Syracuse basketball ‘made me feel like I was at home,’ big-man target says

Syracuse basketball 2022 target Maliq Brown from Virginia recently took an official visit to the Hill, and he had a lot of encouraging things to say about his trip in an interview.

The 6-foot-9 Brown is a senior at the Blue Ridge School in St. George, Va. He is good friends with Orange 2022 four-star commit Justin Taylor, and I’m hopeful that relationship will prove an advantage for the ‘Cuse in Brown’s recruitment.

In February of this year, Syracuse basketball coaches offered a scholarship to Brown, although things had appeared pretty quiet in the public sphere for a while as it pertains to this talented 2022 power forward and the ‘Cuse program.

However, Brown traveling to Central New York not too long ago is certainly a positive sign, at least to me anyway, that the Orange is firmly in the mix for the three-star Brown.

Maliq Brown, a 2022 big man, enjoyed his official visit to Syracuse basketball.

In a recent interview with Mike McAllister, the publisher of SyracuseOnSI, Brown discussed his official visit to the Orange, and the trip did seem to go well.

Brown told McAllister that some of his favorite components to the ‘Cuse visit were connecting with Orange coaches and the rest of the team’s staff, as well as players on the Syracuse basketball roster. “It was a really good atmosphere and was fun to be around,” Brown said.

"Brown said that he had a film session with head coach Jim Boeheim and assistant coach Gerry McNamara. As far as spending time with ‘Cuse players and coaches, Brown noted, “It made me feel like I was at home. They made me feel very welcomed. All the guys were really cool. The coaching staff was cool. It was really fun.”"

A top-30 power forward in this class, per Rivals.com, Brown has multiple other offers, from squads such as Virginia Tech, Georgetown, Penn State, St. John’s, Texas A&M, N.C. State, Wake Forest, Murray State, VCU and TCU.

As far as his recruiting process goes, Brown said to McAllister, “I don’t know about my commitment date or cutting my list down. I might have one more visit (Georgetown) but I’m not sure yet.”

At this juncture, Syracuse basketball has three verbal commitments in the 2022 class. They are a four-star point guard, a four-star wing and an under-rated power forward/center.

Also, the Orange seems to be focused on three 2022 targets for the time being. They are Brown, a four-star combo guard and a four-star wing.