At the time of this writing, the Syracuse basketball five-member class in the 2022 recruiting cycle was ranked No. 15 nationally on both the 247Sports Web site and Rivals.com.
While some Orange fans lament that there isn’t a five-star player in this ‘Cuse 2022 class, numerous national analysts and scouts have gone on record in saying that Syracuse basketball coaches did an admirable job with their recruiting efforts in this cycle.
The 2022 high-school prospects who have signed their national letters of intent to suit up for the Orange are four-star wing Chris Bunch, four-star shooting guard Justin Taylor, four-star point guard Quadir Copeland, three-star power forward Maliq Brown and three-star power forward/center Peter Carey.
A new set of national ratings for the top-150 prospects in the 2022 class recently got published on theseasonticket.com, and several ‘Cuse commits made the cut.
Let’s explore which Syracuse basketball pledges are in these new rankings.
Bunch is the highest-rated Orange commit in the rankings, checking in as four stars and No. 64 overall. He attends the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, and is a top-60 player according to 247Sports.
In October, Bunch selected Syracuse basketball over other finalists Rutgers and Mike Hopkins-led Washington.
Taylor comes in as four stars and No. 76 around the country. He plays for the post-grad team at the powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
In June, Taylor picked the ‘Cuse over North Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Virginia.
Copeland, also four stars, is rated No. 109 nationwide. He and Taylor are teammates at the IMG Academy. In August, Copeland chose the Orange over other contenders such as Maryland, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Miami, Penn State, DePaul and La Salle.
Now, theseasonticket.com didn’t include Brown and Carey in its top-150 national rankings for the 2022 class, although I think that both of these Syracuse basketball signees are under-rated and should have gotten included.
Brown, who is playing exceptionally well of late for the Blue Ridge School in St. George, Va., picked the Orange in October over Georgetown, Penn State, Virginia Tech and N.C. State.
Carey, meanwhile, attends the Northfield Mount Hermon School in Mount Hermon, Mass. He had offers from numerous other college squads, such as Iona, Rutgers and St. Bonaventure, before selecting the ‘Cuse in September.