Syracuse expected to hire 23-win coach to save the program

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The Syracuse Orange basketball program will soon have a new head coach.

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Siena’s Gerry McNamara is expected to take over at his alma mater, according to multiple reports. The two-year head coach was an assistant at Syracuse for over a decade until 2024. He returns to where he made his name after Adrian Autry parted ways with the program.

Syracuse athletic director Bryan Blair spoke to McNamara multiple times over the last week, including both virtually and in person, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “Syracuse officials stressed during the process a commitment to NIL that projects in the top third of the ACC” he wrote.

McNamara took Siena into the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 23-12 record on the season after giving Duke a first-round scare. Now he’ll have the opportunity to face the Blue Devils in ACC conference play.

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The Syracuse great led the Orange to a national championship in 2003 and had his No. 3 jersey retired 20 years later. He holds the program record for made 3-pointers and minutes played, earning All-Big East honors three times, and he started all 135 games he played with the Orange.

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