Michigan State University star Mateen Cleaves with whom he shared minutes on the Bakersfield Jam team the prior season. On February 15, 2008, McNamara signed a contract with Latvian basketball team BK Ventspils. After his brief stint in Latvia, McNamara returned to the U.S. after being invited to participate in the Utah Jazz's training camp on September 17, 2008, but McNamara was waived on October 27, 2008 after appearing in four preseason games. On January 7, 2009, McNamara signed with the NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns, joining him with former Syracuse stars Damone Brown and Donté Greene. Three days later, McNamara made his debut against his former team, the Bakersfield Jam, and scored six points and recorded 6 assists in a 93-91 victory. However, on March 7, 2009, McNamara was waived by the Reno Bighorns citing personal reasons, and it was reported that McNamara was considering ending his playing career. Coaching career On July 22, 2009, it was announced that McNamara would be returning to Syracuse University as a graduate student. He enrolled as a Master of Science candidate in the School of Education's Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation program. In addition to taking classes, McNamara joined the basketball team's coaching staff as a graduate manager. In November 2011, following the dismissal of associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine in response to allegations of child sexual abuse, McNamara was promoted to assistant coach, with a focus on development of the guards. See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders References External links Syracuse University Athletics - Coaching Staff Bio National Basketball Association Developmental League profile Official Syracuse University Athletics Homepage profile ULEB Cup Profile 1983 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Bakersfield Jam players Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania Basketball players from Pennsylvania Olympiacos B.C. players BK Ventspils players Panionios B.C. players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Point guards Reno Bighorns players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Scranton, Pennsylvania Syracuse Orange men's basketball coaches Syracuse Orange men's basketball players Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade