Syracuse Basketball: Analyst logs prediction for four-star Chance Westry

Syracuse basketball has pursued 2022 four-star prospect Chance Westry for a long time, offering him a scholarship about two years ago.

The 6-foot-5 Westry, an elite guard in his cycle, visited the Hill not too long ago, along with several other official visits that he has taken.

A lot of Orange fans on social media and in chat rooms have opined of late that they don’t think Westry is going to choose the ‘Cuse. And now at least one national analyst has made a projection as to Westry’s eventual collegiate destination.

Jamie Shaw has said on Rivals.com that he believes Westry will pick LSU out of the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers are a strong SEC team that has done well on the recruiting trail in recent years.

Syracuse basketball faces an uphill climb to land 2022 four-star guard Chance Westry.

Westry, a top-45 prospect nationally in his class, recently went on an official visit to the ‘Cuse, along with Auburn, Nebraska and LSU. There have also been some media reports suggesting he may be in line for a professional deal.

Recently, Westry said via Twitter that he will spend his senior year at Hillcrest Prep in Gilbert, Ariz. A native of Harrisburg, Pa., Westry previously attended the Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, Calif., as well as Trinity High School in Camp Hill, Pa.

A ton of high-major programs have offered Westry, including Michigan, Virginia, Connecticut, Louisville, Memphis, Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Miami, Florida, Maryland, Southern California, LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Providence, St. John’s, VCU, Georgia and Temple.

A recent offer arrived for him from Arizona State, according to Westry’s bio on various recruiting Web sites.

Numerous recruiting services recently updated their national rankings for the 2022 cycle. Westry is No. 24 overall at Rivals.com, No. 32 at the 247Sports Composite, No. 39 via 247Sports and No. 41 from ESPN.

This is total speculation, but it does seem like Syracuse basketball is getting more buzz for its other two point-guard targets in the 2022 class than the team is for Westry.

Those other prospects, by the way, are four-stars Quadir Copeland and Central New York native J.J. Starling. All three 2022 point guards have taken official visits to the ‘Cuse.

I think that Syracuse basketball has the best shot at securing Copeland, followed by Starling and then Westry.