Jim Boeheim reportedly finalizing agreement to join ESPN for upcoming college basketball season

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Former Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim is finalizing an agreement to join ESPN for the 2023-24 season and Westwood One as a radio analyst for the 2024 NCAA Tournament, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. The insider noted that there is no timetable for an official announcement.

According to Rothstein, Boeheim’s role with ESPN is expected to include work on both games and studio. With Westwood One, he could do some additional games during Championship Week.

Boeheim confirmed the news to syracuse.com’s Donna Ditota via telephone from Germany, adding that his work as Special Assistant to Syracuse Athletic Director John Wildhack will influence the number of games he covers.

“We’re finishing a deal with ESPN to do a limited number of studio appearances and games,” Boeheim told syracuse.com, “and I’m doing Westwood games at the end of the year, probably in the different tournaments.”

The 78-year-old Boeheim ended his 47-year tenure as SU’s head coach last March following the Orange’s loss to Wake Forest in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. He finished his coaching career with 1,015 official wins, five Final Four appearances and one national championship in 2003.