As Syracuse basketball first-year head coach Gerry McNamara and his staff put the finishing touches on their roster for the 2026-27 season, they're also getting more into high school recruiting.
The AAU circuits are in full swing with their spring sessions. There was a live period last weekend. More evaluation periods will come soon. The contact period for 2028 prospects opens on June 15.
With these things going on, we're going to see the new Orange coaching staff dole out scholarship offers across the 2027 and 2028 classes, and beyond. Some offers, or re-offers, have already arrived.
It's virtually impossible to know all the high school prospects who are currently being recruited by Syracuse basketball coaches, but I'm aware of some new 'Cuse targets. This isn't meant to be fully comprehensive, but below is a list of some high school players who have picked up offers or may be receiving interest from the Orange.
High school recruiting targets for the new Syracuse basketball staff.
New offers by the Orange
•2027 four-star shooting guard RJ Moore of the Ambassador Christian School in Huntersville, N.C.
•2027 five-star point guard Nasir Anderson of Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
•2027 four-star center Lewis Uvwo of Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
•2027 five-star point guard King Gibson of the Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio
Re-offered by the 'Cuse
•2027 four-star center Caleb Ourigou of the Atlanta-based league Overtime Elite
Some level of Syracuse interest (including SU coaches watching players in recent live period)
•2027 four-star wing Markus Kerr of the Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H.
•2027 four-star wing Munir Greig of Coronado High School in Henderson, Nev.
•2027 four-star forward Kager Knueppel of Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee
•2027 four-star forward Godson Okokoh of Iowa United Prep in Des Moines, Iowa
•2027 four-star point guard Payton Jones of Beaumont United High School in Beaumont, Texas
•2027 four-star wing Declan Griffiths of The Newman School in Boston
•2028 five-star wing Isaiah Hamilton of the Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. (was offered by former SU staff)
SU might offer or re-offer at some point (reading the social media tea leaves)
•2027 five-star wing/forward Moussa Kamissoko of Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y.
•2027 five-star power forward CJ Rosser of the Southeastern Preparatory Academy in Orlando, Fla.
•2027 four-star center Cherif Millogo of St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.
•2028 five-star wing Colton Hiller of Coatesville Area High School in Coatesville, Pa.
•2028 five-star wing Xavier Skipworth of the Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla.
•2028 four-star power forward Braxton Bogard of Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md.
•2028 four-star combo guard Rowan Phillips of the Westtown School in West Chester, Pa.
To reiterate, this isn't a comprehensive list. Syracuse basketball coaches may offer some of these prospects, and the Orange will offer others whom we don't know about at this juncture. Keep checking back in with Inside the Loud House for all the Orange hoops recruiting news!
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