Mintz's Frosh Accomplishments

Judah Mintz was one of the more electrifying freshman at Syracuse for quite a while.  He struggled at times with playing under control and learning his playmaking responsibilities, but there was no doubting his ability to beat defenders off the ball and get to the basket.  Mintz led the team with 4.6 assists per game and was second in scoring with 16.3 points per game.

Mintz 521 points was the sixth most ever scored by an Orange freshman. His 16.3 ppg was the fourth best by an Orange freshman, trailing only Carmelo Anthony, Lawrence Moten, and Donte' Greene.

While Mintz did struggle with playmaking at times, he still had 148 assists, good enough for eighth on the Orange frosh list.  His 139 free throws were fourth on the all time list, and his 59 steals was good enough for seventh.

Mintz lead the team in scoring 11 different times, with a season high 24 points in a win over Monmouth and also in the home loss to Pittsburgh.

Here is a link to all the freshman basketball records at Syracuse.

Boeheim versus Opposing Coaches

Jim Boeheim completed his illustrious head coaching career at Syracuse when he retired March 8, 2023. He finished with 1,116 wins and 441 losses. Along the way he faced 416 different head coaches from Dana Altman to Gary Zarecky.

There were 39 head coaches he squared off against that he did not beat. None of them were more than two times.   There were 266 he faced that he never lost to. Emmett Davis has the dubious distinction of going 0-13 versus Coach Boeheim.

Jim Boeheim faced Jim Calhoun the most often with 55 games between the two of them.  Boeheim holds the slight edge of 28-27 in that series.

Coaches Boeheim Coached Most Games Against

Coach	Years	Games	W	L
Jim Calhoun	1977-12	55	28	27
John Thompson	1979-98	46	21	25
Rollie Massimino	1979-92	33	18	15
Mike Brey	2001-23	31	21	10
Lou Carnesecca	1977-92	30	18	12
P.J. Carlesimo	1983-94	29	25	4
Jim O'Brien	1982-00	28	22	6
Leonard Hamilton	1986-23	28	19	9
Rick Pitino	1986-17	26	11	15
Paul Evans	1985-94	23	16	7

Calhoun is also the coach Boeheim beat the most often, closely following by his good friend P.J. Carlesimo.  

Coaches Boeheim Won Most Against

Coach	Years	Games	W	L
Jim Calhoun	1977-12	55	28	27
P.J. Carlesimo	1983-94	29	25	4
Jim O'Brien	1982-00	28	22	6
John Thompson	1979-98	46	21	25
Mike Brey	2001-23	31	21	10
Leonard Hamilton	1986-23	28	19	9
Rollie Massimino	1979-92	33	18	15
Lou Carnesecca	1977-92	30	18	12
Paul Evans	1985-94	23	16	7
Dom Perno	1977-86	18	13	5
Jim Christian	2015-21	15	13	2
Emmett Davis	1998-10	13	13	0

Calhoun also has the distinction of being the coach that beat Boeheim the most often.   John Thompson is close behind with 25 wins.

Coaches Boeheim Lost Most Against

Coach	Years	Games	W	L
Jim Calhoun	1977-12	55	28	27
John Thompson	1979-98	46	21	25
Rollie Massimino	1979-92	33	18	15
Rick Pitino	1986-96	26	11	15
Mike Krzyzewski	1989-22	18	5	13
Jamie Dixon	2004-18	20	7	13
Jay Wright	2002-21	22	9	13
Tony Bennett	2014-23	15	3	12
Lou Carnesecca	1977-92	30	18	12
Mike Brey	2001-23	31	21	10
Leonard Hamilton	1986-23	28	19

A full list of all of Boeheim's coaching opponents can be found here.

Syracuse Senior Day - Big Senior Games

Syracuse senior center Jesse Edwards finished off his senior regular season with a flair leading the Orange to a 72-63 win over Wake Forest.  Edwards had 27 points on 11-15 shooting along with 20 rebounds, including eight offensive boards.  He also have five steals and two blocks to solidify his dominance on both end of the courts.

There have been five other big senior night moments by players in the past twenty years, though not all leading to wins.  Appropriately, two of those players had the uniforms retired last night.

Hakim Warrick, in 2005, scored 36 points leading the Orange to a 91-66 win over Providence. Hak made 12 of 17 shots that night for the easy win.

Gerry McNamara, in 2006, scored 29 points in a disappointing 92-82 loss to #4 Villanova. GMac was 5-12 from three point range and had 8 assists, but that was not enough.   He would follow that game with an outstanding Big East tournament leading the Orange to four straight wins and the Big East Championship.

Michael Gbinije in 2016 scored 34 points in a 75-66 win over North Carolina State. Silent G made 8 of 13 three point attempts as well has 6 assists and 3 blocks in the victory.

Though technically a grad student and not a senior,  in 2017 Andrew White scored 40 points on senior night hitting 8-9 three point shots in a 90-61 victory over Georgia Tech.  

Buddy Boeheim, last year, scored 30 points on senior night in a 75-72  loss to Miami.  Buddy made 5-8 from three point range, and had 2 steals, but that was not enough to overcome the Hurricanes.