By ADAM ZAGORIA
Acaden Lewis, the four-star point guard from Sidwell Friends in Washington, D.C., took an unofficial visit to Syracuse this week and will next visit Duke Aug. 5.
“It was good,” he told ZAGSBLOG of the Syracuse visit.
“[Their] message was I’d come in and play as a freshman and If I maintain and grow trust, the ball would be in my hand
Lewis recently cut his list to Kentucky, UConn, North Carolina, Duke, Tennessee, Michigan, Auburn and Syracuse.
As for Duke, he told ZAGSBLOG at Peach Jam: “That was really cool because that was the last one of the Blue Bloods. On top of that, they have somewhat of the DMV pipeline with guys like Trevor Keels, Darren Harris and Pat Ngongba. They’ve had a pipeline and successful guys from this area, so it’s great to see that they think I could be the next big thing from this area. I have a great relationship with coach [Jon] Scheyer and his staff; they just seem fired up about me and think I can come in and play big minutes right away.” The 6-foot-3 Sidwell Friends (DC.) and Team Durant AAU product exploded on the Nike EYBL circuit this spring, earning offers from every blue-blood school during the month of May. He took unofficial visits to UConn, North Carolina and Kentucky in the subsequent weeks. “You can’t expect what happened to be to be honest,” he told ZAGSBLOG at Peach Jam. “It’s definitely a blessing.” In terms of a timetable, Lewis aims to commit sometime in the fall, but plans to take official visits to all eight schools before announcing his decision. Lewis is maturing into a lead guard for the next level, getting his teammates involved, while understanding when to attack and score the ball at a high rate. “What you’re seeing is a guy who’s a playmaker, but he’s starting to mature into a game manager as well,” Sidwell Friends and Team Durant head coach Eric Singletary said at Peach Jam. “He’s somebody you can really trust to run your team. He has a lot of stuff you can’t teach, but his progress over one year with the stuff we are working with him on has been incredible.” Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on FacebookCouple more of 2025 G @AcadenLewis on his @Cuse_MBB visit https://t.co/XcACDrnFk7 pic.twitter.com/MLGz8Ub1zC
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) August 2, 2024
