Syracuse basketball is making a serious push for 2027 four-star wing Markus Kerr, and an offer could be next.
The 6-foot-7, 185-pound Kerr, a Charlotte, N.C. native, has drawn heavy attention from the Orange under first-year head coach Gerry McNamara. He hasn’t received an official scholarship offer yet, but Inside the Loud House believes one is likely coming from Syracuse’s new staff.
Kerr’s recruitment is not a one-team race. Baylor, Cincinnati, Florida State, Tennessee and Xavier are also among the programs to watch, along with others. He spent this past season at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H.
Kerr has also been active on the grassroots circuit. In recent days, he has been playing for the 17U team of Raleigh, N.C.-based Garner Road in the Adidas 3SSB league’s season-ending playoffs in Rock Hill, S.C. On Saturday, Garner Road met New York City-based New Heights in the quarterfinal round and fell 78-59.
Within the 2027 class, Kerr is ranked as a top-75 national prospect by both the industry-generated 247Sports Composite and the industry-generated Rivals Industry Ranking.
His production at Brewster backed up the ranking. In the 2025-26 season, Kerr helped lead the program to a 30-6 record, and ESPN had the team ranked in the top 20 nationally. According to MaxPreps, he averaged 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals in 29.2 minutes per game while shooting 54 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range and 77 percent at the line.
Syracuse’s work with Kerr fits into a broader 2027 recruiting push. McNamara and his assistants have offered a number of prospects in the class while continuing to evaluate others, and there is now a little more clarity around which high school seniors have emerged as priority targets for the Orange.
Three 2027 players already have official visits lined up to Syracuse: four-star power forward Ian Condon from September 1 to September 2, four-star point guard J’Lon Lyons from September 11 to September 13, and five-star wing/forward Ahmed Nur from August 28 to August 30.
And there should be more visits on the way, too. Inside the Loud House has been told by a source in recent days that additional official visits to the Orange program are expected.
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