Elaine Boeheim: Facts, Bio, Divorce from Jim Boeheim
Elaine Boeheim is best known as the former wife of Jim Boeheim, the ex-football coach of Syracuse University’s basketball team. The couple were married for 17 years before they divorced in 1993. Jim Boeheim has made a name as a successful coach and has won many accolades, his success has beamed the spotlight on his family, including his ex-wife, Elaine Boeheim.
What do you know about Elaine Boeheim? Her bio, facts and divorce from her husband will be explained below.
Elaine Boeheim Bio Details
Full Name: Elaine Boeheim
Born on: May 14, 1970
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: Elizabeth Boeheim
Height: 5ft 6 inches
Weight: 55kg
Net Worth: $500,000
Famous as: Jim Boeheim’s ex-wife
Early Life of Elaine Boeheim
Elaine Boeheim was born on May 14, 1970, in New York City. There is no further information on the identity of her parents and any other siblings. Likewise, information is lacking on her education details, however, it is safe to assume that Elaine Boeheim attended high school and even completed her college education.
Marital life of Elaine Boeheim
Elaine Boeheim is well-known because of her marriage to one of America’s most successful high school basketball coaches, Jim Boeheim. The pair met sometime in the early 70’s and began a relationship. They dated for several years before exchanging marital vows in 1976 and made their home in Syracuse, New York City.
Furthermore, Jim Boeheim’s career as a basketball coach was just starting at that time. He was previously the assistant coach for the Syracuse basketball team but was later made the head coach in 1976. He started doing well as a coach as his team’s ranking improved, but the couple was breaking apart because they couldn’t conceive a child.
Over time, Elaine proposed the idea of adoption, but Jim Boeheim was initially reluctant. He later gave in to the idea and they adopted a daughter, whom they named, Elizabeth Boeheim. However, the challenges Jim was facing at his job robbed the couple of their good relationship. As time passed, they could no longer deal with the strains in their relationships and finally opted for divorce in 1993, but the divorce process was finalized in 1994.
Why did Elaine Boeheim get a divorce?
The Boeheim’s marital breakdown has been attributed to the challenging times in Jim’s coaching career. Back in 1987 when the Syracuse Orange suffered a great defeat at the hands of Indiana, during the 1987 championships, Jim’s mental strength was put to the test as fans mounted pressure on him to deliver. It was a stressful and challenging period for him which might have inadvertently affected his relationship with Elaine.
Moreover, his team was also in the middle of a scandal in 1990, after it was discovered that they had violated NCAA recruitment guidelines. After investigations, the team was issued a one-year ban from all NCAA tournaments. These are some of the probable reasons for the marital strain in the Boeheim family and it eventually drove the couple apart and ended their marriage.
Elaine Boeheim’s children
Elizabeth Boeheim is the adopted child of Elaine Boeheim and her ex-husband, Jim. The couple adopted her in June 1985 when she was just one month old. After the divorce from her ex-husband, Elaine Boeheim adopted Elizabeth and invested time in taking care of her. She has now grown into an adult and has made her career in education.
According to sources, Elizabeth Boeheim is a professor of English in Missoula, Missouri. She graduated from the Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District in 2003. Afterward, she proceeded to Colby College, Maine, and further bagged a master’s degree at the University of Montana. She is now a lecturer at the University of Montana, and she lives with her mother in Montana.
Talking about her relationship with her prevention parents, Elizabeth has a great relationship with both of them. Even though the couple is no longer together, they have maintained an amicable relationship, which has positively impacted their relationship with their daughter. Consequently, they have given Elizabeth Boeheim a good life and have continued to play a key role in her life. Her hobbies include hiking and Kayaking, and they sometimes come together to go fishing with Elizabeth.
Elaine Boeheim’s ex-husband had other children.
After the completion of their divorce procedure, Jim Boeheim met and married his current wife, Juli Greene, and they have been blessed with three biological children. The pair met in 1994 at a party and got attracted to each other. Their age gap notwithstanding, their love for each other became stronger, and they married in 1997 (Jim is 20 years older than Juli Greene).
As time went on, the couple welcomed three children namely, Jimmy, and the twins Jamie, and Jackson. Jimmy plays basketball at Cornell University, and Jamie also plays for the Syracuse University basketball team. Likewise, the only daughter Jamie, plays basketball at the University of Rochester. The entire family lives peacefully with their dog Lulu, in Fayetteville, New York.
Furthermore, Jim and Juli Boeheim run a non-profit organization called The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation. It was inspired by Jim’s survival of prostate cancer which led to his need to create and promote the prevention and cure for prostate cancer.
Juli has been a victim of armed robbery. She was sitting in her car in 2022 when a 12-year-old boy demanded her purse at gunpoint. She complied and he drove off in a car but was later intercepted and caught by the police.
Ex-husband’s career details
Jim Boeheim is an American college men’s basketball coach famous as the second-winningest coach in college basketball history. His 42-year-old career as head coach of the Syracuse University basketball team, The Syracuse Orange, ended in March 2023, but his impressive performance both as a player and coach is still fresh in people’s minds. He presently works as a Special Assistant to the Athletic Director at Syracuse University.
Boeheim was born in Lyons, New York on November 17, 1944. He started his career as a student a Syracuse University, and after his graduation, he played professionally for the Scranton Miners winning two championships. He was later made the assistant coach for the Syracuse Orange in 1969 under Roy Danforth and was promoted to head coach in 1976. He has spent over 40 years at Syracuse as either a player or coach and he has never coached any other college football team. He also coached his two sons Jimmy and Buddy Boeheim.
Moreover, he has been an assistant coach for the USA men’s national team leading them to the 2008,2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1990, 2006, and 2010 FIBA World Championships. Boeheim and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2005.
Elaine Boeheim’s Net worth
According to sources, Elaine Boeheim has accumulated a net worth of about $500,000. She has likely made some money from her divorce alimony, but any other sources of income are unknown.
Elaine Boeheim is not present on social media. She doesn’t have an account on social platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. However, her ex-husband Jim Boeheim, and his children have Instagram accounts. They also have an Instagram page for their foundation @jjb_foundation.