The No. 17 player in the composite rankings, Battle, once a Michigan commit, visited Syracuse last month and officially gave his commitment to Jim Boeheim and the Cuse on Monday.
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Battle told ESPN’s Jeff Goodman the reason for decommitting from Michigan was the distance:
“Michigan is a great school, and I love the people, the staff and Coach Beilein,” Battle said. “But the key was the distance.”