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
coming dream home local opportunity players rarely special
This was really something special for me getting the opportunity to come back and play before the local fans. Coming home is something most players dream about, but rarely get to experience.
freshman great last lucky run shot team trying worried year
I'm not worried about what I did in the past, I'm worried about what I'm trying to do now and what I'm trying to do in the future. This is my last shot for a run at the title. Freshman year I was fortunate, I was lucky to be a part of a great team like that and to make a run at the right time. That's what we're trying to do.
scoring team top worried
I'm not worried about scoring points. I just want to win. We have to be a team that's around the top or at the top (of the conference).
felt shoot shooting shot took
Every shot I took felt great. I didn't shoot well from the floor, but I got to the free-throw line. If I'm not shooting well, that's what I have to do.
ball difficult doubt great played
There's no doubt that defensively they play me better than anyone. They've played great on me. They've been there on every catch, they hedge me on ball screens. I've had a difficult time.
bottom good hopefully last line mentality noise seed seeds
The bottom line is, you have to win. You have to go down there with the same mentality as if you were a No. 1 seed or a No. 16 seed. We've had good seeds in the past. We had a good seed last year, and look where it got us. We have to go down there with the mentality that we still have a lot to prove. We still think we can hopefully make some noise in this tournament.
blessed fortunate help people realize seeing situations
Seeing other people and the situations they're in, it makes you realize how blessed you are and how fortunate you are. It's important for us to help out.
career freshman great lucky run team worried year
My freshman year I was fortunate, I was lucky to be part of a great team like that and make a run at the right time. I'm not worried about what I did in the past. When I look back and my career is over, that's fine.
shot tried
I was surprised. I thought they'd foul, and they didn't. I just tried to get a shot up there on the glass, and I put it up just right and it went down.
great
I feel great. Fantastic. It's a great feeling. We lost, and it was probably because of me.
game great last
I feel great about it. My last game that we lost, probably because of me.
decide
At least we know what we have to do. That's the first step, to go down there and decide to do it.
edge extra given guys opportunity smaller
It's given smaller guys more of an opportunity to shine. The big guys had an edge when there were only two-pointers. Now little guys have an extra edge too.
cool fans great university
It's pretty cool for the university to do that. It's a great thing for my area. The Scranton fans have been great for Syracuse.