Donnie Freeman Commits to Syracuse Basketball

The class of 2024 forward has picked the Orange as his collegiate destination.

Mike McAllister | May 11, 2023

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Syracuse basketball has landed its second commitment in the 2024 recruiting class as elite forward Donnie Freeman pledged Orange on Thursday. Freeman picked Syracuse over finalists Alabama, Georgia Tech, Iowa and Texas. He also held offers from Kansas State, LSU, Marquette, Maryland, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Xavier and others. He took official visits to Alabama, Iowa and Texas in addition to Syracuse.

Freeman, a 6-9 forward who plays for St. John's College High in Washington (DC), is rated a four star prospect by all four major recruiting services (247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals). He is ranked a top 35 prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and On3, but ranked 54th by Rivals.

During the 2022-23 season at St. John's College High, Freeman averaged 21 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He led the EYBL session this past weekend in blocked shots and was named to the session's All Defensive Team.

"The visit was pretty straightforward," Freeman said after the visit. "They got straight to the point. Down there, it was strictly about business. Having good conversations, honest conversations. That's really what meant the most to me was how straightforward it was. Syracuse was really blatant about what they wanted to do with me in that class and I really liked that."

Freeman joins sharpshooting guard Elijah Moore in Syracuse's 2024 recruiting class, which is off to a great start under head coach Adrian Autry.

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Published May 11, 2023

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.