Syracuse losing crucial starter to transfer portal after Gerry McNamara hire
The Orange are looking at a depleted roster.
Syracuse losing crucial starter to transfer portal after Gerry McNamara hire originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The exodus has begun.
As it happens in modern college basketball, when a coaching change occurs, rosters are depleted into the transfer portal. The Syracuse Orange, with Gerry McNamara taking over for Adrian Autry, won't be any different. They already knew that Tyler Betsey planned to enter the transfer portal.
On Saturday, the news was reported by Jonathan Givony of ESPN that Nait George will also be heading into the portal. NEWS: Syracuse's Nait George will enter the transfer portal, agent Mike George tells DraftExpress. The 6'3 Canadian point guard finished top five in assists in the ACC in each of the past two seasons.
pic. twitter. com/Tww1AwthyH ā Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) April 4, 2026 MORE: Cooper Flagg sets new NBA teenager scoring record George just played his first season at Syracuse after two collegiate seasons elsewhere in the ACC at Georgia Tech.