4-star big Asher Elson eyes Syracuse basketball visit, may re-class from 2025 to 2026

Fast-rising Asher Elson, a 2025 four-star big man from New York City, recently told On3 national analyst/scout Jamie Shaw that he may take visits soon to both Syracuse basketball and fellow Atlantic Coast Conference school Georgia Tech.

The 6-foot-10 power forward/center is gearing up for the 2024-25 season in the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite ("OTE"), which commences on November 1.

Elson, in 2024-25, is playing for one of Overtime Elite's Atlanta-based squads, Cold Hearts. Per that league's Web site, in several preseason games, he has averaged 21.9 minutes, 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per contest while connecting on 57.6 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from beyond the arc, and 75.0 percent from the free-throw line.

The Orange coaching staff offered a scholarship to Elson in mid-April of this year. During the 2023-24 campaign, he averaged 16 points and six rebounds per game for South Shore High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Elson was named to New York City's Public Schools Athletic League ("PSAL") 4A All-League first team.

In August, word broke that Elson would move to Overtime Elite for the upcoming 2024-25 term.

Syracuse basketball may get a visit in the future from four-star big man Asher Elson.

In the most recent AAU season over the spring and summer, Elson caught the attention of national analysts and scouts for his performances for the 17U team of the Bronx, N.Y.-based New York Gauchos in the Adidas 3SSB league.

Per recruiting services, Elson's full scholarship offer sheet includes schools such as the Orange, Georgia Tech, Creighton, Illinois, St. John's, Temple, UAB and Fordham. Playing in Overtime Elite should give him more national exposure, and that could lead to more offers arriving Elson's way.

Regarding Syracuse basketball, Elson said to On3, "They fit my playing style, spacing out the floor. Coach Red Autry, I like the way he coaches, I know he would be a coach that pushes me."

When I wrote this column, within the 2025 class, MADE Hoops had Elson at No. 107 overall. Over at the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, he checked in at No. 115 nationally, No. 24 at power forward and No. 14 in Georgia.

Back in April, after the 'Cuse offered Elson, top NYC basketball analyst/writer Brian Reichert of NYCHoops.net and Rivals.com told me that he felt Elson was flying a bit under the radar but could emerge as a four-star or possibly even a five-star prospect. Reichert said at the time that Elson possessed "one of the best ceilings in 2025."

To that end, Elson said to Shaw, "I'm a two-way player. I’m a shooter so I’m getting to my spots and rising up. I like to watch a lot of Brandon Miller or Kevin Durant, I watch some Brandon Ingram and guys like that. I’m working on getting stronger."

To date, Syracuse basketball has three verbal commitments in its 2025 cycle, from Australian combo guard Luke Fennell, five-star forward Sadiq White Jr. from Charlotte, N.C., and three-star wing Aaron Womack from the Milwaukee area.

Elson did say to On3 that there is the potential for him to reclassify. "Right now, I’m in the 2025 class," Elson said. "We have talked about maybe going to 2026, we’ll see. I want to go to a school that trusts me and that wants me to develop. I also want to play right away."