Justin Taylor Transferring to IMG Academy

Taylor will team up with fellow Syracuse basketball commit Quadir Copeland.

Mike McAllister | Aug 15, 2021

Justin Taylor Transferring to IMG Academy /

Syracuse basketball commit Justin Taylor is transferring to IMG Academy for his senior year of high school, the 2022 shooting guard announced on his Instagram page Sunday. Taylor will join fellow Orange pledge Quadir Copeland, a 2022 point guard, at IMG this coming season. Both will be playing for the IMG post-grad team.

"I think with the uncertainty of my hometown high school having a season with COVID coming back into play, I couldn't risk not having a season again," Taylor told AllSyracuse.com. "The schedule, the competition and everything IMG offers as well is what I"m looking forward to.

"Quadir and I can't wait to starting playing together and build this chemistry before we even get to Cuse."

This marks all three Syracuse commits in the 2022 class to date are transferring for their senior seasons. Taylor and Copeland are transferring to IMG Academy, while Lands is headed to Hillcrest Prep.

Taylor committed to Syracuse in June over finalists Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech. He also held offers from Butler, Florida, Marquette, Maryland, NC State, Penn State and several others.

"It really just boiled down to relationships I built with the coaching staff," Taylor said after he committed. "To have the opportunity to play for a Hall of Fame coach in coach Boeheim and then develop with coach G-Mac. Just when I was on the visit, it really felt like home. Hanging out with the guys, walking around campus. It was just the perfect opportunity for me too coming in as a freshman. Having a good role for me with Buddy leaving. All the pieces just fell into place, I think. It was the best fit for me."

Published Aug 15, 2021

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.