Jim Boeheim, Syracuse basketball (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Syracuse basketball recruiting will inevitably change after Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim retires.
There are a lot of positive “sells” that Syracuse basketball possesses when its coaches are making recruiting pitches to prospects, and Jim Boeheim is at the apex of the list.
The team is one of the winningest programs in the sport’s history. It regularly leads NCAA Division I men’s hoops in annual attendance, with marquee games attracting 30,000-plus fans, regardless of the Central New York weather outside.
The Orange competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, one of the premier leagues around the country, with a ton of its encounters every season on some form of regional or national television.