The transfer portal opened up last week and new Syracuse men's basketball coach Gerry McNamara has already been very active in trying to rebuild and reshape the Orange roster.

Gone, or about to be gone, are starting point guard Naithan George and starting forward Donnie Freeman, as well as key reserve Tyler Betsey. Joining them are role players Akir Souare and Luke Fennell.

In so far? Siena transfers Gavin Doty and Tasman Goodrick, as well as McNeese point guard Garwey Dual, who all committed in the first week of the portal's opening. And you can add a fourth player: Former Temple shooting guard/small forward Aiden Tobiason officially committed to Syracuse on Monday afternoon.

A Delaware native, Tobiason just finished his second season at Temple. He started 32 games for the Owls, who now compete in the American Conference, scoring 15.3 ppg on 48.0 percent shooting. He pulled down 3.7 rebounds and dished out two assists per game.

He was a member of the All-Freshman team in the AAC in 2024-25.

1) Tobiason is clearly a scorer, and Syracuse needs scoring. In losing George and Freeman, and William Kyle III and JJ Starling (graduation), the Orange are losing 80 percent of their starting lineup from last season. That could grow to 100 percent if Nate Kingz isn't given another year of eligibility. 

2) Listed at 6'5, Tobiason is long and athletic, which will allow McNamara to utilize his body-type defensively. Offensively, he can play in either the guard or the forward role, and Mike McAllister of 247 Sports notes that he also backed up at point guard for Temple.

1) Well, Tobiason shot just 33.8 percent from three-point range last season, and while that's not awful, it's not a great percentage for someone who attempted more than four 3-pointers a game. Syracuse was very poor from beyond-the-arc in 2025-26, and bringing in knockdown shooters would go a long way toward diversifying the offense.

2) Also, given that Tobiason is 6'5, he's the same height as Doty, and both players are just two inches shorter than Anthony (6'7). Is there enough room on the floor for all these combo guard and wing players? How does all the playing time shake out?

All three players have at least two years of eligibility remaining, with Anthony having three.

Syracuse went 15-17 this past season, missing the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight year.

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