After it was announced that Jim Boeheim would not return as Syracuse head coach following his 47-year tenure, one of his best former players paid homage to him.
Carmelo Anthony took to Twitter to praise Boeheim, who coached him to a 2003 NCAA championship and was also on staff for Team USA for the Olympics during the team's gold-medal runs in 2008, 2012 and 2016:
Carmelo Anthony @carmeloanthonyLegend. I appreciate everything you've done for me and the game <a href="https://twitter.com/therealboeheim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@therealboeheim</a> ud83dude4fud83cudffe <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cusefamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cusefamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/ldoEzd4z8q">https://t.co/ldoEzd4z8q</a> <a href="https://t.co/77gaRlB1Wv">pic.twitter.com/77gaRlB1Wv</a>
In all, Boeheim spent 60 years with Syracuse as a player, assistant coach and head coach.