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Nevada Smith, former Marquette and Texas assistant with NBA ties, tapped to become Siena coach

truenewj2 months ago03 mins

Nevada Smith has said that Siena was her dream job. Evidently the saints liked hearing that. Smith was hired Wednesday to take over at Siena, less than two weeks after the 16th-seeded Saints gave Duke a serious scare in the first round of the NCAA tournament. He will replace Gerry McNamara, who was at Siena…

Syracuse basketball national champion to become next head coach

truenewj3 months ago02 mins

Carmelo Anthony led the 2002-03 Syracuse men’s basketball team to a national championship in his only season with the program. It turned out to be the only NCAA title of legendary Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim’s 47-year career. Advertisement But Anthony and Boeheim had a lot of help. Point guard Gerry McNamara led the offense…