Florida State 7-foot-4 center transfer Naheem McLeod entered the transfer portal in mid-April but has already found his next landing spot. He’ll be staying in the ACC but is headed north.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native on Monday announced his commitment to the Syracuse Orange. He announced his decision on Twitter.
McLeod announced his decision to enter the transfer portal on April 19 after just two seasons with the Seminoles. Over 46 games, McLeod started in 16 games for Florida State, averaging 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds. That was after playing at Chipola College in 2020. During his lone season at Chipola College, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
McLeod was originally a member of the 2019 recruiting class when he committed to Florida State over offers from La Salle, Oregon, Penn State, Rhode Island, Temple, UNLV, and VCU. Despite attending Chipola in 2020, he remained committed to Florida State and enrolled there following the 2020-2021 season.
This past season, Syracuse went 17-15 including 10-10 in conference play. The season also marked the end of the Jim Boeheim era as the legendary head coach announced the end of his career after a 77-74 loss to Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament.
Next season, the Orange will be led by former guard Adrian Autry who was announced as Boeheim’s successor upon his resignation. He is the third player out of the transfer portal to commit to Syracuse since the beginning of the offseason joining Auburn guard transfer Chance Westry and Notre Dame guard transfer JJ Starling.