"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. Wake Forest bought a team. 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 added: "It's crazy. That's why those guys got out -- that's why Jay [Wright] got out, Mike [Krzyzewski] got out. That's the reason they got out. The transfer portal and everything is nuts. It really is."
Upon learning of Boeheim's remarks, Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes told ESPN the notion of the Demon Deacons buying a team was "one thousand percent wrong" and said he has "never" had a player choose Wake for NIL money.
"I don't have one player on my team that got NIL money to come here," Forbes said.
Boeheim followed up with ESPN early Sunday to say that he "absolutely misspoke" about Wake Forest and Pitt buying teams, as the only public usage of NIL he knew about was Miami's, which was highly publicized. He said he "shouldn't have" included Wake and Pitt in his statement Saturday night.
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He added: "It's crazy. That's why those guys got out -- that's why Jay [Wright] got out, Mike [Krzyzewski] got out. That's the reason they got out. The transfer portal and everything is nuts. It really is."
Upon learning of Boeheim's remarks, Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes told ESPN the notion of the Demon Deacons buying a team was "one thousand percent wrong" and said he has "never" had a player choose Wake for NIL money.
"I don't have one player on my team that got NIL money to come here," Forbes said.
Boeheim followed up with ESPN early Sunday to say that he "absolutely misspoke" about Wake Forest and Pitt buying teams, as the only public usage of NIL he knew about was Miami's, which was highly publicized. He said he "shouldn't have" included Wake and Pitt in his statement Saturday night.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...jim-boeheim-probably-returning-2023-24-season