Syracuse basketball recently welcomed a four-star target from Maryland on a visit to the Hill. According to his Instagram page, 2028 four-star power forward Nash Avery took an unofficial visit to the Orange.
The 6-foot-8, 200-pound Avery disclosed a scholarship offer from the former 'Cuse staff under then-head coach Adrian Autry on September 27, 2025, via his X page. The new Syracuse basketball staff, led by first-year head coach Gerry McNamara, continues its pursuit of Avery, who is ranked as high as No. 26 nationally in his class by ESPN.
Avery is a standout junior at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md. In the latest AAU season, he played for the 16U squad of the Baltimore-based Team Melo in Nike's EYBL league. With Team Melo this past spring and summer, Avery played alongside 2028 four-star small forward Billy Stanfield III.
The 6-foot-6.5, 200-pound Stanfield, who attends Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Md., is receiving interest from SU. Late last month, as first reported by Inside the Loud House, Orange coach Arinze Onuaku was in for Stanfield during an open gym at his high school.
Four-star junior power forward Nash Avery recently went on a visit to Syracuse basketball.
Besides the 'Cuse, Avery's full scholarship offer sheet to date includes schools such as Virginia Tech, Maryland, Grambling State, Penn State, Oklahoma State, California, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Hampton, Ole Miss and Mississippi State, according to his social media accounts and recruiting services.
As a sophomore at Archbishop Spalding, per MaxPreps, Avery averaged 15.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. He connected on 55 percent from the field, 30 percent from beyond the arc and 71 percent from the free-throw line.
In the latest EYBL campaign for Team Melo, Avery averaged 14.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per contest. This past July, at the Nike circuit's season-ending Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C., he averaged 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 3.4 blocks per game.
Within the 2028 cycle, the industry-generated 247Sports Composite places Avery at No. 39 overall, No. 7 at power forward and No. 1 in Maryland. Over at the Rivals Industry composite ratings system, he is No. 43 nationally, No. 8 at his position and No. 1 in Maryland.
Avery is one of more than 15 high school prospects in the 2028 class who have picked up a scholarship offer from the new Syracuse basketball staff under McNamara. These players likely have a way to go in their recruiting process, but still, Orange coaches are targeting numerous four-star and five-star prospects in the 2028 cycle.
Earlier this month, Syracuse basketball offered 2028 four-star center Miguel Sousa. The 6-foot-10, 205-pound Sousa is playing in the 2026-27 campaign for the powerhouse Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, after spending the last two seasons playing for Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., a professional club in Valencia, Spain.
One of Sousa's teammates at Spire is 2027 five-star wing/small forward and top-10 national prospect Moussa Kamissoko, who is verbally committed to the Orange and hails from the Bronx, N.Y.
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