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Syracuse Basketball Recruiting: Alterique Gilbert To Announce College Decision Saturday

Elite 2016 guard Alterique Gilbert will announce his college decision Saturday morning, he announced via Twitter.

Alterique Gilbert, an elite 2016 point guard, announced he will make his college decision on Saturday, July 4th. Not only is Syracuse a long-shot to land Gilbert, they have all but taken themselves out of the running.

The five schools remaining on his list include: Syracuse, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut and Louisville.

Last week, NunesMagician.com confirmed that Syracuse had backed off the Miller Groove High School product in hopes to land another elite 2016 guard, Tyus Battle.