The Peach Jam 16U title is staying with a Syracuse-heavy group out of Philadelphia.
On Sunday morning in North Augusta, S.C., Team Final outlasted Team CP3, 74-65, to capture the Nike EYBL crown in the 16U division. It was a matchup loaded with Orange recruiting interest, and four Syracuse targets played major roles in the championship game.
Team Final had three players on its roster with Syracuse scholarship offers from first-year head coach Gerry McNamara: 2028 four-star combo guard Rowan Phillips, 2028 five-star center Logan Chwastyk and 2028 four-star combo guard Carter Smith. On the other side, Team CP3 featured 2028 five-star wing Mason Collins, who also has an offer from Syracuse.
The Orange staff was on hand throughout the weekend during a live period on the shoe-sponsored AAU circuits, and the Peach Jam produced a clean sweep for the Syracuse targets involved. In the title game, Smith delivered the biggest all-around line of the bunch, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and two steals in 30 minutes.
Phillips added 11 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in 27 minutes. Chwastyk chipped in two points and three rebounds across 17 minutes. Collins, meanwhile, posted 10 points, three rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in 29 minutes.
Both teams rolled through pool play at 5-0 before the knockout rounds began, setting up the final between two squads that had already shown they could handle the stage. Team Final’s trio of Syracuse prospects all came away with the Peach Jam trophy, while Collins and Team CP3 fell just short.
Collins, a 6-foot-6 prospect from The Tatnall School in Wilmington, Del., is a top-10 national recruit in the 2028 class. Syracuse offered him on July 12.
Phillips, also 6-foot-6, is a top-25 national prospect from Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster, Pa. He picked up his Syracuse offer on Friday night after the Orange staff watched Team Final that day.
Chwastyk, a 6-foot-11 center from Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pa., is ranked among the top 15 players in the 2028 class. Syracuse offered him in mid-June.
Smith, a 6-foot-4 standout at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, is a top-70 national prospect and was re-offered by McNamara and his assistants in mid-June.
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