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NCAA Basketball: Analyzing Syracuse transfer Jalen Carey final 7 teams

By Tristan Freeman

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26: Jalen Carey #5 of the Syracuse Orange shoots the ball during the second half of an exhibition game against the Daemon Wildcats at the Carrier Dome on October 26, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26: Jalen Carey #5 of the Syracuse Orange shoots the ball during the second half of an exhibition game against the Daemon Wildcats at the Carrier Dome on October 26, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images) /
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SYRACUSE, NY – DECEMBER 04: Jalen Carey #5 of the Syracuse Orange (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NY – DECEMBER 04: Jalen Carey #5 of the Syracuse Orange (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images) /

Former top-50 NCAA Basketball prospect Jalen Carey left Syracuse for a new home. Which of his reported finalists are the best potential fits?

In the 2018 NCAA Basketball recruiting class, Jalen Carey was a four-star point guard prospect who committed to Syracuse Basketball. He was supposed to have an impact out the gate as a freshman and backup senior ball-handler Frank Howard for a year, before being inherited the starting job the season after.

That storyline never came into fruition for the 6’3 guard, despite having a strong opening to the season. He went for 26 points and seven assists against UConn and had 14 points against Oregon. Unfortunately for Carey, that was his last time he produced double figures in scoring. He ended up being left out of the rotation in the last couple of months to the season. Things ended early for Carey as a sophomore, suffering a thumb injury that took him out for almost all of this past season.

With Joe Girard now established as the top lead guard for the Orange, Carey, among with several other bench players, elected to join the transfer portal. When giving opportunity and minutes, he showed that he can be a high-level asset at the D-I level. A number of programs have reached out this offseason, with several still in the running to land him.

The good news for Carey is that he’ll be a redshirt freshman after getting a medical waiver for this past season. The bad news is that barring rules change for transfers, he’ll likely have to sit out next season. Here’s a look at each of the seven programs and their potential fit for the guard.

Alabama Crimson Tide

The Tide already has a sit-out transfer on the roster ready to go next season in Jahvon Quinerly, a former five-star prospect from Villanova. There could be an expectation that he’ll only be around for a year, which means that Alabama will need to have a replacement ready. The Tide already has Jaden Shackelford and incoming guards Josh Primo and JUCO Keon Ellis on the roster, so Carey would be planning on sitting out a season if this is the option. Otherwise, Alabama’s odds of landing him are rather thin.

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