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Judah Mintz Commits to Syracuse

The Orange has landed one of the top combo guards in the 2022 cycle.
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Judah Mintz Commits to Syracuse
Judah Mintz Commits to Syracuse

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Syracuse basketball's strong 2022 recruiting class just got better. Elite combo guard Judah Mintz, who stars for Oak Hill Academy, committed to the Orange on Thursday. He is ranked the 33rd best player in the 2022 recruiting class by SI All-American and the sixth member of Syracuse's class. 

He announced the decision at GEICO Nationals, a tournament of some of the best high school teams in the country. His Oak Hill squad saw its season end earlier in the day, but Mintz had 21 points and seven assists in the loss. 

Mintz picked Syracuse over other finalists DePaul, NC State and Wake Forest. He also visited Xavier and, along with the Musketeers, held offers from Georgetown, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Florida, LSU, Maryland, NC State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech. 

Mintz was previously committed to Pittsburgh, but elected to reopen his recruitment rather than sign with the Panthers. At that point, he attracted attention from several high major programs, including Syracuse. He took official visits DePaul, NC State, Syracuse and Wake Forest in February. Following his last one, he contemplated his options and discussed his choices with his family. 

His visit to Syracuse was the weekend of the Duke game, which featured the largest on campus crowd of the season. 

"It was crazy, really," Mintz said after the visit. "Thirty something thousand people, I've never seen that at a college basketball game. It was definitely something special." 

Mintz spent time with the Syracuse coaches and players on the visit. The message was simple but effective. Come in and be a difference maker for the Orange. 

"They just want me to come in and be able to be a playmaker," Mintz said after the visit. "They want me to be able to be a big part in letting them have a big season next year since this season isn't going how Syracuse usually goes." 

With Mintz headed to Central New York, Syracuse basketball's 2022 recruiting class is now at six players. Mintz joins a group that includes point guard Quadir Copeland, shooting guard Justin Taylor, forward Chris Bunch, forward Maliq Brown and center Peter Carey.

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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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