Syracuse basketball 5-star targets to compete at USA Basketball minicamp during Final Four

Multiple Syracuse basketball four-star and five-star recruits will get to display their talents in early April at a USA Basketball junior national team minicamp that coincides with the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

USA Basketball announced in a press release that 65 players were invited to participate in this upcoming junior national team minicamp, to be held from April 4 to April 7 in Phoenix.

The high school prospects come from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes. Players were selected by the USA Basketball men’s developmental national team committee, according to the announcement.

At the minicamp, players will be involved in on-court drills and scrimmages, as well as participate in educational programs focused on NCAA eligibility, life skills and other topics.

Those invited to the minicamp will also get to attend the national semifinals of this spring’s Big Dance, which will take place on Saturday, April 6, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix.

Here are the Syracuse basketball targets invited to April’s minicamp.

Sadiq White Jr.
The 2025 four-star forward is a standout at the nationally ranked Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C. The 6-foot-8 White, a top-30 national prospect, was offered by the Orange in late April of last year and has unofficially visited the ‘Cuse twice.

Jerry Easter II
The 2025 five-star point guard is a star for the La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind. The 6-foot-4 Easter, a top-25 overall player in the junior cycle, picked up his Orange offer in July of 2022 and has said he would like to visit Syracuse basketball at some point.

Deron Rippey Jr.
The 2026 four-star point guard had a beautiful sophomore season at the Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., winning two prep championships. The 6-foot-2 Rippey, also a top-25 national prospect in his class, took an unofficial visit to the Hill in late February of this year, after receiving a scholarship offer from the ‘Cuse in late August of 2023.

Alex Constanza
The 2026 five-star guard/small forward played at an All-American level as a sophomore this past term for the Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Syracuse basketball coaches offered the 6-foot-8 Constanza in mid-January of this year. He is a top-five national prospect in his cycle, and Constanza’s dad has told me that his son has a high interest in visiting the Orange in the future.

A huge congrats from ‘Cuse Nation to Alex, Deron, Jerry and Sadiq on this tremendous honor!