Syracuse Basketball: Tracking top AAU performances of 4-star, 5-star priority targets

Syracuse basketball four-star and five-star recruits in the 2025 and 2026 classes are in full swing as the various shoe-sponsored AAU circuits conduct their seasons over the spring and summer months.

Orange targets in these two cycles primarily suit up in Nike's EYBL league, although a couple of 'Cuse recruits also compete in the Under Armour Association league and the Adidas 3SSB league.

To date this spring, all three circuits have conducted at least one session, and there are more sessions to come in the near future, culminating with season-ending playoffs in all three leagues this July.

I believe there will also be some AAU sessions on the horizon that transpire amid live periods, where Syracuse basketball coaches and other coaching staffs around the country can watch and evaluate recruiting targets in person.

Let's see how Syracuse basketball recruits are performing in AAU events thus far.

Statistics cited below come via the Web sites of Nike's EYBL league, the Under Armour Association league and the Adidas 3SSB league.

17U Division

Kiyan Anthony, four-star shooting guard in the 2025 class
Baltimore-based Team Melo in Nike's EYBL league
19.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game

Acaden Lewis, four-star guard in the 2025 class
Oxon Hill, Md.-based Team Durant in Nike's EYBL league
16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game

Nigel James, four-star point guard in the 2025 class
Boston-based Expressions Elite in Nike's EYBL league
8.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game

Derek Dixon, four-star combo guard in the 2025 class
Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover in Nike's EYBL league
17.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game

Cam Ward, four-star forward in the 2025 class
Oxon Hill, Md.-based Team Durant in Nike's EYBL league
12.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game

London Jemison, four-star small forward in the 2025 class
Boston-based Expressions Elite in Nike's EYBL league
12.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game

Sadiq White Jr., four-star forward in the 2025 class
Charlotte, N.C.-based Team United in Nike's EYBL league
14.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game

Jordan Smith Jr., five-star shooting guard in the 2026 class
Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover in Nike's EYBL league
13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game

Imahri Wooten, four-star wing in the 2026 class
Albany, N.Y.-based City Rocks in Nike's EYBL league
4.8 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game

Shon Abaev, four-star wing in the 2025 class
Pembroke Pines, Fla.-based SOH Elite in the Under Armour Association league
I did not see statistics available

Dante Allen, four-star guard in the 2025 class
Miami-based Nightrydas Elite in Nike’s EYBL league
14.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game

Asher Elson, three-star power forward/center in the 2025 class
Bronx, N.Y.-based New York Gauchos in the Adidas 3SSB league
10.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game

Tyler Jackson, four-star point guard in the 2025 class
Baltimore-based Team Melo in Nike's EYBL league
3.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game

16U Division

Alex Constanza, five-star guard/small forward in the 2026 class
Miami-based Nightrydas Elite in Nike's EYBL league
14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game

Deron Rippey Jr., four-star point guard in the 2026 class
New York City-based New Heights Lightning in Nike's EYBL league
11.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game

Anthony Brown, four-star point guard in the 2026 class
Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover in Nike's EYBL league
10.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game

Maximo Adams, five-star small forward in the 2026 class
Los Angeles-based Team Why Not in Nike's EYBL league
7.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game

Neiko Mundey, four-star point guard in the 2026 class
Washington, D.C. area-based New World in the Adidas 3SSB league
I did not see statistics available

Prince-Alexander Moody, four-star guard in the 2026 class
Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover in Nike's EYBL league
1.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game

Following the latest AAU sessions, national recruiting analysts and scouts dished out some praise to several Syracuse basketball recruits:
•Rivals.com national analyst Jason Jordan on James.
•Dushawn London, a national analyst with 247Sports, on Anthony.
•Adam Finkelstein, the director of scouting at 247Sports, on Elson.
•On3 national analyst Jamie Shaw on White, Adams, Lewis and Constanza.
•The Circuit, following the EYBL's most recent session in the Atlanta area, doled out numerous awards. Recipients included Anthony, Smith, Lewis, White and Ward.