
Syracuse basketball's new head coach Gerry McNamara is facing concerns over disappointing transfer portal activity. Fans had high hopes for his recruitment efforts following his return to the program.
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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.
Gerry McNamara is concerned about the disappointing activity in the transfer portal, which affects the team's ability to reload quickly.
Gerry McNamara was hired due to his successful playing history as a national champion at Syracuse and his coaching experience at Siena.
The Syracuse fanbase was mostly excited about Gerry McNamara's hiring, hoping he would effectively utilize the transfer portal to strengthen the team.


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Right now, on paper, it's more talent going out than coming in, which isn't an ideal look for the start of the G-Mac tenure.
He has landed a key international commitment from Mark Morano Mahmutovic, which could be the biggest get so far.
Regardless, there's still work to do. But it hasn't quite been a banner start to the roster building.