Syracuse basketball enters the mix for 4-star Brewster Academy guard

Over the years, Syracuse basketball has done quite well in recruiting high-level prospects from the powerhouse Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H.

Among those who have played for both the Brewster Academy and the Orange are Buddy Boeheim, a rising senior guard for the ‘Cuse, C.J. Fair, Chris McCullough and Taurean Thompson.

Hopefully, 2023 four-star guard Reid Ducharme will become the latest top-flight talent from the Brewster Academy to eventually suit up on the Hill.

We published a column not too long ago on the 6-foot-6 Ducharme, in which we detailed how there were rumblings on social media and in chat rooms that Syracuse basketball was showing interest in him.

Now that interest has turned into a formal scholarship offer, according to various media reports. Ducharme, a versatile prospect who can reportedly play multiple positions, attended the Orange’s Elite Camp this past weekend.

According to a tweet from Pro Insight director of scouting Andrew Slater and others, following the Elite Camp’s conclusion, the ‘Cuse offered Ducharme.

Syracuse basketball has done well recruiting prospects from the Brewster Academy.

As a sophomore, Ducharme competed for the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Mass. But he has elected to transfer to the Brewster Academy, per media reports.

According to recruiting services, media reports and Ducharme’s Twitter page, he holds numerous other scholarship offers, from teams such as Connecticut, Providence, Stanford, Iowa, UMass, DePaul, Harvard and Brown.

A recent story by Ryan McMullen on ZAGSBLOG.com says that other squads displaying interest in Ducharme are Virginia, Ohio State, Marquette and Arizona.

His bio on different recruiting Web sites suggests that Ducharme can suit up at point guard, shooting guard and small forward. With that kind of versatility, I believe that he would thrive in the Orange system.

At present, Ducharme is a top-60 prospect overall in his class, according to ESPN. When Rivals.com recently updated its national rankings for the 2023 cycle, Ducharme fell a bit. But he still cracked the top 100, checking in at No. 98.

I expect that Ducharme will ultimately enter the national ratings of other recruiting services. He seems to be a solid top-60 to a top-75 player within his class.

Syracuse basketball coaches doled out offers to a handful of 2023 and 2024 prospects at their Elite Camp. Others to receive an offer include 2023 five-star point guard D.J. Wagner, the No. 1 player in his cycle, and 2023 three-star big man Papa Kante, who is placed in the top-125 overall, according to Rivals.com.