Syracuse Returns to Albany For Exhibition With Siena

Game Details: Sunday, Oct. 18, Albany, N.Y., 2 p.m.
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Syracuse returns to MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y., for the first time since winning two NCAA Tournament games there in 2003, to play at exhibition game with Siena on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2:00 p.m. It's also a return for SU coach Gerry McNamara, who led Siena's program as coach the past two years, and Siena transfers Gavin Doty, Francis Folefac and Tasman Goodrick.

RETURNING TO ALBANY
Syracuse defeated Auburn in the Sweet 16 and Oklahoma in the Elite 8, in Albany, on its way to the 2023 NCAA Championship.

SU and Siena meet for the first time since 2007. Siena will unveil its 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship banner and distribute rings before the game, honoring a title team that included McNamara and the three players.

McNAMARA'S RETURN
McNamara coached Siena for two seasons before returning to his alma mater. He guided the Saints to a 23-12 record, the MAAC Tournament title and the 2026 NCAA Tournament in 2025-26, narrowly falling to No. 1 seed Duke, 71-65.

RETURNING ORANGE
Sophomore forward Sadiq White Jr. led Syracuse with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting against UConn, including two three-pointers. Sophomore guard Kiyan Anthony added six points and assisted on a White three-pointer before tying the game at 26 with a driving layup late in the first half. Anthony averaged 8.0 points per game as a freshman, while White averaged 6.1 points and 3.3 rebounds.

ORANGE ADDITIONS
Junior guard Gavin Doty followed McNamara from Siena after averaging 18.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and earning 2025-26 MAAC First Team honors. He started all 35 games for the Saints.

Junior guard Aiden Tobiason arrived at Syracuse from Temple, where he started all 32 games and averaged 15.3 points per game, scoring 20 or more in seven contests.

Guard Garwey Dual joins from McNeese State, where he made the All-Southland Conference Defensive Team and recorded 56 steals.

Center Luke Wilson is the reigning Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year at Appalachian State, where he averaged 10.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game with 59 blocks. Against UConn, he finished with eight points and a team-high nine rebounds, five of them on the offensive glass.

Forward Amarri Monroe joins Syracuse from Quinnipiac, where he notched 15.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game last season. Monroe went a perfect 6-of-6 at the free-throw line against UConn and scored nine points in 19 minutes of action.

Another Siena transfer, 6-foot-5 Australian forward Tasman Goodrick, was averaging 9.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game before an injury ended his season after nine games.

SCOUTING SIENA
Siena opens its 2026-27 season under first-year head coach Nevada Smith. The Saints won the program's seventh conference tournament title last season under Coach McNamara. The Saints are led by senior guard Brendan Coyle, one of four returnees from Siena's 2026 championship team. Freshman center Andres Amon averaged 10.9 points and 9.9 rebounds in 28 games last season for Movistar Estudiantes B, shooting .560 from the field.

Syracuse Returns to Albany For Exhibition With Siena

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Players Mentioned

Kiyan Anthony

Gavin Doty

Garwey Dual

Francis Folefac

Tasman Goodrick

Amarri Monroe

Aiden Tobiason

Sadiq White Jr.

Luke Wilson