Jimmy Boeheim commits to Syracuse joining dad and brother

Trio of Boeheims: Jimmy commits to Syracuse, joining dad and brother

BY Tim Robertson Syracuse

PUBLISHED 1:09 PM ET Apr. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:09 PM EDT Apr. 16, 2021

The 2021-22 Syracuse Orange basketball season will be a family affair, as senior forward Jimmy Boeheim announced on Instagram Friday that he is transferring to Syracuse to play for his dad and alongside his younger brother, Buddy.

"Back home to the place that made me fall in love with the game," Boeheim wrote in the post.

Via his IG the worst kept secret is now a reality, Jimmy Boeheim has committed to playing alongside his brother Buddy and for his father Jim at SU. Fills a need for the Orange. Will be pretty special moment when they’ll all be on the court at the same time in Orange. @SPECNewsCNY
— JOHN JOHNSON II (@TheRealJKJ) April 16, 2021

Jimmy Boeheim joins a roster that has seen turnover in the month since bowing out of the NCAA Tournament. Forward Woody Newton committed Friday to Oklahoma State; guard Kadary Richmond is heading to Seton Hall; Marek Dolezaj will forego an extra season to play professionally; forward Quincy Guerrier is testing the NBA draft waters; and center Jon Bol Ajak put his name into the transfer portal, as did Robert Braswell.

But in Boeheim, the Orange could be getting a high-scoring forward. The former Cornell captain was the Big Red's leading scorer in 2019-20, but didn't have a season this year after the Ivy League canceled all games due to the pandemic.

In an earlier post this month about his time at Cornell, Boeheim wrote, "Not the way I imagined it coming to an end, but I'm forever grateful to this program for taking a hance on me when nobody else would."

Jimmy and Buddy played one year together at Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 2015-16.

Timothy Robertson - Executive Producer, Digital Content

Timothy Robertson is an executive producer of digital content for Spectrum News, based in Syracuse. He leads an award-winning team of producers in Central New York, the Capital Region, and the Hudson Valley. Timothy has focused on local community journalism for more than a decade throughout New York and Massachusetts.