Dante Allen, the Syracuse basketball player who just won the AAU championship last month, has announced his four finalists, according to media reports.
Unfortunately, the Orange didn’t make it for the 1.93 m tall shooting guard.
The four-star Allen, a top 80 national prospect in the class of 2025, has a Final Four of Villanova, Notre Dame, Georgia and Tennessee, according to an article by top writer Sam Lance on zagsblog.com.
While I’m disappointed that the ‘Cuse is no longer a candidate for Allen, I wish him the best in the rest of his recruitment process!
The Orange staff offered Allen a scholarship in late April of this year. Not long after, I came across several reports indicating that ‘Cuse was among the college teams that were in regular contact with him, and I was hopeful that Allen would join the Syracuse basketball team at some point.
Last month in North Augusta, SC, Allen was a key contributor as Miami-based Nightrydas Elite won the Peach Jam title on Nike’s EYBL tour in the 17U division. National analysts and scouts praised him for his performances both at Peach Jam and during the EYBL regular season last spring.
In his junior season, Allen averaged 21.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 3.0 assists per game and led Riviera Preparatory School in Miami to its second consecutive Florida High School Athletic Association (“FHSAA”) Class 3A state championship title.
As a senior in the upcoming 2024–25 season, Allen will compete for the powerful Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, which went undefeated last semester and won the national high school championship.
While Syracuse basketball is out of the question for Allen, the Orange coaches are heavily involved in developing several other four- and five-star prospects for the 2025 class. Additionally, five-star forward Sadiq White Jr. verbally committed to join the ‘Cuse in late May, giving the program its first 2025 commitment.
On Thursday night, I took a deep dive into numerous Syracuse basketball targets in the rising senior cycle. There has been a lot of activity lately regarding the Orange’s recruiting efforts for the Class of 2025.
That includes several four-star targets who recently visited the Hill or have upcoming trips to the ‘Cuse. Additionally, Syracuse basketball recently made it into the small group of finalists for several four-star recruits in the 2025 cycle, including Kiyan Anthony, the son of Orange legend Carmelo Anthony.