New Syracuse basketball staff re-offers 4-star, top-10 center in 2027 class from New York

Caleb Ourigou, one of the top centers in the 2027 class who hails from New York, has been re-offered by the new Syracuse basketball staff, he said on X earlier this week.

Congrats to Caleb! The 6-foot-10, 215-pound Ourigou, who is from Queens, N.Y., was offered a scholarship by the former Orange coaching staff about a year ago. He was one of at least 15 prospects in the 2027 cycle who was offered by then-head coach Adrian Autry and his assistants.

It's likely that new head coach Gerry McNamara and his staff will re-offer some of those former 2027 recruits, beyond Ourigou, and also former SU targets in the 2028 and 2029 classes.

Ourigou, in the 2025-26 season, played for the Atlanta-based league Overtime Elite ("OTE"). On the AAU circuit, this spring and summer, he is running with the 17U team of the New York City-based Renaissance Hoops in Nike's EYBL league.

Beyond the 'Cuse, per recruiting services, Ourigou's full scholarship offer sheet includes schools such as Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Maryland, Miami, UCLA, West Virginia, Temple, Seton Hall and St. John's.

Syracuse basketball has re-offered 2027 4-star big Caleb Ourigou.

This past season, in Overtime Elite, Ourigou played for the Cold Hearts alongside 2027 four-star point guard Anderson Diaz, who was offered by the former SU staff last July and also competes for the Renaissance Hoops.

In 2025-26, the Cold Hearts reached the championship round of the Overtime Elite playoffs. During the OTE regular season, Ourigou averaged 17.2 minutes, 6.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game while making 57.3 percent from the field and 44.0 percent from the free-throw line.

In the OTE playoffs, he averaged 19.7 minutes, 6.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest while connecting on 75.0 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from the charity stripe.

Within the 2027 cycle, the industry-generated Rivals Industry Ranking places Ourigou at No. 59 nationally, No. 7 at center and No. 9 in Georgia. He's a top-80 national prospect, via the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

In late April, the EYBL held its first spring session near Atlanta, in Cartersville, Ga. The Renaissance Hoops went 3-0. Both Diaz and Ourigou earned high marks from national analysts and scouts for their performances in Cartersville.

Ourigou, over those three wins, averaged 13.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per encounter while hitting on 72.0 percent from the field, 50.0 percent (1-of-2 attempts) from beyond the arc and 50.0 percent from the free-throw line.

Recently, Syracuse basketball coaches have also offered a scholarship to 2027 four-star shooting guard RJ Moore from the Charlotte, N.C., area and 2027 five-star point guard Nasir Anderson from Savannah, Ga.

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