Class of '66 Old Fart

4-star Zania Socka-Nguemen attends Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. and plays AAU for Team Durant on the Nike Girls EYBL circuit. MaxPreps - Sidwell Friends MaxPreps - Georgetown Day

If you're 6'11" and weigh over 300 lbs you're fully entitled to refer to yourself as "The Big Show"

EYBL numbers through this weekend. Its season also wraps up next weekend. Cole Cloer '26 - Team CP3 DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 22 9 13 2 6 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 7/11 W 29 8 14 5 8 8 8 4 0 0 1 0 7/12 21 8 18 5 10 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 7/13 DID NOT PLAY Count/Avg 14 16.6 49% 35% 73% 4.6 2.0 2.1 0.7 0.4 HS 24-25 35 18.9 51% 41% 76% 7.2 3.8 2.1 1.0 1.2 Junior County '26 - Utah Prospects DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 L 9 4 12 0 2 1 2 1 8 2 3 1 7/11 W 7 1 5 1 3 4 5 4 7 4 0 0 7/12 L 8 4 9 0 1 0 0 5 5 5 3 0 7/13 W 9 4 9 1 3 0 1 8 2 3 1 1 Count/Avg 15 11.9 41% 32% 70% 5.5 3.5 2.1 1.3 0.1 HS 24-25 Aiden Derkack '26 - Team Final DDV Offer Date Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 L 9 4 14 0 5 1 2 5 1 1 2 0 7/11 W 13 6 11 1 3 0 0 8 2 3 2 0 7/12 W 18 7 15 0 2 4 5 12 4 7 1 1 7/12 W 6 3 11 0 5 0 0 4 1 1 3 1 7/13 W 20 9 14 2 5 0 0 8 4 3 2 0 Count/Avg 16 13.5 49% 24% 68% 6.3 2.3 2.2 1.2 0.4 Caleb Gaskins '26 - Nightrydas DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 8 3 8 1 2 1 4 7 1 4 0 0 7/11 W 11 3 9 0 1 5 6 5 2 1 0 0 7/12 W 18 7 15 0 2 4 5 12 4 7 1 1 7/13 L 18 7 14 0 1 4 5 5 2 2 1 0 Count/Avg 15 15.7 41% 23% 73% 7.3 2.1 3.3 0.5 0.7 HS 24-25 31 13.6 54% 33% 72% 6.3 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.4 24 AAU 54% HS 23-24 Ryan Hampton '27 - Drive Nation 16U DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 18 6 13 0 1 6 11 5 1 1 2 0 7/11 W 26 10 18 1 2 5 6 11 1 2 0 0 7/12 L 22 8 16 0 3 6 6 4 1 4 3 0 7/13 L 20 6 18 1 4 7 8 7 0 2 2 0 Count/Avg 11 21.6 45% 21% 72% 7.4 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.6 HS 24-25 21 7.8 63% 80% 85% 1.9 0.1 n.a. n.a. 0.1 HS 23-24 15 19.6 44% 28% 81% 6.9 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.8 Isaiah Hill '27 - Indy Heat 16U DDV Offer Date Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 5 2 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 7/11 L 5 2 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 7/12 W 15 6 11 2 7 1 4 5 1 1 2 4 7/13 W 13 5 9 0 1 3 6 4 1 1 0 3 Count/Avg 12 8.6 49% 21% 48% 5.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 3.4 HS 24-25 21 10.3 67% 21% 58% 7.3 0.4 1.8 0.5 3.6 24 AAU 12 6.8 58% 36% 50% 7.3 0.9 1.1 0.3 3.1 HS 23-24 17 3.7 52% 20% 50% 4.1 0.2 1.0 0.4 2.7 Bryson Howard '26 - Pro Skills DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 21 8 12 2 4 3 5 6 3 3 1 2 7/11 W 36 13 18 5 6 5 7 7 3 2 4 2 7/12 W 17 5 14 2 5 5 9 6 5 1 2 2 7/13 W 13 3 6 2 4 5 7 4 2 0 2 1 Count/Avg 15 21.1 54% 49% 72% 5.7 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.0 HS 24-25 37 17.1 52% 26% 72% 10.2 3.4 2.7 2.0 1.4 Malachi Jordan '27 - MoKan Elite 16U DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 L 11 3 10 2 5 3 4 3 2 2 1 0 7/11 W 13 6 11 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 7/12 W 7 3 10 1 4 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 7/13 W 14 6 14 1 6 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 Count/Avg 12 10.8 38% 21% 79% 4.9 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.4 HS 24-25 N/A Dylan Mingo '26 - PSA Cardinals Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 5/26 L 8 1 12 0 7 6 6 7 3 4 1 0 7/10 L 28 10 19 1 4 7 11 10 5 2 0 0 7/11 L DID NOT PLAY 7/12 L DID NOT PLAY 7/13 W DID NOT PLAY Count/Avg 12 19.3 43% 26% 76% 7.8 2.6 2.3 2.3 0.1 Prince-Alexander Moody '26 - Team Takeover DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 7 3 8 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 7/11 W 8 3 6 0 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 7/12 W 8 4 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 7/13 w 14 5 11 2 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Count/Avg 15 11.8 41% 30% 88% 3.0 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.3 HS 24-25 N/A Jordan Smith '26 - Team Takeover DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 14 4 8 0 1 6 7 5 2 3 3 0 7/11 W 19 9 19 0 2 1 4 13 5 2 3 1 7/12 W DID NOT PLAY 7/13 W 22 9 13 0 0 4 7 10 5 1 3 0 Count/Avg 14 19.4 57% 33% 59% 7.6 3.6 2.1 2.3 0.8 HS 24-25 24.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 24 AAU 22 12.1 65% 55% 63% 4.6 1.9 0.9 1.4 2.4 HS 23-24 11 16.8 na na na na na na na na 23 AAU 16 10.9 43% 32% 71% 4.9 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.2 L. 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Smith '27 - Team Thad 17U DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 L 14 4 15 2 8 4 6 8 1 0 1 0 7/11 L 8 3 6 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 7/12 L 20 7 23 4 13 2 2 4 2 2 3 1 7/13 W 19 7 13 5 9 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 Count/Avg 15 14.2 42% 43% 81% 4.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.3 HS 24-25 29 33.1 45% 32% 82% 9.2 3.0 n.a. 2.6 1.0 HS 23-24 16 32.2 56% 46% 64% 7.6 0.4 n.a. 24.0 0.9 Marcus Spears Jr. '27 - Drive Nation DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 18 6 12 1 2 5 6 13 3 3 0 2 7/11 W 15 5 13 0 1 5 10 12 1 4 2 3 7/12 L 13 4 11 0 1 5 8 6 4 1 1 5 7/13 L 16 7 12 0 1 2 5 1 2 5 2 1 Count/Avg 11 14.4 47% 29% 59% 9.3 2.2 3.3 1.0 3.5 HS 24-25 Ethan Taylor '26 - MoKan Elite DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 12 5 7 0 0 2 4 8 2 3 1 0 7/11 L 2 1 6 0 0 0 4 6 2 0 0 2 7/12 L 6 2 4 0 0 2 2 6 0 4 0 2 7/13 W 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 Count/Avg 15 9.2 67% ###### 63% 7.2 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.9 HS 24-25 14.0 10.0 2.8 Davion Thompson '27 - MeanStreets DDV Re-Offered Date Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 7/10 W 15 6 14 1 6 2 2 6 6 1 2 0 7/11 W 22 8 17 4 8 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 7/12 W 14 5 13 1 4 3 4 8 6 3 0 0 7/13 W 18 5 10 2 6 6 7 4 3 1 0 0 Count/Avg 12 23.5 48% 33% 78% 5.3 3.8 2.4 1.3 0.1 HS 24-25 24.0 49% 90% 5.0

Hopefully there will be a reason to follow the circuits this year. EYBL April 25-27: Mesa, AZ May 16-18: Memphis, TN May 23-26: Kansas City, KS July 9-12: North Augusta, SC July 13-20: Peach Jam at North Augusta, SC 3SSB May 2-4: Bryan, TX May 16-18: Council Bluffs, IA July 9-13: Rock Hill, SC July 17-20: Ladea Ranch, CA UAA April 11-13: Kansas City, KS May 16-18: Hamilton, OH July 10-13: Emerson, GA July 18-20: Bedford Park, IL

Here's some stats for our 3SSB offers. Some detailed box score data was posted for the first events in May but not for the event that just ended. What 3SSB has done is provide an abbreviated stat line for the May events which consisted of 8 games. Big bummer is there are no shooting statistics. Also, although the teams played 8 games, there's no way to know for certain if the individual player played in all 8. They've done the same for the event just ended which had most teams playing 5 games. 3SSB's final event of the season is next weekend July 17-20. Davion Adkins '26 - Southern Assault DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 12.4 37 72 0 10 25 30 4.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.4 July 9-13 4 14.5 5.5 0.8 0 2.0 Latrell Allmond '26 - Team Loaded (VA) DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 15.6 44 70 8 19 28 42 7.5 1.6 1.5 0.4 1.4 July 9-13 5 13.8 6.4 0.2 0.6 1.6 Nasir Anderson '27 - Game Elite DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Blk Stl May '25 8 18.5 53 93 8 14 34 49 4.9 3.6 n.a. 0.4 1.9 July 9-13 5 13.8 3.8 2.4 0 0.8 Martay Barnes '27 - SE Elite 17U DDV Offer Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 14.0 37 86 18 50 20 24 3.3 2.4 1.4 0.3 July 9-13 5 16.2 3.6 3.0 1.2 0.4 Bruce Branch '27 -Compton Magic (17U) DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Blk Stl May '25 8 16.1 50 91 16 38 11 14 5.1 1.9 1.3 1.4 0.6 July 9-13 5 15.6 5.2 2.2 0.8 0.4 Jordan "Boogie" Cook '28 - Indiana Elite 15U DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Blk Stl May '25 8 10.9 5.6 1.3 1.1 0.6 July 9-13 5 7.0 4.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 Arafan Diane '26 - Iowa United Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Blk Stl May '25 8 16.8 9.4 1.3 1.3 0 July 9-13 5 21.6 13.0 3.2 1.8 0 Jason Gardner '27 - Indiana Elite 16U DDV Reaffirmed Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 20.6 62 113 8 25 35 56 3.5 3.8 1.1 0.5 0 July 9-13 5 21.8 3.0 2.0 0.8 0 Caleb Holt '26 - Game Elite DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 20.6 66 111 8 25 35 42 7.1 2.9 1.9 1.6 0.2 July 9-13 5 18.6 7.2 3.2 2.0 0 Taylen Kinney '26 - Wildcat Select DDV Reaffirmed Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 19.8 58 101 7 28 39 45 5.6 4.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 July 9-13 5 12.8 5.2 4.8 0.8 1.0 Colben Landrew '26 - Game Elite DDV Re-Offered Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 15.3 39 76 8 29 36 40 6.5 2.8 0.4 1.9 0.3 July 9-13 5 17.5 5.8 2.5 1.3 0.3 J'Lon Lyons '26 - New World DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 12.9 40 82 13 29 17 21 2.9 3.0 2.5 1.6 0.5 Ju;y 9-13 5 12.8 2.0 2.6 1.2 0.2 Deron Rippey Jr. '26 - New Heights DDV Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Blk Stl May '25 8 15.3 4.1 4.1 0.5 2.3 July 9-13 5 17.0 2.6 7.2 0.8 1.4 Anthony Thompson '26 - Indiana Elite DDV Reaffirmed Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 5 19.8 35 63 10 32 14 18 5.0 3.0 0.6 1.4 1.8 July 9-13 6 26.8 5.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 Cameron Williams '26 - Compton Magic DDV Offer Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk May '25 8 17.4 61 97 12 26 5 10 7.8 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.1 July 9-13 5 12.2 6.6 1.0 1.8 0

Mingo's AAU season stats. No idea why he only played in one game this weekend. Dylan Mingo '26 - PSA Cardinals Date Gms Pts FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Ast TO Stl Blk 4/25 W 28 12 16 2 3 2 3 8 0 2 5 0 4/26 W 15 5 11 0 2 5 7 5 5 0 2 0 4/27 W 27 7 14 2 2 11 12 8 0 1 3 1 5/16 W 21 9 16 2 6 1 3 7 4 3 3 0 5/17 L 22 6 17 0 3 10 14 9 1 4 1 0 5/17 L 31 13 18 2 4 3 7 10 4 1 2 0 5/18 W 6 0 6 0 1 6 6 7 4 2 5 0 5/23 W 13 3 14 0 3 7 9 4 2 3 1 0 5/24 L 16 4 13 1 2 7 10 8 0 2 3 0 5/25 W 16 4 16 0 2 8 8 10 3 3 1 0 5/26 L 8 1 12 0 7 6 6 7 3 4 1 0 7/10 L 28 10 19 1 4 7 11 10 5 2 0 0 7/11 L DID NOT PLAY 7/12 L DID NOT PLAY 7/13 W DID NOT PLAY Count/Avg 12 19.3 43% 26% 76% 7.8 2.6 2.3 2.3 0.1

I don't typically start a recruit thread unless we see multiple reports or a tweet from the player that an offer has been extended. In Mingo's case, the only thing I've seen is the article below from The Daily Hoosier that contains this: Mingo told national 247Sports analyst Brandon Jenkins Indiana is one of the schools recruiting him the hardest. IU assistant coach Rod Clark appears to be leading the charge for Indiana. So if we're recruiting him that hard................... https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2026-name-to-know-5-star-guard-dylan-mingo/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLg3lRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFLOVJFT3dMUEV3UVl5MktsAR54zbrUIGxls47PRsyLwp0FTqOPVbb_1cM45pZErOywCk7RzH7FkpyXjQ-aAQ_aem_ZYnEDmACs6T5YrSIJ0wYyQ 247 Rivals On3 Hudl

That day off did wonders for Jordan Smith. In the first half of this afternoon's final game he has 11p; 7r; 2a; 2s in front of DDV, KJ and Clark.

US defeated Hungary 79-49. Zania played 7 minutes; scored 3 points and had 2 rebounds. Team plays Israel on Tuesday.

In a story by Dushawn London '26 Ethan Taylor and '26 Junior County apparently indicated we're among the schools currently recruiting them the hardest.

Raby on today's AAU game - 2026 6-foot-9 forward Anthony Thompson of @IndianaEliteIE finished another outstanding performance with 35 points on 17 shots; 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists, 1 steal, 5-for- 6 from 3. He had 20 of his 35 in the first half. And yes, we were there watching.

Serbia defeated Slovenia 98-54 and plays France on Monday. Ristic played 29 minutes and scored 8 points on 4-12 FG; 0-5 on 3s and 0 FT; 1r; 4a; 2s; 0b; 1t

What I saw as the reason Smith sat out was he just needed a break. He'd played overseas in the FIBA event came back and immediately jumped back into AAU. Probably a combination of being a little nicked up and just plain tired.

3SSB Saturday selected highlights '26 Latrell Allmond - 16p on 5-7 FG; 6-9 FT; 6r; 2s '27 Martay Barnes - 18p; 4r '26 Arafan Diane - 19p; 9r; 3a '27 Jason Gardner - 24p; 8a '26 Caleb Holt played 2 games on Saturday - 24p; 11r; 2s and 15p; 8r; 5a '26 Tay Kinney - 16p 6r; 7a '26 Deron Rippey - 16p on 4-10 FG; 2-4 on 3s; 6-6 FT; 2r; 7a; 2s '26 Anthony Thompson played 2 games on Saturday - 12p; 3r; 3a; 4b and a 33 point game. This was his third 30+ game of the weekend. '26 Cameron Williams - 18p; 10r; 3a; 5b

EYBL Saturday selected highlights '26 Cole Clear - 21p on 8-18 FG; 5-10 on 3s; 5r; 3a; 3t '26 Aiden Derdeck -18p on 3-11 FG; 0-5 on 3s; 4r; 1a; 3s; 1b; 1t '27 Ryan Hampton - 22p on 8-16 FG; 6-6 FT; 4r; 1a; 3s; 4t '26 Bryson Howard - 17p on 5-14 FG; 2-5 on 3s; 5-9 FT; 6r; 5a; 2s; 2b; 1t '26 Alex Moody - 8p on 4-9 FG; 4r; 2a; 2b; 1t I read on another site that Alex is how he's typically referred to. '27 L. J. Smith - 20p on 7-23 FG; 4-13 on 3s; 2-2 FT; 4r; 2a; 3s; 1b; 2t '27 Davion Thompson - 14p on 5-13 FG; 1-4 on 3s; 3-4 FT; 8r; 6a; 3t

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/quick-iu-basketball-recruiting-update-5-star-anthony-thompson-nearing-list-cut-visits/

It's never too early. Earlier in the week, The Daily Hoosier listed 4 prospect names in the '26 class and today, Dushawn London talks about Caleb Holt. Brayden Fogle (Lexington, Ohio) Tyran Stokes (Pittsburg, California) Caleb Holt (New Market, Alabama) Alex Constanza (Miami, Florida) https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Basketball-recruiting-Auburn-Alabama-Ole-Miss-Georgia-Caleb-Holt-190163708/

His dad seems to really be running point for him in the recruiting process and if they've scheduled that many visits then I agree their plan is to take them all.

Opening game of the U19 World Cup. USA over Korea 134-53. Zania played 10 min. scoring 9 pts. on 3-4 FG; 1-1 on 3s; 2-2 FT. She had 5 reb; 3 were offensive boards. Women play Hungary tomorrow.

The Placide twins

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/07/12/iu-basketballs-aleksa-ristic-scores-11-points-in-fiba-u20-eurobasket-2025-opener/

Reports I've seen suggest we haven't missed a Thompson game. In fact, he goes up against Latrell Allmond's team this morning and 247 reported KJ staked out a front row seat before the teams even took the floor. Admittedly, it could be more for Allmond, but the fact is, he's got a front row seat which Thompson won't miss.