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Syracuse basketball gets into the fray for 4-star, top-60 prospect from D.C.

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As the contact period recently opened up for the 2025 class, Syracuse basketball coaches have offered a scholarship to a four-star combo guard from the fertile Washington, D.C., market.

On June 15, college coaches could start initiating direct communication with 2025 high-school prospects, and media reports suggest that the Orange coaching staff has reached out to a variety of players in this cycle.

One 2025 prospect who has picked up a scholarship offer from Syracuse basketball is four-star, top-60 national player Derek Dixon. He disclosed the ‘Cuse offer via Twitter. Some of his other newer scholarship offers have arrived from Xavier, Penn State and Maryland.