2022 AAU Season

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Travis Branham  -  The final day of the second live period already into the 2nd game and Indiana commit Gabe Cupps brought it for the 8:00 AM game.  Such a competitor with great feel and IQ and got to show off his shot-making off the dribble. Really like what he will bring to the Hoosier program.

 

Travis Branham - 

2025 Prospect Watch: Caleb Wilson

He has already begun generating some buzz down south but Caleb Wilson, a 6-foot-8 power forward out of Atlanta is a prospect to keep a close eye on over the next two years.

He has good size, length and athleticism all-the-while still being physically immature compared to others in his class.

His leg strength, athleticism and potentially even his size are far from hitting their peak but he showed ample flashes of talent and skill to keep you coming back for more.

Wilson can stretch the floor with a jumper, he has a foundation of ball skills to build on, he rebounds and has high upside as a defender as he gets more athletic and stronger.

There is a lot to like about Wilson as a long-term prospect and Indiana, Georgia, Xavier and others have already taken notice of the Anthony Edwards Basketball prospect.

 

Travis Branham - 

Flory Bidunga was deserving of the buzz

Coming off the first evaluation period, buzz was in the air of a 2024 big man named Flory Bidunga playing for Indiana Elite 16s.

The 6-foot-9, 215-pound center out of Kokomo (Ind.) is honestly an Adem Bona 2.0 - a five-star big man in the 2022 class who is headed to UCLA. He's long, wiry, athletic and plays with a high motor and a lot of energy. He blocks shots, runs the floor with the best of them, dunks with explosiveness and authority and has high upside as a defender.

He is currently unranked int he 2024 class but that won't be the case for long as he is looking to be one of the better big men in the class.

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Trent Markwith reports we're watching EAB (TN) vs Wiz Kids (NY) at the Adidas event but doesn't mention which player we may be watching.

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Raby - Indiana coach Mike Woodson and assistant Kenya Hunter are here in Louisville to see 2023 Xavier Booker

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Slater - We're watching Meanstreets vs BABC but don't know which player.

UPDATE:  I think this is the Pangos Terrific 24 event being held in Indy this weekend and several of the EYBL 16U teams are participating including Jalen Windham and Meanstreets.

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Liam McNeeley finished with 25 PTS, 7-19 from the field, 9-11 from the FT line , & 5 REB this morning against the Oakland Soldiers.

Hopefully, I'll be posting this weekend's EYBL player stats within the next hour.  Waiting for one final game to finish.

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We're currently watching '24 Yves Missi and the PSA Cardinals 16U vs Bradley Beal Elite

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Jamie Shaw on this morning's Compton Magic vs Elite 6 game.

Coach Watch: Danny Hurley (UConn), Mike Schwartz (East Carolina), Mark Adams (Texas Tech), with assistants from Miami, Kansas, Kentucky, Purdue, Indiana, Oregon, Saint Mary’s, Clemson, New Mexico, etc.

We walked out of the gym on day two with Compton Magic’s 2023 On3 Consensus No. 97 Andrej Stojakovic receiving an offer from Kentucky. Naturally the matchup with him and 2023 On3 Consensus No. 33 Elijah Fisher.

Fisher is a strong-framed wing out of Toronto, Canada. He has confident ball skills in the half-court and is explosive at the rim. He rebounded the ball at a high rate in this one. The crowd also lost its mind early in the second half as Fisher had one of the dunks of the summer to this point (see below). He was the best player on the floor for this game, finished with 32 points.

Stojakovic is a skilled guard. His handle has improved and he is confident as a secondary guy, getting his team into sets. Naturally, the jump shot on Stojakovic is his calling card, but you can see him getting into the mid-range off one and two dribbles. He finished with 14 points, going four of seven from three.

Koa Peat is a big name, trending toward the top of his class. His brother was a first-round draft pick, an offensive lineman, out of Stanford. Still a 2025, major college programs are prioritizing the skilled wing.

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We have an assistant at the Adidas event watching Upward Stars - Wildcat Select 16U.  Jonathan Powell '24 and Jacob Theodosiou '24 both play on the Wildcats squad.

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Dushawn London on the UAA event.

Class of 2024 PF - Derik Queen
Currently ranked top 10 in the class of 2024, five star big man Derik Queen had a very impressive weekend scoring the ball for Team Thrill. Queen who is 6-foot-9, uses his body very well, is a strong finisher around the rim along with his foot work and IQ to make the right pass out of the post. Queen’s strength and decision making also allows him to play from the perimeter and take bigs off the dribble. As far as his recruitment goes, it’s still very early and he has no visits set up in the near future.

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EYBL for the 2 April evaluation periods.  You won't see Coen Carr as he did not play in this weekend's event.

Kwame Evans Jr. '23 (SF) - Team Durant										Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk	Min
4/08	7	3	10	1	4	0	2	10	1	6	2	0	21
4/09				DID	NOT	PLAY
4/09	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
4/10	14	6	6	2	2	0	0	9	2	2	1	1	22
4/22	7	3	11	1	4	0	5	3	4	3	1	1	24
4/23	6	3	9	0	2	0	3	3	4	2	2	1	19
4/23	13	5	8	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	23
4/24	11	5	8	1	2	0	0	5	2	3	2	0	19
# Gms / Avg	8.3	46%		35%		13%		5	2	3	1	1	19
HS 21-22	6.1							3.9	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.4
AAU '21	11.8	51%		69%		40%		4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	22
HS '20-'21	NO	SEASON
HS '19-'20	9.1							4.8	3.1			2.0
Jalen Haralson '25 - Indy Heat     16U										Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk	Min
4/08	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	19
4/09	11	4	6	3	4	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	17
4/09	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	15
4/10	10	4	7	2	2	0	0	6	1	3	0	0	21
4/22	10	4	8	2	3	0	1	5	5	3	0	1	26
4/23	20	6	11	8	11	0	1	8	2	1	0	0	22
4/23	19	6	14	5	8	2	6	9	3	4	1	1	28
4/24	24	7	17	10	14	0	5	13	2	2	2	1	26
# Gms / Avg	12.8	51%		73%		15%		6	2	2	1	0	22
HS 21-22	16	54%		67%		33%		4.6	1.3	2.5	0.9	0.1
AAU '21
HS '20-'21
Liam McNeeley'24 (PF) - Drive Nation  16U									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk	Min
4/08			Won	By	Forfeit
4/09	32	12	14					5	4
4/09	17							10	4		4	3
4/10	24	10	15	1	2	3	7	13	6	2	0	1	28
4/22	11	4	12	3	4	0	3	11	2	7	0	2	14
4/23	24	7	12	9	13	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	27
4/23	19	9	20	1	4	0	5	11	1	2	3	0	27
4/24	25	7	19	9	11	2	6	5	1	2	1	0	33
# Gms / Avg	21.7	53%		68%		25%		8	3	3	1	1	26
HS 21-22	17.0							9.0	5.0		2.0	2.0
FIBA '21	5.7	48%		77%		33%		5.0	2.0	1.4	2.0	0.7	14
HS 20-21
Yves Missi '23 ( C ) - PSA Cardinals  16U									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk	Min
4/08	20	9	12	2	3	0	0	16	2	4	0	3	29
4/09	11	3	6	5	8	0	1	3	1	2	0	2	23
4/09	4	2	4	0	2	0	2	15	4	4	0	3	31
4/10	15	6	11	3	7	0	0	11	0	1	1	2	23
4/22	13	4	6	5	11	0	1	14	1	4	0	4	27
4/23	17	6	10	5	10	0	3	6	0	2	1	3	27
4/24	10	5	7	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	1	4	29
# Gms / Avg	12.9	63%		48%		0%		10	1	3	0	3	27
HS 21-22
AAU '21
HS '20-'21
Arrentin Page - '23 (PF)  - TSF									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk	Min
4/08	6	3	6	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	29
4/09	17	7	11	3	5	0	2	7	0	2	0	0	25
4/09	14	6	9	2	3	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	22
4/10	15	5	8	5	6	0	1	8	0	1	0	1	25
4/22	15	6	7	3	5	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	23
4/23	9	3	5	3	4	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	19
4/23	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	8
4/24	27	11	14	4	4	1	1	6	0	2	0	0	25
# Gms / Avg	13.1	66%		74%		17%		6	0	1	0	0	22
HS 21-22
AAU '21
HS 20-21
Trent Sisley '25 - Indy Heat       16U									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk	Min
4/08	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16
4/09	9	3	4	2	4	1	1	5	0	1	0	0	21
4/09	14	4	6	5	7	1	3	2	0	2	1	1	17
4/10	20	4	7	12	14	0	2	4	1	2	0	0	18
4/22	15	6	8	0	0	3	5	3	0	2	0	0	26
4/23	14	5	12	4	5	0	3	6	1	0	2	0	23
4/23	2	1	7	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	1	18
4/24	18	7	10	2	2	2	2	7	0	1	0	1	24
# Gms / Avg	11.8	56%		79%		39%		4	0	1	0	0	20
HS 21-22	19.9	57%		76%		40%		9.2	1.6	3.8	1.1	1.3
AAU '21	12.7	42%		51%		20%		7	1	2	0	0
HS 20-21

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If you're close to Fort Wayne, next weekend is the Bill Hensley Memorial Run-N-Slam event.  Number of teams featuring players with IU offers/interest participating.

https://basketball.exposureevents.com/175066/2022-bill-hensley-memorial-run-n-slam

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Updated

 

EYBL

• Coen Carr '23- Georgia Stars 17U
• Jalen Haralson '25 & Trent Sisley '25 - Indy Heat 16U
• Kwame Evans '23 - Team Durant 17U
• Arrinten Page '23 - The Skills Factory (TSF)  17U
• Liam McNeeley '24 - Drive Nation 16U
• Yves Missi '23 - PSA Cardinals 16U
• Ace Bailey '24 - AOT EYB GAa           (Don't know which team)
• Dylan Harper '25 - NY Rens (16U)
• Darryn Peterson '25 - NJ Scholars     (Possibly playing 15U as he's not appeared in either the 16U or 17U box scores)

ADIDAS

• Gabe Cupps '23 - Midwest Basketball Club 17U
• Paul McNeil '24 - Garner Road 16U
• Cooper Koch '24 - Indy Elite 16U           (Flory Bidunga also on this team)
• J. Q. Roberts '23 - Indy Elite 17U
• Khani Rooths '24- New World 17U
• Bryson Tucker '24 - Team Loaded (VA)      (Reportedly sitting out the AAU season)
• Andrej Stojakovic '23  and Koa Peat '25 - Compton Magic 17U

UNDER ARMOUR

• Jakai Newton '23 - Atlanta Xpress 17U
• Bryson Tiller '25 - Atlanta Xpress 16U
• Derik Queen '24 - Team Thrill 17U

INDIES

• Caleb Wilson '25 - AE5 Rimrockers          (Don't know which team)
• William Jobe '24 - Team Dickerson 16U
• Xavier Booker '23 - George Hill All Indy 17U
• Dennis Scott III '24 - Shooters Paradise 16U

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Comments from Mike Schumann after this past weekend.  He includes '23 Brady Dunlap a name that has popped up since the AAU season started in early April.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/player-notes-on-2023-iu-targets-at-the-nike-eybl-second-live-period-event-in-indiana/?fbclid=IwAR14W01F8PETNcYDXsiXOs-77zvFguJNxDnxnZJK3tPgIKQmAP0VDxxDBh0

Dunlap's 8 game AAU stats.  He averages 25 min/game.

Brady Dunlap '23 - Vegas Elite									17U
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk
4/08	11	5	7	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
4/09	11	4	8	2	5	1	2	2	3	1	1	0
4/09	11	4	8	3	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	0
4/10	11	4	9	0	0	3	5	2	0	2	1	0
4/22	5	2	8	1	2	0	3	3	4	1	1	0
4/23	11	3	9	4	4	1	2	5	2	3	0	0
4/23	14	6	12	0	0	2	6	6	4	2	0	1
4/24	10	4	10	0	0	2	5	3	4	1	0	0
# Gms / Avg	10.5	45%		61%		39%		2.9	2.9	1.3	0.5	0.1

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UAA after the 2 April evaluation periods.

Jakai Newton '23 - SG Atlanta Xpress							Committed 10.22.21
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk
4/08	10	4	10	2	3	0	2	1	3	1	2	0
4/09	15	6	10	3	5	0	2	3	0	0	3	0
4/09	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/10			DID	NOT	PLAY
4/22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
4/23			NO	BOX	SCORE
4/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4/24			NO	BOX	SCORE
# Gms / Avg	5.6	52%		60%		0%		1	1	1	1	0
21-22 HS	14.3							5.6	1.8	1.0	1.6	0.6
21 AAU
Derik Queen '24 - PF -Team Thrill									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk
4/08	14	6	14	1	6	1	2	17	1	6	0	1
4/09	15	5	12	5	6	0	0	11	0	3	1	0
4/09	16	6	14	4	5	0	1	8	1	2	1	2
4/10	15	6	11	3	4	0	1	8	0	3	0	1
4/22	23	8	14	7	16	0	0	11	2	2	4	1
4/23	28	10	23	8	11	0	3	8	1	4	0	0
4/23	15	5	11	4	6	1	2	9	2	1	0	1
4/24			NO	GAME
# Gms / Avg	18.0	46%		59%		22%		10	1	3	1	1
HS '21-'22	5							3.7	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5
21 AAU
HS '20-'21	16							10	4
Bryson Tiller '25 (PF) - Atlanta Xpress      16U									Has IU Offer
Date	Pts.	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	Reb	Ast	TO	Srl	Blk
4/08	9	2	6	5	9	0	2	4	1	4	1	2
4/09	16	5	16	6	10	0	3	9	2	2	1	3
4/09	21	9	21	3	6	0	1	10	4	0	1	3
4/10	11	4	12	3	6	0	1	5	3	5	0	2
4/22	10	5	12	0	2	0	1	3	4	4	2	1
4/23	27	10	17	7	9	0	2	9	3	4	0	0
4/24				NO	GAME
# Gms / Avg	15.7	42%		57%		0%		7	3	3	1	2
HS '21-'22	12	50%		31%		66%		7.7	0.8	1.8	0.9	1.3
HS '20-'21

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Comments on 3 players from last weekend's EYBL event.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/player-notes-on-2024-iu-targets-at-the-nike-eybl-second-live-period-event-in-indiana/?fbclid=IwAR18Kf3NSPzTPT-lZcRyvHbe3NOUHbzMB25mx_SxMnUwH6MHwxJ4GH-0v50

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Opening night at the Run N Slam in Fort Wayne - 

Easy 60-34 victory for Indy Heat 2024 EYBL.  Trent Sisley (Heritage Hills H.S. 2025) had 13 points, Jalen Haralson (Fishers H.S. 2025) had 12 points, and Kanon Catchings (Brownsburg H.S. 2024) added 9 points.

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Possible player with IU interest at the Run N Slam.

Trent Markwith - 2023 Asa Thomas scored an efficient 17 points in the Illinois Wolves’ opening win tonight at Run N’ Slam. Hot start from 3 in the 1st half and used his size & length to get inside after halftime. Moves without the ball and rarely forces.

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Bossi on a number of players from last night's Run N Slam

https://247sports.com/college/cincinnati/Article/College-basketball-recruiting-Bill-Henley-Run-N-Slam-Xavier-Booker-186972342/

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Earlier today from the Run N Slam, Xavier Booker vs Gabe Cupps.

George Hill All Indy (17u) 69 Midwest Basketball Club (17u) 62 6’11” forward Xavier Booker (Cathedral H.S. 2023) led the way with 24 points for GHAI. Sheridan Sharp (Ben Davis H.S. 2023) played well along with Garwey Dual (Carmel H.S. 2023).

• Xavier Booker-22P 9R 3B (2 3PM)
• Sheridan Sharp-15P 3R 2A 3S (3 3PM)
• Garwey Dual-12P 8R 8A 3S 2B

Haven't seen anything on Gabe's line and box scores aren't being made available.

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Earlier today from the Run N Slam, Xavier Booker vs Gabe Cupps.
George Hill All Indy (17u) 69 Midwest Basketball Club (17u) 62 6’11” forward Xavier Booker (Cathedral H.S. 2023) led the way with 24 points for GHAI. Sheridan Sharp (Ben Davis H.S. 2023) played well along with Garwey Dual (Carmel H.S. 2023).

• Xavier Booker-22P 9R 3B (2 3PM)
• Sheridan Sharp-15P 3R 2A 3S (3 3PM)
• Garwey Dual-12P 8R 8A 3S 2B

Haven't seen anything on Gabe's line and box scores aren't being made available.

My prediction is Booker comes out of this evaluation period as a 5 star.


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