One of the four high school pledges in Syracuse’s basketball 2025 class, four-star combo guard Luke Fennell of Melbourne, Australia, will compete in the FIBA U19 World Cup, which will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, from June 28 to July 6.
The 6-foot-6, 190-pound Fennell is one of 12 players that will represent Australia in the FIBA U19 World Cup, according to a news release issued by Basketball Australia this week. According to the announcement: “Australia has qualified for 15 of the 17 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cups since the tournament began in 1979 and remains the only nation outside Europe and North America to have claimed the title” in the year 2003.
Many congratulations to Luke!
The FIBA U19 World Cup is being played by 16 teams this year. There is group play to start the event. Australia, the United States, France, and Cameroon are all members of the fiercely contested Group D. Intriguingly, Australia will play the United States on June 28 to begin their Group D matches.
Syracuse basketball incoming freshman Luke Fennell is playing in an international event this summer
Fennell played for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the National Basketball competition (“NBL”), a professional competition that includes clubs in Australia and New Zealand, for the 2024–25 season. Fennell also represented Victoria in Australia’s U20 national championships earlier this year, when he put up some strong performances.
At the time I wrote this, Fennell was ranked as a four-star player in the 2025 class by 247Sports, ranking No. 125 overall, No. 21 at shooting guard, and No. 2 in Australia. He is regarded as a three-star 2025 prospect by the industry-generated On3 Industry Ranking, the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, and On3.
Three-star wing Aaron Womack from the Milwaukee area, four-star big Sadiq White Jr. from Charlotte, North Carolina, and four-star shooting guard Kiyan Anthony from New York City are all part of the ‘Cuse 2025 cycle at the high school level.
This Syracuse basketball class of 2025 is currently ranked No. 10 in the country by the 247Sports Composite, No. 9 by Rivals.com, and No. 24 by the On3 website. With three scholarships still up for grabs, the Orange has 12 scholarship players for the 2025–2026 campaign.
