NEW YORK — Syracuse star Buddy Boeheim punched Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the stomach during the first half of the Orange’s 96-57 victory in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday.
“In the heat of today’s game, after some shoving in the lane, I swung my arm while turning to go back up court. It was wrong to act out in frustration,” Boeheim said in a statement posted on Syracuse basketball’s Twitter account. “I apologized to Wyatt Wilkes multiple times in the handshake line. He said not to worry about it, but I know it was wrong.”
Boeheim was not called for a foul after he swung his right hand into Wilkes’ midsection as he turned to run back to the defensive end, following a made basket by Syracuse.
“I saw the play, the kid pushed him twice,” said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who is Buddy’s father. “I think it was inadvertent. It wasn’t much of a…
