Peach Jam arrives this week, and Syracuse basketball will have plenty of eyes on the EYBL’s biggest stage.
The annual tournament begins Tuesday in North Augusta, S.C., and it doubles as an NCAA-permitted live period from July 16 to July 19. That means the Orange staff is expected to be there tracking targets from multiple classes as the event unfolds. Peach Jam runs from July 14 to July 19.
There’s more high-level July action happening at the same time, too. The Adidas 3SSB league is set for its season-ending playoffs from July 16 to July 19 in Rock Hill, S.C., while the Under Armour Association’s tournament will also be held during those dates in Louisville, Ky. At the time of this writing, the schedules for the 3SSB and UAA playoffs had not yet been released, but Syracuse recruits in those leagues are likely to be involved in their own postseason events as well.
The EYBL field is packed with Orange targets, especially in the 17U and 16U divisions.
In the 17U group, Orlando’s Florida Rebels are 13-2 overall and feature 2027 four-star small forward Carson Crawford, who holds a Syracuse offer. Baltimore’s Team Melo, also a Syracuse stop on the recruiting radar, is 10-5 and includes 2027 four-star power forward Ian Condon, another player with an SU offer.
The Bronx-based PSA Cardinals are 10-5 and bring two more names into the mix: 2027 five-star wing/small forward Moussa Kamissoko, who holds an SU offer, and 2028 three-star wing Enmanuel Valera Melo, who holds interest from Syracuse. New York City’s Renaissance Hoops, at 9-6, has a pair of Orange targets as well in 2028 five-star wing/small forward Will Brunson and 2027 four-star Caleb Ourigou, both of whom hold SU offers.
Other 17U teams with Syracuse recruits include St. Louis-based Bradley Beal Elite, where 2027 four-star guard Devin Cleveland holds an SU offer; Miami-based Nightrydas Elite, home to 2027 five-star center Lewis Uvwo, who also holds an offer; and Memphis-based Team Thad, which features 2027 four-star shooting guard RJ Moore, another player with an SU offer.
The 16U division is just as loaded.
Philadelphia’s Team Final is 13-0 and includes 2028 five-star center Logan Chwastyk, 2028 four-star combo guard Rowan Phillips, and 2028 four-star combo guard Carter Smith. Chwastyk and Smith hold Syracuse offers, while Phillips holds interest from SU.
Toronto-based UPLAY Canada, also 13-0, features 2028 five-star point guard Liam Mitakaro and 2028 four-star forward Settimo Yugu, both of whom hold SU offers.
Winston-Salem’s Team CP3 is 10-3 and has 2028 five-star wing Mason Collins, who holds an offer from Syracuse. Hampton’s Boo Williams is 9-4 and includes 2028 five-star wing Isaiah Carter, another Orange offer.
The Bronx-based PSA Cardinals show up again in the 16U field, where Syracuse has multiple names to watch: 2028 three-star power forward Damian Mojica, 2028 five-star wing Kevin Wheatley Jr., 2028 four-star point guard Malik Moore, and 2028 guard/wing Kingsley Rogers. Mojica and Wheatley Jr. hold SU offers, while Moore and Rogers hold interest from Syracuse.
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