Syracuse basketball, be smart. Eye Josh Schertz before Gerry McNamara

There’s an old rule in hiring: Don’t repeat your last mistake.

Syracuse basketball tried going the former player and unproven head coach route when it hired Adrian Autry from the Jim Boeheim tree. It failed. Syracuse fired Autry this week, ending a bad tenure that produced three straight unsatisfactory seasons.

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It’s not Gerry McNamara’s fault the Orange flopped under Autry, and yet it probably doesn’t help McNamara’s chance of getting the job.

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McNamara’s jersey hangs in the rafters at the JMA Wireless Dome, and he’s got Siena headed to the NCAA Tournament in his second year coaching the Saints. That’s one more NCAA bid than the Orange achieved the past five seasons.

And, still, better options exist. More proven options, certainly.

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 11: Jeremy Ballad, Florida International

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 11: Jeremy Ballad, Florida International

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 11: Adrian Autry, Syracuse

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 9: Mike Jones, UNC Greensboro

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 9: Phil Cunningham, Louisiana Monroe

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 9: Ed Schilling, Pepperdine

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 8: Earl Grant, Boston College

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 8: Stan Heath, Eastern Michigan

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 8: Dwayne Stephens, Western Michigan

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NCAA coaches fired during the 2026 college basketball season

March 8: Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech

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