CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim refused to comment Wednesday on his program's upcoming meeting with the Committee on Infractions but said the pending hearing has not taken away from his focus on his team.
"I'm not distracted. I've been through a lot of distractions in my life. I can handle distractions."Jim Boeheim
"I'm not distracted,'' Boeheim said in an exclusive interview with ESPN.com during ACC media day. "I've been through a lot of distractions in my life. I can handle distractions.''
Boeheim added later in the day that he's "more worried about Carleton (the Orange's exhibition game opponent on Sunday) than anything thing else that might come up this week."
The school will meet with the COI on Thursday and Friday. Typically the committee rules in about two months. Syracuse opens its season on Nov. 14 against Kennesaw State in the 2K Classic.
The Hall of Fame coach said he wouldn't comment on the hearing until it is over.
"I can't,'' he said. "When it's over, I'll be happy to explain things. You'll want to hear when it's over, what it's all about. But I can't talk about it right now. When it's over, we'll discuss.''
Sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy that both the basketball and football programs are under investigation, but the most serious allegations involve the basketball program.
Under the NCAA's new violation structure, schools only appear before the COI if they are facing Level I or Level II violations. A Level I violation is described as a "severe breach of conduct," and defined as violations that "seriously undermine or threaten the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model." A Level II violation, or a significant breach of conduct, is "more than a minimal but less than a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive, or other advantage."
In 2012, Syracuse center Fab Melo was suspended for three games during the regular season and the entire NCAA tournament for what the university said was an eligibility issue. A source later confirmed to ESPN.com that the NCAA was involved.