Syracuse men’s basketball: Tyus Battle named Director of Player Development

We thought that Syracuse Orange men’s basketball had finished putting together its coaching staff once Greg Fahey joined as general manager, but new head coach Gerry McNamara had one more trick up his sleeve.

On Wednesday, McNamara named former Orange star Tyus Battle as Director of Player Development, per a release from the athletic department.

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Battle, who will turn 29 in September, played for Syracuse under Jim Boeheim when McNamara was an assistant coach from 2016 to 2019. In those three seasons, he scored 1647 points and was named All-ACC twice.

In his role as Director of Player Development, Battle will “coordinate the off-court efforts to maximize each basketball student-athlete’s potential… assist with individual and small-group workouts and work closely with the coaching staff to implement tailored development plans… (and) collaborate with sports medicine and the nutrition staff to support overall well-being of each student athlete,” according to the release.

This is the first time that Syracuse will have that specific role on staff. The Orange also added the Director of Player Engagement role this offseason, assumed by former SU standout Ryan Blackwell, who was an assistant coach at Siena with McNamara.

The other two Siena assistant coaches last year, Ben Lee and former Orange big man Arinze Onuaku, are two of Syracuse’s assistant coaches, alongside former Penn State assistant Jamal Brunt, and former VCU assistant Ryan Daly. McNamara brought Syracuse alumnus Ryan Beaury, his D.O.B.O. at Siena to take the same role at SU. He also hired former Hampton general manager Greg Fahey to be the program’s second ever general manager.

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Peter Corasaniti is the only carryover from Red Autry’s coaching staff, albeit he’s in an administrative role rather than on the coaching staff.

After Battle’s playing career at SU, he played in the G League and overseas for a few years, before joining the coaching ranks as a high school assistant over…

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Publish date : 2026-06-12 14:00:00

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