(Nolan Weidner | nweidner@syracuse.com)
Syracuse, N.Y. — Jimmy Boeheim, the son of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, announced on Tuesday that he will play basketball at Cornell University.
Jimmy Boeheim, a graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School, is currently attending New Hampton (N.H.) Prep.
He announced his decision via his Twitter account.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excited to announce that I have committed to play basketball at Cornell University <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gobigred?src=hash">#gobigred</a> [?] [?] </p>— Jimmy Boeheim (@jimmyb_23) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmyb_23/status/836738018723643393">March 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Last year, Boeheim averaged 23.3 points as a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt.