Syracuse basketball’s recruiting footprint is in Las Vegas this weekend, with the Orange staff on hand for the Border League and a deep list of high school talent that includes a committed five-star and several other major targets.
A source told Inside the Loud House that Syracuse coaches are at the annual preseason showcase, which started Friday and runs through Sunday with multiple nationally televised games. One of the biggest names on the board is 2027 five-star wing/small forward Moussa Kamissoko, who verbally committed to Syracuse late last month. Kamissoko is a senior at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, and Spire is set to face Fear of God from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday at 7:00 pm EST on ESPN2.
Sunday’s ESPN2 slate also includes Prolific Prep from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., against the Golden Knights from La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., at 5:00 pm EST, followed by Southeastern Preparatory Academy from Orlando, Fla., against AZ Compass Prep School from Chandler, Ariz., at 9:00 pm EST.
At Prolific Prep, Syracuse is linked to a pair of elite guards: 2027 five-star point guard Nasir Anderson and 2028 five-star point guard Michai White. Both hold offers from the Orange.
The staff is also evaluating 2028 five-star center Bamba Touray. Anderson had been scheduled to take an official visit to Syracuse last month, but the trip was canceled.
Syracuse also has a scholarship offer out to Ka'Shawn Gill, a 2028 four-star combo guard at Southeastern Prep, while the Orange coaches are evaluating 2028 four-star guard Darren Ford of AZ Compass Prep.
The Border League field appears to give Syracuse even more chances to scout familiar names tied to the program. Based on schedules found online, other teams in Las Vegas that feature Orange recruits include CIA Bella Vista in Phoenix, Iowa United Prep in Des Moines, Iowa, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, among others.
At CIA Bella Vista, Syracuse is tracking 2027 four-star wing/forward Ahmed Nur, a senior with the defending national champions, who took an official visit to the Hill in late August. The Orange also hold offers to three 2028 prospects there: four-star forward Isaiah Clarke, five-star point guard Liam Mitakaro and four-star forward Settimo Yugu.
Iowa United Prep features Kevin Wheatley Jr., a 2028 five-star wing who recently transferred there. Syracuse has offered Wheatley, who took an unofficial visit to SU last December.
At IMG, the Orange have offered Will Brunson, a 2028 five-star wing/small forward who transferred there for his junior season. And at Columbus, Syracuse recently offered Tai Bell, a 2028 five-star point guard who took an unofficial visit to the Hill in early March and, according to Inside the Loud House, is interested in visiting Syracuse again.
Bell was also featured in Border League action, with League Ready posting that the 4⭐️ Tai Bell was getting buckets for Los Explorers at Border League 🪣🔥 @brdrleague pic.twitter.com/Vm5fUjFlgh
- League Ready (@LeagueRDY) October 3, 2026
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