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Syracuse Lands USC Transfer Shalexxus Aaron

The Orange has added a sharpshooter to its roster.

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Syracuse Lands USC Transfer Shalexxus Aaron
Syracuse Lands USC Transfer Shalexxus Aaron /

Syracuse women's basketball may have lost players to the transfer portal on Friday, but it was also able to land one. USC transfer Shalexxus Aaron announced her commitment to the Orange on Twitter Friday evening. Aaron has two years of eligibility remaining. 

After redshirting her first year with the Trojans, the 6-1 guard started seven games and appeared in 29 as a redshirt freshman. She was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week that February after scoring a career high 28 points against Washington. Aaron was named team captain prior to the start of her redshirt sophomore season, but an injury forced her to miss the year. 

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This past season, she started one game and appeared in 12. For her career at USC, Aaron averaged 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in just over 18 minutes. Aaron has a reputation as a prolific outside shooter, and made 41.1% of her attempts from three point range. 

The Orange recently concluded its 2020-21 season with a loss to top seeded Connecticut in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In the first round, Syracuse beat South Dakota State, the team that knocked it out of the tournament two years prior. Star point guard Tiana Mangakahia is turning pro and officially declared for the WNBA Draft.

With Emily Engstler and other reserves entering the portal, Syracuse is expected to continue to peruse the transfer market for talent. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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