Syracuse basketball’s new staff is heading into a busy stretch on the recruiting trail, with the first NCAA live period of the AAU season set to put a long list of Orange targets in front of coaches from July 9 to July 12.
A second live period follows immediately after, running July 16 to July 19, as the shoe-sponsored circuits finish out their seasons. Coaches will be spread across the country, with Adidas 3SSB in Bryan, Texas; Nike’s EYBL in Las Vegas; New Balance’s P32 league in Chesterfield, Mo.; Puma’s PRO16 in Richmond, Va.; and the Under Armour Association in Emerson, Ga.
For Syracuse, the weekend is about more than just showing face. The staff is expected to track prospects across the 2027, 2028 and 2029 classes, and there’s no shortage of names worth watching.
On Adidas 3SSB, one of the biggest names is 2027 five-star point guard Nasir Anderson of Atlanta Celtics, who holds an offer from Syracuse basketball. Per reports, Anderson recently underwent a successful hip procedure and is expected to miss the rest of the current AAU season.
Also in that circuit are 2028 three-star guard Ka'Shawn Gill of Milwaukee-based Power 5, who has interest from Syracuse, and 2027 four-star big man Ahmed Nur, also of Power 5, who holds an offer. New Heights guard Kamari Whyte, a 2027 four-star from New York City, is another player with Syracuse interest.
The EYBL group is packed with Orange targets. Syracuse has offers out to 2028 five-star wing/small forward Will Brunson of Renaissance Hoops, 2028 five-star wing Isaiah Carter of Boo Williams, 2028 five-star center Logan Chwastyk of Team Final, 2027 four-star power forward Ian Condon of Team Melo, 2027 four-star small forward Carson Crawford of Florida Rebels, 2027 five-star point guard King Gibson of Team United, 2029 big man Mamadou Issa Sow of Arizona Unity, 2027 five-star wing/small forward Moussa Kamissoko of PSA Cardinals, 2027 four-star point guard J'Lon Lyons of Team Takeover, 2028 five-star point guard Liam Mitakaro of UPLAY Canada, 2027 four-star shooting guard RJ Moore of Team United, 2027 four-star center Caleb Ourigou of Renaissance Hoops, 2028 four-star combo guard Carter Smith of Team Final, 2027 five-star center Lewis Uvwo of Nightrydas Elite, 2028 four-star forward Settimo Yugu of UPLAY Canada, and 2028 four-star forward Isaiah Clarke of Canada Elite.
There are also several EYBL players with Syracuse interest, including 2028 five-star wing Mason Collins of Team CP3, 2028 four-star wing Rezon Harris of New Jersey Scholars, 2028 three-star power forward Damian Mojica and 2028 four-star point guard Malik Moore, both of PSA Cardinals, 2028 three-star guard Skye Ragoo of New York Lightning, 2028 guard/wing Kingsley Rogers of PSA Cardinals, 2028 three-star wing Enmanuel Valera Melo of PSA Cardinals, 2028 point guard Jadah Washington of Team Takeover, 2028 five-star wing Kevin Wheatley Jr. of PSA Cardinals, and 2028 five-star point guard Michai White of City Rocks.
The PRO16 list is shorter, but it still includes a Syracuse offer in 2027 four-star power forward Zion Green of Team As Promised.
Under Armour Association action brings another batch of names into focus. Syracuse has an offer out to 2027 wing Jack Donohue of NJ ShoreShots and 2028 five-star wing Isaiah Hamilton of Canada Elite. The Orange also have interest in Munir Greig of All In Elite, 2027 four-star wing Declan Griffiths of Middlesex Magic, and 2027 four-star point guard Payton Jones of Gulf Coast Blue Chips.
Inside the Loud House will continue monitoring which prospects Syracuse coaches are evaluating and how the Orange’s recruiting targets perform throughout the live period.
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