EYBL Stars (Tuesday)
No bigger stage for elite hoopers exists than Peach Jam. The format is unique this year, because of Co-Vid fears. Nike doesn’t want to fly players from all over the country in to potentially pass a deadly virus around the…
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Continue ReadingNo bigger stage for elite hoopers exists than Peach Jam. The format is unique this year, because of Co-Vid fears. Nike doesn’t want to fly players from all over the country in to potentially pass a deadly virus around the gym, only to be transported back to all corners of the nation. So, in order to limit that possibility the NIKE EYB will exist in a bubble in North Augusta, South Carolina and Augusta, South Carolina for two consecutive weeks.
Here is a look at Tuesday’s Top Performers with an emphasis on TN-based recruits.
2022 6-7 SF Jordan Walsh – Drive Nation 17u
Jaw-dropping athleticism. Unfair upper-body strength at 6-foot-7. Walsh tugged down 11 rebounds by the fourth quarter, leaping against Top 30 athletes filled with adrenaline and hunger. Jordan will pick any college in America that he wants.
2022 6-8 SG Brandon Miller Brandon Miller 6'8" | SF Cane Ridge | 2022 State #18 Nation TN – Brad Beal Elite
Brandon scored 14 points in the first half and looked the part of an elite scorer. FINAL Box.
Interestingly, Miller defended both the blocks and the arc and also looked to post up more on offense. This is a wrinkle to his game that BMiller did not have earlier in his high school career. It makes a lot of sense. If Miller is going to play the 2-3, which has been the plan all along, then he would be wise to back down and work out on 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-4 men. Offers: Kentucky, Kansas, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Louisville, Auburn.
2022 6-11 C Connor Turnbull – Brad Beal Elite
Connor is a face-up “4”. His bounce is just ok, but Connor’s touch is what makes him more than a lean lug. He verbally committed to Butler over Kansas State, SLU, and Mizzou.
2023 6-3 G Jack Medalie Jack Medalie 6'6" | SG Franklin | 2023 State TN – AOT 16u
“Jack had 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a block in the game Tuesday morning versus BABC,” added Medalie’s father Tuesday afternoon.
2023 5-10 SG Devaki Garr Devaki Garr 6'0" | PG Ensworth | 2023 State TN – Team Thad 16u
Devaki “The Blur” Garr scored 14 points for Team Thad 16u, including a fantastic 4-7 from beyond the arc.
2022 6-11 C Felix Okpara Felix Okpara 6'11" | C Hamilton Heights | 2022 #51 Nation MO – MoKan 17u
Frankly, Felix Okpara Felix Okpara 6'11" | C Hamilton Heights | 2022 #51 Nation MO had a poor game statistically against Meanstreets out of Chicago/NW Indiana. Okpara played 12 of the 30 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds, scoring 2 points (1-3 FG).
Scores
60 Houston Hoops 15u
46
Team Thad
15u
73
Team Thad
16u
59 Albany City Rocks 16u
All Tennessee-based players
Numbers are merely jersey numbers.
Felix Okpara
Felix
Okpara
6'11" | C
Hamilton Heights | 2022
#51
Nation
MO
(MoKan 17u)
Brandon Miller
Brandon
Miller
6'8" | SF
Cane Ridge | 2022
State
#18
Nation
TN
(Brad Beal 17u)
Tyler Byrd
Tyler
Byrd
6'3" | SF
Tipton-Rosemark Academy | 2022
State
TN
(
Team Thad
17u)
Amarr Knox
Amarr
Knox
6'3" | PG
Bartlett | 2022
State
#212
Nation
TN
(
Team Thad
17u)
Chandler Jackson
Chandler
Jackson
6'5" | CG
Christian Brothers | 2022
State
#87
Nation
TN
(
Team Thad
17u)
Malik Dia
Malik
Dia
6'9" | PF
Ensworth | 2022
State
#210
Nation
TN
(
Team Thad
17u)
Justin Morgan
Justin
Morgan
6'6" | SG
Memphis Nighthawks | 2022
State
TN
(
Team Thad
17u)
Keyron Crawford
Keyron
Crawford
6'6" | SF
Briarcrest Christian (FB) | 2022
State
TN
(
Team Thad
17u)
Rico Sain II
Rico
Sain II
6'2" | PG
South Side | 2022
State
TN
(
Team Thad
17u)
Jack Medalie
Jack
Medalie
6'6" | SG
Franklin | 2023
State
TN
(AOT 16u)
#1
Jordan Frison
Jordan
Frison
6'0" | PG
Overton | 2023
State
TN
(
Team Thad
16u)
Devaki Garr
Devaki
Garr
6'0" | PG
Ensworth | 2023
State
TN
(
Team Thad
16u)
Isaiah West
Isaiah
West
6'3" | SG
Goodpasture | 2023
State
#216
Nation
TN
(Georgia Stars 16u)
Regale Moore
Regale
Moore
6'2" | CG
Bartlett | 2023
State
TN
(Woodz Elite 16u)
Sam Medalie
Sam
Medalie
6'3" | PG
Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2024
State
SC
(AOT 15u)
Ahmad Nowell (NJ Scholars 15u)
Alijah Curry
Alijah
Curry
6'8" | PF
Camden | 2024
State
#314
Nation
NJ
(MoKan 15u)
Jaye Nash
Jaye
Nash
6'2" | PG
McEachern | 2024
State
GA
(MoKan 15u)
#2
Julius Thedford
Julius
Thedford
6'3" | SG
Cordova | 2024
State
#186
Nation
TN
(
Team Thad
15u)
#10
Braxton Jumper
Braxton
Jumper
6'1" | CG
1 of 1 Prep | 2024
State
NC
(
Team Thad
15u)
#18
Marcus Gray
Marcus
Gray
6'2" | CG
St. Benedict | 2024
State
TN
(
Team Thad
15u)
#23
Christian Alston
Christian
Alston
6'5" | SF
Bartlett | 2024
State
#319
Nation
TN
(
Team Thad
15u)
#45
Khylan Payne
Khylan
Payne
6'7" | PF
Raleigh Egypt | 2024
TN
(
Team Thad
15u)
Team Thad 15u Starters
#3 O’Keefe*
#4 *
#5 Christian Gilliand* (MS)
#10
Braxton Jumper
Braxton
Jumper
6'1" | CG
1 of 1 Prep | 2024
State
NC
* (TN)
#45 Kylan Payne* (TN)
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