Most Memorable Recruiting Misses

[Irt4su]

Michael Vick

 

[PauliePeppas]

Wayne Selden was very very close to coming here

 

[Hopkins16]

The way we locked in on Quade and passed on a lot of guards was insane. The fact that he kept coming around the program but wouldn’t commit was enough for us to look elsewhere while we still could. We are not talking Flagg level talent here.

 

[Gotothehole]

Anthony Davis is one that stung and Nerlens Noel afterwards. Both late Kentucky closer bags.

Lowery and DiVincenzo for sure. Not sure about Brunson. Jay Wright benefitted greatly by our miss steps.

We lost Karlton Hines to the streets. He was making more money than JB.

We chose not to pursue some guys in favor of others that but us in the ass (Kevin Huerter).

DiVincenzo- That situation was over before it started. The home team was locked in

 

[grepal]

Marcus Liberty
Jalen Rose
Kenny Anderson
Sam Perkins
Sidney Green (He and Bruin said they were a package deal)
Carlton Hines
Anthony Davis
Tommy Lewis
Jay Bilas

Would the late Winnifred Walton count, he was going to be great in Orange. The Donyell Marshall miss was as much as Calhoun in his ear telling him JAB would not last due to cancer.

 

[Comstock44]

Felipe Lopez

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Kevin Huerter is one that I’ll never get over. He wanted to come here. We didn’t have room due to sanctions & scholly reductions. The rest is history. Boeheim should’ve made room.

 

[Forloveoforange]

Anthony Davis pisses me off the most. We had em

If ever there was a team that didn't miss Anthony Davis, it would be regular season 2011-2012 SU. What is unfortunate is that I have to put "regular season" in that statement.

 

[Oakland]

Where is SWC when you need him; I'm sure he has previously shared his dissertation on this subject with us.

 

[miamicuse]

Dior Johnson was a commit decommit for a bunch of schools starting with us.

Is Darius Bazley considered a miss?

 

[Eric15]

Anthony Davis

Holy mother of God if AD was on the 2012 team.

 

[Eric15]

Stephon Marbury
Kevin Durant

Ironically of everyone on this list, IMO Marbury probably would have helped us the least. I could see him being more of a me-first Michael Lloyd type player and not having the same chemistry Z Sims did that had us 9 points from a natty.

 

[Bayside44]

Kenny Anderson...and if he stayed for 2-3 year Red probably goes somewhere else.

 

[ROCcuse]

DeAndre Kane from Iowa State I'm pretty sure insiders here have said would have come, but we had either no interest or other priorities??

 

[Orangedontrhyme]

A recent one that could have changed not jjst our last few years but also CBB in general - Andre Jackson

I once asked a person very close to Andre Jackson why Jackson did not choose Syracuse. The person replied that Jackson felt that the Syracuse basketball players were not serious about playing basketball, but Connecticut players were.

 

[GardenOrange]

Nate Oats

Out of 100 people surveyed, this was the number 1 answer.

 

[sabach]

Steve Nash, if what he says is true.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Ah yes, time for a self flagellation threat I see.

 

[orangenauburn]

DeAndre Kane from Iowa State I'm pretty sure insiders here have said would have come, but we had either no interest or other priorities??

I think we were on such a roll at that time that JB had other interests

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Kevin Huerter is one that I’ll never get over. He wanted to come here. We didn’t have room due to sanctions & scholly reductions. The rest is history. Boeheim should’ve made room.

I was never convinced Huerter was coming here.

I'm surprised no one mentioned Ticky Burden. One of the best pure shooters ever. And who's grandson is projected as a late 1st or early 2nd round pick. Luther Burden III.

 

[310Pigpen]

Kenny Anderson...and if he stayed for 2-3 year Red probably goes somewhere else.

 

[Cstate]

Kevin Huerter is one that I’ll never get over. He wanted to come here. We didn’t have room due to sanctions & scholly reductions. The rest is history. Boeheim should’ve made room.

He was 7-9 from 3 this game…..and most of them were from around 28’ out! Ball never even touched the rim on any of them either!! Him and Jimmer both had crazy range

 

[Eric15]

He was 7-9 from 3 this game…..and most of them were from around 28’ out! Ball never even touched the rim on any of them either!! Him and Jimmer both had crazy range

You could literally hear the Dome crowd nervously groan every time he shot the ball. If I remember correctly he even had a half court shot at the very end almost go in.

 

[RF2044]

Monte Morris.

But nothing will top Kenny Anderson for me. We were LOADED in 1990, EXCEPT for the PG position. Dammit.

 

[miamicuse]

are the "misses" only for those who we really wanted but didn't come? Or does it include those who actually came but probably better off not?