Class of 2018 4-star guard Jalen Carey commits to Syracuse
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Jim Boeheim added a third commit to his 2018 class Wednesday evening. The Orange has two players in the top 40 for 2018.
Four-star guard Jalen Carey committed to Syracuse on Wednesday night, he announced in a video on Twitter.
Breaking: Jalen Carey (@yungswae5) announces his commitment.
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— Pat Lawless (@PatLawless_) October 4, 2017
Carey visited Syracuse on Sept. 8 and had an in-house visit from SU head coach Jim Boeheim a week later, his father told Zagsblog.com.
The Class of 2018 commit, ranked No. 34 by ESPN, chose the Orange over Connecticut. He cut Miami after the Hurricanes were included in the NCAA bribery allegations last week. Carey had also been offered by Kansas and Villanova before cutting the two teams in his final three.
The 6-foot-3, 170-pound guard from Immaculate Conception (New Jersey) High School is listed as a point guard on 247sports.com but a shooting guard on ESPN. If no Syracuse players get injured, transfer or leave for the NBA Draft, Carey will join Tyus Battle, Frank Howard, Howard Washington and Elijah Hughes in the backcourt.
Carey is SU’s third commit in 2018 and second in the top 40. He joins Buddy Boeheim, son of head coach Jim Boeheim, and No. 9 recruit Darius Bazley. A year after not receiving a top 100 recruit, the Orange has added its second in 2018.
Published on October 4, 2017 at 6:14 pm
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