New Syracuse basketball head coach Gerry McNamara and his staff will likely ramp up their high school recruiting efforts soon, now that they are, by and large, done with their roster construction for the 2026-27 season.
Since McNamara and his assistants took over the program not too long ago, SU coaches have offered scholarships to at least two prospects in the 2027 class, while re-offering another 2027 player who was previously a target under former head coach Adrian Autry and his staff.
This coming weekend is a live period on the AAU circuits, with more in-person evaluation periods arriving later this spring and over the summer. We'll learn more about which prospects in the 2027 (rising seniors), 2028 (rising juniors), 2029 (rising sophomores) and 2030 classes (incoming freshmen) will be pursued by Syracuse basketball amid these live periods that will take place not just in grassroots hoops, but also at other showcase events and during a scholastic evaluation period where players compete for their high school programs.
Additionally, on June 15, the contact period will open for 2028 players, meaning that college coaches can start initiating direct communication with rising high school juniors.
It's likely that Orange coaches will re-offer former recruits from the Autry era. The 'Cuse coaching staff will also offer "new" prospects, so to speak. So which high school players might garner interest and, ultimately, scholarship offers from Syracuse basketball coaches?
That remains to be seen, but one can read the tea leaves on social media to get a sense of high school prospects who could land an SU offer. What do I mean by this? Well, when college coaches follow high school prospects on Instagram and X, that is an indication there might be some level of interest by said colleges in those prep players.
Let me stress that a Syracuse basketball coach following a high school prospect on social media doesn't in any way, shape or form guarantee that player will pick up a 'Cuse offer. Still, I've posted below a list of some high school prospects who are followed by an Orange coach on social media.
To be fair, SU coaches may have followed some of these players before they joined the 'Cuse staff. Also, what I have below isn't meant to be fully comprehensive. It does, though, give Syracuse basketball recruiting enthusiasts some prospects to monitor moving forward.
High school players for Syracuse basketball fans to keep tabs on.
2027 Class
•RJ Moore, four-star shooting guard at the Ambassador Christian School in Huntersville, N.C. (offered by SU on April 30)
•Caleb Ourigou, four-star center at the Atlanta-based league Overtime Elite (re-offered by SU on May 5)
•Nasir Anderson, five-star point guard at Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (offered by SU on April 28)
•Theo Edema, four-star center at the Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Zaahir Muhammad-Gray, four-star forward at the Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Moussa Kamissoko, five-star wing/forward at Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•J'Lon Lyons, four-star point guard at the Clinton Grace Christian School in Clinton, Md. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Patrick Otey, four-star shooting guard at the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•CJ Rosser, five-star power forward at the Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Orlando, Fla. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Anderson Diaz, four-star point guard at the Atlanta-based league Overtime Elite (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Zion Green, five-star forward at the Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy in Lanham, Md. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•King Gibson, five-star point guard at the Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio. (held interest from the previous SU staff)
•Reece Ayala, point guard at the Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. (held interest from the previous SU staff)
•Jaydn Jenkins, four-star center at Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster, Pa. (held interest from the previous SU staff)
•Elijah Joseph, four-star power forward/center at the Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, N.Y.
•Mike Kmetz, shooting guard at the Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, N.Y.
•Drew Corrao, four-star power forward/center at The Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J.
•Blake Hargrove, point guard at The Hun School in Princeton, N.J.
•Ty Newsom, three-star small forward at the St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Conn.
•Aaron Webb, three-star small forward at Indiana Area Senior High School in Indiana, Pa.
•Javion Tyndale, three-star point guard at the Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla.
•Donovan Clement, wing at the St. Mark's School in Southborough, Mass.
•Josh Leonard, five-star small forward at Wilson High School in Florence, S.C.
•Shakur Starling, combo guard at Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg, Pa.
•Nate Blenman, four-star power forward at the Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass.
•Keon Scott, guard at Meade Senior High School in Fort Meade, Md.
•Janon Singh, three-star small forward at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, N.C.
•Abdul Issah, small forward at the Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy in Lanham, Md.
•Jacob Canton, three-star guard at the Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy in Lanham, Md. (held interest from the previous SU staff)
•Reese Alston, five-star point guard at the Second Baptist School in Houston
•Micah Gordon, four-star point guard at Plainfield High School in Plainfield, N.J.
•Lewis Uvwo, four-star center at Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
•Ashton Graves, combo guard at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, N.J.
•Cherif Millogo, four-star center at St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
2028 Class
•Tyylon Ennis, point guard at Pearland High School in Pearland, Texas (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Nico Antoniacci, guard at Riverside Junior/Senior High School in Taylor, Pa. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Jahmez "Jah" Reaves, combo guard at the Albany Academy in Albany, N.Y.
•Madden Hill, three-star point guard at Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas
•Trey Edwards, four-star shooting guard at Melissa High School in Melissa, Texas
•Kelvin Anderson, four-star combo guard at Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Va.
•Braxton Bogard, four-star power forward at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md.
•Nash Avery, four-star forward at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Xavier Skipworth, five-star wing at the Bullis School in Potomac, Md. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Colton Hiller, five-star wing at Coatesville Area High School in Coatesville, Pa. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Tai Bell, five-star point guard at the Mater Lakes Academy in Hialeah, Fla. (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Michai White, five-star point guard at the Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. (held interest from the previous SU staff)
•Mason Collins, five-star small forward at The Tatnall School in Wilmington, Del. (held interest from the previous SU staff)
•Isaiah Hamilton, five-star wing at the Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto (held offer from the previous SU staff)
•Tylen Kingsby, wing at the Huntington Prep School in Huntington, W. Va.
•Ka'Shawn Gill, four-star combo guard at the Atlanta-based league Overtime Elite
2029 Class
•Harlem Nunez, small forward at the Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy in Lanham, Md.
2030 Class
•Jael Kabeya, combo guard at the Royal Crown School in Toronto
For context, the former Syracuse basketball staff, led by Autry, had offered at least 15 prospects in the 2027 class, 13 players in the 2028 cycle and two prospects in the 2029 class (for which I'm aware).
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