Syracuse basketball heads to Philadelphia with its latest offer in the 2027 class

Syracuse basketball's latest scholarship offer in the 2027 cycle recently went out to an emerging prospect in the City of Brotherly Love.

Zaahir Muhammad-Gray, a three-star guard/small forward in the 2027 class, scored an offer from the 'Cuse staff earlier this month, he said via his X page. The 6-foot-7 Muhammad-Gray is a standout at the Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia.

He competed in the Orange's annual Elite Camp in late August of 2024. At one point, it seemed that Muhammad-Gray was in the 2026 class, but he has since then moved to 2027.

So far in the 2025-26 season, according to social media posts, he has put up some big-time performances for Imhotep, which is 9-5 overall, per MaxPreps.

Syracuse basketball has made at least 15 offers in the 2027 cycle.

According to recruiting services, besides the Orange, Muhammad-Gray's full scholarship offer sheet includes schools such as Florida Gulf Coast, Temple, La Salle, North Carolina A&T, Penn State, Bryant, Albany and Georgia Tech.

At the time of this writing, within his class, the industry-generated 247Sports Composite placed him as three stars, No. 150 nationally, No. 40 at small forward and No. 3 in Pennsylvania.

On the AAU circuit, Muhammad-Gray competes for the Philadelphia-based Team Final in Nike's EYBL league. In recent years, Syracuse basketball coaches have pursued various high school prospects from both Imhotep and Team Final, including Justin Edwards, Jalil Bethea and Thomas Sorber, among others.

Another Team Final player is 2028 four-star combo guard Carter Smith, who holds an offer from the Orange and attends the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia.

Including Muhammad-Gray, here are the 15 prospects in the 2027 class who have picked up a Syracuse basketball scholarship offer so far:
•Three-star Zaahir Muhammad-Gray of the Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia
•Four-star power forward Donovan Davis of Freedom High School in Freedom, Wis.
•Four-star point guard Anderson Diaz of the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite
•Four-star center Theo Edema of the Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass.
•Five-star forward Zion Green of the Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy in Lanham, Md.
•Three-star wing DJ Hawkins of the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn.
•Four-star big man Isaiah Hill of Pike High School in Indianapolis
•Five-star wing/forward Moussa Kamissoko of Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y.
•Four-star point guard J'Lon Lyons of the Clinton Grace Christian School in Clinton, Md.
•Four-star center Cherif Millogo of St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.
•Five-star power forward/center Paul Osaruyi of CIA Bella Vista in Phoenix
•Four-star shooting guard Patrick Otey of the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn.
•Four-star big man Caleb Ourigou of the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite
•Five-star power forward CJ Rosser of the Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Orlando, Fla.
•Four-star wing/small forward Clyde Walters of the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite