Kamari Lands Decommits From Syracuse Basketball

Lands is one of the elite wings in the 2022 class.

Mike McAllister | Aug 21, 2021

Kamari Lands Decommits From Syracuse Basketball /

Syracuse basketball's 2022 class has taken a hit. Elite wing Kamari Lands has reopened his recruitment, he announced on social media.

"I would like to thank Coach Boeheim, Coach Mac and @Cuse_MBB for everything they have done," Lands posted on Twitter. "And with that being said said I willb e reopening my recruitment."

Lands told AllSyracuse.com that this was the best decision for him right now and Syracuse remains one of his top schools.

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The 6-8 versatile wing committed to the Orange in April. Despite growing up in Indiana, Lands was a Syracuse fan due to Carmelo Anthony being his older brother's favorite player.

"It's always been my favorite school growing up," Lands said after he committed. "Always watching the people that came out of there like Melo, Michael Carter-Williams, Malachi Richardson, people like that. I've always been a fan of watching them and they've always had the type of player I want to be moving forward. Those wing scoring playmaking type of players. I know that at my height and my size, pushing myself to be a better wing and being able to be an elite wing will separate me from everyone else. I know Syracuse is always wing heavy and pushes wing development. Those were great factors for me committing there."

The announcement of his decommitment comes shortly after he elected to transfer to Hillcrest Prep for his final year of high school basketball.

Syracuse does still have two very talented players committed to its 2022 class in shooting guard Justin Taylor and point guard Quadir Copeland. Targets such as JJ Starling, Chris Bunch, Dominic Barlow, Peter Carey and others remain available and priorities for the Orange.

Published Aug 21, 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.