Syracuse basketball 4-star target likely to soar in rankings, rival in mix now

Syracuse basketball 2023 four-star prospect Gavin Griffiths continues to add top-notch scholarship offers and is poised to see his national rankings skyrocket in the near future, according to at least one recruiting analyst.

The talented 6-foot-7 wing is preparing for his junior season at the Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, Conn. Griffiths runs on the AAU circuit with the Boston-based Expressions Elite Basketball.

In recent months, multiple national analysts and recruiting insiders have praised Griffiths for his performances at various AAU competitions, including the recently held Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, which culminated at the 2021 Peach Jam tournament in North Augusta, S.C.

Not too long ago, as we detailed in a column, Rivals.com national analyst Jamie Shaw said that Griffiths was his break-out 2023 prospect at Nike’s EYBL.

More recently, Rivals.com basketball recruiting director Rob Cassidy named Griffiths, along with several other 2023 players, as those whom he believes have made a strong case for a big rankings climb due to their recent play on the grassroots circuit.

Syracuse basketball has intense competition for four-star target Gavin Griffiths.

Currently, Griffiths is rated as four stars and No. 71 nationally in the 2023 cycle, according to Rivals.com. Other primary recruiting services don’t have him within their 2023 national rankings, but that is going to change.

As recruiting Web sites give their 2023 ratings a refresh in the near future, I wouldn’t be surprised if Griffiths enters into the top-50 across the country. He’s that good.

Former Big East Conference foe Connecticut recently offered Griffiths, according to his Twitter page. He also recently made a visit to UConn, per a tweet by college basketball insider Adam Zagoria.

The Orange coaching staff was the first high-major program to offer a scholarship to Griffiths, with that offer arriving last October. Hopefully, that the ‘Cuse got in early on with Griffiths will help the Orange’s chances during his recruiting process.

According to Griffiths’ Twitter page and recruiting services, his other scholarship offers include from Iowa, Maryland, Dayton, Rutgers, Bryant, Fairfield, Hofstra, UMass and Siena.

In a recent article by Ryan McMullen on ZAGSBLOG.com, Griffiths said at the time that the five college teams recruiting him the hardest were Syracuse basketball, Dayton, Iowa, Maryland and Connecticut.

Griffiths said in that story that he’s working on mapping out a visit to the Hill, which we’ll of course continue to monitor.