Oshae Brissett

Oshae Brissett, a 6-9 senior forward at Athlete Institute Prep in Mono, Ontario, committed to Syracuse on Saturday night at halftime of the Toronto Raptors' game against the New York Knicks.

(AP Photo | Gregory Payan)

Syracuse, N.Y. — From one Canadian to another and from a future Orange to a former Orange.

Oshae Brissett, a 6-9 forward from Athlete Institute Prep in Mono, Ontario, announced his decision to play for Syracuse University on Saturday night. And Brissett did so in an interview with former Syracuse star Leo Rautins during halftime of the Toronto Raptors' game against the New York Knicks.

Rautins, a native of Toronto, played at Syracuse from 1980 to 1983. He is now the color analyst on the Raptors' television broadcasts.

Brissett becomes the first player in the 2017 class to commit to Syracuse. Although Brissett is not ranked in the top 100 recruits for the 2017 class by most recruiting services, Jerry Meyer of 247Sports puts Brissett at No. 52 in his ratings.

Brissett had also considered Southern California, Oregon and Memphis.

He visited the Syracuse campus on a couple occasions, including an official visit in October where he took in Orange Madness at the Carrier Dome.