All About Jim Boeheim’s Ex-wife Elaine Boeheim

Elaine Boeheim is the ex-wife of Jim Boeheim, a professional American basketball coach who serves as the head coach of the Syracuse Orange men’s team. Elaine became popular after her marriage to Jim in 1976. The union was without children, which later led to the adoption of a daughter known as Elizabeth Boeheim. Here is more about Elaine.

Profile Summary of Elaine Boeheim

• Name: Elaine Boeheim
• Date of Birth: 14 May 1951
• Country: United States
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Nationality: American
• Sexual Orientation: Straight
• Zodiac Sign: Taurus
• Height: 5 feet 6 inches
• Weight: 55 kg
• Religion: Christianity
• Net Worth: $500,000 – $1,000,000
• Marital Status: Divorced
• Ex-Husband: Jim Boeheim
• Children: Elizabeth Boeheim (Adopted)

Elaine Boeheim Biography

Elaine was born in 1951 in the United States. She has restricted information about her early and personal life. Likewise, the quantity of information known about her education and specialization is not known. She is believed to have a college qualification, but the details of her education are not known.

How Elaine Met Her Ex-Husband Jim Boeheim

Elaine got married to Jim in 1976. She was aged 25 while Jim was 32 years old. Jim was just starting out his coaching career at the university. Their marriage lasted 17 years before a divorce in 1994. They got to a point where they adopted a daughter. Elizabeth was adopted as their daughter when Jim was 42 years old. Elizabeth is now a graduate of the University of Montana.

How the story started is believed to be through them sharing the same interests and hobbies. She is known to have been a great supporter of her ex-husband’s career when they were together. Her husband’s career while they were together started with him switching from being a basketball player to being a coach. He got the job of an assistant coach a year before they wedded. He moved from being the assistant coach for Roy Danforth to being the head coach at Syracuse.

Elaine Boeheim Remained Single While Her Husband Remarried

Shortly after the divorce, Jim Boeheim met Juli Greene in 1994 at a party in Kentucky Derby, Lexington. They became familiar with each other through a mutual friend of theirs and eventually got married three years after Elaine and Jim had divorced. They have an age gap of 20 years. Elaine, on the other hand, has remained single and chosen to live a life away from the spotlight.

Jim and Juli’s union brought forth three children, a daughter and two sons named Jamie Boeheim, Jimmy Boeheim, and Buddy (Jackson) Boeheim. Jimmy, Buddy, and Jamie all have a career in basketball. Jim has been so lucky in getting married to women who have always been supportive of his career.

It’s always a special time when the five of us are in the same place and can get together. NYC is a great spot for that! pic.twitter.com/Byq1P0jY54

— Jim Boeheim (@therealboeheim) June 23, 2022

What is Elaine’s Net Worth?

Elaine is a low-profile personality who is not flashed around as a woman with a celebrity career or an award winner. Her net worth is considered to be above half a million, while her ex-husband’s net worth is estimated to be around $16,000,000. There is no information about her private life. Little known is that she is known to have received favorable financial proceeds following the divorce with her husband, who has a great career.

Meet Elaine Boeheim’s Adopted Daughter

Elizabeth Boeheim came into the lives of Jim and Elaine after they had tried to have children of their own. Jim was having a very positive career during this period. He was being optimistic about his life and was not in support of adopting a child prior to more persuasion from Elaine.

Ten years after their marriage, they adopted Elizabeth Boeheim. She came in as a gift to their already struggling marriage. They could not handle what was to come despite having a child together. Elaine and Jim both resorted to maintaining a good relationship after their divorce, in which they both shared custody of Elizabeth. While they were separated, Elaine was open to Jim driving in from his return trips to kiss Elizabeth goodnight. She also allowed Elizabeth to tag along with Jim for his haircuts.

Elizabeth was raised well by both parents. She attended Jamesville-Dewitt central school in New York and completed her study in 2003. After her high school graduation at the age of 18, she got her first degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

In a bid to achieve more, she went forward with pursuing a master’s degree in literature at the University of Montana. Elizabeth has always loved the creative arts world. She made sure nothing hindered her while trying to be a creative and arts person. At a young age, she started reading books as a hobby. She was focused on her education and followed the steps to have her dream fulfilled.

Elizabeth stays in Montana but visits home (Syracuse) every year or receives a visit from her father once in a while. Jim described Elizabeth as the first thing that set his life straight before his three other children came along.