Syracuse Basketball Offer Left Keyshaun Tillery Smiling
Syracuse basketball held its annual elite camp on Saturday, and offers were extended as a result. One such offer went out to class of 2025 New Hampton School (NH) point guard Keyshaun Tillery.
"We had the Syracuse camp, it was a fun camp actually," Tillery said. "After we broke it down, I talked to coach Autry. He gave me the offer. I had talked to him before the camp started a little bit, like at the gym, just a five minute conversation. Seeing how things were going. Then after the camp he offered me. It was great.
He was just saying how he liked how I played this summer and he wants me to keep going. Keep getting better. My reaction was I went straight into a smile. I was excited for sure."
Beyond picking up the offer, Tillery said he enjoyed the elite camp experience.
"Camp was competitive," Tillery said. "There were a lot of good 25s and 26s there. A couple 24s. Had a good team, it was fun, it was good games. Everyone took every drill serious, which I thought made the camp way better. Usually at camps people slouch off on drills. But everyone had their A-game ready and was playing hard. That was really the best part."
While a relationship from a recruiting standpoint may be in its early stages, Tillery has been familiar with Orange head coach Adrian Autry for some time.
"Coach Autry is great," Tillery said. "I've known him for a couple years because his son played with City Rocks as well. So I've always had like a non-basketball relationship with him. Just saying like 'what's up' and 'how are you doing.' He's always checking in without any Syracuse relationship. I think Syracuse is a great place. It's not too far from home, two hours. It's just a packed gym every time there's a game whether it's football or basketball. It's a packed gym and a good environment to be around, it seems."
The next step for Tillery is to get back on campus for a visit to get a closer look at the program and campus.
"Definitely want to build a bigger relationship with them, have a visit, see how the campus is," Tillery said. "See how the people are, for sure. Definitely want to make a game."
Tillery says his ability to make plays for others is what makes him such a coveted recruit.
"I'm definitely a playmaker," Tillery said. "Definitely pass first, drive and kick, screen and roll. But I also can score it whenever I can. I have a high motor and I want to win. That's my main goal is to win. Doing whatever my team needs me to do, whether it's defense, hustle, just trying to do whatever the team needs me to do to win."
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