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Jim Boeheim Says He 'Absolutely Misspoke' About Pittsburgh, Wake Forest Buying Teams

Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim regrets lumping Pittsburgh and Wake Forest in with Miami when discussing teams that "bought" their rosters through name, image and likeness deals for the 2022-23 season.

ESPN's Pete Thamel shared Boeheim's comments in which he turned heads with some of his thoughts on the new NIL landscape in college sports.

"This is an awful place we're in in college basketball," he said. "Pittsburgh bought a team. OK, fine. My [big donor] talks about it, but he doesn't give anyone any money. Nothing. Not one guy. Our guys make like $20,000.