Syracuse Basketball: 5-star target, No. 2 junior, to drop list soon, talks visits

Syracuse basketball 2023 five-star target Kwame Evans Jr. says that he may release a list of his top contenders in the near future, according to a recent interview with 247Sports national analyst Dushawn London.

Will the ‘Cuse, which offered a scholarship to Evans in October, make the cut? That remains to be seen. I’m not a recruiting analyst, nor am I in Evans’ inner circle, however, I don’t necessarily have a super optimistic feeling about the Orange’s chances here, given all the big-time programs vying for the services of the elite 6-foot-9 forward.

Evans, a junior at the powerhouse Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., was ranked No. 2 overall in his class by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite at the time of this writing.

Numerous analysts have said of late that he could end up as the No. 1 prospect across the country in the 2023 cycle when all is said and done.

Prior to joining the Montverde Academy, Evans competed for the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He recently took an official visit to blue-blood Kentucky and has been offered by those Wildcats.

Syracuse basketball faces intense competition for five-star Kwame Evans Jr.

Some of Evans’ other offers include from Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana, Memphis, Texas, Southern California, Florida, Illinois, Pittsburgh, Kansas, LSU, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas A&M, St. John’s, Georgetown, Virginia Tech and Auburn.

With recruiting titans such as Kentucky, Kansas, Memphis and others in the mix for Evans, it will prove quite challenging for Syracuse basketball to win out for him.

Regarding the Orange’s prospects with him, 247Sports national basketball director Eric Bossi recently said to me via Twitter, “Evans has EVERYBODY after him and could be some work to do in order to catch up on him already.”

"When discussing his recruitment with London, Evans said as far as trimming his list of contenders is concerned, “I don’t know when I’ll drop my list. I have it right now but it will probably come out soon though. I just want to visit more schools, see what they do, see their fan base, and their system of play.”"

London wrote in his piece on the 247Sports Web site that Evans, for the moment, has plans on visiting USC, Texas and Duke. We’ll of course continue to monitor whether Evans will elect to take a visit to the Hill.