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Syracuse Basketball: Rising 4-star PG to join Kiyan Anthony at prep power

Fast-rising Nigel James, a 2025 four-star point guard who hails from New York state and has said he would like to hear from Syracuse basketball, is heading home to suit up for one of the country’s top high-school programs.

The 6-foot James, who had a breakout spring and summer on the AAU circuit, recently said via Twitter that he will transfer from the Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass., to the powerhouse Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y., where he will become part of an absolutely loaded backcourt.

I am coming home!