Syracuse, N.Y. — Gerry McNamara would be the new head males’s basketball coach at Siena Faculty.
The previous Syracuse basketball star and present Orange affiliate head coach will take over for Carmen Maciariello, who was fired after the Saints went 4-28 this season. Siena was 68-72 throughout Maciariello’s tenure, however this season’s file was the worst in program historical past. McNamara emerged final weekend because the main candidate for the job.
McNamara interviewed with Siena athletic director John D’Argenio and president Charles Seifert on Sunday. By then, rumors had been already swirling that he would develop into Siena’s subsequent head coach. Particulars, although, nonetheless wanted to be ironed out earlier than the deal was accomplished.
The Albany Instances-Union reported this morning that the perimeters got here to an settlement late Thursday evening and signed a memorandum of understanding on contractual phrases, a standard observe within the business.
“I wish to thank President Seifert and Athletic Director John D’Argenio for this unimaginable alternative,” McNamara mentioned in an announcement. “I’m so honored and excited to guide Siena Faculty as the brand new head males’s basketball coach. My household and I can’t wait to get began and embrace Siena and the Capital Area.”
“We’re ecstatic to welcome Gerry, Katie, and their kids into our Siena neighborhood,” mentioned Siena Faculty D’Argenio mentioned. “Gerry has an ideal observe file for recruiting and creating proficient gamers, and he has a ardour for basketball that may resonate with our fan base. His information for the sport and training acumen will place us to compete for MAAC Championships.”
Siena will introduce McNamara as its nineteenth head coach at a information convention Tuesday at 1 p.m. within the atrium of MVP Area. The occasion will probably be streamed reside on Siena All-Entry at sienasaints.com/watch.
McNamara, who turned 40 final August, was promoted to affiliate head coach final spring, when Adrian Autry was named Syracuse’s head coach following the retirement of Jim Boeheim. He has lengthy desired to develop into a head basketball coach and in Siena, he’ll get that likelihood in an space he’s conversant in and at a program that wants an infusion of recent blood.
McNamara initially got here to Syracuse as a graduate assistant after Boeheim steered he think about teaching as a career. Boeheim promoted him to a full-time assistant in 2011-12 and assigned him to educate the guard teams. Former Syracuse gamers have described McNamara as a passionate competitor who places within the additional hours and helps them get higher.
“He’s as able to be a head coach as anyone I’ve ever labored with,” Boeheim mentioned throughout a current phone dialog. “He understands the sport, he understands individuals. He’s actually good with individuals, he’s a very good recruiter. He sees the sport in addition to anyone, understands what it takes to win and is aware of easy methods to push individuals. I’d say he’s one of many two best gamers I’ve ever coached. Sherman Douglas and him.”
Siena competes within the Metro Atlantic Athletic Convention. Quinnipiac received the league title this season; Rick Pitino returned Iona to nationwide prominence earlier than departing for St. John’s.
Other than this season, Siena has been aggressive within the MAAC. The Saints completed fourth in 2023, third in 2022 and first in 2021.
Basketball observers consider Siena is positioned to be a participant in that league. McNamara, who grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and has spent the whole lot of his teaching profession at Syracuse, is aware of the world properly and has broadly recruited the Northeast and past.
“4 coaches who coached there went on to main faculty jobs,” Boeheim mentioned. “Excellent fan base, they’ve had nice success there. I believe it’s a very good job.”
Syracuse legend Louis Orr, who died in December 2022, was a type of coaches. Orr went from Siena to Seton Corridor in 2001.
McNamara, in fact, achieved lofty standing in Syracuse from the second he stepped onto campus in 2002. He and the Carmelo Anthony-led Orange received Syracuse’s solely males’s basketball nationwide title in 2003. McNamara’s six 3s within the first half of the nationwide title recreation (he was 6-of-8 from that distance) helped the Orange defeat Kansas, 81-78. The 6-foot-1 guard scored 19 within the SU’s semifinal win over Texas.
McNamara is a dynamic public speaker, his speech after SU retired his jersey memorable for its mixture of heartfelt devotion to his time in Syracuse and its humor. He now will get to imprint the Siena program together with his personal identification.
He and his spouse, Katie, are the dad and mom of 4 kids, Gerry, Patrick, Maggie and Grace.
“I wish to congratulate Gerry McNamara on his hiring as the lads’s basketball coach at Siena Faculty,” mentioned Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack. “There are only a few people who’ve contributed to our males’s basketball program and all of Orange Nation as dramatically as Gerry has. He displayed an unmatched aggressive need as a student-athlete at Syracuse and, for the previous 15 years he has shared his ardour for and information of the sport with our student-athletes as a coach. I, together with all my colleagues in Syracuse athletics, want Gerry, Katie and their household the most effective as they embark on this new alternative.”
Maciariello, 45, had two years left on his contract when he was fired, the Albany Instances-Union reported. He was paid $362,450 in 2021-22 with an extra $59,000 listed as “different” based on Propublica.org’s most up-to-date contract data obtainable for the previous Siena coach.
McNamara’s departure opens a place on Autry’s workers, the place Allen Griffin and Brenden Straughn are the 2 remaining assistant coaches and Pete Corasaniti is the director of basketball operations.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara celebrates Eric Devendorf’s basket with seconds to go of their recreation in opposition to Georgetown within the semifinals of the Huge East Event. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara grimaces in ache after hurting himself within the second half in opposition to Kent State on the Provider Dome.
Gerry McNamara makes an try to save lots of ball from going out of bounds whereas Albany’s Jamar Wilson awaits the save.
Gerry McNamara reacts to his second foul of the sport being referred to as on him within the first half in opposition to Maryland in Denver on the NCAA Event in 2004.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara and Eric Devendorf seize a breather between fouls photographs within the second half of their recreation with Bethune Cookman in 2005.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara will get hugged by teammate Hakim Warrick after McNamara hit two large 3-pointers in opposition to Boston Faculty within the second half of a recreation in 2004.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara threads the needle on a go throught the arms of Memphis defenders Clyde Wade and Anthony Rice within the Coaches vs. Most cancers event in New York.
Gerry McNamara expresses his displeasure after lacking a layup in opposition to Cornell in second-half motion on the Provider Dome.
Syracuse level guard Gerry McNamara steals the ball from Virginia Tech’s Markus Sailes within the second half of a recreation in 2004.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara falls to the ground to get management of a unfastened ball in entrance of USF’s McHugh Mattis in first-half motion on the Provider Dome.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara will get a hug from assistant coach Mike Hopkins after being pulled from the sport with about three minutes left within the recreation in opposition to Towson in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania in 2005.
Gerry McNamara, Darryl Watkins of Syracuse, and Cornell’s Lenny Collins scramble for a unfastened ball underneath the Cornell basket within the second half of a recreation in 2005.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara lays on the ground after injuring his ankle within the second half of a recreation in opposition to St. John’s in 2005.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara dribbles throughout the ground of the American West Area in Phoenix throughout his staff’s observe for its NCAA recreation in opposition to Alabama in 2004.
SU’s Gerry McNamara after the win in opposition to Oklahoma throughout NCAA Elite Eight on the Pepsi Heart in Albany, New York. Picture by Stephen Cannerelli.
Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara and his son, Gerry, at Orange Insanity on the Provider Dome on Oct 17, 2014. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Syracuse Orange guard Gerry McNamara passes round defender Terry George of St. Rose in an exhibition recreation on the dome. Syracuse received the sport 91-59 in
2004.
Syracuse College senior basketball level guard Gerry McNamara in 2005.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara reacts to shedding to Vermont, 60-57 within the first spherical of the NCAA Event.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara has his shot blocked by Texas A&M’s Marlon Pompey within the second half of their recreation within the NCAA Event.
Gerry McNamara leaves the basketball court docket for the ultimate regular-season recreation of his profession on Senior Day in 2006. He will get an embrace from head coach Jim Boeheim.
Gerry McNamara is congratulated by followers who ran out onto the court docket after Syracuse’s win over Notre Dame on the Provider Dome. Billy Edelin is hugged by Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hopkins.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara grimaces and grabs his chest whereas strolling again to the bench throughout a timeout. Pittsburgh had simply made an enormous run through the Panthers’ 73-60 win in 2003.
Kueth Duany, Gerry McNamara and Carmelo Anthony regroup after a foul was referred to as on Syracuse within the first half in opposition to Pitt in 2003.
SU’s Gerry McNamara through the win in opposition to Kansas within the NCAA title recreation on the Louisiana Superdome in 2003. Picture by Stephen Cannerelli.
Syracuse freshman basketball gamers Gerry McNamara, Carmelo Anthony and Billy Edelin in 2003.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara steals the ball from Albany’s Earv Opong in first half motion on the dome.
SU’s Gerry McNamara and Josh Tempo have fun McNamara’s last-second shot of the primary half in opposition to Missouri on the Provider Dome. Picture by Stephen Cannerelli.
The Adidas camp in Teaneck, New Jersey was the placement the place a few of the prime highschool basketball gamers confirmed what they may do. Gerry McNamara, who will play for Syracuse within the 2002-2003 season, was additionally in New Jersey.
Gerry McNamara will get a pat on the top from teammate Josh Tempo as the sport in opposition to Memphis turned a blowout in Syracuse’s favor. Syracuse performed Memphis within the championship recreation of the coaches vs. Most cancers Traditional in NYC.
Syracuse’s Eric Devendorf and Gerry McNamara discuss at halfcourt throughout a free-throw try by Louie McCroskey in extra time in opposition to UConn at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Scranton’s Bishop Hannan basketball phenom Gerry McNamara had already dedicated to Syracuse College for the 2002-03 season on this photograph taken in 2001.
Gerry McNamara leaves the basketball court docket for the ultimate regular-season recreation of his profession on Senior Day. The Orange misplaced to Villanova in 2006.
Gerry McNamara celebrates on the finish of Syracuse’s recreation with Texas in 2003 Ultimate 4. Picture by Stephen Cannerelli.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara grimaces in ache after hurting his leg halfway by means of the primary half of the Orange’s recreation in opposition to Cornell in 2004.
Gerry McNamara whoops it up after making an ideal go to Carmelo Anthony off a scramble, with Anthony making a 3-pointer as Syracuse beat Boston Faculty in 2003.
Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara wears a masks throughout a recreation between Syracuse and North Carolina on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com.
Gerry McNamara raises his arms to get the group going after he makes a 3-pointer within the second half of a recreation in opposition to Alabama within the Phoenix Regional of the NCAA Event.
Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara passes off to the ready palms of Craig Forth as Memphis’s Joey Dorsey defends within the championship recreation of the Coaches vs. Most cancers Traditional in New York.
Syracuse’s assistant coaches Gerry McNamara and Adrian Autry drink espresso within the tunnel on the Provider Dome earlier than the beginning of the Syracuse-Loyola recreation on Nov. 25, 2014. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Syracuse College senior basketball level guard Gerry McNamara in 2005.
Gerry McNamara the star of Syracuse’s win over BYU within the first spherical of the NCAA’s, sits alone earlier than the beginning of the gamers’ press convention in 2004.
Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara and his son watch the Syracuse girls’s basketball staff scrimmage on the Orange Insanity occasion within the Syracuse College’s Provider Dome, Friday Oct. 21, 2016. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Assistant coach Gerry McNamara cheers on Syracuse guard Joseph Girard III. Syracuse performs Duke within the ACC event in Brooklyn, New York on March 10, 2022. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Demetris Nichols, Gerry McNamara, Hakim Warrick, Josh Tempo and Josh Wright in 2004.
Syracuse College basketball gamers Hakim Warrick, Craig Forth and Gerry McNamara in 2003.
SU’s Gerry McNamara after the win over Oklahoma through the Elite Eight in Albany, New York.
Syracuse College basketball gamers Gerry McNamara and Hakim Warrick smile when requested if there have been ideas of Carmelo Anthony figuring out that the staff was going to Denver for the primary spherical of the NCAA Event in 2004.
Gerry McNamara solutions questions from the press on media day for the Syracuse College males’s basketball staff in 2005.
Gerry McNamara cuts walk-on teammate Jake Presutti’s hair in Gerry’s toilet, earlier than SU males’s basketball media day in 2005.
Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara throughout an ACC Event recreation in opposition to North Carolina on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, on the Barclays Heart. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com SYR
Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara works with son Gerry earlier than the staff takes on Indiana (Pennsylvania). in an exhibition recreation performed on the JMA Wi-fi Dome on Oct. 25, 2022.
Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
The Syracuse teaching workers get collectively earlier than the sport in opposition to Notre Dame on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, on the Joyce Heart in South Bend, Indiana. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara and head coach Jim Boeheim throughout a recreation in opposition to Virginia on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at John Paul Jones Area in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com.
Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara. Syracuse.com reporters interview former Syracuse Orange basketball gamers and coaches on the 2003 Nationwide Championship staff. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Assistant coach Gerry McNamara covers his eyes after a nasty play throughout a recreation in opposition to Japanese Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, on the Provider Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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