Karditsa announced Jimmy Beheim, son of the legendary Syracuse coach

The son of a Hall of Fame technician in Karditsa. For Jimmy Beheim (24 years, 2.03 meters) the reason why the rookie agreed to a one-year contract and announced the deal.

Beheim is the son of legendary Syracuse coach Jim Beheim, who has coached the team since 1976, won a championship (2003) and made four other NCAA Final Four appearances, feats that helped him into the Hall of Fame as a member of the class to be included from 2005.

Home is the fifth this year’s transfer acquisition of Karditsa, which also announced the acquisition Alex Hunter, Yiannis Agravanis, Kostis Godikas and James Bateman.

Karditsa’s announcement in detail:

“Jimmy Behaim in ASK!!!

AS Karditsa ORGANIC VILLAGE announces the addition of Jimmy Beheim to our team. The American is 24 years old (born May 4, 1998), 2.03 m tall and plays as a Forward.

This is a special case of an athlete as well as a person who, in addition to coming from a large sports family, has already proven in the clearest way that sport and education can not only coexist, but bring excellent results at the highest level, with program, organization and goals. The case of Jimmy Behaim is an example of how young people can pursue and achieve all their dreams.

More specifically, Jimmy Boeheim is first and foremost the son of Jim Boeheim, a college basketball legend who coaches the famous Syracuse whose biography would take entire volumes to cover. In short, he is the second most successful coach in college basketball history with 998 wins and 424 losses in 46 seasons with Syracuse, one NCAA championship, five Final Four appearances, 2010 Coach of the Year, Hall of Fame induction , three Olympic gold medals and two more world championships with the US national team and countless other awards for a coach who shaped basketball on a global level like few others.

His son and new player from AS Karditsa BIOLOGIKO HORIO, Jimmy Beheim, could not do without basketball, preferring to combine it with studying at the highest level. This is how he managed to be accepted at the famous Cornell, one of the top universities in the USA, and also to complete his studies with honors. College was a priority, but basketball wasn’t far behind and in three seasons with Cornell (Cornell did not compete in the 2020-21 season due to the pandemic) in the NCAA Division 1, he played in 78 games with 10.3 points, 3.6 rebounds 1.1 Assists

In the summer of 2021, after graduating from Cornell, he moved to Syracuse to meet his coaching father and brother Buddy (already signed with the Detroit Pistons), while pursuing his studies as a graduate student while also taking time to immerse himself in one of the best programs in the try college basketball. Not only did he manage to live up to the demands, but he finished the year in 33 games (all as starters) and averaging 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 34.5 minutes per game. His performance on the courts and in the university lecture halls has twice placed him in the top five All Academic in the entire NCAA. His sporting success brought him to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and then he agreed with our team on the next season.

We welcome Jimmy to AS Karditsa ORGANIC VILLAGE and wish him health, strength and success with our team.