Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Head Coach • “Jim Boone is an outstanding person and coach. With over 300 wins, Jim is someone of courage, ability, and a tremendous leader.”

Herb Sendek, Arizona State Head Coach • “Coach Boone has established himself in the coaching community as one of the nation’s premier teachers. I have tremendous respect for Coach Boone...he is an outstanding basketball coach, and his basketball programs are synonymouse with excellence.”

Dale Brown, LSU Former Head Coach • “Basketball, as it is taught by Coach Boone, is a formula for success. Jim Boone does not just teach basketball, he teaches life lessons. He has developed a philosophy that exceeds the boundaries of offense and defense. Jim’s programs have been yearly one of the nation’s most successful on any level, and the primary reason is because he brings an overriding purpose to everything he does. ‘Commitment to Excellence’ is the credo that Jim has used to oversee the values and principles that govern his teams.”

Don Meyer, Nothern State Head Coach • “Coach Boone’s knowledge of Motion Offense and his ability to teach it effectively is unparalleled. His teams are always fundamentally sound, extremely well coached and very, very good offensively.”

Tim Buckley, Ball State Head Coach • “No one, and I mean no one else does a better job of preparation, putting together a game plan, and then executing it than Coach Booone does with his teams. They were always the most prepared team we faced.”