Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — Fresh off a trip to the Final Four last season, the Syracuse Orange aren’t resting on their laurels.
Fifth-year Nebraska Cornhuskers wing Andrew White III chose to transfer to Syracuse on Sunday, ending the mystery over whether he would join the Orange or his hometown VCU Rams.
Excited to join Syracuse Basketball???????? pic.twitter.com/Idiri7bm6H
— Andrew J. White III (@AndrewWhite03) August 28, 2016
White is the second graduate transfer to choose Syracuse this offseason, following in the footsteps of Colorado State guard John Gillon.
Having already added what ESPN ranks as the 15th best recruiting class this year — made up of three of the nation’s top 100 incoming freshman — Syracuse also added experience in the backcourt in the form of the two fifth-year guards.
While Gillon is more of a slashing point guard, White can provide Syracuse with the deep shooting threat they have lacked since breakout freshman Malachi Richardson opted to enter the NBA Draft. White, who is 6-foot-6, averaged 16.6 points per game last year for Nebraska.
White began his career at Kansas, playing sparingly for two seasons there before transferring to Nebraska. After testing the waters of the NBA Draft, White opted to return to college, then decided he would leave Nebraska for his final year of eligibility.
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