Bill Text: NY K00830 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Syracuse University Men's Basketball Head Coach Jim Boeheim for his retirement, and his outstanding actions in pursuit of athletic and coaching excellence in celebration of Jim Boeheim Day

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2024-02-05 - adopted [K00830 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00830-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 830

BY: M. of A. Magnarelli

        HONORING Syracuse University Men's Basketball Head
        Coach  Jim  Boeheim  for  his  retirement,  and  his
        outstanding  actions  in  pursuit  of  athletic  and
        coaching  excellence  and  in  celebration  of  "Jim
        Boeheim Day" at Syracuse University on February  24,
        2024

  WHEREAS,  It  is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend those
notable citizens of our State, who have achieved  extraordinary  success
and  incredible career milestones, and who have distinguished themselves
and  their  universities  through  their   personal   and   professional
achievements; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  and  honor  Syracuse University Men's Basketball Head Coach Jim
Boeheim upon the occasion of his retirement and on  the  celebration  of
"Jim Boeheim Day" at Syracuse University on February 24, 2024"; and

  WHEREAS,  Hall  of  Fame member Jim Boeheim enrolled as a student at
Syracuse University in  1962  and  was  a  walk-on  with  the  SU  Men's
Basketball  team;  by  his senior year, he was a team captain along with
the legendary Dave Bing, and the Orange earned the program's second-ever
NCAA Tournament berth; and

  WHEREAS, In 1969, Jim Boeheim turned toward a career in coaching and
was hired as a graduate  assistant  at  Syracuse  University  under  Roy
Danforth; he was soon promoted to a full-time assistant coach and helped
guide  the  Orange  to  its first-ever Final Four appearance in the 1975
NCAA Tournament; and

  WHEREAS, In 1976, Coach Jim Boeheim was  named  Head  Coach  of  the
Syracuse University Men's Basketball Team, his alma mater; and

  WHEREAS,  During  his  notable tenure, Coach Jim Boeheim has led the
Orange to a total of 10 Big East regular season championships,  35  NCAA
Tournament  appearances, 5 Big East tournament championships and coached
the Orange in the NCAA Final Four five times in 1987, 1996,  2003,  2013
and 2016; and

  WHEREAS,  In  2003,  Coach  Jim  Boeheim led the Syracuse University
Men's Basketball Team to an impressive  NCAA  Championship  win  --  the
first  in  program history -- with a (81-78) defeat of the University of
Kansas in the final; and

  WHEREAS, Coach Jim Boeheim has been honored with a number  of  Coach
of  the  Year awards, including those presented by the Associated Press,
the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC),  and  the  United
States  Basketball  Writers  Association (USBWA); he is also a four-time
BIG EAST Coach of the Year; and

  WHEREAS, In the fall of 2000, Coach Jim  Boeheim  received  Syracuse
University's  Arents  Award, the school's highest alumni honor, and then

in 2002, the University  named  the  Carrier  Dome  court  "Jim  Boeheim
Court"; and

  WHEREAS,  Coach Jim Boeheim achieved the ultimate basketball tribute
in 2005 when he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball  Hall
of  Fame;  he  was  then  again  honored in 2006 with the John R. Wooden
"Legends of Coaching" Award; and

  WHEREAS, In addition, Coach Jim Boeheim served as an assistant coach
for the U.S. Olympic teams that won gold medals in 2008, 2012 and  2016,
and the World Cup in 2010 and 2014; and

  WHEREAS,  A  champion  devoted  to many charitable causes, Coach Jim
Boeheim and his wife, Juli, started the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation;
they have also helped  raise  money  and  awareness  for  various  other
missions,  such  as Coaches vs. Cancer, Crouse Hospital's Kienzle Family
Maternity  Center,  the  Children's  Miracle  Network,   the   Eldercare
Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Pioneer Center for the Blind
and  Disabled,  Special  Olympics,  and  the  Rescue Mission, among many
others; and

  WHEREAS, In recognition for this charitable work, Coach Boeheim  was
honored in 2006 with the Spirit of Jimmy V Award by the V Foundation and
in 2016 with the American Cancer Society Circle of Honor Award; and

  WHEREAS,  Coach  Boeheim finished his 47-year Hall of Fame career as
only the second Division I coach to surpass 1,000 career victories; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor   Syracuse  Men's  Basketball  Head  Coach  Jim  Boeheim  for  his
retirement, and his outstanding  actions  in  pursuit  of  athletic  and
coaching  excellence,  and  on  the  celebration of "Jim Boeheim Day" at
Syracuse University on February 24, 2024; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Coach Jim Boeheim.