Jim Boeheim out as Syracuse head coach after 47 seasons

Jim Boeheim enrolled at Syracuse in 1962. Played there until 1966. Started coaching there in 1969. Took over the program as head coach in 1976.

Put simply, he was Syracuse basketball.

Until now.

The Basketball Hall of Famer's 47-year tenure as coach at Syracuse came to an awkward end on Wednesday, with the university saying Orange associate head coach and former Syracuse player Adrian Autry has been promoted to the job. The Orange moved quickly, making the announcement less than three hours after Syracuse lost to Wake Forest in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. And if Boeheim knew the announcement was coming, he didn't let on at what was his final post-game news conference.

"It's up to the university," Boeheim said. "They have to make their decision, and it's up to them."

The university didn't wait long before making the decision public, saying in part: "Today, as his 47th season coaching his alma mater comes to an end, so too does his storied career at Syracuse University. Associate Head Coach Adrian Autry '94, one of Boeheim's former players and longtime assistant, has been named the program's next head coach."

A legendary coaching tenure that turned this program into a perennial national power comes to a close after 47 years.<br><br>