INDIANAPOLIS — At the end of his postgame interview, Jim Boeheim laughed. Customarily as bubbly as a week-old cup of Pepsi, he flashed a little fizz Sunday night after Syracuse upset West Virginia.
He told expansive stories, including one about his eighth-grade guidance counselor. He lavishly praised his players. And there was that verifiable grin-chuckle. Boeheim is wrecking brackets as a double-digit seed (again), with a team led by his son (a first), and life is suddenly lovely for Coach Gloomy.
“It’s hard to make the Sweet Sixteen,” Boeheim said upon arrival in his 20th, a staggering body of work.