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Woody Newton Commits to Oklahoma State

The former Syracuse forward has four years of eligibility remaining.

Mike McAllister

Woody Newton Commits to Oklahoma State
Woody Newton Commits to Oklahoma State /

Former Syracuse forward Woody Newton has committed to Oklahoma State, he announced on Twitter Friday. Newton still has four years of eligibility remaining due players receiving an extra year of eligibility as a result of the pandemic.

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Newton's best game came against Rider in December. He scored nine points on 3-4 shooting from beyond the arc and grabbed eight rebounds in 22 minutes. After December 19th, Newton only played in four games, not eclipsing five minutes in any of them.

As a recruit, Newton was a borderline top 100 wing prospect out of Mount Zion Prep in Maryland. He signed with Syracuse over offers from Arkansas, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Kansas State, Maryland, Penn State, Saint Louis, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Xavier, among others.

Newton committed to Syracuse in May 2019 and signed that November.

"Syracuse is the best fit for me academically and/or basketball," Newton told Rivals.com after he committed. "Academically, it has the best communications program in the country, called the Newhouse (School of Public Communications). When it comes to the basketball side, I am a perfect fit for Syracuse basketball.

"Syracuse is known for having long, lanky and skilled wings like myself. The relationship I have with the coaches just solidified everything with me. How they were there encouraging in good games and in bad, and telling me what I could do to impact the program more every time I touched the floor."

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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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