Recruiting service Rivals recently refreshed its 2027 rankings, and a Syracuse basketball target resides in the No. 2 national spot.
Rivals includes 150 prospects in its 2027 national rankings. Checking in at No. 2 overall is Moussa Kamissoko, who received a scholarship offer from the Orange staff in late December of last year.
To date, 'Cuse coaches have offered a scholarship to at least 15 high school juniors for whom I'm aware, although one recruit, four-star point guard Dooney Johnson of Milwaukee Juneau High School, has verbally pledged to Gonzaga.
Where the 14 other Syracuse basketball 2027 targets fall in Rivals' latest rankings (in alphabetical order).
•Power forward Donovan Davis of Freedom High School in Freedom, Wis.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 31 overall, No. 7 at PF and No. 2 in Wisconsin
•Point guard Anderson Diaz of the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 27 overall, No. 5 at PG and No. 3 in Georgia
•Center Theo Edema of the Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 46 overall, No. 6 at center and No. 1 in Massachusetts
•Small forward Zion Green of the Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy in Lanham, Md.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 11 overall, No. 4 at SF and No. 1 in Maryland
•Wing DJ Hawkins of the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Three stars, No. 136 overall, No. 40 at SF and No. 4 in Connecticut
•Big man Isaiah Hill of Pike High School in Indianapolis
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 26 overall, No. 5 at PF and No. 1 in Indiana
•Wing/forward Moussa Kamissoko of Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 2 overall, No. 2 at SF and No. 1 in New York
•Point guard J'Lon Lyons of the Clinton Grace Christian School in Clinton, Md.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 47 overall, No. 12 at PG and No. 2 in Maryland
•Center Cherif Millogo of St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 45 overall, No. 5 at center and No. 5 in California
•Power forward/center Paul Osaruyi of CIA Bella Vista in Phoenix
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 8 overall, No. 2 at PF and No. 1 in Arizona
•Shooting guard Patrick Otey of the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 79 overall, No. 17 at SG and No. 2 in Connecticut
•Big man Caleb Ourigou of the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 59 overall, No. 7 at center and No. 2 in New York
•Power forward CJ Rosser of the Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Orlando, Fla.
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 3 overall, No. 1 at PF and No. 1in Florida
•Wing/small forward Clyde Walters of the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite
Updated 2027 rankings from Rivals: Four stars, No. 82 overall, No. 24 at SF and No. 8 in Georgia
Jamie Shaw, a top national analyst/scout with Rivals, writes of Kamissoko: "You like his ability to guard across multiple positions, and the length, twitch, and instincts he naturally shows on that side of the ball. You also like his ball skills and processing, able to create advantages off the bounce and make reads as he puts two feet in the paint."
Green took an unofficial visit to the Orange in late August. Edema officially visited the program in mid-September. Lyons has expressed an interest in visiting the 'Cuse. Syracuse basketball coaches are evaluating Walters as a potential re-class candidate into the 2026 cycle, and let's see if the Orange staff gets him to Central New York for a visit at some point.