Syracuse Basketball: Possible commitment watch for pair of 2022 targets?

This coming weekend is shaping up to be a major one for the Syracuse basketball 2022 recruiting class.

As we noted earlier this week, the Orange is set to host talented and under-rated 2022 big man Peter Carey during the weekend of September 24. I’ve gone on record in saying that if this official visit for the 7-foot power forward/center goes well, I could see it leading to Carey giving a verbal pledge to the ‘Cuse in the near future.

That is, of course, solely my own personal opinion. But wait, as there is now more to share.

As first reported by Mike Waters of Syracuse.com, Orange 2022 high-priority target Chris Bunch has planned an official visit to the Hill for this coming weekend as well.

Syracuse basketball has two 2022 high-priority targets on campus this weekend.

The 6-foot-7 Bunch is a four-star wing and a top-60 prospect nationally in this cycle. He’s already made one trip to the Hill, and the fact that he’s taking a second official visit to Syracuse basketball is an incredibly encouraging sign, in my humble opinion.

A senior at the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, Bunch recently visited Mike Hopkins-led Washington, and he’s also traveled to Rutgers. I’ve seen reports that Bunch may visit the Scarlet Knights for a second time.

That Bunch and Carey are checking out the ‘Cuse campus on the same weekend is pretty exciting. For me, I think that Syracuse basketball is the leader for both 2022 players, although each has impressive other suitors.

Last month, Carey took an unofficial visit to Central New York to attend the Orange’s annual Elite Camp. He is a senior at the Northfield Mount Hermon School in Mount Hermon, Mass.

I don’t necessarily think that Carey and Bunch are going to pledge their services to Syracuse basketball this weekend. But I’m also not in the inner circle of either 2022 prospect.

That being said, my sense is that Carey could potentially pull the trigger sooner rather than later. He has numerous other scholarship offers, with some recruiting analysts believing that Rutgers is the Orange’s biggest competition.

College basketball insider Adam Zagoria recently tweeted out that Scarlet Knights head coach Steve Pikiell had visited Carey at his prep school.

For Bunch, he holds more than 20 offers from a range of high-majors. He’s playing for a national prep-school powerhouse this season, and his stock has been soaring of late.

So whether Bunch is taking more visits remains to be seen. He also could trim his list in the near future, and I’d be shocked if Syracuse basketball didn’t make the cut.

Of course, should Bunch and Carey want to commit this weekend while on their official visits to the Hill, I’m good with that.