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Syracuse basketball 4-star big man target Isaiah Hill scores Peach Jam championship

Neil Adler
Neil Adler

Inside the Loud House

Four-star big man Isaiah Hill, a Syracuse basketball 2027 recruit, and his teammates with Indy Heat won Peach Jam in 16U. / Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Isaiah Hill, the Syracuse basketball recruit, is a Peach Jam champ.

The elite rim protector, who picked up a scholarship offer from the 'Cuse staff in May, helped lead the 16U team of Indy Heat in Nike's EYBL league to a Peach Jam crown on Sunday.

Indy Heat, on Sunday morning, beat the Florida Rebels by a final count of 68-53. The 7-foot Hill, a 2027 four-star power forward/center, chipped in three points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal and three blocks in the final contest.

Indy Heat, at the annual Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C., went 8-0. Hill, per the EYBL Web site, has averaged 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game. He generated three contests where he scored at least 10 points, as well as three encounters where he grabbed at least 10 boards.

During the EYBL's regular season over the spring and summer, Hill averaged 8.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game.

Syracuse basketball target Isaiah Hill has claimed a Peach Jam title.

In the 16U division, Orange 2027 four-star recruits Dooney Johnson, a guard/wing, and Donovan Davis, a power forward, reached the semifinals at Peach Jam with the Milwaukee-based Team Herro, where they fell to the Florida Rebels.

The 6-foot-5 Johnson and the 6-foot-8 Davis were both offered by the 'Cuse earlier this month. Davis has averaged 12.6 points, 2.7 assists, 7.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. Johnson has averaged 18.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per affair.

Johnson, Davis and Hill are three of at least 13 prospects in the 2027 cycle who have picked up Syracuse basketball scholarship offers. Hill, a top-50 national prospect and a top-10 big man in the 2027 class, is a standout rising junior at Pike High School in Indianapolis.

In the 2024-25 season, as a sophomore, he averaged 10.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 67 percent from the field, according to Hill's bio on the MaxPreps Web site.

The other 10 players in 2027 who have scored 'Cuse offers are:
•Four-star wing/small forward Clyde Walters
•Four-star point guard J'Lon Lyons
•Five-star power forward CJ Rosser
•Five-star wing/forward Moussa Kamissoko
•Four-star big man Caleb Ourigou
•Five-star power forward/center Paul Osaruyi
•Five-star forward Zion Green
•Five-star wing/forward Baba Oladotun
•Four-star big man Theophilous Edema
•Four-star point guard Anderson Diaz

Neil Adler

Neil Adler

Since 2016, Neil has served as a writer with Inside The Loud House, while also taking on the role of editor in 2020. Neil, a graduate of Syracuse University in 2000, primarily covers 'Cuse basketball, football, recruiting, NIL and conference realignment issues. Neil has been an avid Syracuse sports enthusiast dating back to the 1980s. While with Loud House, Neil is regularly heard on the radio in Central New York, while also participating in numerous podcasts related to the 'Cuse. His exclusive reports are often picked up by other media outlets, too. When not writing about Syracuse sports, Neil also co-owns a marketing agency in the Washington, D.C., market. He loves playing hoops and buying basketball cards with his son, spending time with his parents, brother and nephews, and listening to Duran Duran.