FSU transfer Naheem McLeod announces he will commit next week
Florida State transfer Naheem McLeod said he will be committing to a new school next week, he posted on social media. (UPDATE: In a tweet Sunday, he said he will announce on Tuesday.)
Syracuse hosted McLeod on an official visit over the May 5 weekend, his first and to this point, only, visit after entering the portal.
The 7-foot-4 center McLeod appeared in 28 games for the Seminoles in the 2022-23 season, averaging 3.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.2 bpg in 13.1 minutes.
McLeod was a three-star Rivals prospect coming out of high school and has two years of eligibility remaining.
McLeod entered the portal in April and drew interest from a large swath of schools, including St. John’s, Villanova, Gonzaga, Arizona, Clemson, and Georgetown, among many others.
He was supposed to taken an official visit to Mississippi State on Wednesday, but canceled after West Virginia center Jimmy Bell's commitment to the Bulldogs.
Syracuse is searching for a new starting center after Jesse Edwards entered the transfer portal and ultimately landed at West Virginia. While Syracuse has three other centers on its current roster, they are all inexperienced.
Freshman Peter Carey used a medical redshirt year after appearing in just three games. Mounir Hima, a sophomore transfer from Duquesne played sparingly, averaging 7.4 mpg. Incoming freshman William Patterson is widely considered a project that will take several seasons to develop.
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