Syracuse Watches 2004 Guard

Syracuse has been on the road like most programs almost every day. A particular player the Orangemen staff liked a lot was

Kyle Lowry, an offensive minded 5-10, 170 pound junior point guard from Cardinal Dougherty H.S. in Philadelphia, Penn. He is a player to keep an eye on in the Class of 2004.

Lowry transferred into Cardinal Dougherty H.S. this fall after spending the past two years at highly successful public school program Northeast H.S. He said he transferred due to academic concerns and a chance to get more exposure.

Toward that last goal, Dougherty is expected to play at both the Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament in Delaware, as well as the Prime Time Shootout in New Jersey.

Lowry previously told Rivalshoops.com that he has early interest in LaSalle, St. Joseph's, Temple, Boston College, Providence, Vanderbilt and Tulsa. But Syracuse is now part of this short list and are prepared to keep a close eye on him this year.

As a sophomore last year at Northeast, Lowry averaged 20 points, five rebounds, seven assists and six steals per game.

Rivalshoops.com has had a chance to watch Lowry play with both the MJC/Philadelphia Patriot and Sam Rines programs over the past few months. Lowry is an effective player thanks to his speed and scoring ability. It's just that he's not a prototypical point guard in that he has a scorer's mentality in a small frame.