Syracuse basketball is still in the hunt for Chicago guard Devin Cleveland, but the latest round of official visits doesn’t yet include a trip to the Hill.
Cleveland, a four-star guard in the 2027 class and a top-40 national prospect, has lined up four official visits, according to Joe Tipton of On3/Rivals. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound prospect will visit Alabama from Sept. 18 to Sept.
20, TCU from Sept. 24 to Sept. 26, Missouri from Oct. 3 to Oct. 4 and Michigan from Nov. 6 to Nov.
247Sports also lists those visits in Cleveland’s bio, and Rivals had previously reported the Missouri trip. He has also taken unofficial visits to Marquette and Michigan.
Cleveland announced a top seven in late July that includes Alabama, Arkansas, Marquette, Michigan, Missouri, Syracuse and TCU. Syracuse offered him a scholarship in mid-July under new head coach Gerry McNamara, and the Orange staff has been pushing hard to get him to campus for an official visit of their own.
The absence of Syracuse from this latest visit list does not close the door on the Orange. Cleveland is expected to visit all of his finalists before he makes a decision, and there is still room for Syracuse to get him on campus.
With the Division I men’s basketball recruiting dead period ending on Aug. 19, activity around Cleveland’s recruitment should start picking up. And while there doesn’t appear to be a clear front-runner, there is chatter that Missouri may be in a strong position.
Cleveland will be a senior at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind., during the 2026-27 season. He plays for the 15-team Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Scholastic program and spent the latest AAU season with the 17U team of St. Louis-based Bradley Beal Elite in Nike’s EYBL league.
Scouts describe Cleveland as a polished scorer with real craft as a passer and the ability to finish in transition. The one area he’ll need to address is adding strength to his slender frame.
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