Syracuse basketball target Ka'Shawn Gill is heading into a loaded situation for the 2026-27 season.
The 6-foot-6 combo guard from Flint, Mich., a four-star recruit in the 2028 class, will spend the upcoming campaign at Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Orlando, Fla., according to social media posts. Gill, a top-80 national prospect, picked up an offer from Syracuse’s new staff last month.
What makes the move stand out is the company he’ll keep. Southeastern Prep’s roster will also include 2027 five-star power forward CJ Rosser and 2027 five-star point guard Beckham Black.
Rosser, a 6-foot-10, 200-pound forward, is ranked No. 1 overall in the 2027 class by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite and had a scholarship offer from the former Syracuse staff under Adrian Autry. Black, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard, sits at No. 2 nationally in that same class.
Southeastern Prep had a big year in 2025-26, going 41-9 overall, and ESPN’s final top 25 placed the Falcons at No. 13 in the country. National analysts are already expecting the program to be a real contender for a Chipotle Nationals invitation next season.
Gill’s path to Orlando comes after a season with the Phoenix-based PHH Prep, which competed as the Diamond Doves in Overtime Elite. He was on the floor with 2026 guard Ethan Butler, a New York City native who is now a freshman for Syracuse. In 12 games, Gill averaged 14.1 minutes, 4.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists.
He also made noise in AAU play. Suiting up for the Milwaukee-based Power 5 in the Adidas 3SSB league, Gill averaged 14.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists while knocking down 2.8 threes per game. At the league’s season-ending playoffs in Rock Hill, S.C., he turned in scoring bursts of 31 points and 28 points, hitting five 3-pointers in one game and six in the other.
Gill’s offer list also includes Toledo, Creighton, West Virginia, Nevada, Arizona State, the University of Detroit, Central Michigan, UC Santa Barbara and Eastern Michigan, according to his Instagram page.
Syracuse’s new staff under first-year head coach Gerry McNamara has been active in the 2028 class since taking over in March, offering or re-offering more than a dozen prospects.
Gill won’t be the only Syracuse target in Overtime Elite next season. Another 2028 recruit, five-star point guard Tai Bell, was re-offered by the Orange staff last month and took an unofficial visit to Syracuse in March.
Bell, who is 6-foot-3, will play his junior season at Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School, which won the high school national title two seasons ago. He and teammates will compete as the Cold Hearts in Overtime Elite during the upcoming campaign.
On Wednesday, OTE announced the 2026-27 RWE roster, which also includes Gill, Rosser, Black and several other Southeastern Prep players: 2027 three-star point guard Aiden Groce, 2027 four-star small forward Marri Wesley, 2027 four-star power forward JJ Watts and 2027 three-star center Precious Sam. Southeastern Prep head coach David Peavy will also coach RWE in Overtime Elite.
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