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Basketball Recruiting

Syracuse basketball recruiting: SU offers 5-star forward Kevin Knox

Syracuse has offered Class of 2017 small forward Kevin Knox, per his Twitter page. Knox is a five-star prospect, per ESPN.

The Tampa Catholic (Florida) High School product is ranked as the No. 16 player in his class by ESPN and stands at 6 feet 6 inches and 175 pounds. Per Scout.com, he’s received offers from Florida State, Memphis, Miami and Georgia.



Per MaxPreps.com, Knox averaged 24.4 points, 10 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 blocks per game during his sophomore season. He shot 45 percent from the field and 66 percent from the foul line.

SU does not yet have a commitment in its Class of 2017, but has offers out to ESPN top-30 point guard Trevon Duval, small forward Jordan Tucker and power forward Mohamed Bamba.





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