Buddy Boeheim Throws a Clear Punch, Jim Boeheim Claims It Was “Inadvertent”

Buddy Boeheim got caught on camera throwing a clear punch to the stomach of Florida State's Wyatt Wilkes on Wednesday, but his father seems unconvinced.

"The kid pushed him twice and he swung around and hit him," Syracuse coach and Buddy's father Jim Boeheim said after the game. "I think it was inadvertent, but that’s okay. I just watched the play.”

You can uh... judge for yourself.

What the hell Buddy Boeheim pic.twitter.com/pedj2Mzjk1

— Joe Tansey (@JTansey90) March 9, 2022

Here is Buddy Boeheim pretty obviously punching a dude in the gut. pic.twitter.com/xIbUSdoiRa

— Troy Machir (@TroyMachir) March 9, 2022

To Buddy Boeheim's credit, however, he took responsibility for his actions and apologized both privately and publicly.

Statement from Buddy Boeheim pic.twitter.com/1SvERy9GW7

— Syracuse Mens Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 9, 2022

Regardless of intent or severity, it seems there are no hard feelings from Florida State.

“I saw the play. There’s not a better kid in the ACC than Buddy Boeheim. I don’t want anything to take away from how well they played and the type of kid he is," Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said after the game. "I know his family. I know his mother. I know Jim. I know what kind of kid he is. We’re gonna move on and let how well they played be the information you need to talk about.”

ACC officials are still reviewing the play and Boeheim could face a suspension for the play.