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Mike Williams Commits to LSU Over Syracuse, Others

The Orange misses on its top 2023 guard target.
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Mike Williams Commits to LSU Over Syracuse, Others
Mike Williams Commits to LSU Over Syracuse, Others

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Class of 2023 guard Mike Williams announced his decision to commit to LSU on Sunday, spurning Syracuse and his other finalists. Williams had a final six of Clemson, DePaul, LSU, Syracuse, VCU and Wake Forest. He visited each of those schools over the previous two months, with officials to Clemson, DePaul, LSU, Syracuse and Wake Forest along with an unofficial to VCU. 

His visit to Syracuse came in early September, and Williams put the Orange at the top of his list after the trip. 

"It showed how much of a family those guys were," Williams said after the visit. "I'm just a recruit and he invited us over to his house, eat dinner with his family, have conversations with his wife and stuff. That was something that you couldn't imagine."

Without Williams’ commitment, Syracuse remains without a player in its 2023 recruiting class. The Orange did bring in six prospects in its 2022 class along with a transfer, meaning seven total newcomers. Syracuse is also after class of 2023 big William Patterson, who picked up an offer after a strong performance at Elite Camp in August. In addition, the Orange has hosted multiple priority targets in the 2024 recruiting class. 

Head coach Jim Boeheim recently mentioned it is possible Syracuse does not bring in a recruit for the 2023 cycle. 

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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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