Syracuse basketball 'seems to have lost some traction' with 4-star PG Tyler Jackson

A media report suggests that Syracuse basketball "seems to have lost some traction" in the recruitment of 2025 four-star point guard Tyler Jackson from Baltimore.

The 6-foot-3 Jackson, a senior in the Atlanta-based professional league Overtime Elite, received a scholarship offer from the Orange staff in late April of 2023. In late January of this year, he took an official visit to Syracuse basketball.

In an article for ZAGSBLOG, top insiders Adam Zagoria, Sam Lance and Charlie Parent discussed various highly rated prospects and where things stand in their respective recruiting processes.

They noted a recent story from top national analyst/scout Jamie Shaw of On3, who has reported that Jackson is eyeing potential official visits in October to TCU and Oklahoma State out of the Big 12 Conference, as well as Southeastern Conference school Mississippi State.

According to recruiting services, Jackson has picked up more than 20 scholarship offers throughout his recruitment from a range of high-major programs.

Syracuse basketball is pursuing several other 2025 four-star prospects.

In the spring, Jackson said in an interview that he was in regular communication at that time with the 'Cuse coaching staff. A top-60 national prospect in the senior cycle, Jackson earlier this year also discussed the possibility of teaming up with 2025 four-star shooting guard and top-30 national prospect Kiyan Anthony on the Hill.

The 6-foot-5 Anthony and Jackson are good friends. This past spring and summer, they played together on the AAU circuit for the 17U squad of the Baltimore-based Team Melo in Nike's EYBL league.

Anthony, a senior at the powerhouse Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y., has a final three of the Orange, Big Ten Conference member Southern California and the SEC's Auburn. Reports indicate that Anthony intends to make his college decision in November, and he may take a second official visit to the 'Cuse before his commitment announcement.

Regarding Jackson, his recruitment appears a little fuzzy to me these days. Candidly, it's unclear, at least from my perspective, how actively the Syracuse basketball staff is pursuing him these days, or whether Jackson has lost interest in the Orange.

To date, the 'Cuse has two commitments in its 2025 class. In late May, five-star forward and top-15 national prospect Sadiq White Jr. from Charlotte, N.C., verbally pledged to the Orange. In late September, three-star wing Aaron Womack from the Milwaukee area also committed to Syracuse basketball.

Besides Anthony, other 2025 prospects to monitor include four-star wing/small forward and top-25 national prospect Shon Abaev from Florida, who officially visited the 'Cuse in late August of this year, and four-star big man Asher Elson from New York City, who was offered by the Orange staff this past April.