 McNamara in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Current position | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Siena | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | MAAC | ||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 28, 1983 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Syracuse | ||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Syracuse (graduate manager) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2023 | Syracuse (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Syracuse (associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Siena | ||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||||||||||||||
| Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Gerry McNamara (born August 28, 1983) is an American former basketball player and current head coach of the Siena Saints men's basketball team. Gerry is the former associate head coach of the Syracuse University men's basketball team. A former guard for the Orange, he never missed a start in his career[1] which lasted from 2002 to 2006. He also helped lead the team to the 2003 national title.
After graduating from Syracuse, McNamara played professionally for Panionios BC, Olympiacos BC, the Bakersfield Jam,[2][3][4] BK Ventspils,[5] and the Reno Bighorns.[6] In 2009, McNamara announced his retirement as a player and returned to Syracuse as a graduate student and assistant coach.[7]
- ^ "McNamara gives up big Greek money to play in NBDL". ESPN.com. December 13, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Crimson, Ron (March 14, 2008). "McNamara Pursues Professional Career". UFA. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
- ^ Waters, Mike (August 21, 2007). "McNamara headed back to Greece". The Post-Standard. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
- ^ Karaiskakis, Serafim (November 7, 2007). "Market News: Panionios Makes Changes". eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
- ^ Waters, Mike (February 15, 2008). "Gerry McNamara signs with pro team in Latvia". The Post-Standard. Archived from the original on March 1, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
- ^ Waters, Mike (January 7, 2008). "Gerry McNamara signs with Reno Bighorns of NBA Development League". The Post-Standard. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
returnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).