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Syracuse basketball commit Buddy Boeheim is more than walk-on son of a coach

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Buddy Boeheim is the son of Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim.

On Friday, the younger Boeheim announced that he would attend Syracuse University next year. Since his father is a university employee, Boeheim will likely be a non-scholarship player on the SU roster in the 2018-19 season.

But please don't write off Buddy Boeheim's presence on the roster. Buddy Boeheim is not your ordinary son of the coach walk-on.

Now, you won't find Buddy Boeheim's name in anybody's rankings for the Top 100 players in the 2018 class. Maybe not the Top 200.