Jim Boeheim Bashes Miami's NIL In Development Of Roster
After a shocking run to the Elite 8 where the Hurricanes fell to the eventual champions in the Kansas Jayhawks, Miami filled the void of their departures in the transfer portal. Miami landed top transfer Nijel Pack from Kansas State, fresh off a season where he was Big 12 First Team All-Conference. On top of that, they added in the middle with Arkansas State transfer Norchad Omier who dominated en route to a Sun Belt Player of the Year campaign.
As many know, Pack and Omier received lucrative deals with John Ruiz's LifeWallet Sports. Given Miami hasn't been a powerhouse basketball program over the last few years, this has caused some frustration amongst coaches seeing top players land in Coral Gables.
In a recent interview with Pete Thamel of ESPN, longtime Syracuse HC Jim Boeheim expressed his frustration with the state of college basketball.
When talking about the world of NIL, Boeheim had this to say about Miami:
"Miami bought a team. … It’s like, ‘Really, this is where we are?’ That’s really where we are, and it’s only going to get worse.”
He also went on to bash Wake Forest and Pittsburgh, but took his word back on it later and emphasized it was mainly intended at Miami.
Miami still has homegrown talents on the roster with key players such as Isaiah Wong, Wooga Poplar, Bensley Joseph and Harlond Beverley. At the end of the day, longer-tenured coaches such as Boeheim have to adapt to the new environment.
As we see in college football today, recruits and transfers are making their decision with NIL playing a factor. While the majority of the money is in football, that doesn't mean it won't continue to funnel down to other sports.
Miami currently stands at 18-5 and 4th in the ACC as they gear up for a matchup at home against Duke Monday.
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