2026 five-star wide receiver Syracuse football commit Calvin Russell has joined the Orange basketball team.
Syracuse Orange fans don't have to wait until the fall to see incoming freshman wide receiver Calvin Russell III at JMA Wireless.
Syracuse athletics announced that Russell — a five-star recruit — will join the Orange's basketball team after enrolling this spring. Russell is expected to begin practicing with the team and be available for games.
Playing on the basketball team was one of the factors that drew Russell to Syracuse over his hometown of Miami.
The 6-foot-5, 190-pound freshman averaged 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists during his final season at Miami Northwestern High School. In the regional quarterfinals of the state playoffs against Somerset Academy, Russell scored 38 points and grabbed 19 rebounds.
His mom, Chanivia Broussard, also played basketball for four years at the University of Miami, where she scored 1,482 points, ranks third on the Hurricanes' all-time blocks list with 132, and was inducted into the Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
On the court, Russell will join the Orange's freshman class, which includes Kiyan Anthony, the son of Carmelo Anthony, and highly touted 2025 recruit Sadiq White. Russell will also join a star-studded list of former Orange two-sport athletes such as Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, John Mackey and Donovan McNabb.
Syracuse Basketball is currently 11-5. On the football field, Russell will join a team that struggled last season, going 3-9 and losing its last eight games.
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