(Updated: 8:24a) While Orange Nation had hoped landing Tyler Cavanaugh could help sway Dajaun Coleman to the Hill, that dream scenario is now out the window.
Cavanaugh, the J-D perimeter threat, did not end up taking all of his scheduled visits and instead chose Wake Forest over Syracuse, Notre Dame and Davidson. Apparently, Tyler loved the Winston-Salem campus and hit it off with the coaches quickly. Syracuse has already landed Jerami Grant for ¬†the ’12 class. The Orange are still heavily targeting Amile Jefferson and, of course, Coleman. The courting of DC 2.0 has taken many twists, with plenty of speculation on what it would take to keep him home. Unfortunately, balling with one of his high school teammates is no longer on the board.
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The long and arduous recruitment of Dajuan Coleman is nearing its final stage with Coleman set to visit his final three: Kentucky, Ohio State and Syracuse. According to recruiting insider Adam Zagoria, DC 2.0 will visit Columbus next weekend and OSU big man Jared Sullinger has been giving Coleman the hard sell.
Coleman will visit Lexington during UK’s Big Blue Madness in mid-October. He has no official visit on the books to SU, but that’s¬†nothing to be alarmed about since he lives in town.
DC is no longer the only Jamesville-Dewitt kid Syracuse is interested in. Add Tyler Cavanaugh, who’s 6′ 8″ and still growing, at wing to SU’s targets. The Orange offered him a scholarship soon after Wake Forest became the first major school did so. Cavanaugh is intriguing, because despite playing in SU’s backyard it took until a few weeks ago to get a scholarship offer.
The recruitment of Cavanaugh has really stepped up lately. Just a few months ago he had no offers from high majors, but after a big summer he now has a visit scheduled to Notre Dame. The Irish has become a familiar face on the recruiting trail. The battles over Ishaq and Boom are famous on the football field, but the ‘Cuse is also competing for talented wing player Jerami Grant with ND.
Cavanaugh has talked about how much he likes to play with Coleman and perhaps their relationship could be helpful in the recruitment of the highly sought-after big man. Don’t overlook Cavanaugh though. Syracuse has an excellent history with J-D kids in recent years and he has the potential to silence some doubters.
Remember the last time an under-the-radar J-D product ended up at Syracuse, he developed into an NBA-ready sharpshooter. Cavanaugh might not be Andy Rautins, but appears to be a good fit because of his ability to stretch the D, something Syracuse clearly lacked last year. Brandon Triche has also  been discussed as a connection to bringing DC 2.0 to SU.
Despite many top recruits already committing across the nation, don’t expect this pair to decide anytime soon. Both have campus visits to schools scheduled over the next month. Clearly Coleman is still the prize, but nabbing his teammate would also be huge for the Orange.
Posted: Alex Plavin
10 responses to “J-D’s Tyler Cavanaugh Chooses Wake, SU Still Hopes For Dajaun Coleman”
DC going to Uk for big blue maddness is scarry. UK puts on a show for that an it aired acrossed the state. Then u got cal to worry about. Wouldnt be surprized if DC comes down here(i live in Louisville) goes back waits day or 2 and ends up sticking a big blue dagger in SU’s back. I dont care what u guys say not having another vist setup to see SU isnt a good sign.
I agree Carlton. No official visit for Coleman is a VERY bad thing, back yard or not.
dc going to big blue madness may actually be a good thing. he is going with long time syracuse fan dakari johnson, who has always said syracuse has been his fav. school since he was little and in most of his recruiting interviews he seems to mainly talk about SU. what im saying is prolly a stretch but two centers who grew up following the orange getting together may be good.
wouldntt worry too much about and official visit he had said recently he plans to visit all three school, saving su for last. plus he knows what su is about he just wants to see the other schools before he decides.
Why would Sullinger even care about DC going to Ohio State? he’s as good as gone as soon as Ohio State flames out of the 2012 dance.
Cavanaugh committed to Wake Forest. I think the Orange are after bigger fish than this kid (read: Amile Jefferson and N. Noels).
Typed a little too fast for my own good. The kid’s name is Nerlens Noel – not Noels.
We wish Cavanaugh well. He will see plenty of action with an undermanned Wake team and this will be good for him as he develops his skills for playing in Europe or Turkey.
Lou is right on. Orange Nation may have wanted TC to play for the ‘Cuse, but I think he would’ve ridden the pines for four years. At Wake, he’ll get the PT he would not have gotten at SU. Anyway, good kid, good school, good decision – all the way around.
While some may be bummed, I’m stoked. We’re in the hunt for some serious talent. Now, let’s sign them.
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