Andrew White III to transfer to Syracuse men’s basketball from Nebraska
Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics
Syracuse added Andrew White III on Sunday. He averaged 16.6 points and 5.9 rebounds in 2015-16.
Nebraska graduate transfer Andrew White III has committed to Syracuse, he announced in a tweet. Josh Mathews of RVA Game Break first reported the news.
White’s commitment comes after a long, drawn-out recruitment that included visits to Michigan State and Miami along with SU. Ultimately, White chose the Orange over VCU, which was presumably in the mix due to proximity to White’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
“I thought Syracuse would be the best opportunity to win and win at the highest level,” White told RVA Game Break. “I could come in and be a part of a rich tradition.”
Excited to join Syracuse Basketball?? pic.twitter.com/Idiri7bm6H
— Andrew J. White III (@AndrewWhite03) August 28, 2016
White, who is eligible to play immediately, averaged 16.6 points and 5.9 rebounds for Nebraska last season en route to All-Big Ten Honorable Mention accolades. Syracuse will be his third school after Kansas and Nebraska. With the Jayhawks, White averaged less than seven minutes per game in 44 appearances over two seasons.
With the Cornhuskers in 2015-16, White shot 41.2 percent from 3-point range. That percentage would’ve been the highest on last year’s Syracuse team.
With the addition of Nebraska transfer Andrew White, how many games will Syracuse win this sesaon?
— Daily Orange Sports (@DOsports) August 28, 2016
Syracuse now has 10 scholarship players on its roster and one open scholarship left. The other scholarship players include freshmen Tyus Battle, Taurean Thompson and Matthew Moyer, sophomores Tyler Lydon and Frank Howard, redshirt sophomore Paschal Chukwu, senior Tyler Roberson and fifth-year seniors Dajuan Coleman, John Gillon and White.
For a breakdown of Syracuse’s scholarship situation, click here.
White, who is 6-feet, 7-inches tall, can play either shooting guard or small forward, and adds much-needed depth to a guard rotation that consisted of Howard and Gillon, the Colorado State transfer, at point guard and Battle at shooting guard. White’s ability to hit from deep makes him a movable piece that can slide to the wing when Lydon, the presumed starter at small forward, is on the bench or playing power forward or center.
Jim Boeheim now has a pleasant dilemma on his hands, with nine or 10 players that can seemingly shoulder significant minutes possibly leading to the head coach dipping farther into his bench than in recent years.
Published on August 28, 2016 at 12:26 pm
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