Sure, there are others who can call Jim Boeheim a mentor or a source of inspiration.
In the bj-league, only Gunma Crane Thunders coach Ryan Blackwell can really make that claim.
Blackwell, after all, played for the Syracuse University men's basketball bench boss from 1997-2000 before becoming a professional player.
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