Syracuse basketball didn't prevail for a 2026 four-star big man who is originally from Senegal and plays for a prep-school powerhouse in Arizona.
According to reports from Joe Tipton of On3/Rivals and others, Aliou Dioum has verbally committed to West Virginia out of the Big 12 Conference. Last month, the 6-foot-11 center disclosed a final six of the 'Cuse, Illinois, Mississippi State, UNLV, Wake Forest and West Virginia.
Candidly, it's not a surprise that the Orange didn't win out for Dioum, who is rated the No. 80 overall prospect and the No.