A biography for Jim Boeheimhasn’t been written yet.
“The NBA has never drafted a player for defense. At any position, even at center.”
“A lot of coaches get involved in a lot of different things - car dealerships and restaurants and all kinds of things. I've never really done that.”
“Unfortunately, in our business, it's all about the tournament when you're a good team.”
“There should be some civility when it comes to being president of the United States.”
“When you can't be loyal to your friends, I don't like that world.”
“I don't do a lot of things business-wise. For the most part, I focus on what my job is and do that.”
“The Final Four is what we play for. That's what we're trying to do. That's what's important.”
“I never have been in Bernie Fine's hotel room in my life.”
“I speak my mind on everything. I'm not reluctant.”
“They don't work with you to get better in the NBA. Either you're ready or you're out and you go to the G-League or Europe.”
“If I could hire a coach in this country and I could get Tony Bennett, there would be nobody in second place. Nobody.”
“If you can get in trouble for supporting a friend you've known for almost 50 years, I don't want to live in that country.”
“I'm happy that we've won a lot of games. I don't think about it. I don't.”
“You have to show high school players that fans care about your program, that they're gonna be at the games. I think that's a huge key to success in college basketball.”
“It's one thing to play through injuries, quite another to play well through injuries.”
“All the way through my high school and college there was never a doubt in anybody's mind the ACC was the best conference.”
“The only thing that matters in college basketball is going to the Final Four.”
“College, our job is to get guys to get better. Work hard, get better and be in position so when your time comes you get to play in the NBA.”
“I don't love playing zone all the time, because it does have an effect on your offense.”
“We guard the shooter. A lot of guys shoot way behind the 3-point line. We guard where the shooter is, not where the line is.”