Syracuse’s 2027 recruiting class may already be set, and the final piece appears to have landed elsewhere.
Four-star wing/forward Ahmed Nur, who took an official visit to the Orange in late August, verbally committed to Ole Miss on Saturday, according to reports. The 6-foot-9, 190-pound prospect also made official visits to Florida State and SMU before choosing the Southeastern Conference program.
Nur’s trip to Syracuse was viewed as a strong one, and assistant coach Ben Lee was back to see him after the fall recruiting period opened on September 9. Lee attended an open gym at CIA Bella Vista in Phoenix, where Nur plays his senior season after transferring there from his previous school. CIA Bella Vista won the national championship last season, and Nur is also set to suit up for the City Reapers in Overtime Elite alongside other CIA Bella Vista players.
Inside the Loud House recently reported that Nur was essentially the last major target on Syracuse’s board for the 2027 cycle, though recruiting can always shift quickly.
Even without Nur, the Orange still has a strong two-player class in place. In late September, five-star wing/small forward Moussa Kamissoko committed to Syracuse after his official visit earlier in the month. The 6-foot-8, 180-pound Bronx native is ranked No. 7 nationally in the senior cycle by Rivals, and Syracuse’s staff has been at several of his open gyms since the fall recruiting period began.
Kamissoko will spend his senior year at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, which recently joined a new 11-team international league called ATLAS. Several Syracuse five-star targets are also slated to compete in that league.
The other member of the class is Albany native Jack Donohue, a three-star wing at The Newman School in Boston. Donohue committed to Syracuse in early August after taking an unofficial visit in late June, and he plans to return for an official visit sometime in the coming months.
Assistant coach Arinze Onuaku was recently at a Newman open gym to watch Donohue, who scouts and analysts believe could rise to four-star status after a strong senior season. Donohue missed 10 months last year while recovering from open-heart surgery.
With Nur off the board, Syracuse’s 2027 class sits inside the top 25 nationally on both the 247Sports and Rivals websites. That’s a notable spot for a class that was expected to stay small, especially with the Orange already carrying 15 players on its current roster and continuing to lean heavily on the transfer portal and international recruiting.
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