Freshman forward Tyler Roberson has been academically cleared by the NCAA and is attending classes at Syracuse University, SU Athletics announced in a release.
Roberson is now eligible to begin participating with the men’s basketball team.
“I want to thank the NCAA staff for its help and work on reviewing and processing Tyler’s eligibility,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said in the release.
Roberson, a highly touted 6-foot-7 forward attended summer classes at Roselle (N.J.) Catholic High School after the NCAA held his transcript for review last spring.
He was ranked the No. 14 overall power forward by Scout.com in the Class of 2013, and a four-star recruit by Scout and Rivals.com.
Roberson chose Syracuse over Kansas and Villanova.
