The latest AAU season, and the summer's final live period, concluded on Sunday, with Syracuse basketball recruiting targets in the 2027 and 2028 classes winning Peach Jam crowns on Nike's EYBL circuit.
Not only did Orange recruits prevail for Peach Jam titles in North Augusta, S.C., but 'Cuse targets also made deep playoff runs at the Adidas 3SSB league in Rock Hill, S.C., and at the Under Armour Association ("UAA") circuit in Louisville, Ky.
The Orange staff, led by first-year head coach Gerry McNamara, was in attendance for prospects at Peach Jam and, most likely, at the 3SSB. It's unclear to Inside the Loud House whether Syracuse basketball coaches were at the UAA tournament.
So which targets did 'Cuse coaches watch over the past few days? We can name some of them, based on social media posts, and observations from recruiting analysts and others who were in attendance at the different shoe-sponsored leagues.
Syracuse basketball targets who were watched by Orange coaches during the live period.
Nike EYBL
Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover (17U division)
I'm told that the Syracuse staff was in for Team Takeover, which didn't qualify for the Peach Jam but did compete in the Peach Invitational Tournament ("PIT"). J'Lon Lyons is a 2027 four-star point guard and a priority recruit for SU in this cycle. He will officially visit the 'Cuse in mid-September. Xavier Skipworth, a 2028 five-star wing, holds interest from the new Orange staff after picking up an offer from the former Syracuse basketball staff under then-head coach Adrian Autry.
Miami-based Nightrydas Elite (17U division)
McNamara was on hand for one Nightrydas contest when 2027 five-star center Lewis Uvwo went off. He holds a 'Cuse offer. I'll be curious to see if the Orange can get Uvwo, a top-10 national prospect, on the Hill for a visit at some point.
Bronx, N.Y.-based PSA Cardinals (17U division)
The Orange watched 2027 five-star wing/small forward Moussa Kamissoko, who, as far as I can tell, is a priority target for SU in the high school senior class. Enmanuel Valera Melo, a 2028 three-star wing, is also receiving some level of interest from the 'Cuse.
Bronx, N.Y.-based PSA Cardinals (16U division)
Syracuse coaches were in for at least one game involving the 16U PSA Cardinals. Two players hold offers: They are 2028 five-star wing Kevin Wheatley Jr., who took an unofficial visit to the Orange last December, and 2028 three-star power forward Damian Mojica, who unofficially visited the 'Cuse in late June, as first reported by Inside the Loud House. Two others with this EYBL program have garnered interest from SU: 2028 four-star point guard Malik Moore and 2028 guard/wing Kingsley Rogers.
Philadelphia-based Team Final (16U division)
On Sunday, this squad cut down the nets at Peach Jam in the 16U division. Per social media posts, the Orange staff watched at least one Team Final game during the live period. Three prospects hold SU offers: 2028 five-star center Logan Chwastyk, 2028 four-star combo guard Rowan Phillips and 2028 four-star combo guard Carter Smith.
It's highly likely that Syracuse basketball coaches were in for other targets at Peach Jam. Some may include 2027 four-star power forward Ian Condon of the Baltimore-based Team Melo (17U division); 2028 five-star wing Mason Collins of the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Team CP3 (16U division); 2028 five-star wing/small forward Will Brunson of the New York City-based Renaissance Hoops (17U division); 2027 four-star small forward Carson Crawford of the Orlando, Fla.-based Florida Rebels (17U division); 2027 four-star shooting guard RJ Moore of the Memphis, Tenn.-based Team Thad (17U division); and 2027 four-star point guard Devin Cleveland of the St. Louis-based Bradley Beal Elite (17U division), among others.
Condon, as Inside the Loud House recently first reported, will take an official visit to Syracuse in early September.
Adidas 3SSB
Several recruits that the Orange staff may have watched during the live period include 2028 four-star guard Ka'Shawn Gill of the Milwaukee-based Power 5 (16U division); 2027 five-star wing/forward Ahmed Nur of the Milwaukee-based Power 5 (17U division); 2027 four-star wing Markus Kerr of the Raleigh, N.C.-based Garner Road (17U division); and 2028 guard Malachi Odugbela of the Boston-based BABC (16U division).
Nur is a priority target for SU in 2027 and will officially visit the program in late August. The Orange offered Gill in the past week. Kerr and Odugbela are being evaluated by the Syracuse basketball staff.
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