“I love this place. I love what Syracuse means: to the fans, to the players who have worn this jersey, to the people of Central New York. This program has given me everything, and I am ready to give everything back to it,” says McNamara. “College basketball has changed. How you build a program, recruit talent, compete for resources and win looks different than it did even five years ago. I know that. I’m ready for it. What hasn’t changed is what Orange Nation expects, and what this place deserves. We are going to build something special here.”<\/p>\n
McNamara, 42, played four years for the Orange, helping them to the NCAA tournament four times, including a national title in 2003 and a Sweet 16 berth the following season.<\/p>\n
Before taking the head-coaching job at Siena, McNamara had spent the entirety of his college coaching career at Syracuse. He returned to the program in 2009 as a graduate manager, and was an assistant before becoming the team\u2019s associate head coach for the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n
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