One of the primary recruiting services has updated its national rankings for the 2022 class, and a Syracuse basketball signee has jumped into these ratings.
On3, with its 2022 refresh, has expanded its rankings from the top-100 players to the top-150 high-school prospects. Orange commit Chris Bunch, who wasn’t previously included in the On3 top 100, has skyrocketed from unranked into the top-60 overall.
The 6-foot-7 Bunch, a senior at the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, is now No. 55 nationally and the No. 16 small forward, per On3, which also rates him as a four-star player.
For what it’s worth, 2022 four-star wing Kamari Lands is No. 60 across the country, according to On3. Lands had previously given a verbal commitment to the ‘Cuse but reopened his recruitment back up last summer. He has since verbally committed to Louisville.
Let’s review other national rankings for Syracuse basketball pledge Chris Bunch.
As we’ve previously noted, Bunch is not included in the top-100 national rankings from ESPN for 2022. In fact, none of the Orange’s five signees in the 2022 cycle are.
When Rivals.com recently updated its national rankings for this class, that recruiting service bumped up Bunch slightly, to No. 80 nationally.
In the most recent refresh from 247Sports, Bunch is No. 55 overall and No. 16 at small forward. All of these recruiting services, by the way, rate him as a four-star player in the 2022 class.
At the time that I penned this column, the industry-generated 247Sports Composite placed Bunch at No. 96 nationwide and No. 25 at small forward. He’s currently the only Syracuse basketball 2022 commit who is in the top-100 overall, according to that composite index.
Similarly, at the time of this writing, the On3 Consensus Ratings put Bunch at No. 57 nationally and No. 14 at small forward throughout the entire 2022 class.
In those On3 Consensus Ratings, Bunch is the highest-rated of the Orange’s five 2022 signees. I recently wrote a separate column where you can see the latest consensus rankings for the ‘Cuse 2022 commits.
As far as Bunch goes, I think he’s going to really shine on the Hill. From what I’ve read about him, and in watching him play some as well, Bunch is really athletic, can stroke it from the perimeter, and his defense continues to improve.
Some national analysts and scouts have already gone on record in saying that they believe Bunch could make an immediate impact in Central New York when he arrives at Syracuse basketball as a freshman.