2023 Nike EYBL Peach Jam: Top prospects to watch this year
It's that time again.
The amateur basketball world descends on the Augusta area every July as top basketball prospects compete for the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League title in the annual Peach Jam.
The tournament takes place July 3-9 at North Augusta's Riverview Park Activities Center. Teams will check in over the weekend, and games begin Monday. Not only will many of the nation's top high school basketball players be in town, but their presence also draws many of the top college coaches and a handful of NBA stars who sponsor teams, including Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony.
There will be a touch of homegrown talent in the 17U group this year. Grovetown star forward Derrion Reid will once again be competing, this time for Team Thad Nation out of Memphis. Alongside Reid will be former Augusta Christian guard Elijah Crawford, now at Legacy Early College High School in Columbia, S.C. Both are in the Class of 2024.
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2023 Peach Jam: Top high school basketball prospects to watch
Team Final (Pa.)
Ahmad Nowell (PG, uncommitted, No. 28 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Robert Wright III (PG, Baylor commit, No. 38 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Jalil Bathea (SG, uncommitted, No. 40 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Thomas Sorber (C, uncommitted, No. 48 in 2024 ESPN 100)
New Heights Lightning (N.Y.)
Elliot Cadeau (G, North Carolina commit, reclassified from 2024 to 2023)
Tahaad Pettiford (G, Auburn commit, No. 18 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Jahki Howard (SF, uncommitted, No. 50 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Meanstreets (Ill.)
Morez Johnson Jr. (PF, Illinois commit, No. 25 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Florida Rebels (Fla.)
Karter Knox (SG, uncommitted, No. 7 in 2024 ESPN 100)
The Family (Mich.)
Trey McKenney (SF, uncommitted, No. 18 in 2025 ESPN 60)
Darius Acuff Jr. (PG, uncommitted, No. 45 in 2025 ESPN 60)
Boo Williams (Va.)
Austin Swartz (SG, uncommitted, No. 74 in 2024 ESPN 100)
New Jersey Scholars (N.J.)
Billy Richmond III (SF, uncommitted, No. 54 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Team Thad Nation (Tenn.)
Lebaron Philon (PG, uncommitted, No. 29 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Derrion Reid (PF, uncommitted, No. 60 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Jasper Johnson (PG, uncommitted, No. 19 in 2025 ESPN 60)
Jayden Quaintance (PF, uncommitted, No. 21 in 2025 ESPN 60)
Larry Johnson (CG, uncommitted, 4-star rating by ESPN in 2024 class)
Elijah Crawford (PG, uncommitted, 4-star rating by ESPN in 2024 class)
Mokan Elite (Kan.)
Curtis Givens III (PG, uncommitted, No. 53 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Team Takeover (D.C.)
Donovan Freeman (PF, Syracuse commit, No. 33 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Darren Harris (G, Duke commit, No. 42 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Patrick Ngongba (C, uncommitted, No. 67 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Garrett Sundra (PF, uncommitted, No. 82 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Caleb Williams (SF, uncommitted, No. 85 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Nykolas Lewis (PG, uncommitted, No. 30 in 2025 ESPN 60)
New York Renaissance (N.Y.)
Dylan Harper (PG, uncommitted, No. 2 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Naasir Cunningham (SF, uncommitted, No. 24 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Tyler Betsey (SF, uncommitted, No. 49 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Team CP3 (N.C.)
Isaiah Evans (F, Duke commit, No. 32 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Drake Powell (F, North Carolina commit, No. 34 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Juke Harris (G, Wake Forest commit, No. 57 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Jaye Nash (PG, uncommitted, 4-star rating by ESPN in 2024 class)
Vegas Elite (Nev.)
Chris Inwuli (PF, uncommitted, No. 17 in 2025 ESPN 60)
Drive Nation (Texas)
Doryan Onwuchekwa (C, uncommitted, No. 73 on 2024 ESPN 100)
Team Durant (Md.)
Delamortay Jones (PG, uncommitted, No. 56 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Paul George Elite (Calif.)
Jamari Phillips (G, Arizona commit, No. 19 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Carter Bryant (PF, Arizona commit, No. 23 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Jase Richardson (PG, uncommitted, No. 39 in 2024 ESPN 100)
PSA Cardinals (N.Y.)
Johnuel Fland (PG, uncommitted, No. 6 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Jayden Williams (C, uncommitted, No. 69 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Expressions (Mass.)
Joson Sanon (SF, uncommitted, No. 39 in 2025 ESPN 60)
A.J. Dybansta (SF, uncommitted, No. 1 in 2026 ESPN 25)
Brad Beal Elite (Mo.)
Dallas Thomas (SF, uncommitted, No. 71 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Lathan Sommerville (C, Rutgers commit, No. 89 in 2024 ESPN 100)
B.J. Davis-Ray (SF, uncommitted, No. 36 in 2025 ESPN 60)
Team Melo (Md.)
Dontae Russo-Nance (PG, uncommitted, No. 100 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Houston Hoops (Texas)
Tre Johnson (SG, uncommitted, No. 1 in 2024 ESPN 100)
Jalen Shelley (SF, uncommitted, No. 37 in 2024 ESPN 100)
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