Syracuse Basketball Offers Two 2023 Prospects

Kaden Cooper and Tafara Gapare pick up offers from the Orange.

Mike McAllister | Apr 30, 2022

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Syracuse basketball has extended scholarship offers to two class of 2023 recruits recently that have been among the hottest prospects in their cycle. The first was to guard Kaden Cooper, who plays for The Skills Academy in Georgia but is originally from Oklahoma. The second was to big Tafara Gapare who plays for South Kent High School in Connecticut but is originally from New Zealand.

Cooper is a 6-6 guard who has picked up Texas, Creighton, Oklahoma, Illinois, Wake Forest, Kansas State, St. John's, Rutgers, LSU, Texas Tech, Kansas, Georgia Tech and now Syracuse offers since the beginning of April. He is a three level scorer and an explosive athlete that has shown major development in his game over the last year.

Gapare was originally in the class of 2022 but has reclassed to 2023. He may have the ability to reclass back if desired. The 6-10 big has picked up offers from Pittsburgh, Missouri, DePaul, Arizona State, Maryland, Rutgers and Syracuse since April 22nd. He has blown up as schools have watched him at open gyms at South Kent High, which is what prompted the offer from the Orange.

Syracuse has started to ramp up its efforts in the 2023 cycle, with other offers going out to elite guards such as Elmarko Jackson. The Orange continues to be in contact with targets such as Reid Ducharme and Joseph Estrella.

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Published Apr 30, 2022

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.