The Orange have made the NCAA Tournament 31 times under coach Boeheim. In ten years we’ve been to two Final Fours, two Sweet Sixteens, and were in the tournament other years before. “We’ve been in the best league in the country. “You never are happy when you don’t have a good year and don’t go to the tournament,” Boeheim said. He said the Big Ten “sucked” last year because of the conference’s record in the 2022 NCAA Tournament (for context, seven of the nine Big Ten teams who made it to March Madness lost in the First Round).Ĭoach Boeheim deflected any thoughts that Syracuse has “disappointed” in recent years given the team’s success when they do earn a March Madness bid. Interestingly, Coach Boeheim framed how he coaches and what his expectations are within the context of March Madness. He said once Syracuse finally started to get things going after winning four in a row last season, Jesse Edwards was ruled out for the year and things went downhill from there.
“If you can’t play in the Tournament, then you’re not that good.”Ĭoach Boeheim said the team struggled last season because they got off to a rough start.
“We’ve been very good in the Tournament, and at the end of the day, you play for the Tournament,” said Boeheim. When addressing the expectations for the Orange, Coach Boeheim said it’s always the same every year, no matter what. Takeaway #1: Making it to March Madness is (always) the goal. The takeaways from his press conference could be as long as Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis, but for simplicity’s sake, here are the most important topics coach Boeheim addressed. In just over 20 minutes at his opening press conference, Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim opened up a Pandora’s box worth of men’s basketball talking points.Ĭoach Boeheim addressed reporters for open media availability just hours before the team took part in the Orange Tip-Off.
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