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2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Gerry McNamara
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Scranton, PA
- High School:
- Bishop Hannan
At SU: He is the school's all-time leader in three-point baskets attempted (823) and made (297)...McNamara is first in career free-throw percentage (.883), sixth in career assists (441) and tied for ninth in career steals (192) with Todd Burgan...He has started all 100 games of his career and scored in each...McNamara has contributed an assist in 99-of-100 contests...He has tallied a three-point basket in 95-of-100 games. He became the sixth SU player all-time to eclipse the 2,000 point milestone, he finished fourth all-time with 2,099 career points. McNamara played the most career minutes in school history (4,758).
Team USA: McNamara was one of 13 players who accepted invitations to attend the 2005 USA Basketball men’s trials and training camp, July 28-August 4…The team, coached by Villanova’s Jay Wright, won the gold medal at the World University Games in Iszmir, Turkey…McNamara played in all eight games and started four as the U.S. went a perfect 8-0…He averaged 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and a squad-best 2.6 assists per game…McNamara had eight points and three assists when the U.S. opened preliminary play by defeating Iran, 94-47…When the U.S. defeated China, 117-61, McNamara contributed 12 points, three rebounds and two assists…The U.S. improved to 5-0 in the preliminary round by defeating the Czech Republic, 87-51…McNamara had 10 points and three assists…In the quarterfinals, McNamara scored 15 points and passed out five assists to help the U.S. win against Australia, 88-68…He finished off the tournament with 13 points and five rebounds to help the Americans win the gold-medal game with previously unbeaten Ukraine, 85-70.
Senior Year: McNamara owns the team-best 16.9 scoring mark...He owns the nation's longest current consecutive starts streak (135)...With his three assists against SOUTH FLORIDA, McNamara moved to fifth place all-time at SU in career assists passing Eddie Moss...McNamara is SU's career 3-point field goal leader... He had a career high 13 free throws made against CORNELL. McNamara's first of five three pointers against VILLANOVA made him the BIG EAST all-time leader in three-point field goals (183)...He was on the mid-season watch list for the John R. Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy...McNamara is also on the Bayer Advantage Senior Class Award, Rupp lists, and was one of 16 finalists for the Cousy Award...He had a career high 94 rebounds this season...With his five steals against Seton Hall he moved to second place all-time at SU in career steals (237)
Junior Year: McNamara was a candidate for the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award, presented annually to the player of the year in Division I...He earned First-Team All-BIG EAST Conference honors and was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after helping the Orange to the postseason crown...McNamara scored in double-digits in 27-of-34 games...He set the school standard for season three-point field goals attempted (315) and made (107)...His fre throw percentage (.874) ranks fifth on the school single-season ledger...McNamara now owns three of the top six slots...He converted a three-pointer in all 34 outings...McNamara was selected the BIG EAST Conference Co-Player of the Week on January 10 and February 7...He produced double-doubles against RICE (19 points-10 assists), PITTSBURGH (16 points-10 assists) and PROVIDENCE (14 points-10 assists)...With nine steals versus RICE, McNamara just missed a triple-double...He had a season-high 29 points at SIENA..He topped 20 points eight times during the season...In a 22-point showing at home against NOTRE DAME, McNamara converted all 11 of his free throw attempts...He played a career-high 45 minutes in SU's overtime victory against GEORGETOWN...McNamara played 40-or-more minutes nine times in 2004-05.
Sophomore Year: He was a Wooden and Naismith Awards candidate…McNamara was named to the USBWA All-District II team and was a second-team All-BIG EAST selection…He was a "Wooden Award Watch Player of the Week" January 5-11 after averaging 24.5 points and 5.0 assists in consecutive victories against ST. JOHN’S and BOSTON COLLEGE…McNamara established an SU standard for season three-point field goals (105)…He had a three-pointer in 29-of-31 games and has connected in 61-of-66 career outings…McNamara has started all 66 games of his SU tenure…He’s distributed at least one assist in all but one of those games. McNamara won the BIG EAST Conference free-throw percentage title for the second consecutive campaign…He converted 53-of-57 (.930) in conference contests…McNamara tallied double-digit scoring in 24-of-31 games…He topped 20 points seven times…He had a career-high 43 in SU’s NCAA Tournament win against BYU…The offensive display was the fourth-highest in SU history and the best in an NCAA playoff game…His nine three pointers set another club standard…He averaged 26.7 points a game in three NCAA Tournament contests…McNamara opened the season with 34 points, including eight treys, against CHARLOTTE.
Freshman Year: McNamara was named to the USBWA All-District II Team…He was a unanimous pick to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team…McNamara was named to the All-Final Four Team…He finished with 18 points against KANSAS, all on six three-pointers, and had 19 against TEXAS in the NCAA semifinal…His six treys against KANSAS tied SU’s single-game NCAA tournament record, a mark he has since broken…He set SU NCAA tournament season and career records for three-point baskets made (18) and attempted (44) over the course of the six games…McNamara’s 15 steals established a new SU NCAA tournament mark…McNamara connected on 53-of-55 foul shot attempts in conference play, setting a BIG EAST record for season free-throw percentage (.964)…His team-leading .909 (90-99) percentage from the line ranked eighth in NCAA Division I and established a new Syracuse standard…McNamara had two streaks of 30 consecutive free-throws made on the season…McNamara paired with SU’s top scorer Carmelo Anthony as the highest-scoring freshman duo in the country (35.6 points per game)…The two accounted for 45 percent of Syracuse’s scoring on the season…McNamara ranked 23rd among NCAA Division I freshmen in scoring average…His 467 points was the fourth-highest, single-season total by an SU freshman…McNamara ended up on several Syracuse single-season lists…His 155 assists ranked fifth among SU freshmen…His 85 three-pointers made now rank third all-time at SU, and at the time were three shy of the mark set by Preston Shumpert in 2001-02. McNamara’s 238 three-point field goal attempts eclipsed the previous record by five…He finished with the eighth-highest single-season steals total with 77 (2.2 per game)…McNamara earned BIG EAST Rookie of the Week honors after recording a career-high 25 points and 10 assists against GEORGIA TECH…He notched his second double-double of the season at WEST VIRGINIA with 14 points and 12 assists…His last-minute three-pointer from the baseline lifted SU to an 82-80 victory against NOTRE DAME in the Dome…McNamara scored all 14 of his points in the second half against OKLAHOMA STATE in the NCAA tournament to help SU erase a seven-point, second-half deficit.
High School: McNamara finished his scholastic career ranked seventh in career scoring in Pennsylvania (2,917 points)…He is the District II all-time leader…The Lancers posted records of 28-3, 27-4, 24-7 and 30-3 during his four campaigns…McNamara was the 2002 Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year, an honor previously bestowed on Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant…He earned 2002 Parade Fourth-Team All-American recognition…He was the AP Pennsylvania Player of the Year following his junior season…McNamara was a four-time Lackawanna League Division II Player of the Year, a three-time Associated Press (AP) Small School First-Team All-State pick, and the Scranton Times Regional Player of the year on two occasions…Bishop Hannan won the District II Class A Championship and the Class A Eastern crown in 1999-00…The Lancers finished as the state runner-up in 1998-99 and 1999-00…McNamara averaged 21.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 4.7 steals per game in his sophomore season…He reached the 1,000 career point mark quicker than any player in Bishop Hannan history…McNamara averaged 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 3.9 assists as a junior…He led Bishop Hannan to the 2002 PIAA Class AA Championship…He tallied 55 points in the semifinal triumph and 32 points in the final, a 70-68 win against Sto-Rox…McNamara averaged 23.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 3.8 steals per game in 2001-02…He was a team captain for Coach John Bucci as a junior and a senior.
Personal: Gerry McNamara is the son of Gerry and Joyce McNamara…He has two older sisters, Bridget and Maureen, and an older brother, Tim…He is majoring in speech communications.
