Syracuse basketball has offered a scholarship to a fast-rising big man from New York who has loads of promise and upside, an expert told me on Monday.
Per his X account, 2025 power forward/center Asher Elson received a scholarship from the Orange coaching staff on Sunday evening.
Blessed To Receive An Offer From Syracuse University π@Cuse_MBB pic.twitter.com/UVxyoQ83WZ
β Asher Elson (@AsherElson) April 14, 2024
The 6-foot-10 Elson is a standout with South Shore High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. On the AAU circuit, he suits up for the 17U team of the Bronx, N.Y.-based New York Gauchos in the Adidas 3SSB league.
Syracuse basketball has offered 2025's Asher Elson, a 6-foot-10 big man/wing out of South Shore High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the Bronx, N.Y.-based New York Gauchos in the Adidas 3SSB league. We'll have a full story on this news later today! Congrats, @AsherElson! π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π½ https://t.co/SMnCDPkirS
β InsideTheLoudHouse (@LoudHouseFS) April 15, 2024
To that end, the New York Gauchos recently suited up at an early AAU session in which Elson put forth some strong performances.
Syracuse basketball has officially entered the recruitment of 2025 big man Asher Elson.
Per his X account and recruiting services, Elson's offer sheet includes teams such as the Orange, Creighton, Illinois, St. John's, Temple, UAB and Fordham.
β25 Asher Elson is a High Major Prospect. 6β9 G with season averages of 16ppg & 6rpg for @SSHSVikings @AsherElson pic.twitter.com/KaPMU4e7ue
β RealScoutBasketball (@RealScoutBBall) January 29, 2024
Currently, On3 rates Elson as three stars, No. 145 nationally, No. 32 at power forward and No. 7 in New York within the high school junior class. However, I sense that Elson could be viewed as somewhat of a "late-bloomer" within the 2025 cycle.
To that end, I caught up on Monday with Brian Reichert, an analyst/writer who extensively covers high school hoops and recruiting throughout New York City and the Empire state for NYCHoops.net and Rivals.com.
6β10 2025 SF/PF Asher Elson is one the most undervalue long term bets in his class
β PDT (@PDTScouting) January 16, 2024
Asher has the tools, heβs lengthy, can hit shots off the dribble consistently, taller than most 3/4s he goes against.
Asher has been having himself a very comfortable junior season pic.twitter.com/ozzUNPAt0Q
Reichert tells me that Elson boasts "one of the best ceilings in 2025." The expert says Elson should be deemed as a four-star, top-100 national prospect in this cycle, and he's got five-star potential.
Reichert added on Elson, "He's a mixture of (NBA star players) Brandon Ingram and Jabari Smith."
2025 NY Gauchos (NY) G Asher Elson (@AsherElson): 20 PTS, 4 REB in a win over AE5 @nygauchos @3SSBCircuit https://t.co/yOI4qL8vLH
β The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 13, 2024
According to Reichert and other analysts, Elson is an intriguing stretch-four. He's got great size and length to finish around the rim, rebound with proficiency, block shots and guard multiple positions due to his athleticism.
2025 NY Gauchos (NY) G Asher Elson (@AsherElson): 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL in a win over Team Push @nygauchos @3SSBCircuit https://t.co/yOI4qL8vLH
β The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 14, 2024
Additionally, even at 6-foot-10, Elson shoots the ball well from the mid-range and from beyond the arc, experts say, noting that he is also a high-energy guy and a high-character young man.
Great 1st session | @3SSBCircuit π₯π₯ pic.twitter.com/9ZVwx1VwN6
β New York Gauchos (@nygauchos) April 14, 2024
This past weekend, the Adidas 3SSB league held a session in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at which the New York Gauchos went a perfect 4-0. According to statistics provided by the X account The Circuit, Elson had 20 points and four rebounds in one game, and he registered 15 points, four boards and two steals in a second contest.
To date, Syracuse basketball coaches have offered scholarships to around 20 prospects in the 2025 class, including several big men. One is four-star forward Sadiq White Jr. from Charlotte, N.C., who has the Orange in his top seven.
It's understandable that the 'Cuse staff will want to grab at least one or two power forwards/centers in the 2025 cycle. Looking ahead to the upcoming 2024-25 stanza, the team's roster of big men, at least for the time being, includes five-star incoming freshman Donnie Freeman, rising sophomore William Patterson, who didn't play at all this past term, rising senior Naheem McLeod and Eddie Lampkin Jr., a transfer from Colorado who will be a graduate student.
I'm excited that the Orange has offered a scholarship to Elson. Look for him to potentially take a visit to Syracuse basketball in the coming months.