Syracuse Basketball Expressing Interest in Temple Transfer Zach Hicks

The Orange is looking at the forward as a potential option.

Mike McAllister | Mar 21, 2023

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Syracuse basketball has reached out to Temple transfer forward Zach Hicks, he tells All Syracuse. The 6-7 forward, who started every game for the Owls last season, entered the portal on Monday.

"Coach Gerry Mac," Hicks said. "Basically telling me they need shooting at that forward position and I bring that value to them. Being able to contribute in other ways than shooting too."

Hicks averaged 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game on 34.8% shooting overall and 35.6% from beyond the arc. The 35.6% is on high volume as well, taking 225 three pointers (making 80) during the year. Over two seasons, Hicks has taken 388 three pointers and made 141 (36.3%). Over 77% of his shot attempts were three-pointers.

Hicks has two years of eligibility remaining after spending the last two seasons at Temple. He has appeared in 60 games during that time, starting 32. He has a reputation as a strong outside shooter.

As a high school prospect, Hicks was a three-star recruit out of Camden Catholic in New Jersey. He signed with Temple as part of the Owls 2021 recruiting class over offers from Drexel, La Salle, Missouri, Richmond and others. Schools like Boston College, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, NC State, Rutgers and Seton Hall expressed interest.

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Published Mar 21, 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.