Jack Donohue gave Syracuse its first 2027 commitment on Monday, but the Orange aren’t anywhere close to being done.
The 6-foot-8 forward from Albany became Gerry McNamara’s first pledge from the class after continuing to hear from Syracuse following an offer a year ago, when McNamara was at Siena. Donohue, described as an elite 3-point shooter, chose to end his recruitment early.
And now the focus shifts to the next wave of targets, with Syracuse already lining up official visits and staying in the mix for several of the class’s top names.
One of the biggest upcoming trips belongs to Ian Condon, a 6-foot-7, 245-pound forward at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. Condon picked up honorable mention recognition at the Peach Jam after averaging 16.0 points and 6.2 rebounds for Baltimore-based Team Melo.
Syracuse offered him in late May, and he’s set to visit campus Sept. 1-2.
His offer list also includes Boston College, Virginia Tech and St. Joseph’s, among others.
Another official visitor is J’Lon Lyons, a 6-foot-3 guard from Clinton, Md., who checks in at No. 43 in ESPN.com’s 2027 rankings and No. 50 at 247Sports.com. Lyons has trimmed his list to eight schools: Syracuse, Maryland, Butler, Tennessee, VCU, Virginia, Georgetown and Washington.
He’ll be in Syracuse for the weekend of Sept. 11-13.
Ahmed Nur is also on the calendar. The 6-foot-9 forward from Hopkins, Minn., is ranked No. 22 by ESPN.com and No. 26 by 247Sports, and he was named MVP of the NBPA Top 100 camp in June.
Nur, who will attend CIA Bella Vista in Phoenix, Ariz., this year, already visited Purdue in June and has three more official trips lined up, including Syracuse on Aug. 28-29.
He’s also scheduled to see Ole Miss on Aug. 22 and Washington on Sept. 6.
His offer sheet includes Alabama, Arizona State, BYU, Indiana and plenty of others.
Syracuse has also landed among the finalists for several other prospects in the class. Devin Cleveland, a 6-foot-3 guard from Chicago who attends La Lumiere in Indiana, averaged 15.3 points and 2.1 assists per game as a junior.
Syracuse entered his recruitment in July and joined a final seven that also includes Marquette, Missouri, Michigan, Arkansas, Alabama and TCU. He’s booked one official visit so far, to Missouri on Oct.
Carson Crawford, a 6-foot-7 wing at Fleming Island High School in Florida, has cut his list to five: Syracuse, Arizona State, Providence, Florida State and Ole Miss. He’s already scheduled visits to Arizona State on Aug. 29 and Providence on Oct. 19.
There are still more names in the mix. Nasir Anderson, a 6-foot-2 point guard at Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is one of the class’s most highly regarded players, ranked No. 9 by both ESPN.com and 247Sports.com.
Syracuse offered him in April, and his list of suitors also includes Kentucky, Florida, Louisville, Kansas and Indiana, among many others. He has not set any campus visits yet.
Moussa Kamissoko, a 6-8 power forward who first heard from Syracuse in December 2024, remains another player to watch. That original offer came from Adrian Autry’s staff, but McNamara appears to be pursuing him as well.
Recruiting reporter Sam Kayser recently wrote on X that Kamissoko is hearing the most from a small group of schools that includes Syracuse, along with UConn, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Arkansas, BYU, Illinois, Alabama and Virginia. Kamissoko attends Long Island Lutheran, the same school that produced current SU sophomore Kiyan Anthony.
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