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Gerry McNamara gets emotional following first win as Syracuse coach days after dad’s death

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Arnold, C. (2026, November 3). Gerry McNamara gets emotional following first win as Syracuse coach days after dad’s death. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/sports/gerry-mcnamara-emotional-after-first-syracuse-win-days-after-dads-death/

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Gerry McNamara, recently named head coach of Syracuse men’s basketball, led his team to a 74-58 victory over New Haven in their season opener on Monday, just days after his father's death at age 78 from cancer. During the game, McNamara struggled with emotions but focused on coaching when around his team, using it as a distraction from his loss. Syracuse dominated early, outscoring New Haven 39-17 in the first half before allowing their opponents to narrow the gap slightly in the second half.
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Gerry McNamara coached Syracuse to their first win as the new head coach on Monday evening, with a 74-58 victory over the New Haven Chargers in the season opener. However, this achievement was marred by personal grief, as it came just days after his father Gerard McNamara's death at age 78 following a battle with cancer. Gerry expressed his emotional struggle during the game, acknowledging that his late father would have been the first person to attend such an event. Gerard McNamara died on Saturday, adding to Gerry's difficult week leading up to the game.

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🔮 Syracuse defeated the New Haven Chargers 74-58 in the season opener, but the victory was overshadowed, at times, by the fact that McNamara’s father, Gerard McNamara, couldn’t be there to see it.
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Syracuse ORG · 6× McNamara PERSON · 5× Gerard McNamara PERSON · 2× Orange ORG · 2× Chargers ORG · 1× Gerry McNamara PERSON · 1× Marines ORG · 1× NEC ORG · 1× New Haven GPE · 1× the New Haven Chargers ORG · 1×

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Gerry McNamara coached Syracuse to a win on Monday evening in his debut as head coach of the Orange, though it came with a heavy heart just days after his father died at 78 following a battle with cancer.
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🔮 Syracuse defeated the New Haven Chargers 74-58 in the season opener, but the victory was overshadowed, at times, by the fact that McNamara’s father, Gerard McNamara, couldn’t be there to see it.

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Gerry McNamara coached Syracuse to a win on Monday evening in his debut as head coach of the Orange, though it came with a heavy heart just days after his father died at 78 following a battle with cancer. asserted
father → coach → cancer
Syracuse defeated the New Haven Chargers 74-58 in the season opener, but the victory was overshadowed, at times, by the fact that McNamara’s father, Gerard McNamara, couldn’t be there to see it. asserted
father → defeat → it
“It’s been a tough week for our family, and the first person that would be here tonight would be my father,” McNamara said. asserted
McNamara → say → family
“Everybody that knows me knows that. asserted
that → know → that
I’m hurting a little bit this week. asserted
I → hurt → ?
Obviously I’m going to be hurting for a little while, pretty much forever, so I just appreciate all the people that have reached out to us.” asserted
that → go → us
“It will be a tough night tonight when I reflect on today not having him here with me for the first time,” the new Syracuse coach added, before appearing to have to hold back some of his emotions. asserted
coach → reflect → emotions
Gerard McNamara died on Saturday after his third bout with cancer. asserted
McNamara → die → cancer
McNamara told reporters he had moments where his emotions started to get to him, but that he tried to keep them private. asserted
he → tell → them
“The national anthem got me a little bit thinking of him and his service,” McNamara said about his father, who served in the Marines. asserted
who → get → Marines
“I’ve tried to compartmentalize it a little bit. asserted
I → try → it
It’s been when I’ve been around the team that I can just focus on the team. asserted
I → focus → team
That’s kind of been the needed distraction. asserted
That → need → ?
Having my mom here tonight, I think maybe it was a little bit of a distraction for her as well. asserted
it → have → her
“Tomorrow is going to be really hard. asserted
Tomorrow → go → ?
Wednesday’s going to be really hard. asserted
Wednesday → go → ?
The next 48 hours are going to be tough, but then I get to turn around and do this again on Thursday, and then I’ll get angry and forget about it for a minute.” asserted
I → go → minute
The Orange dominated New Haven in the first half, outscoring the Chargers 39-17, before their opponents outscored them in the second half, but the game remained out of reach for the NEC program. asserted
game → dominate → program
Syracuse shot 39.3 percent from the field in the win and 28.6 percent from 3-point range. asserted
Syracuse → shoot → range
McNamara was a member of the 2003 national championship squad at Syracuse and had previously been part of the coaching staff before taking the job as head coach at Siena. asserted
McNamara → take → Siena
He was hired in March to resurrect the Syracuse basketball program. asserted
He → hire → program
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