To the surprise of virtually no one, Brandon Triche, a 6-foot-4 point guard from Jamesville-Dewitt High outside of Syracuse, will play for the Orange.
Triche’s decision came after an in-home visit with Orange head coach Jim Boeheim Sunday night. He decided not to visit UConn and Georgetown as a result.
“I had a great visit with Coach Boeheim and Coach Fine,” Triche told the Syracuse Post-Standard. “The reasons why they said I should go to Syracuse were exactly the reasons why I already wanted to go there. I’m real comfortable with my decision.”
Last year as a junior, Triche led his school to the Class A state championship. He averaged 20.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists for the Red Rams and was the Class A state player of the year.
During his sophomore season, he tore the ACL in his left knee 11 games into the season after averaging 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Triche joins James Southerland, a 6-7 guard/forward from the Bronx who is currently attending Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., in Syracuse’s 2009 recruiting class. Southerland did not qualify academically.
