “in the process of doing their due diligence” on Beard, whom Texas fired Jan. 5.
Beard, 49, was arrested Dec. 12 and charged with a third-degree felony for allegedly strangling, biting and scratching his fiancée at their residence in Austin. The case was dismissed on Feb. 15.
TUESDAY’S GAMES NO. 9 GONZAGA 77 NO. 16 SAINT MARY’S 51
Drew Timme scored 18 points and became Gonzaga's all-time leading scorer to lead the Bulldogs past the Gaels in the West Coast Conference final at Las Vegas.
The Zags (28-5) won their fourth consecutive WCC championship.
MERRIMACK 67 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 66
Ziggy Reid scored 23 points, and the Warriors closed on an 8-0 run to beat the Knights in North Andover, Md., to capture the Northeast Conference tournament title.
Merrimack (18-16), is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to a four-year transition to Division I, leaving Fairleigh Dickinson to receive the league's NCAA bid.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 63 CLEVELAND STATE 61
Marques Warrick scored 18 points to lead the Norse past the Vikings to win the Horizon League tournament title.
CHARLESTON 63 UNC-WILMINGTON 58
Ryan Larson scored 23 points to help lift the Cougars past the Seahawks in Washington to win the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.
ORAL ROBERTS 92 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 58
Max Abmas scored 26 points and distributed 11 assists and the Golden Eagles overwhelmed the Bison in Sioux Falls, S.D., to win the Summit League tournament title.