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Syracuse recruit Chris McCullough, shown here playing for Brewster Academy in 2013, will play in Saturday's Mary Kline Classic at West Orange (N.J.) High School.
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Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse recruit Chris McCullough, fresh of receiving a qualifying score on the ACT, will take the court for the Mary Kline Classic on Saturday at West Orange (N.J.) High School.
McCullough, a highly-regarded 6-foot-9 forward from the Bronx, had been waiting to learn his score on the ACT. He received a qualifying score on his latest test, a source said today.
On Thursday evening, McCullough talked to Mary Kline Classic director Alex Kline and told him that he would be able to participate in Saturday's high school all-star doubleheader. Kline confirmed McCullough's decision to play in a text message.
McCullough will play in the Mary Kline Classic's Senior game, which is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with an underclassmen game.
McCullough is the No. 18-ranked player in the Class of 2014, according to Scout.com.
He is one of Syracuse's two recruits in the 2014 class. He will join Kaleb Joseph, a 6-2 point guard from Nashua, N.H., at SU in the fall. Joseph is already at SU, taking first semester summer school classes.
McCullough, a native of the Bronx, spent most of this past school year at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., after being dismissed from Brewster Academy in the fall. McCullough graduated from IMG and needed to achieve a qualifying score on the ACT or SAT in order to enroll at Syracuse University. He is expected to take summer school classes, beginning in July. He must still be cleared by the NCAA clearinghouse.