Syracuse basketball fans, myself included, were thrilled when news recently broke that the rising big man of 2023, Drew Fielder, was planning to make an official visit to the Hill in the coming days.
However, in some surprise, at least in terms of timing, the 6-foot-9 Fielder has made his commitment announcement and he’s heading to Big East Conference member Providence.
Throughout his recruitment, the four-star centre-forward has acquired almost 30 scholarship offers in total. The technical staff of Orange offered him at the end of August.
Last weekend, the top 100 prospects Fielder paid an official visit to Providence. He had also recently officially visited Southern California.
And according to a recent article by SyracuseOnSI’s Bryce Kelly, Fielder was planning an official visit to the ‘Cuse on Sept. 23. Although his promise to the Brethren is a verbal commitment from now on, I suspect Fielder won’t end up making a trip to central New York later this week.
Syracuse basketball missed another big man of 2023 in four-star Drew Fielder.
To date, as we recently documented, Orange’s coaching staff has offered over 20 prospects in the senior class, and the team has no commitments yet in the 2023 cycle.
In early September, longtime Syracuse basketball rookie Joseph Estrella, a 2023 four-star big man, chose Tennessee over ‘Cuse and Iowa.
Immediately before Fielder’s commitment decision, which he revealed on social media, a few national analysts on the 247Sports website and the On3 website predicted that Fielder would eventually make Providence his future college destination.
The Brothers, a season ago, were one of the best teams not only in the Great East, but also in the whole country. Providence earned a No. 4 seed in the Big Dance last spring, dropping just a few points to No. 1 seed and eventual national champion Kansas in the Sweet 16.
Providence head coach Ed Cooley is one of my favorite coaches in all of college basketball, and I believe he is hugely underrated nationally.
Hitting Fielder, who is originally from Idaho, stings. While Syracuse basketball was only recently offered to him, Fielder had said in several recent interviews that the ‘Cuse were tough recruiting him and other suitors such as USC, Providence, Iowa, Miami, the TCU and Nebraska.
Fielder plays ball on the West Coast. He’s a senior at the Southern California Academy in Northridge, Calif., and Fielder has proven a terrific stock raiser in grassroots basketball this spring and summer for the Los Angeles-based West Coast elite in the Under Armor Association league.
The fall recruiting period recently opened, allowing varsity coaches, analysts, scouts and others to watch high school players in person in off-campus settings like open gymnasiums.
According to media reports, Syracuse basketball was in attendance recently for Fielder at the Southern California Academy.
With Fielder now off the table, Orange coaches are likely turning their attention to another big man of 2023, William Patterson. The 7-foot striker/center, originally from Brooklyn, NY, was offered by the ‘Cuse in late August around the time he attended Orange’s elite camp.
Patterson reportedly got a visit from Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim not too long ago in the midst of the ongoing fall recruiting season.
According to a recent report, Patterson could make his college announcement in the coming weeks, and he will spend his final season at Patrick School in Hillside, NJ, after transferring there from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Md.
Syracuse basketball fans, myself included, were thrilled when news recently broke that the rising big man of 2023, Drew Fielder, was planning to make an official visit to the Hill in the coming days.
However, in some surprise, at least in terms of timing, the 6-foot-9 Fielder has made his commitment announcement and he’s heading to Big East Conference member Providence.
Throughout his recruitment, the four-star centre-forward has acquired almost 30 scholarship offers in total. The technical staff of Orange offered him at the end of August.
Last weekend, the top 100 prospects Fielder paid an official visit to Providence. He had also recently officially visited Southern California.
And according to a recent article by SyracuseOnSI’s Bryce Kelly, Fielder was planning an official visit to the ‘Cuse on Sept. 23. Although his promise to the Brethren is a verbal commitment from now on, I suspect Fielder won’t end up making a trip to central New York later this week.
Syracuse basketball missed another big man of 2023 in four-star Drew Fielder.
To date, as we recently documented, Orange’s coaching staff has offered over 20 prospects in the senior class, and the team has no commitments yet in the 2023 cycle.
In early September, longtime Syracuse basketball rookie Joseph Estrella, a 2023 four-star big man, chose Tennessee over ‘Cuse and Iowa.
Immediately before Fielder’s commitment decision, which he revealed on social media, a few national analysts on the 247Sports website and the On3 website predicted that Fielder would eventually make Providence his future college destination.
The Brothers, a season ago, were one of the best teams not only in the Great East, but also in the whole country. Providence earned a No. 4 seed in the Big Dance last spring, dropping just a few points to No. 1 seed and eventual national champion Kansas in the Sweet 16.
Providence head coach Ed Cooley is one of my favorite coaches in all of college basketball, and I believe he is hugely underrated nationally.
Hitting Fielder, who is originally from Idaho, stings. While Syracuse basketball was only recently offered to him, Fielder had said in several recent interviews that the ‘Cuse were tough recruiting him and other suitors such as USC, Providence, Iowa, Miami, the TCU and Nebraska.
Fielder plays ball on the West Coast. He’s a senior at the Southern California Academy in Northridge, Calif., and Fielder has proven a terrific stock raiser in grassroots basketball this spring and summer for the Los Angeles-based West Coast elite in the Under Armor Association league.
The fall recruiting period recently opened, allowing varsity coaches, analysts, scouts and others to watch high school players in person in off-campus settings like open gymnasiums.
According to media reports, Syracuse basketball was in attendance recently for Fielder at the Southern California Academy.
With Fielder now off the table, Orange coaches are likely turning their attention to another big man of 2023, William Patterson. The 7-foot striker/center, originally from Brooklyn, NY, was offered by the ‘Cuse in late August around the time he attended Orange’s elite camp.
Patterson reportedly got a visit from Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim not too long ago in the midst of the ongoing fall recruiting season.
According to a recent report, Patterson could make his college announcement in the coming weeks, and he will spend his final season at Patrick School in Hillside, NJ, after transferring there from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Md.