![]() ![]() Benny Williams is a former 5-star recruit who will have a chance to show his improvement this season.I could easily see him upping all of those averages and putting himself on the NBA radar. He averaged 12.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 2.8 bpg before breaking his hand and missing the last few games of 2022. I fully expect Edwards to blossom into an All-ACC center this season.If he decides to retire at the end of this season, I’d say he has a fairly good chance of keeping his streak alive with several different possible paths: There’s been plenty of speculation as to when Jim Boeheim will wrap up his illustrious coaching career. (Side note to my side note: We have an Alan Griffin sighting, as he was recently drafted by the Long Island Nets in the G League Draft.) The other potentials in this group are Jesse Edwards (more on him below) and Kadary Richmond, now with Seton Hall. While Buddy Boeheim did save the streak with this roster, it’s unclear if there’s another NBA player among the group. In that game, Swider played for two minutes in his NBA debut, grabbing a rebound and dishing out an assist.Īs a side note, the 2020-21 team may go down as one of the least talented teams under Jim Boeheim. Meanwhile, Jim Boeheim logged his first losing season in his tenure with two NBA players on his roster.Īside from Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse also had Cole Swider in the 2021-22 season, and he also made his first appearance in the NBA last week in a 123-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors. For instance, the improbable 1996 Final Four team featured only one NBA player on its roster (John Wallace). What’s somewhat notable is that NBA talent doesn’t necessarily translate into wins. » Related: Syracuse’s Edwards, Girard named to the TJO All-ACC Preseason Team This chart is just to illustrate the unbroken chain of NBA talent that Boeheim has coached while at SU.) Player (*** Note: I did not include every single player who has played in the NBA under Boeheim. That put Jim Boeheim’s streak in serious jeopardy.īut now that Buddy Boeheim has officially logged an NBA appearance, Jim Boeheim can now continue to say that he’s never not had an NBA player on one of his rosters. It was a club trillion moment, as he didn’t record a single stat in the time he was on the floor.īut Buddy Boeheim’s brief appearance saved an impressive streak for his father, Jim Boeheim.Īs I’ve written about before, Jim Boeheim has had NBA talent on each of his Syracuse rosters since he took over as head coach of the program in 1976, starting with Louis Orr. But as recruiting restrictions took hold from SU’s 2015 sanctions, the cupboard went a bit thin and the Orange swung and missed on several recruits that went on to play in the NBA. In a blink-and-you-missed it kind of appearance, Buddy Boeheim appeared in the final minute of a 130-106 blowout at the hands of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. ![]()
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