{"id":78741,"date":"2024-05-25T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=78741"},"modified":"2024-05-25T11:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:28:49","slug":"star-syracuse-transfer-shuts-down-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/25\/star-syracuse-transfer-shuts-down-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Syracuse Transfer Shuts Down Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid speculations<\/a>\u00a0that he de-committed, Syracuse Transfer Eddie Lampkin<\/a> showed off his new Orange Jersey<\/a> at a popular off-campus storefront. \u00a0This should disprove any claim as to whether or not the big man\u2019s recruitment was open. Cuse fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as missing out on Lampkin would\u2019ve been catastrophic for the team\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n

Star Transfer Eddie Lampkin Has Landed in Syracuse<\/h2>\n

Three out of four of Syracuse\u2019s centers entered the transfer portal this off-season. It was clear that Orange needed a solid big man. The senior transfer from Colorado University provides some great size and experience. At six-foot-11 and 265 lbs he should bully opponents in the paint. \u00a0Per Basketball Reference<\/a>, he averaged 10.6 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game. Also, the former Buff saw an average of 27 minutes of action per game. Lampkin will likely have even more playing time this upcoming season. The only other center on the roster, Naheem Mcleod<\/a>, missed most of last season with an injury. Even in the 14 games he played, he averaged just 14 minutes of play. His injury required surgery, and there is no timetable for when McLeod will be healthy.<\/p>\n

Trio of Portal Players Strengthen Team<\/h3>\n

In addition to Eddie Lampkin, Syracuse Head Coach Adrian Autry also landed SG Jyare Davis<\/a> from Delaware, and Jaquan Carlos<\/a>, a tough-nosed guard from Hofstra University. Davis will provide a much-needed scoring punch after star player Judah Mintz<\/a> declared for the NBA Draft. Mintz was the main option on offense, so the former fightin\u2019 blue hen will find the ball in his hands a lot. Carlos comes in after a great season where he averaged 6.3 assists per game, which was seventh-best<\/a> among all players in the 23-24 season.
\nAfter the mass exodus of Orange players to the transfer portal, these three transfers solved the biggest problems the team was facing. Autry may have another trick up his sleeve and we\u2019ll see what other players are added to the roster for this upcoming season.<\/p>\n

Buffs need a reboot<\/h3>\n

Along with Lampkin, Colorado lost Luke O\u2019Brien<\/a> and J\u2019Vonne Hadley<\/a> to the transfer portal. Their top two leading scorers last season, KJ Simpson<\/a> and Tristan Da Silva<\/a>, have departed for the NBA, you can check out Da Silva\u2019s draft profile from LWOS here<\/a>. With these players leaving some moves need to be made.<\/p>\n

Head Coach Tad Boyle hasn\u2019t wasted any time. Former Washington State Forward Andrej Jakimovski<\/a> is the biggest name that\u2019s been brought in. Jakimovski should provide a nice outside scoring option and some size at six-foot-eight. Colorado got two non-D1 transfers as well, Elijah Malone and Trevor Baskin. NAIA 23-24 National Player of the Year, Malone comes from Grace College. He averaged 17.3 points and 8.3 rebounds last year and can help fill the hole that was left with Lampkin\u2019s departure. Trevor Baskin is staying in-state, as he is transferring from D2 powerhouse Colorado Mesa. Baskin averaged 18.2 points last season, showing he can make an immediate impact on the Buff\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n

Top Portal Players have yet to decide<\/h3>\n

While many players who have entered the portal have made a decision on where they\u2019re going, a few still need to pick a home. Guys like Jamir Watkins<\/a>, Jaylen Wells<\/a>, and Wooga Poplar<\/a> are still undecided. Many teams still have gaping holes in their roster. It\u2019ll be interesting to see who lands where. Perhaps Colorado or Syracuse will land another big name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amid speculations\u00a0that he de-committed, Syracuse Transfer Eddie Lampkin showed off his new Orange Jersey at a popular off-campus storefront. \u00a0This should disprove any claim as to whether or not the big man\u2019s recruitment was open. Cuse fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as missing out on Lampkin would\u2019ve been catastrophic for the team\u2019s roster. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5164,"featured_media":78790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,773],"tags":[481,50027,1075],"class_list":["post-78741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-college-basketball","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-transfer-portal","tag-syracuse-orange"],"modified_by":"Eamon Cassels, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}