Syracuse basketball high-priority target Kyle Filipowski made an official visit to the Hill on June 5-6, and he has said in several interviews that the trip went well.
The 2022 four-star power forward, though, has numerous more visits planned for June, and competition for the 6-foot-10 Filipowski is fierce.
Does the Orange have a shot at landing him? Absolutely. But nothing is a guarantee in the recruiting world, particularly when the ‘Cuse is up against squads such as Duke, Connecticut, Ohio State, Iowa and many other high-major programs.
Filipowski, an exquisite big man in his class, is a junior at the Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass., and he suits up for the New York City-based NY Renaissance in AAU competitions. He was recently named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Massachusetts for an outstanding 2020-21 campaign.
What I found particularly interesting is that Filipowski discussed the possibility of Syracuse basketball capturing another national championship if he were to choose the ‘Cuse.
In interviews with college basketball insider Adam Zagoria and SyracuseOnSI publisher Mike McAllister, Filipowski detailed how his recent visit to Central New York went, and what head coach Jim Boeheim and the rest of the Orange coaching staff said to the 2022 prospect about the team’s aspirations in the coming years.
"Filipowski said, in part, to Zagoria, “It was great to get out and see the campus in person, so Coach Boeheim just showed me the way he’d want me to play and how much freedom there is at that position to make decisions and just have a great impact on the team where he’s planning on it being another national championship team since 2003.”"
Syracuse basketball thinks four-star big man Kyle Filipowski is a star in the making.
"In his Q&A with McAllister, Filipowski said that Orange coaches told him, “If I were to be a part of their team, that would be a big stepping stone towards bringing another national championship there since 2003 and Melo (Carmelo Anthony). They were just expressing that to me.”"
Filipowski recently wrapped up an excellent junior term at his prep school, and he’s crushing things of late on the AAU circuit. Recruiting analysts say he’s potentially headed toward five-star status, and Filipowski recently made a huge leap in the 2022 national rankings, according to Rivals.com.
As I’ve written about numerous times, the 2022 cycle for Syracuse basketball could amount to one of its best classes in recent memory. That being said, 2022 players are a season away from stepping foot on a college campus.
And what the ‘Cuse roster will look like in more than a year is unknown. What I do believe, however, is that Filipowski is the goods. If he became a member of Syracuse basketball, Filipowski could absolutely help the Orange advance deep in future Big Dances.