Jim Boeheim will coach when the Syracuse Orange host the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils on Saturday after striking and killing a man with his car Wednesday night.
Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack made the announcement in a statement provided to Michael McCleary of the Daily Orange:
Michael McClearySU Athletics announces Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim will coach in the Orange's game against Duke Saturday following the incident late Wednesday in which Boeheim hit and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 690. https://t.co/str1RBJfVz
According to ESPN.com, Syracuse police said that Boeheim hit 51-year-old Jorge Jimenez with his vehicle on I-690 in Syracuse on Wednesday night after a car carrying Jimenez and three other people crashed into a guardrail after hitting a patch of ice.