New Jersey native DJ Wagner is a 2023 five-star point guard and holds a scholarship offer for Syracuse basketball, according to media reports, and is expected to announce a decision on his commitment in the near future. .
Travis Branham, a national analyst for 247 Sports, said the 6-foot-3 Wagner May be announced on Monday, November 14th.
Orange coaches have reportedly been chasing Wagner for some time, but in recent months the buzz of analysts has boiled down to a battle between in-state rivals Kentucky and Louisville for his hiring. about it.
When I wrote this column Friday night, the majority of forecasts by national analysts on the 247Sports website, Rivals.com, and the On3 website were: greatly favored Kentucky in recruiting Wagner.
We won’t know how this recruiting drive will play out until a top-flight prospect reveals his college (or pro) decision, but we’ll see if Wagner is anywhere outside of John Calipari’s Wildcats. I would be shocked if it ended.
Syracuse basketball has always seemed hopeless for five-star point guard DJ Wagner.
‘Cuse’s coaching staff offered Wagner a scholarship in August 2021 when Wagner attended the team’s annual Elite Camp. His offer sheet also includes Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Villanova and Temple.
Wagner’s hiring process appears to have been centered around Kentucky and Louisville for quite some time, but in the spring Reports emerged that other suitors were still pursuing Wagner Includes Syracuse Basketball, Villanova, Memphis, Auburn, Arkansas and Michigan.
Wagner, an All-American in the 2021-22 Stanza, is currently a senior at Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey. In grassroots basketball, Nike’s he is a member of the New Jersey Scholar’s elite basketball club in the EYBL league.
Nationwide in the 2023 cycle, Wagner is a consensus top 6 playerHe is the number one point guard or number one combo guard in this class and offers several recruiting services. make him a frontrunner for the senior cycle.
MaxPreps National Basketball Editor Jordan Divens Recently named Wagner a preseason First Team All-American as the 2022-23 campaign kicks off..
The Cues We continue to seek our first commitment in 2023I can’t imagine Wagner going to Syracuse basketball, I give credit to the orange coach For trying to get this elite player.
We will be following Wagner’s commitment announcements in the near future. If he does end up going to the University of Kentucky, he plans to attend his full 2023 class at Calipari & Co. The class also includes former Syracuse basketball recruit his target Justin Edwards (five-star wing) and Aaron Bradshaw, five-star center and Wagner’s teammate. at Camden.
