Syracuse Basketball: Top 10 3-Point Shooters in Cuse History
1. Gerry McNamara
Could we actually say anyone else?
McNamara was one of the most lethal three point shooters in NCAA history, let alone at Syracuse.
You could tell that G-Mac was a special player from the first time he stepped on the court. He started every single game he played for the Orange – 135 to be exact, and hit 400 total threes, which currently stands at 14th in NCAA history.
McNamara scored over 13 PPG his freshman season, hitting 85 shots from downtown at 36%. Together, G-Mac and the other freshman (I think his name was Carmelo or something?) led Syracuse to their first and only National Championship in school history. G-Mac hit a record six 3’s in the 1st half of the Natty.
McNamara continued to fire it from deep, with a career high 39% from downtown his sophomore season. He surpassed 100 threes in the season for the first of three times in his career, with 105 to be exact. In a tournament game against BYU in the first round, McNamara lit it up, going 9-of-13 from deep.
Make it rain!
G-Mac had another impressive season during the 2004-05 campaign, hitting a career best 107 threes at 34%. Thus, it only took Gerry three years to be the all-time leader in 3-pointers made at Syracuse.
Gerry actually had his worst 3-point percentage at 33% during his senior season, to which some people called him overrated (Jim Boeheim had a few words to say about that). However, McNamara still hit 103 three balls on the number. (THE VIDEO BELOW MAY CONTAIN SOME EXPLICIT LANGUAGE)
His most impressive performance was at the 2006 Big East Tournament. Syracuse, who needed a few wins to make the NCAA Tournament, called on Gerry, who delivered.
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In game one against Cincy, McNamara hit a 3-point runner to give Cuse the win. McNamara followed that up with a game-tying three against No.1 UConn, and helped the Orange win the game in OT. If that wasn’t enough, G-Mac gave a pass to Devendorf in the final seconds of the semifinals, giving the Orange their first lead of the night against Pitt, another eventual win.