He is known as an ace recruiter, and it’s no surprise to me that he’s seemingly in good shape with Wagner. Payne, though, has deep roots as a college assistant coach, spending 15 years between Oregon and Kentucky.
Last month, Kenny Payne was named the head coach at Louisville, replacing Chris Mack, who parted ways with the Cardinals in late January.Ī member of Louisville’s 1986 NCAA championship team as a freshman, Payne most recently served as an assistant coach with the NBA’s New York Knicks. Auburn has reportedly shown interest in Wagner, too. Per several reports, Orange coaches have watched Wagner of late at a Camden High School game as well as a New Jersey Scholars Elite Basketball Club encounter during a recent NCAA live period.Īccording to recruiting services, I’m counting six scholarship offers for Wagner at this juncture, and they’re from the ‘Cuse, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Villanova and Temple. Wagner this past August at the team’s annual Elite Camp. Wagner recently wrapped up an All-American junior campaign for Camden High School in Camden, N.J., during the 2021-22 stanza, and he has already put up some monster numbers in AAU contests for the New Jersey Scholars Elite Basketball Club on Nike’s EYBL circuit. Wagner.Īt the time of this writing, over the past week or so, I noticed seven predictions were logged in the direction of Louisville for Wagner between the 247Sports Web site and .Īnalyst projections for Wagner aren’t unanimous in Louisville’s favor, but the Cardinals sure do seem to have a lot of momentum with him. Syracuse basketball faces a supremely uphill battle to win out for five-star D.J. More recently, though, that buzz appears to be shifting to another team, which happens to be an Atlantic Coast Conference group and a fierce in-state rival of the Wildcats. However, for a long time now, the buzz from national analysts and recruiting insiders pointed in the direction of blue-blood squad Kentucky for Wagner. I credit the ‘Cuse coaching staff for making a run at the 6-foot-3 Wagner, and a recent media report indicated that Syracuse basketball has continued to recruit him. Wagner last summer, I’ve kind of figured that the Orange would prove a long-shot to land the country’s consensus No.
With Syracuse’s large incoming class, his prospects for playing time were limited with the Orange.Ever since Syracuse basketball coaches offered 2023 five-star point guard D.J. Owens appeared in six games last season, playing eleven minutes and scoring four points. The son of Syracuse legend Billy Owens will transfer to Ranger Junior College in Texas. Girard also mentioned that he isn’t so sure we’ll see man-to-man defense this year but the Orange will be a more athletic group overall.Ĭhaz Owens will have a new team this season. It’ll be a lot easier for me to run off screens and try to score rather than trying to bring it up and trying to score.” So, I think he’s put me off the ball because that’s kind of my role – I’m in more of a scoring role. “With (Coach Boeheim’s) system, with the guys on the wing, it makes it easier for you to do that. Girard told Donna Ditota that he was excited about moving off-ball this year with a focus on getting his own offense.
Joe Girard spoke with about his role this season.
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