Syracuse basketball kept its fall recruiting tour rolling Wednesday, with the Orange staff in Philadelphia to get another look at 2028 four-star combo guard Carter Smith.
According to a post on X from Ari Rosenfeld, the owner and scouting director of ELITE High School Scouting, Syracuse was among the programs at William Penn Charter School for Smith, a 6-foot-4 prospect who ranks inside the top 65 nationally. The Philadelphia product has already been on the Orange radar for a while, and that includes both the old staff and the new one.
Smith previously held a scholarship offer from the former Syracuse staff under then-head coach Adrian Autry. He also made an unofficial visit to the Hill in late August 2025 for the Orange’s Elite Camp. Syracuse did not stage an Elite Camp this past August, with the new staff concentrating on the 2026-27 roster and the 2027 recruiting class, according to Inside the Loud House reporting.
In mid-June, Smith said first-year Syracuse head coach Gerry McNamara and his staff had re-offered him. The new Orange staff has now extended scholarship offers to roughly 15 players in the high school junior class.
The visit in Philadelphia fits a broader pattern for Syracuse this fall. Orange coaches have been showing up at open gyms for commits and recruits as they continue to build out the board.
Smith’s production backs up the attention. As a sophomore at William Penn, he put up 19.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, according to MaxPreps. He also stood out over the summer with the 16U Team Final squad in Nike’s EYBL league, then helped Team Final capture the Peach Jam title in July.
Rosenfeld’s post also noted that assistants from Syracuse, Iona, Rider, Butler and Rutgers were in attendance at William Penn, where Smith was joined by emerging swingman Brayden Erfle and rising 2030 prospect Joven Strine.
Smith is far from the only prospect Syracuse has tracked at recent open gyms. Inside the Loud House has reported that the staff has also been in for both of its 2027 verbal commits: three-star wing Jack Donohue of Albany, N.Y., and five-star wing/small forward Moussa Kamissoko of the Bronx, N.Y. Donohue has taken an unofficial visit to SU, while Kamissoko has taken an official visit.
Other prospects watched by the Orange at recent open gyms include 2028 four-star power forward Damian Mojica, 2027 four-star wing/forward Ahmed Nur, 2027 five-star point guard Nasir Anderson, 2028 five-star point guard Michai White, 2028 five-star center Bamba Touray, 2028 five-star wing/small forward Will Brunson, 2028 five-star wing Isaiah Hamilton, 2028 five-star wing Xavier Skipworth and 2028 four-star guard Darren Ford.
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