5-star forward Sadiq White commits to Syracuse
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5-star forward Sadiq White committed to Syracuse Wednesday.
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Five-star forward Sadiq White has committed to Syracuse, he told On3’s Joe Tipton on a livestream Wednesday. White is Adrian Autry’s first commit in the 2025 recruiting class, choosing the Orange over six other Power Five schools including LSU, Alabama, USC, Georgetown, Tennessee and Texas.
Hailing from Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, White averaged 16.9 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game and 1.9 blocks per game. He’s ranked as the No. 25 overall prospect by 247sports, and is the sixth-best power forward and No. 1 player coming out of North Carolina.
“White has a lot of physical tools. At 6-foot-7, he has long arms, broad shoulders and an explosively athletic frame,” On3’s National Basketball Recruiting Analyst Jamie Shaw said of White. “Out in transition is where White is at his best, filling the lanes and racing toward the rim.”
White excelled playing for Team United on the Nike EYBL AAU circuit, especially on the defensive end. He averaged 13.5 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 2.3 blocks per game while earning Defensive MVP for Nike EYBL Session III.
SU initially offered White on January 10, 2024, according to 247sports. White has been to Syracuse on two unofficial visits, with the first one coming last fall and the second one on Feb. 24 when Syracuse men’s basketball hosted Notre Dame.
White joins Donnie Freeman as another five-star addition at Syracuse. Autry played a crucial role in recruiting Freeman — SU’s highest ranked recruit since DaJuan Coleman in 2012 — when he was an assistant along with four-star guard Elijah Moore.
“Coach (Autry), coach (Straughn), they never missed a game. The genuine love they have for me, they tell me the stuff I don’t want to hear about my game. I feel like I’m going to go up there and get better as a player,” White said of his commitment on the livestream.
Published on May 29, 2024 at 6:07 pm
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