Syracuse Basketball: ‘Cuse interest in versatile 2023 wing on elite Va. team

Bronx, N.Y., native Jason Rivera-Torres, a three-star shooting guard in the senior class, is receiving interest from Syracuse basketball coaches, according to a recent post on his Twitter page.

The 6-foot-6 Rivera-Torres, described by an expert as one of the most underrated high-school players across the country, recently sent out a tweet where he listed scholarship offers and interest in his recruitment.

The Orange was included in this tweet, along with many other high-major programs.

Rivera-Torres, a top-200 national prospect in the 2023 class, is having a strong senior year for one of the country’s best teams, John Marshall High School in Richmond, Va. You can see his latest statistics for John Marshall on the MaxPreps Web site.

Syracuse basketball has interest in 2023 three-star shooting guard Jason Rivera-Torres.

On Friday night, the top-seeded John Marshall battled No. 2 seed Brunswick High School from Lawrenceville, Va., in the 2023 Virginia High School League Class 2 Region A championship contest.

John Marshall (25-0) absolutely crushed Brunswick, 113-51, per media reports. The Justices are scheduled to host a quarterfinal game in the Virginia High School League Class 2 state tournament next weekend.

According to recruiting services, Rivera-Torres’ offer sheet includes TCU, Vanderbilt, Florida Atlantic, Bryant, George Washington, Penn State, Lehigh, Saint Louis and Monmouth, among others.

However, in his tweet citing offers and interest, other college squads noted were Syracuse basketball, Notre Dame, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Richmond, Rhode Island, St. John’s, Arkansas, Texas A&M and others.

This past week, in the MaxPreps top 25, John Marshall was rated No. 1 overall in the country. For some context, MaxPreps also has a separate set of national rankings for independent basketball academies, prep schools and others that generally don’t compete for state-affiliated titles.

In last week’s top 25 from ESPN, which has just one set of rankings for all high-school teams, John Marshall was No. 11 nationwide.

Several recruiting Web sites also rate Rivera-Torres as a top-30 shooting guard and a top-five prospect in Virginia within the 2023 cycle.

On richmond.com, there was a recent story on John Marshall’s 2022-23 season to date and its roster. In that piece, MaxPreps national basketball editor Jordan Divens said that Rivera-Torres is “one of the most underrated players in all of high school basketball, without a doubt.”

"“He just fills it up, he does whatever the team needs and he doesn’t need to score to be effective,” Divens said. “If he doesn’t go to a high-major team, he’s going to be a steal for a mid-major. He’s such a great player.”"

One more thing to include here. Rivera-Torres is part of the cast of the hit Apple TV+ series “Swagger.” That’s pretty darn cool. We’ll continue to monitor Rivera-Torres’ recruitment moving forward.