Bill Text: NY J01686 | 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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-02-06 - ADOPTED [J01686 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01686-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1686

BY: Senator MANNION

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        February 24, 2024 as "Jim Boeheim Day" in the  State
        of New York

  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

  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
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 24, 2024 as  "Jim
Boeheim Day" in the State of New York; and be it further

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