Transfer George wants to return Cuse to tourney

Naithan George, the apical disposable constituent defender successful the NCAA transportation portal, has committed to Syracuse, helium told ESPN connected Friday.

"They told maine I'm the main target, the lone target," George said. "They were the main ones calling maine each day, the caput coach, assistants, players. I emotion Syracuse, the past they have. It's a winning program. We're going to bring them backmost to the NCAA tourney and spell connected a tally there."

George, who led the ACC successful assists astatine Georgia Tech this season, says helium picked the Orange from a agelong database of schools that included North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Stanford. He averaged 12.3 points, 6.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds per crippled arsenic a sophomore.

Born and raised successful Toronto, the 6-foot-3 constituent defender said the proximity to location played a relation successful his decision, arsenic his household volition beryllium capable to thrust to ticker him play.

The Orange person a important request astatine his position, with starting constituent defender Jaquan Carlos graduating.

"They request idiosyncratic to travel successful and tally the show," George said. "They are returning immoderate large pieces and bringing successful caller ones. We're going to person shooters everywhere."

This is the 3rd portal committedness manager Red Autry has reeled successful this cycle, on with UCLA halfway William Kyle and Oregon State helping Nate Kingz. Autry besides retained his apical 2 scorers successful helping J.J. Starling and powerfulness guardant Donnie Freeman.

Jonathan Givony is an NBA draught adept and the laminitis and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a backstage scouting and analytics work utilized by NBA, NCAA and planetary teams.