Gerry McNamara - State Championship Game, 2002

2002 PIAA CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bishop Hannan vs. Sto-Rox
After sitting out with 4 fouls for most of the 3rd and 4th quarters, Bishop Hannan's Gerry McNamara re-enters the game with just over four minutes remaining.
Hannan trails 57-55.

[@aaronbogdanski6943]

I was there that day. I was 4 years old and my brother was a freshman at bishop hannan. Now 13 years later im a junior at Holy Cross and Gerry's jersey hangs on the wall in the gym of the school. What an amazing player he was

[@ggaccentc]

That year I saw GMac hit 41 pts against Trinity (one of the best AA teams in the state) IN THE FIRST HALF. He could pull up anywhere and take anyone off the dribble. Great sportsmanship too.

[@michaelwalsh8339]

G-mac went off..

[@BlueshirtFan4Ever]

G-Mac definitely had NBA potential. Too bad that never came to fruition. But nonetheless, he was a great player for his high school alma mater and at Syracuse.

[@flippinoff7745]

Lived it, what a game!

[@jreimold34]

@niland302 haha ya but theyre on VHS, havent got to watch it in about 10 years... Glad Hannan won this one, Gerrys game vs. Trinity in the semis was unbelievable

[@jons5658]

Those shorts look flat out ridiculous in 2019.

[@vmoney2323]

I still wear my ball shorts like it’s 2002. I will never wear this 80s look lol

[@tikeycole3893]

STO should've won this game.

[@Joffner120885]

Tikey Cole right! Still upset over this loss.

[@CaptnCrunch247]

If they should've, then they would've.. G-Mac missed half of this game due to foul trouble, and still put on a clinic.. The better team won..

[@flippinoff7745]

But they didn't

[@slikdarelic]

i'll never understand how GMac never played not 1 year in the NBA.. somebody dropped the ball on that one.. smh..

[@thescatman5029]

slikdarelic Mac is on my top 5 ever at Cuse. But Mac didn't have the speed or athleticism for the next level! And he was physically breaking down, anyway!

[@CaptnCrunch247]

@@thescatman5029 - Oh c'mon... His shooting ability combined with his instinct to create open shots was unrivaled by ANYONE in that entire draft class.. I hate to bring race into this, but there's no doubt in my mind that if his skin was a few shades darker he would have been picked up within the first two rounds of the draft that year.. He's yet another victim of this "white men can't jump" mentality..

[@thescatman5029]

@@CaptnCrunch247 I am a Syracuse alum, who truly wishes McNamara had the skills to make the NBA. But in addition to what I said, McNamara was just too small. If you are gonna be 6-2 and under, you better have some blazing speed and/or athleticism to make it at the next level. He had none of that. And his body was completely shot! Good luck with a broken down body for 82 games every year!

[@thescatman5029]

And good luck trying to create open shots against bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic NBA defenses! All of us Syracuse alum saw the writing on the wall.....!

[@troyj881]

@@CaptnCrunch247 LMAO did u really try play da race card saying if he was black wit da same game he wuda made da NBA 😂😂😂...i read alot of dumb comments on KZbin but dis one takes 1st place hahaha...aint even worth goin in detail on how badly dat makes zero sense

[@jreimold34]

any highlights from the 99 and 00 state championship games?