Back to the NCAA Newsfeed

Syracuse tabs Hopkins as Boeheim's successor

1h - Men's College Basketball Syracuse Orange

Play2:40
Hopkins named as Boeheim's successor at Syracuse

Jeff Goodman explains why Mike Hopkins was picked to be the successor of men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim at Syracuse.

  • Jeff Goodman, ESPN Insider Close
    • Joined ESPN as a college basketball Insider in June 2013
    • Previously wrote for CBSSports.com and FOXSports.com
    Follow on Twitter

Longtime Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins will replace Jim Boeheim as head coach of the Orange, the school announced Thursday.