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The Syracuse University Men's Basketball Team enjoyed an extraordinary season in 2003. They started the season ranked 30th or 35th in the country, depending on which poll, and finished as the #1 team beating Kansas 81-78 to capture the NCAA National Championship. |
SU Freshman phenom, Carmelo Anthony, follows Senator Hoffmann from the Senate Chamber, April 15, after a resolution sponsored by Senator Hoffmann was passed honoring the Orangemen. Coming through the door behind Anthony is Craig Forth, well-known in the Albany-area as a star at Columbia High School. On April 24, 2003, Carmelo Anthony announced he will enter the NBA draft. Coach Boeheim said, "As much as we would like to have him here, (although he's only a freshman and not yet 19 years old) he is ready to play at the next level." |
(l-r) Senator Hoffmann, Senator John Flanigan (behind Boeheim), Jim Boeheim and his wife Juli Boeheim. The Coach looks a little tired, he was on the Dave Letterman Show in NYC the night before this visit to the NYS Senate. |
Senator Hoffmann in New Orleans, April 6, the night before Syracuse University's big game against Kansas. She was a guest at the CBS Sports Pregame Party. |
Senator Hoffmann with a Syracuse University alumni from Philadelphia (Does anyone recognize him?) The picture was taken at the CBS Sports reception by a Coca-Cola photographer. |
Speaking in the Senate Chamber, April 15, while proudly wearing a boa with the SU team colors, Senator Hoffmann complimented the team on their basketball talent but she also pointed out how well the team and the coaches have handled themselves in the glare of the National Championship spotlight. |
Senators Hoffmann and John DeFrancisco talked with the Syracuse Basketball team in the Senate Chamber before the formal speeches. |
One word says it all in the headline of the April 7, 2003, Syracuse Post Standard. |
Coach Jim Boeheim and Senator Hoffmann met in the Majority Conference Room before the Senate Session honoring the National Champs. |
Coach Jim Boeheim and the Team presented Senator Hoffmann with a replica of their championship banner. It is on display in the Albany office. |