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Pitt Basketball: Jim Boeheim Issues Apology for NIL Accusations

Jim Boeheim walked back an accusation that the Pitt Panthers were not compliant with NCAA NIL rules.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Basketball: Jim Boeheim Issues Apology for NIL Accusations
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PITTSBURGH -- Following his game last weekend, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim bemoaned the state of college athletics and what he believed was NIL's outsized control over the recruiting of players from the transfer portal. He even went as far to say that the Pitt Panthers - along with Wake Forest and Miami - had all "bought" their teams this past offseason. 

But this week, Boehiem issued a public apology for his comments, saying that Pitt, Wake Forest and Miami - along with all other ACC schools - were compliant with NIL rules. 

"I would like to clarify remarks I made in a conversation I had with a media member following our game on Saturday evening," he said. "I apologize to the schools I mentioned. I believe the ACC member institutions are in compliance with NCAA rules governing Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). It was not my intention to imply otherwise."

Boeheim, of course, did not "imply" these things but said them explicitly. ESPN's Pete Thamel, who published Boeheim's original comments, also said he later walked back the comments. Matt Norelander of CBS later reported that Boeheim called Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes to take back his comments. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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