EYBL Stars (Wednesday)
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 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 Wednesay’s Top Performers with an emphasis on TN-based recruits.
2022 6-8 PF Tarris Reed Jr. – MoKan Elite
A dominant pro? Tough to say, but Tarris will be a monster in college. Rugged, strong, impetuous. Reed Jr. is the kind of player that winds up at Kansas.
2024 6-2 PG Jaye Nash Jaye Nash 6'2" | PG McEachern | 2024 State GA – MoKan 15u
Strong shoulders. Great change of direction. Good passer, but needs better concept of where his teammates are and are going to be. He will be wonderful throughout his high school career and certainly capable of being the featured guard at a HM program afterwards.
2023 6-3 G Jack Medalie Jack Medalie 6'6" | SG Franklin | 2023 State TN – AOT 16u
After a balanced game Wednesday, Jack and his team really struggled to wake up Wednesday. Medalie missed his first three shots, two of them from three-point territory. He was not alone in this struggle. AOT shot an abyssmal 1-14 from deep to begin the game and made just 32.5% of their shots overall. Jack did pull down 2 rebounds in the first quarter.
2024 6-8 PF Alijah Curry Alijah Curry 6'8" | PF Camden | 2024 State #314 Nation NJ – MoKan 15u
Alijah and MoKan played a hyper-athletic E1T1 squad Wednesday afternoon. Curry gets off the ground quickly. He also limits his touch to the least amount of time. In other words, already Curry is a quick operator and capable of getting the pass up and off the glass before defenders converge. A valuable skill already mastered.
2022 6-11 C Felix Okpara Felix Okpara 6'11" | C Hamilton Heights | 2022 #51 Nation MO – MoKan 17u
A day after a forgettable performance, Felix came out strong Wednesday. He scored the very first points of the game, hounding the glass for a putback. He continued his trademark altering of shots. Okpara scored an unchallenged dunk off a beautiful layoff by Damien Mayo Jr. Okpara exited his second EYBL game tied for 3rd (2.5 blocks per).
Okpara has a stronger base this year. He is able to fend off bigs who aspire to pound him to oblivion. Okpara is much better about controlling his body and the lane now. The celiing is scary. There has been pushback within Tennessee that Felix is deserving of Top 3 statewide. Well, maybe. But, who do you drop out? Brandon Miller Brandon Miller 6'8" | SF Cane Ridge | 2022 State #18 Nation TN , Chandler Jackson Chandler Jackson 6'5" | CG Christian Brothers | 2022 State #87 Nation TN , BJ Edwards?
Scores
60 Houston Hoops 15u (Tuesday)
46
Team Thad
15u
49 AOT 16u (Tuesday)
40 Team Melo 16u
Drive Nation 15u
NJ Scholars 15u 11:30cst
MoKan 15u
E1T1 15u
73 Real Run 15u
71
Team Thad
15u
MoKan 17u
PSA Cardinals 17u
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)
#1
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)
MoKan 15u Starters
#3
Jaye Nash
Jaye
Nash
6'2" | PG
McEachern | 2024
State
GA
*
#5 Tyrique Brooks (MO)
#5 Christian Gilliand* (MS)
#21
Alijah Curry
Alijah
Curry
6'8" | PF
Camden | 2024
State
#314
Nation
NJ
*
#22 Ethan Lathan* (MO)
#23 Zaxton King (KS)
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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