Overview
- Syracuse announced Tuesday that former star guard Gerry McNamara will lead the Orange.
- He arrives after a 37-30, two-year run at Siena that featured a MAAC title and a 71-65 scare of No. 1 Duke as a 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- New athletic director Bryan Blair outlined a plan to boost name, image and likeness resources into the ACC’s top third to support roster building.
- McNamara replaces Adrian Autry, who was dismissed earlier in March after a 49-48 tenure and a fifth straight season without an NCAA bid, the program’s longest drought since 1967-72.
- Siena praised McNamara’s tenure and said it will begin a national search to find his successor.