Syracuse basketball 4-star commit, 5-star targets headline loaded event

Syracuse basketball 2022 commit Chris Bunch, a four-star wing, and multiple Orange recruiting targets in the 2023 and 2024 cycles will suit up at the prestigious 2022 Spalding Hoophall Classic this coming weekend.

I’ve read comments from analysts that suggest the Spalding Hoophall Classic has perhaps the most loaded field of any showcase that will occur throughout the 2021-22 campaign.

From January 13 to January 17, some of the best teams and high-school prospects, including several who hold ‘Cuse scholarship offers, from around the country will do battle at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass.

For Orange fans, the teams to monitor at this event are the Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., Camden High School in Camden, N.J., the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, and St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C.

Let’s break down Syracuse basketball targets at the Spalding Hoophall Classic.

Bunch, a top-60 prospect according to 247Sports who picked the ‘Cuse over Rutgers and Mike Hopkins-led Washington, is a senior at the Wasatch Academy.

According to a schedule provided on the event’s Web site, the Wasatch Academy will play on Saturday, Jan. 15, beginning at 12 pm versus The Patrick School in Hillside, N.J.

A day later, at 5 pm, the Wasatch Academy will compete against arguably the No. 1 independent prep-school squad nationally at this juncture in 2021-22, the Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kan.

Also on January 15, the Montverde Academy at 4:30 pm will play one of the country’s premier groups, DeMatha Catholic High School from Hyattsville, Md.

The Montverde Academy line-up features two Syracuse basketball recruiting prospects, 2023 five-star forward Kwame Evans Jr. and 2024 five-star power forward Derik Queen.

At 8 pm on January 15, Camden High School will square off with the Calvary Christian Academy out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Camden High School is led by 2023 five-star point guard D.J. Wagner, an Orange target who is the No. 1 prospect in this class, according to most recruiting services.

On Sunday, Jan. 16, beginning at 10:30 am, St. John’s College High School will face Roselle Catholic High School in Roselle, N.J. One of the stars for St. John’s College High School is 2024 four-star forward Donnie Freeman, who holds a ‘Cuse offer.

The following day, on Monday, Jan. 17, two games are being televised on ESPNU. At 1 pm, Camden High School will take on Milton High School in Milton, Ga. Then, at 3 pm, the Montverde Academy will suit up versus another powerhouse squad, the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.