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11/17/2014 2:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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The Syracuse recruiting class is ranked fourth by ESPN.com and eighth by Scout.com.
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Moustapha Diagne plays at Pope John XXIII High School (N.J.) as a 6-8, 230 forward. A native of Senegal. Diagne is coached by Jason Hasson. Diagne averaged 17.1 points and 9.2 rebounds a game in the 2013-14 season for Pope John XXIII and helped the team to a 19-7 record. He was named third team all-state and the 2014 Star-Ledger West Jersey Player of the Year Diagne is ranked 48thth overall and the 9th center by ESPN.com. Scout.com places him as the 12th power forward.
Franklin Howard, a 6-6, 170 guard, plays at Paul VI High School for Coach Glen Farello. A 2013 first-team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection, Howard missed the 2013-14 campaign with a knee injury. He is ranked 74th overall and 20th among shooting guards by ESPN.com. Scout.com rates him the 22nd shooting guard.
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Lydon is a 6-9, 181 power forward for New Hampton School (N.H.) Coached by Pete Hutchins, Lydon helped the Huskies to a 22-8 record last winter. The Huskies competed in the finals of the NEPSAC tournament. Lydon was one of 24 invited to the 2014 USA Basketball's Men's U-18 training camp in June and was named to the 12-man roster. He is ranked 49th overall and 10th among power forwards by ESPN.com. Scout.com ranked him the 13th power forward.
Malachi Richardson is a 6-6, 190 forward at Trenton Catholic Academy (N.J.). He helped Trenton Catholic into the third round of the the 2014 New Jersey Playoffs. He is coached by Fred Falchi. Richardson participated in the 2014 USA Basketball Men's U-18 training camp but did not make the final roster. He attended the 2014 Kevin Durant Nike Skills Academy and the LeBron James Nike Skills Academy. Richardson is rated 19th overall and 3rd among small forwards by ESPN.com. He is the 7th small forward on Scout.com's list.
The National Letter-of-Intent program was started in 1964. Administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the program was designed with prospective student-athletes in mind. A signed letter-of-intent indicates a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the designated college or university for one academic year. Institutions agree to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete, provided the student-athlete is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.
