Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamarais a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach of the Syracuse University men's basketball team. A former guard for the Orange, he never missed a start in his career which lasted from 2002 to 2006. He also helped lead the team to a title in 2003...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 August 1983
beat conference early giving good knew problems struggling teams tough
It's tough to concentrate on other teams when they're not in your conference and you are struggling in your own conference. We were having problems in our conference early on. When they beat Texas, we knew they were a good team. We are giving them their respect.
ball good offensive takes threw together tough
It's tough to come together defensively right away. That takes work. We threw the ball away too many times. But if you have good offensive players, you can get by.
ice people sure
A lot of ice bath, a lot of treatment. I'm sure there's a lot of other people that have to do this. This is a long season. Back-to-back games, it's tough.
feels half junior ways year
In some ways it feels like I've been here half my life. Yet at the same time, it's only my junior year of college.
floor glass spread
I just wanted to spread the floor and get to the rim. I got all the way in and put it up on the glass just right and thankfully, it went in.
deal drained head pick savor
In the beginning, I was so drained because I wanted to savor every moment. I didn't let her go because I didn't want to pick my head up. I couldn't deal with it.
gave
I didn't have much left. I gave what I had.
emotional expect four goodbye great today
Today was overwhelming. I can't put it into words. I didn't expect it to be as emotional as it was. It was an overwhelming experience. I've had four great years. To say goodbye is difficult.
great happen matter morning question saw time tomorrow tough
It didn't matter how I was feeling. There was no question what was going to happen because I saw the scoreboard. It was time to play ... I feel great now. Tomorrow morning is the tough thing.
basketball coming enjoying game good hard people playing together
Playing a basketball game and just enjoying it. That's really what it's all about, people coming together and working hard for a good cause.
battle fight guess guys toughest won year
Well, we won it, so I guess I was pretty motivated. I think we all were. This is the toughest year I've played, and for these guys to battle and to come down here and fight and to do this is...it's one of the greatest.
good needed team
We needed to get out of Syracuse. We need to be road-tested. You get a good idea of where your team is at when you play on the road.
win
You know, it was our time. We wanted to come down here and try to win it.
battle fighting needed shot situation trying
Under the circumstances, this is the most important shot that I've hit. In the situation we're in, we're fighting and trying to battle for every game, we needed this one.