{"id":80001,"date":"2024-06-03T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=80001"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:37:24","slug":"3-potential-syracuse-transfer-portal-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/03\/3-potential-syracuse-transfer-portal-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Potential Syracuse Transfer Portal Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moves have been made. Many transfers have found new homes this offseason. With that said, some players are still uncommitted and looking for a new team. Some of the players who had declared for the NBA draft <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/31\/7-top-college-basketball-free-agents-after-2024-nba-withdrawal-deadline-where-their-recruitment-stands\/\" target=\"_self\">decided to stay<\/a> in school. As we approach the 2024-25 college basketball season, here are 3 potential Syracuse Transfer Portal targets that could boost the Orange roster. Cuse will likely be targeting a backup big, and there\u2019s plenty on the market.<\/p>\n<h2>3 Potential Syracuse Transfer Portal Targets<\/h2>\n<h3>Dominic Parolin<\/h3>\n<p>The first player we\u2019ll take a look at is former Lehigh forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/dominic-parolin-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominic Parolin<\/a>. Parolin is from Coquitlam, B.C. and traditionally Canadian players have fared well playing for Orange. Guys like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/leo-rautins-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leo Rautins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/kris-joseph-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kris Joseph<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/oshae-brissett-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oshae Brissett<\/a> all had plenty of success on the court. Syracuse is a short distance from Canada compared to the rest of the United States, and many players like to stay close to home.\u00a0On top of that, Parolin pulled down 6.2 rebounds per game last season, which ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/conferences\/patriot\/men\/2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fifth best<\/a> among players in the Patriot League. The Orange struggled on the boards last year with a depleted roster and could use a high-energy rebounder.<\/p>\n<p>Parolin could provide spacing as well. He averaged 33% from deep last season and attempted 2.8 three-balls per game. Before last year the most he had attempted per game was 0.3. Clearly, he\u2019s been working on his long-range shooting. If he\u2019s to share the court with centers Eddie Lampkin or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/naheem-mcleod-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naheem McLeod<\/a>, Parolin would need to be comfortable on the perimeter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dominic Parolin - Lehigh - 2023-24 Transfer Portal Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JlhHYDhm8_M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hyper-Athletic Big Missed Last Season with Injury<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/kj-oduor-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KJ Oduor<\/a> is a high-energy, undersized center at six-foot-nine and 225. He missed most of last year due to an injury when he played for Central Michigan. Unlike Parolin who is a senior, Oduor has 2 years of eligibility remaining. He redshirted his freshman year at Western Carolina, then transferred to JUCO Southern Idaho. He didn\u2019t see much <a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.csi.edu\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kj-oduor\/2332\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">playing time at CSI<\/a> with only 7 minutes per game, but when he did play he impressed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KJ Oduor 2022-23 Season Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oY936JgsSIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oduor\u2019s game is very, very raw. At CSI he shot an abysmal 47% from the free throw line, and he was even worse at CMU going 31% on the year. His ability to jump out of the gym and run the court are his main strengths, and Syracuse could utilize those skills. With the departures of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/maliq-brown-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maliq Brown<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/quadir-copeland-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quadir Copeland<\/a>, Oduor could do the dirty work those 2 were so good at, like battling for offensive rebounds and diving for loose balls.<br \/>\nWith how little KJ Oduor has played at the college level it\u2019s hard to tell what impact he would have. Nonetheless, the Kenya native is oozing with potential and surely can find a home.<\/p>\n<h3>Big Body Needed<\/h3>\n<p>With Naheem McLeod still unsure of when he\u2019ll return, Syracuse could use a backup Center. Saint Louis transfer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/bruce-zhang-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Zhang<\/a>\u00a0didn\u2019t get a lot of playing time last year, but the Chinese seven-footer could give opposing teams nightmares. Bigs like the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/fab-melo-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fab Melo<\/a>, and even McLeod last year, have had success defending the paint using their height and reach to stifle offenses. Cuse doesn\u2019t run as much 2-3 zone as they used to with Jim Boeheim gone. Regardless, a large body in the painted area will force opponents outside where shots are tougher to make. It&#8217;s not rocket science, being tall in basketball helps, and Zhang is really tall. He\u2019s a sneaky passer as well. Against Hofstra, the big man was able to find teammates off DHO give-and-go plays, as seen in this clip.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u5f20\u9648\u6cbb\u950b\u3011\u8fde\u7eed\u7b2c2\u573a\u9996\u53d1\uff0c\u9001\u51fa\u76d6\u5e3d\u8865\u7bee\u6253\u62102+1\uff5cBruce Zhang, 3Pts 2Reb 1Ast 2Blk\uff5cSaint Louis - Hofstra | NCAA\uff5c2023.12.09\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z0MqUiZ2uYw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moves have been made. Many transfers have found new homes this offseason. With that said, some players are still uncommitted and looking for a new team. Some of the players who had declared for the NBA draft decided to stay in school. As we approach the 2024-25 college basketball season, here are 3 potential Syracuse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5164,"featured_media":80074,"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":[50027,1075],"class_list":["post-80001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-college-basketball","tag-ncaa-transfer-portal","tag-syracuse-orange"],"modified_by":"Eamon Cassels, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80001","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=80001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}