Syracuse basketball scores 4-star transfer center Eddie Lampkin Jr., a big-time get

Syracuse basketball coaches landed their first commitment via the transfer portal on Tuesday night as Colorado senior center Eddie Lampkin Jr. said via his Instagram page that he was pledging to the Orange.

This is a huge development for the 'Cuse coaching staff, as the Orange has been on the hunt for a veteran big man out of the portal, and Syracuse basketball found one in the four-star Lampkin.

The current transfer-portal window opened on Monday, March 18, and it will run for 45 days. To date, at least five players from the Orange's roster during the recently completed 2023-24 season have decided to transfer, including sophomore power forward/center Maliq Brown and sophomore center Peter Carey.

The 6-foot-11, 265-pound Lampkin, who hails from Houston, will have one season of collegiate eligibility left. A massive congrats and welcome from 'Cuse Nation to Eddie!

Syracuse basketball has added depth to its front court for the 2024-25 campaign.

Lampkin was reportedly on the Hill taking a visit to the Orange on Tuesday, as first reported by Syracuse.com's Brent Axe.

Colorado, which has been a member of the Pac-12 Conference but is moving to the Big 12 Conference, went 26-11 overall in 2023-24, advancing to the 2024 NCAA Tournament's round of 32.

Lampkin, who entered the transfer portal on March 27 according to 247Sports, combined for 34 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in the Buffaloes' two Big Dance affairs.

For his senior year, he averaged 27.8 minutes, 10.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per encounter, while connecting on 57.9 percent from the field and 66.1 percent from the free-throw line, according to ESPN data.

Lampkin, who previously competed for Big 12 Conference member TCU before joining Colorado, was rated as four stars, No. 103 overall and No. 16 at center on Tuesday in national transfer rankings from 247Sports.

As a member of the 2020 recruiting cycle, Lampkin was a four-star player, according to ESPN. He attended Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas.

While in high school, he held scholarship offers from college groups such as Texas A&M, Arkansas, Baylor, Georgia Tech, LSU, Oklahoma, Seton Hall, Western Kentucky, Witchita State, Missouri and Georgetown, according to recruiting services.