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Justin Taylor Commitment Day Preview

The 2022 shooting guard will make his decision.
Mike McAllister|
Justin Taylor Commitment Day Preview
Justin Taylor Commitment Day Preview

One of Syracuse basketball's top targets in the 2022 class is shooting guard Justin Taylor. The Orange has recruited him extremely hard throughout the process, and Taylor is now ready to make a decision. 

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Player: Justin Taylor
Height/Weight: 6-6, 200
School: St. Anne's Belfield (VA)
Finalists: Indiana, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Official Visits: North Carolina (June 4th-6th), Syracuse (June 9th-11th), Indiana (June 15th-17th)

Commitment Day/Time: Saturday, June 26th at 5:00 p.m. eastern. 

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Recruitment Recap: Taylor has kept his recruiting process open for quite a while. He turned himself into a coveted high major recruit, and started picking up high major offers in the summer of 2020. The more he played and the more people watched, the more his recruitment took off. NC State, Maryland, Marquette, Butler, Virginia Tech and Syracuse all offered that summer. 

Indiana through its hat into the ring in October. Virginia followed suit in December, and many figured Taylor's recruitment would end there. Taylor is from Charlottesville, which is where UVA's campus is located. An elite recruit in the home town of a major program, it made sense. However, Taylor insisted it was not a sure thing and he remained open to finding the best fit. 

North Carolina offered in February 2021, with Florida and UConn extending offers that spring. 

Both Indiana and North Carolina went through coaching changes after the 2020-21 season. Through those changes, both continued to recruit Taylor extremely hard.

When the NCAA lifted pandemic restrictions effective June 1st, Taylor quickly worked to schedule visits in June. He took an unofficial visit to Virginia Tech followed by officials to North Carolina, Syracuse and Indiana. A few days after his visit to Indiana, Taylor announced his top five and that a decision would come on June 26th, his birthday.

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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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