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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim: 'I've been a part of 1,000 wins ... and I'm proud of that'

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, after winning what would have been his 1,000th career game Saturday, told ESPN he knows how many games he's won -- even if the record book disagrees because of the "crazy" NCAA sanctions that led to his vacated victories.

The Orange upset No. 9 Virginia, 66-62, to win the team's 15th game and what would have been the Hall of Fame coach's 1,000th career victory, but the NCAA docked the program -- and Boeheim -- 101 wins as part of its sweeping penalties following a decade-long investigation.

Officially, at least, Boeheim has 899 career wins -- three shy of matching Bob Knight for second place all-time.