A reasonable case can be made that Syracuse basketball priority recruit Jalil Bethea, as the AAU circuit inches toward its summer conclusion, is the hottest prospect nationwide, regardless of class designation.
The 6-foot-4 Bethea and his Nike EYBL teammates, including two former Orange targets, just clinched the regular-season championship on the spring EYBL circuit. Now this elite squad, the Philadelphia-based Team Final, has its sights set on winning the prestigious Peach Jam tournament, which will take place from July 3 to July 9 in North Augusta, S.C.
Jalil Bethea, one of the top targets for Syracuse basketball coaches in the 2024 class, is a four-star combo guard who was offered a scholarship by the ‘Cuse last September and took an official visit to the Hill the following month.