Syracuse Basketball to Host Three Elite Recruits This Weekend For Official Visits

The Orange will have two class of 2025 prospects and one 2024 commit on campus.

Mike McAllister | Sep 26, 2023

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Syracuse basketball will have three elite recruits on campus this weekend for official visits. They include 2024 forward commit Donnie Freeman, 2025 guard Derek Dixon and 2025 forward Matthew Gilhool. All three will be in attendance for Saturday's football game against Clemson.

Donnie Freeman: Freeman, a class of 2024 forward, committed to Syracuse in May. He is a top 30 overall player in the class and top five at his position. He picked the Orange over offers from Alabama, Iowa, Texas, Maryland, Marquette, Xavier, Virginia Tech and many others. From the Washington (DC) area, Freeman transferred high schools this past offseason and will spend his senior year at IMG Academy in Florida.

Derek Dixon: Dixon is a four star guard ranked as a top 100 prospect in the 2025 class. He is an AAU teammate of Donnie Freeman as both played for Team Takeover this past summer. Pittsburgh, Providence, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Villanova are among those recruiting him the hardest currently. He was offered by Syracuse in June.

Matthew Gilhool: A class of 2025 forward who reclassified from 2024 over the summer, Gilhool participated in Syracuse's Elite Camp in August and earned an offer as a result of his performance. He is considered a top 100 prospect and is listed at 6-10 as a versatile power forward with a lot of skill. Schools like Maryland, Miami, Mississippi State, Penn State, Rutgers and Virginia Tech are among those who have offered in addition to the Orange.

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Published Sep 26, 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.