Alyssa Latham, a top-100 forward in 2023 class, commits to Syracuse women’s basketball

Syracuse, N.Y. — Just after introducing 10 new gamers since her appointment as women’s basketball coach in March, Felisha Legette-Jack secured her 1st determination from the class of 2023 in ahead Alyssa Latham.

A 4-star prospect and the 68th-rated player in her class, in accordance to ESPN, Latham declared her commitment on social media on Sunday evening.

She selected the Orange more than Boston University, Clemson, Tennessee, Minnesota, Oklahoma Point out and many others.

A 6-foot-1 forward out of Homewood-Flossmoor Superior School in Illinois, Latham was selected to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Affiliation Course 4A all-state very first team the earlier two many years, becoming a member of fellow south suburban Chicago indigenous and foreseeable future Orange teammate Kennedi Perkins on both groups.

In late Could and early June, Latham attended tryouts for the United states U18 group.

Latham also plays for Nike EYBL squad Midwest Elite. At Nike Nationals in July, Latham performed 4 video games and averaged 14.3 details per game, excellent for 13th amid all gamers. Her ideal effectiveness came from the Cal Stars, where she scored 24 points on 9-for-11 taking pictures, grabbed 4 rebounds and created all six of her absolutely free throws.

After introducing 2022 prospective customers Perkins and Lexi McNabb (daughter of previous SU soccer star Donovan and basketball star Raquel), Latham is Legette-Jack’s initially top rated-100 player to dedicate to the new coach.