OMAHA, NE - MARCH 23: The Syracuse Orange mascot "Otto the Orange" performs during the first half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional between the Duke Blue Devils and the Syracuse Orange at CenturyLink Center on March 23, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Fox News interviewed Orange fan favorite Brandon Reese about his experience on the Syracuse basketball team and his post-graduation plans.
Reese walked on to the team his freshman year, but he was actually recruited in high school without having been offered a scholarship.
“Back in high school one of my teammates Brandon Knight was highly recruited by a lot of colleges and that attention rubbed off on me,” Reese recalls. “Every time Coach Fine came down to Florida I had a really good game and it caused tension. So by the end of my senior year he offered me the chance to come up here as a recruited walk-on and be on the team, just no scholarship, and [said I] could possibly earn one in the future.”
Reese ended up getting a three-year scholarship and earned a few minutes of playing time during blow-out games.
“Being able to save my mom and dad money to come up here, almost $200,000, is a real blessing and I’m just happy I could continue to play basketball,” he says.
The 5’11 graduate is hoping to play basketball abroad; Fox says he’ll be signing with an agent shortly.
Here’s the Fox interview with Brandon Reese:
