Syracuse basketball programs officially sign talented 2027 recruits from New York state

Syracuse women's and men's basketball have officially signed 2027 recruits who both hail from New York state, according to separate announcements. The early national signing period for high school seniors who play hoops runs from November 11 to November 18.

For Syracuse women's basketball, the 'Cuse has officially signed point guard Josephine Pinnock, who is one of the top seniors in the Empire State. In late September, the 5-foot-10 Pinnock verbally committed to the Orange over Seton Hall, Hofstra and Stony Brook.

Syracuse men's basketball has also officially signed three-star wing Jack Donohue, the team recently announced. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound Donohue hails from Albany, N.Y., and verbally committed to SU in early August.

Syracuse basketball teams have signed 2027 prospects.

Pinnock is a standout senior at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, N.Y. In the 2025-26 campaign, as a junior, she averaged 19.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game and received New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association ("CHSAA") AAA player of the year honors.

The Orange staff, led by head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, offered a scholarship to Pinnock in July around the time that she unofficially visited SU. In September, Pinnock took an official visit to Syracuse women's basketball, as first reported by Inside the Loud House.

Here's a scouting report on Pinnock. In a prepared statement, Legette-Jack said that Pinnock will be a candidate for Gatorade player of the year in New York state in 2026-27. Legette-Jack added, "We are excited to have another New York player stay in the state and come to Syracuse to represent the best school in our state, arguably the country. She's going to bring flash. She's going to bring finesse. She's going to bring passes that remind me of a great guy who played here years ago, Pearl Washington."

Donohue is an underrated 2027 prospect and an elite shooter. He missed about 10 months last year due to open-heart surgery. Analysts and scouts have told Inside the Loud House that, with a strong senior season at The Newman School in Boston, Donohue can evolve into a four-star player.

In late October, Donohue took an official visit to Syracuse basketball. He also went on an unofficial visit to the program in late June. Before heading to Newman, Donohue played at the Christian Brothers Academy in Albany.

Since the start of the fall recruiting period in September, Orange assistant coach Arinze Onuaku has been in for Donohue during an open gym at Newman, who was offered by the 'Cuse on June 25. His relationship with first-year head coach Gerry McNamara and his staff dates back to when McNamara was leading Siena and offered Donohue.

The other member of Syracuse men's basketball's 2027 class is five-star wing/small forward Moussa Kamissoko from the Bronx, N.Y. The 6-foot-8, 180-pound Kamissoko, who verbally committed to the Orange in late September, is off to a fast start in the 2026-27 season at the Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio. While, at the time of this writing, Kamissoko hadn't officially signed with SU, I have been given no indication that there's anything for Syracuse fans to worry about in this regard.

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