SU leaders hired Siena's Gerry McNamara as the next head coach of Syracuse basketball on Tuesday, and now the former legendary Orange guard will get to work constructing the team's roster for the 2026-27 season.
In 2025-26, when the 'Cuse went a disappointing 15-17 overall, the Orange had 13 main scholarship players. They were:
Junior point guard Naithan George
Senior shooting guard J.J. Starling
Redshirt senior small forward Nate Kingz
Sophomore power forward Donnie Freeman
Senior center William Kyle lll
Sophomore forward Tyler Betsey
Freshman forward Sadiq White Jr.
Freshman shooting guard Kiyan Anthony
Redshirt sophomore big man Ibrahim Souare
Freshman guard Luke Fennell
Graduate student guard Bryce Zephir
Freshman wing Aaron Womack
Freshman center Tiefing Diawara
McNamara, and ultimately his full staff, will construct a 2026-27 roster that could include some Syracuse basketball returnees, existing Siena players and/or high school commits, and other college transfers.