Jalil Bethea Down to Five, Schedules Second Syracuse Official Visit

One of the Orange basketball's top targets is down to five schools with visits on tap.

Mike McAllister | Jul 19, 2023

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Priority Syracuse basketball target Jalil Bethea is down to five school, and the Orange made the cut, he announced Wednesday night. The five schools are Alabama, Kansas, Miami, Syracuse and Villanova. In addition, Joe Tipton of On3 reports that Bethea will officially visit Kansas on August 31st, Miami on September 8th and Alabama on September 23rd. Bethea previously took an official to Syracuse in October. Bethea also said he will take a second official to Syracuse the weekend of September 15th,

"Syracuse is one of the schools that fits my play style," Bethea said. "One of the most relationships I have off the court."

Bethea previously indicated an interest in visiting the Orange this fall in order to observe a practice under the new coaching staff. That will come to fruition when he visits in September.

"After the visit, Syracuse is definitely one of my top schools," Bethea said after his official visit this past October. "Most definitely. They treated me like I'm one of them. Like I'm already committed and all that. It was a great experience."

Syracuse was in early on Bethea, prioritizing him very early on in the 2024 recruiting cycle. This spring and summer, Bethea blew up and moved from top 100 prospects to five star status. He is a consensus top 20 player in the class and ranked as high as ninth by ESPN.

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Published Jul 19, 2023

MIKE MCALLISTER

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