Syracuse basketball transfer portal moves raise Gerry McNamara concern

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The Syracuse Orange fanbase was mostly excited about the hiring of Gerry McNamara to be the new head coach.

The national champion guard from his SU playing days returned to town after learning how to be a head coach at Siena, and he takes over for Adrian Autry.

The hope, too, was that he'd do well in the transfer portal to reload the program in a hurry.

Instead, the portal has been a bit disappointing.

So far, McNamara has brought two players with him from Siena: Gavin Doty and Tasman Goodrick. Doty can be a standout even at a higher level, so he's a quality pickup that had a built-in recruitment advantage.

The Orange have also landed point guard Garwey Dual from McNeese State.

Rounding out their transfer commitments through April 19: Temple wing Aiden Tobiason.

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SU has missed out on a number of the players it has been reported to have targeted. Clearly, a team can't get everyone, but the Orange haven't really landed a big fish yet.

They've also lost the likes of , Naithan George, Nate Kingz and Tyler Betsey to the transfer portal.