Last we heard from four-star 2017 shooting guard Alex O’Connell, he was setting his official visit to the Syracuse Orange on September 16. We were patiently waiting for that date and all, when suddenly today:
“Fine, we didn’t like your boxes anyway!”
Losing out on any top basketball recruit is tough, but it’s made tougher when it’s to a conference rival. The Georgia product’s father played for the Duke Blue Devils as well (1973-76), though he told Scout’s Evan Daniels that it did not play a factor in his decision.
O’Connell hasn’t indicated whether he will still visit Syracuse in September or not.