Hey ESPN, have you checked out what Syracuse basketball 2024 four-star commit Elijah Moore has done on the AAU circuit this spring and summer?
I say this in jest, because I wrote not too long ago about how I thought it was absurd that ESPN didn’t include the 6-foot-4 shooting guard in its latest top 100 for the rising-senior class.
Putting that to the side for a moment, per some recent data noted on Twitter by Synergy Basketball, Elijah Moore was really fabulous in recent months while suiting up in grassroots basketball for the 17U team of the Bronx, N.Y.-based Wiz Kids in the Adidas 3SSB league.
Earlier this month, at the 3SSB’s season-ending playoffs at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, S.C., Moore put on a scoring display, producing games of 20 points, 30 points and 30 points, while draining a ton of 3-pointers.
Orange head coach Adrian Autry and his three assistants were in attendance for Elijah Moore amid an NCAA live period during the 3SSB’s post-season play. But wait. There’s more.
Syracuse basketball 2024 four-star commit Elijah Moore has been tremendous on the AAU circuit.
Synergy Basketball, in one of its tweets, said that Moore ranked No. 1 in offensive efficiency among qualified scorers (a minimum of 12 possessions per game). The ‘Cuse pledge tallied 17.4 possessions and 19.5 points, for 1.13 points per possession.
The most efficient offensive players on the #3SSB Circuit: pic.twitter.com/n6ZQxRYBmv
— Synergy Basketball (@SynergySST) July 25, 2023
Elijah Moore, according to Synergy Basketball, also was the top-ranked most productive jump shooter in the 3SSB’s 17U division, as he made 62 total jump shots.
In recent months, I’ve come across numerous comments from national analysts and scouts that speak to Moore being the best long-range shooter in the 2024 class.
The most productive jump shooters on the 3SSB Circuit: pic.twitter.com/dX4Rob7Uux
— Synergy Basketball (@SynergySST) July 25, 2023
At the same time, during his junior year at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx and with the Wiz Kids in the most recent grassroots basketball season, Moore has earned high praise from experts not just for his scoring prowess, but also for his defensive instincts, rebounding, athleticism, playmaking, ability to get to the rim and overall court vision.
While ESPN doesn’t have Elijah Moore in its top 100, other recruiting services have him inside the top 60 to the top 80 around the country in his cycle.
In late January, Moore verbally committed to Syracuse basketball over other finalists Alabama, Arkansas, Miami and Oklahoma State. He was on the 2022-23 New York state Catholic High School Athletic Association “AA” All-League first team.
Looking ahead to his senior term in 2023-24, Cardinal Hayes is forecast by pundits as a preseason top-25 national team.
Moore is one of two verbal commitments in the Orange’s 2024 class, which is presently ranked in the top 10 nationwide. In May, four-star power forward Donnie Freeman from Washington, D.C., pledged to Syracuse basketball over other finalists Alabama, Iowa, Texas and Georgia Tech.