Boeheim sorry for accusation
Syracuse coach had condemned 3 ACC schools for “buying” players
SYRACUSE — Jim Boeheim issued a statement Monday apologizing to ACC schools he accused of ‘buying’ players during a conversation with ESPN’S Pete Thamel after Saturday’s game at Boston College.
In his statement, the Syracuse coach said he believed the three schools — Miami, Wake Forest and Pittsburgh — were compliant with NIL (name, image, likeness) rules.
Boeheim mentioned them when he referenced schools that dug into the transfer portal and improved their teams by adding players with what he said was NIL money.
Wake coach Steve Forbes talked with CBS’S Matt Norlander soon after the story broke and denied the claim.
“He’s wrong. He’s one thousand percent wrong,” Forbes said. “I don’t have one player on my team that got NIL to come here. That’s a fact. I’ve NEVER had a player come here for NIL.”
The ESPN story was widely circulated and was the subject of plenty of online conversation. Critics pointed out that SU’S most visible booster, Adam Weitsman, had just flown a 2024 recruit to JMA Wireless Dome in his private plane and sat courtside with the teenager, who soon thereafter made a verbal commitment to the Orange.
Poll:
Purdue remained atop The AP men’s poll despite suffering a loss, while Marquette pushed into the top 10 and N.C. State made its first poll appearance in four years. Houston rose to No. 2 followed by Alabama, Arizona and Texas, the Longhorns jumping five spots for the week's biggest climb. Tennessee fell four spots to No. 6, followed by UCLA, Virginia, Kansas and Marquette, in the top 10 for the first time since 2019.
Women
Virginia Tech 73, N.C. State 61: Georgia Amoore scored a career-high 27 points with five 3-pointers, Elizabeth Kitley had 25 points and 14 rebounds and No. 11 Virginia Tech beat 22nd-ranked N.C. State
Poll: South Carolina remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 while Indiana is making its first appearance ever at No. 2. LSU remained at No. 3 and Uconn moved up one spot to fourth. Iowa was fifth. Stanford fell from second to sixth. Duke vaulted seven spots to ninth.