Where is 2003 Syracuse basketball team now? The story of Carmelo Anthony, Gerry McNamara and Jim Boeheim's championship squad

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You can't tell the story of college basketball in the 2000s and 2010s without Jim Boeheim's Syracuse Orange. Despite being located in a fairly remote city in upstate New York, Syracuse built a powerhouse that contended for deep NCAA Tournament runs year in and year out under Boeheim. In 2003, the Orange (then known as the Orangemen) reached the pinnacle, winning their first and only national championship.

A young Carmelo Anthony defined Syracuse's 2003 team, but the entire group went down in history as legends of the program. Here's a look back at Syracuse's 2003 national championship team and where the key contributors are today. MARCH MADNESS HQ: Live NCAA bracket | Full TV schedule | Printable bracket Where is 2003 Syracuse now?

Jim Boeheim For Boeheim, the national championship was the pinnacle of what turned out to be a lifetime job. Hired in 1976, Boeheim won his first title in year 26 at Syracuse and stuck around for another 20 seasons. Boeheim took Syracuse to Final Fours in 2013 and 2016 but never returned to the national championship game, falling to Michigan in 2013 and North Carolina in 2016.