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Pitt Basketball: Syracuse HC Jim Boeheim Retires

One of the Pitt Panthers' biggest rivals is calling it quits.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Basketball: Syracuse HC Jim Boeheim Retires
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have battled Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse Orange for decades, but after years of classic matchups, that rivalry will come to an end. Boeheim will retire, according to a release from the program. 

His last game against Pitt was a 99-82 drubbing at the Petersen Events Center, during which he was booed and ridiculed relentlessly by fans who took their comments claiming that the Panthers "bought" their team personally.  

Boeheim is a four-time Big East Coach of the Year and was named the consensus national Coach of the Year after the 2009-10 season. The former Syracuse player won 1,116 games as head coach of the Orange and his career ended on a last-second 3-pointer from Wake Forest's Davion Williamson. 

After getting bounced from the ACC Tournament, Boeheim said he had no idea what the future held for him. Hours later, it was announced he was on his way out. Assistant coach Adrian Autry will take over head coaching duties. 

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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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