Australian Forward Sophie Burrows Commits to Syracuse

The Orange women's basketball program added a talented recruit to its 2023 class.

Mike McAllister | Oct 13, 2022

Australian Forward Sophie Burrows Commits to Syracuse /

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Syracuse women's basketball has been successful recruiting Australian prospects in the past, and has dipped into the land down under once again for a talented recruit. Class of 2023 forward Sophie Burrows has committed to the Orange, a source confirmed to All Syracuse.

Burrows is a 6-1 forward who averaged 15.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.4 steals per game for Diamond VE in 2022. She also shot 40.8% from three. Borrows has experience on the international stage playing for the Australian U18 team. In 13 minutes per game at the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship, Burrows averaged 9.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in just 13 minutes. She also shot over 77% from the floor and 40% from beyond the arc.

One of the best players in Syracuse history was an Australian native. That was point guard Tiana Mangakahia. Mangakahia is a two time Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award top 5 finalist, and three time top 10 finalist. She is a two time WBCA All America Honorable Mention. She finished her Syracuse career averaging 15.8 points and 8.7 assists per game. Mangakahia also is the ACC's all-time leader in assists per game. She is currently playing professionally in Australia.

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Published Oct 13, 2022

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.