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Syracuse's Boeheim claims Pitt 'bought' team, but walks comment back

Take it from someone who has been around Jim Boeheim before.

This is about par or the course for the longtime Syracuse basketball coach and Hall of Famer.

In a recent interview with ESPN, Boeheim accused three ACC programs which "bought" players as a testament to the current state of college basketball. Included in those three teams were Pitt, Wake Forest, and Miami.

"This is an awful place we're in in college basketball," Boeheim said. "Pittsburgh bought a team. OK, fine. My (big donor) talks about it, but he doesn't give anyone any money.