Class of 2024 SG Gavin Doty (NY) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/7/26)

[DocFlanders]

Please cut through all the crud here….AW cleared/gonna give now that the old guard has stepped away?

 

[sufan59]

Please cut through all the crud here….AW cleared/gonna give now that the old guard has stepped away?

I have no idea lol

 

[rrlbees]

247 has added doty to their portal database. rated him a 4 star transfer with a grade of 92.

 

[sufan59]

247 has added doty to their portal database. rated him a 4 star transfer with a grade of 92.

Spot on with what I thought!

Interested to see where they rate Doty as a transfer, but with his advanced metrics, should easily grade out to be a 4 star transfer. For context, he would've been the 4th best player on this past Syracuse team according to Evan Miya.

 

[LpoolNative]

Off to a good start in the portal!

 

[LpoolNative]

I wasn’t being sarcastic. He’s a top 10 player in the portal as of now.

 

[Orangezoo]

I’ve noticed JG3 very active on social media about Cuse… wonder if he is considering a transition to the coaching world at some point ?

 

[bnoro]

Well, Carlos didn't drop 21 on Duke so that comparison doesn't shake out.

Doty "dropped" 21 on Duke on 20 shots. If he's taking 20 shots for us next year we are in huge trouble.

I wasn’t being sarcastic. He’s a top 10 player in the portal as of now.

There are like 10 guys in the portal as of now.

 

[LpoolNative]

I’ve noticed JG3 very active on social media about Cuse… wonder if he is considering a transition to the coaching world at some point ?

I know he loves Syracuse so I wouldn’t mind him being some kind of low level assistant helping the kids out.

 

[Cusesky8214]

Doty "dropped" 21 on Duke on 20 shots. If he's taking 20 shots for us next year we are in huge trouble.


There are like 10 guys in the portal as of now.

We get u dont think very highly of him. You will be disappointed in a couple days.

 

[Orangezoo]

Doty "dropped" 21 on Duke on 20 shots. If he's taking 20 shots for us next year we are in huge trouble.


There are like 10 guys in the portal as of now.

I think you can rest assured we aren’t going to just start 3 Siena guys and a couple other portal bums and set aside all that NIL as a rainy day fund.

 

[Killdozer]

Doty "dropped" 21 on Duke on 20 shots. If he's taking 20 shots for us next year we are in huge trouble.


There are like 10 guys in the portal as of now.

20 shots from one player when you're only playing five players the entire game is not as big as you think it is.

 

[Blanko97]

Is he the most obvious recruit/transfer that’ll commit to Syracuse ever?

Right next to Kiyan and Joe G

 

[bnoro]

We get u dont think very highly of him. You will be disappointed in a couple days.

I won't be disappointed at all if he's coming here to be the 7th or 8th man.

I will be disappointed if he's Gerry's JJ Starling and he's getting 30 minutes a game while we're losing winnable games next season.

 

[orangefog]

I won't be disappointed at all if he's coming here to be the 7th or 8th man.

I will be disappointed if he's Gerry's JJ Starling and he's getting 30 minutes a game while we're losing winnable games next season.

I hope we get the 3 Siena guys, keep maybe 4, then recruit about 5 guys from high school and the portal that are better than all of them. Let the best players win the PT.

 

[Newhouser]

I won't be disappointed at all if he's coming here to be the 7th or 8th man.

I will be disappointed if he's Gerry's JJ Starling and he's getting 30 minutes a game while we're losing winnable games next season.

Me too - I will also be disappointed if Kiyan is getting 30 minutes a game next year and we are losing winnable games when better options are available.

Guess we will have to wait and see how it all plays out.

 

[orangejunkie]

from looking at Doty's performance vs. Duke and his season long stats I don't think Doty is coming to SU to come off the bench. Don't see us getting 3-4 Siena transfers. I really like Foleac. He looks like a starting power forward to me. Could really use a high level center if we can afford one as well as PG.

 

[rrlbees]

I’ve noticed JG3 very active on social media about Cuse… wonder if he is considering a transition to the coaching world at some point ?

yes he does want to get into coaching after he hangs them up overseas. is there still a grad asst thing?

 

[Orangezoo]

yes he does want to get into coaching after he hangs them up overseas. is there still a grad asst thing?

Good question I’m not sure. I also was just speculating given his recent very pro orange X activity. I do think his fiancé/wife is from Europe so wasn’t expecting he would be in a rush but who knows.

 

[Niastri]

Very solid NBA role player. Known for his defense, hustle, and will occasionally shock people with his athleticism.

Doty has been a very good defender at Siena.

Not according to certain advanced stats that attempt to take into account the level of competition. Those have him at average, dBPM says .02, which is barely above neutral defensively. But he has a PER of 22.2 and a BPM of 4.1, they seem to think he can hang with major college level of play. After a few years of looking at advanced stats, the defensive ones are weaker than offensive, and I strongly doubt how they adjust for level of competition across the board. But we only have data until we see him in action. But I can't stress enough that an 18 ppg guy on Siena with a .57 TS% and .326 3pt% is not a guy who you want to build your team around. He might not even be a starter quality player on a good ACC team. I'll be happy to have him if he is the 3rd SF/SG, but if he is starting, it means we didn't recruit this portal as well as we should. There's a reason he was at Siena and not, say, Syracuse, Virginia Tech or UConn.

On the other hand, his actual college performance is highly regarded:

"Current Status (March 2026)
Following a breakout sophomore season where he averaged 18 points per game and earned MAAC Tournament MVP honors, Doty's profile has risen significantly. As of March 25, 2026, he has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal and is currently ranked as the No. 10 overall transfer and the No. 3 shooting guard in the country by 247Sports"

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Doty "dropped" 21 on Duke on 20 shots. If he's taking 20 shots for us next year we are in huge trouble.


There are like 10 guys in the portal as of now.

What were Kiyan’s shots per minute

 

[Orangezoo]

Not according to certain advanced stats that attempt to take into account the level of competition. Those have him at average, dBPM says .02, which is barely above neutral defensively. But he has a PER of 22.2 and a BPM of 4.1, they seem to think he can hang with major college level of play. After a few years of looking at advanced stats, the defensive ones are weaker than offensive, and I strongly doubt how they adjust for level of competition across the board. But we only have data until we see him in action. But I can't stress enough that an 18 ppg guy on Siena with a .57 TS% and .326 3pt% is not a guy who you want to build your team around. He might not even be a starter quality player on a good ACC team. I'll be happy to have him if he is the 3rd SF/SG, but if he is starting, it means we didn't recruit this portal as well as we should. There's a reason he was at Siena and not, say, Syracuse, Virginia Tech or UConn.

On the other hand, his actual college performance is highly regarded:

"Current Status (March 2026)
Following a breakout sophomore season where he averaged 18 points per game and earned MAAC Tournament MVP honors, Doty's profile has risen significantly. As of March 25, 2026, he has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal and is currently ranked as the No. 10 overall transfer and the No. 3 shooting guard in the country by 247Sports"

He has to adapt his game in a different role that won’t be a go to option. He is more suited to be like a sophomore version of a Donte DiVincenzo where he can do a lot of things but he’s not a primary option at least not to start the year should he improve playing at this level to have bigger role being tbd.

 

[bnoro]

What were Kiyan’s shots per minute

If his last name wasn't Anthony we wouldn't be inviting him back next season.

 

[Hawknate144]

If his last name wasn't Anthony we wouldn't be inviting him back next season.

Well it's not really about the name, but the money, but yes, if he didn't have significant donor backing he wouldn't be back

 

[cuseallday]

Please cut through all the crud here….AW cleared/gonna give now that the old guard has stepped away?

All I can say for now is that when GMac was officially hired on Tuesday, I texted Adam and asked him if he would support Syracuse basketball and GMac, if GMac asked him for support. Adam's response: "Maybe" with a smiley face emoji. Time will tell.