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John Bol Ajak Enters Transfer Portal

Syracuse basketball’s reserve forward will finish his career elsewhere.
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John Bol Ajak Enters Transfer Portal
John Bol Ajak Enters Transfer Portal

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Syracuse forward John Bol Ajak has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. Bol Ajak spent four years at Syracuse, earned his degree and is electing to finish his college basketball career elsewhere.

The 6-10 forward signed with Syracuse as part of the Orange’s 2019 recruiting class. He was a former top 100 prospect who dipped in the rankings to become a three star recruit after dealing with injuries during his high school career. He picked Syracuse over offers from Pittsburgh, VCU, UConn, Georgetown, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Villanova, Wake Forest and others.

Bol Ajak played sparingly during his Syracuse career. He redshirted during the 2019-20 campaign before seeing his first action in 2020-21. That year, he played in 10 games, averaged five minutes and 0.2 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.2 blocks per game. He played in 25 games over the next two seasons including 13 with one start this past year. During his career, Bol Ajak averaged 0.6 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.1 blocks and 0.1 steals per game while shooting 36.4% from the floor and 55.6% from the free throw line.

The move is not a surprise but he becomes the first Syracuse player to enter the portal this offseason. The coaching staff looks significantly different as well, as Jim Boeheim has retired and longtime assistant Adrian Autry has taken over as head coach.

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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. 

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