Gerry McNamara has been named the 19th head coach in Siena College Men’s Basketball history. The Syracuse University legend and 2003 National Champion takes over the reins of the Saints after spending the past 15 years on staff with the Orange. McNamara will be formally introduced at a press conference on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the atrium
Syracuse named Straughn Assistant Basketball Coach
Former George Washington assistant coach Brenden Straughn has joined the Syracuse men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, according to the school’s athletic department. Straughn fills the remaining open spot on first-year coach Adrian Autry‘s Syracuse staff. Associate head coach Gerry McNamara and assistant coach Allen Griffin, round out the group. “Brenden is one of the bright young minds in college basketball,” Coach
McNamara promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Syracuse
Assistant men’s basketball coach Gerry McNamara ’06 has been promoted to associate head coach at his alma mater, according to the Syracuse University Athletics Department. “I am pleased Gerry will remain on our staff,” said Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack. “He’s earned this well-deserved promotion to Associate Head Coach. Gerry is an excellent recruiter and has
WATCH LIVE: Adrian Autry press conference
Adrian Autry will be introduced as the new Head Basketball Coach at Syracuse today at 10am. Watch live via Cuse.com here: https://cuse.com/watch?Live=6256&type=Live
BREAKING: Boeheim retires; Autry named new Syracuse Head Coach
Jim Boeheim has officially retired as the head basketball coach at Syracuse, and Adrian Autry has been tapped to take his place. Here’s the official press release from Syracuse announcing the moves: Nearly 60 years ago, Jim Boeheim ’66, G’73 first arrived on the Syracuse University campus as an undergraduate student and walk-on with the men’s basketball
Daily News & Notes – 1/28/21
Today’s Daily News & Notes from around the college basketball coaching world… With Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week being in full swing, here’s a great tribute to former Muskingum University head coach Gene Ford, who passed away after a battle with cancer back in 2019. His sons, Stony Brook head coach Geno Ford,
Daily News & Notes – 12/15/20
Today’s news & notes from around the college basketball coaching world… University at Buffalo men’s basketball coach Jim Whitesell will miss the next few games. Whitesell came in close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. He’s going to self-quarantine, despite testing negative this past week. Assistant coach Angres Thorpe will coach the
Boeheim releases statement following positive COVID-19 test
Syracuse head men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim has tested positive for COVID-19. The 75-year old long-time Orange head coach released the following statement on Twitter: The men’s basketball program has paused all activities, as another member of the program also tested positive. Syracuse AD John Wildhack released the following: “Our top priority is the health
REPORT: Boeheim hits, kills man walking on highway
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a pedestrian walking on I-690 last night according to Syracuse.com. According to the report, “the man in his 30s had been in a car with four others near Thompson Road in Syracuse when their vehicle crashed for unknown reasons. The man at some point got out of
Syracuse alum Allen Griffin named assistant basketball coach for the Orange
Former Syracuse men’s basketball standout Former Syracuse men’s basketball standout Allen Griffin has been named an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, according to head coach Jim Boeheim. Griffin replaces Mike Hopkins, who accepted the head coaching position at Washington. Griffin, who played at Syracuse from 1997-to-2001, brings 15 years of Division I coaching
Boeheim, SU Agree On Contract Extension
Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim and his alma mater, Syracuse University, have agreed on a new contract that will lengthen his successful head-coaching tenure beyond the 2017-18 season. The extension of the veteran coach’s contract came about as head-coach-in-waiting Mike Hopkins was hired to lead the program at Washington. Syracuse moved promptly to maintain
BREAKING: Mike Hopkins Named University of Washington Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Mike Hopkins will take the helm of the University of Washington men’s basketball program, UW Director of Athletics Jennifer Cohen announced Sunday. Hopkins comes to Washington from Syracuse University, where he spent 22 seasons alongside Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim. In 2015 Syracuse named him head coach designate, set to take over the Orange