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Syracuse Offers 2022 Power Forward

Syracuse basketball has extended a scholarship offer to a new target in the 2022 class.

Mike McAllister

Syracuse Offers 2022 Power Forward
Syracuse Offers 2022 Power Forward /

Syracuse basketball has a new 2022 target as they offered Culpeper (Va.) Blue Ridge power forward Maliq Brown on Thursday. Brown is a 6-9, 210 pound forward prospect with 7-1 wingspan. He also holds offers from Georgetown, Murray State, Penn State, TCU, VCU, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and others. 

Brown is also familiar with fellow class of 2022 Syracuse target Justin Taylor. The two know each other quite well from AAU ball. 

"We played for the same AAU team for a couple years and are close," Taylor said. "I talked to coach G-Mac about him and they obviously love his game. He's super athletic, long, versatile and has got a huge upside."

Brown is a relatively new name on the Syracuse radar. The Orange is also involved with some other forwards in the class of 2022, notably consensus top 10 player Brandon Huntley-Hatfield. The offer for Brown is not related to the recruitment of Huntley-Hatfield as the two are viewed as different types of players that could play together should they both choose Syracuse. 

According to MaxPreps, Brown is having a strong junior season so far. In 13 games, he is averaging 14.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. 

Syracuse does not have a player committed yet in the 2022 recruiting cycle. They are involved with several high profile prospects, however, including Brown. Gerry McNamara is the lead recruiter for Brown. 

In the 2021 class, Syracuse signed elite forward prospect Benny Williams back in November. 

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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. 

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