Four-star wing Justin Taylor commits to Syracuse

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Justin Taylor, the 6-foot-6 small forward from St. Anne’s-Belfield School (VA) and Team Takeover, committed to Syracuse on Saturday.

He chose the the Orange over Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

“Syracuse has been recruiting me for awhile now and have made me a huge priority,” Taylor said after his recent official visit. “I think with this being Buddy [Boeheim]’s last year, they want me to come in and take that role over and make an impact right away.”

Taylor joins four-star forward Kamari Lands in Syracuse’s 2022 recruiting class. He is one of several priority recruits for Syracuse, along with bigs Kyle Filipowski and Donovan Clingan and guard J.J. Starling. He is ranked the No. 21 small forward in 2022 per 247Sports.com.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.