Syracuse Basketball: Benny Williams ‘is a no-brain five-star prospect’
By Neil Adler
Syracuse basketball 2021 commit Benny Williams could end up one of best to play on the Hill this century, a national analyst says.
Syracuse basketball commit Benny Williams is a top-55 player in the 2021 recruiting cycle who will compete for a powerhouse prep program this fall and is getting a ton of high praise from a pair of Rivals.com national analysts.
One of those analysts, Eric Bossi, recently published a piece in which he looked at 10 prospects in the 2021 class who will fit in well with the college teams that they’ve committed to, and Williams is among those included.
"Bossi has this to say, in part, about the 6-foot-8, four-star small forward. “The Orange have a long tradition of success with guys just like Williams. He’s a bit of a combo forward with the size and length to fit in well at either the bottom or top of their zone. Offensively, he’s good in the mid-range, tremendous along the baseline and is starting to extend his skill facing the basket.”"
Williams recently announced that he is transferring from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Md., to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., for his senior stanza.
Hopefully, he can help with the recruitment of Syracuse basketball target and five-star small forward Jarace Walker, who also attends the IMG Academy and is a top-10 prospect in the 2022 class.
Syracuse basketball 2021 commit Benny Williams will likely move from a four-star to a five-star prospect.
"In a separate article on Rivals.com, national analyst Corey Evans said that Williams “has the chance to go down as one of the best that has played for the Orange this century. He is talented, has the size to play all over the floor and has progressively gotten better. Williams is a no-brain five-star prospect that could push for top-10 status once the games resume in the winter.”"
For months, ‘Cuse basketball fanatics have obviously raved about 2022 commit Dior Johnson, an elite point guard who is up to No. 3 overall in that recruiting cycle according to 247Sports.
Johnson, a junior at the Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., is reportedly considering a reclassify into the 2021 class. If Johnson did, and Williams soars into the top 10 as Evans suggests he could, then Syracuse basketball may possibly have a 2021 recruiting cycle with two top-10 prospects nationally.
In a third recent story on Rivals.com, Bossi and Evans discussed Williams a bit further. This article said, in part, that Williams “may be the most gifted, talented prospect to join the Orange program since Carmelo Anthony. … He is the embodiment of a mismatch forward that can shoot and finish. If Williams stays on the right track, his stay at Syracuse will be short-lived. He has NBA lottery ability and should be viewed as a top-20 prospect and will receive a rankings bump during our next Rivals150 update.”
It’s an understatement to say that excitement will continue to build among ‘Cuse fans about Williams as his career in Central New York inches closer to fruition.