On Monday evening, Syracuse basketball offered a scholarship to 2025 four-star wing and consensus top-60 national prospect Shon Abaev from Florida, he disclosed via his X page.
The talented 6-foot-8 shooting guard/small forward had a tremendous junior season during the 2023-24 campaign and is off to a fast start this spring on the AAU circuit, according to national analysts and scouts.
I am blessed to receive a D1 offer Syracuse University #goorange @Cuse_MBB @CalvaryChristi3 @soh_elite pic.twitter.com/QJ2TfoSSP5
— Shon Abaev (@shon_abaev) April 29, 2024
Abaev is a standout for the Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In grassroots basketball, this spring and summer, he is suiting up for the Pembroke Pines, Fla.-based SOH Elite in the Under Armour Association ("UAA") league.
To date, per 247Sports, Abaev has picked up around 20 scholarship offers from a range of high-major programs.
New Syracuse basketball 2025 four-star recruit Shon Abaev is a highly sought-after prospect.
Abaev's full offer sheet, according to recruiting Web sites, includes schools such as Oregon, Tennessee, Arizona State, Auburn, Creighton, Dayton, Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Kansas, LSU, St. John's, Southern California, UCF and USF, among others.
He has taken official visits to both Oregon and Tennessee, per media reports and recruiting services. I'll be curious to see if Abaev ends up going on a visit to the Hill at some point in the future.
As a junior, per MaxPreps, Abaev averaged 18.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while connecting on 43 percent from the field, 33 percent from beyond the arc, and 76 percent from the free-throw line.
In 2023-24, Calvary Christian went 18-9 overall, reaching the regional semifinals of the Florida High School Athletic Association ("FHSAA") Class 4A playoffs. MaxPreps ranked the Eagles as the No. 12 high school program in the Sunshine State.
Nationally speaking in the 2025 class, here is where Abaev checks in via the four primary recruiting services:
247Sports, No. 47 overall
ESPN, No. 49 overall
On3, No. 32 overall
Rivals.com, No. 39 overall
When I wrote this article on Tuesday, the industry-generated 247Sports Composite placed Abaev at No. 59 nationwide, No. 11 at small forward and No. 7 in Florida within his cycle.
Over at the industry-generated On3 Industry Ranking, he arrived at No. 35 around the country, No. 9 at small forward and No. 6 in Florida.
Syracuse basketball coaches have recently offered scholarships to several other 2025 prospects. They include four-star guard Acaden Lewis of the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., and three-star power forward/center Asher Elson of South Shore High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.