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Monday / September 16.
  • Four-star wing Shon Abaev reacts to Syracuse visit: ‘Their fans are probably the best out there’

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    Shon Abaev, the 6-foot-7 four-star small forward from Cavalry Christian (FL), visited Syracuse on an official this past weekend.

    “I liked how competitive the team was in practice and how hard they went in every drill,” he told ZAGSBLOG. “It showed me what tyoe of program it is. Also the arena they play in is insane, and their fans are probably the best fans out there.”

    Abaev previously visited Dayton last weekend and has the following visits upcoming: USC (Sept. 13-14), Auburn (Sept. 20-21), Cincinnati (Oct. 2-3) and Maryland (Oct. 8-9).

    The Dayton visit went well, per Abaev.

    “They showed a lot of love towards me and they treated me like family while I was there for a couple days,” Abaev said.

    He previously broke down his top options for ZAGSBLOG here.

    “He’s a unique point-forward type of player,” ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla told ZAGSBLOG. “At 6-7 he can certainly score but his greatest attribute offensively is he’s a great transition point guard with terrific vision that makes people better.”

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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.

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