2023 AAU Season

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/first-live-recruiting-period-live-notes-on-iu-basketball-targets-at-nike-eybl-friday/?fbclid=IwAR34XKY3oEAOIhvJ-1xs54eGLgS12Da4kMPgnQu9_SS8mGVHnnsdERS-dKU

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2024 Florida Rebels W Liam McNeeley: 12 PTS (5-6 FG), 7 REB, 2 AST in a win over Team United

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Walsh and Hulls are watching '25 Landon Vanderwarker who plays for Midwest Basketball Club on 3SSB.  He finished with 22p in a win.

 

How's this for a stat line from a Montverde kid?  2025 prospect Cooper Flagg in his first EYBL Session game this summer. Flagg finished with 52 points & 12 rebounds, while shooting 16/18 from the field.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jamie Shaw from Friday's EYBL

Five-star SG Meleek Thomas – NH LIghtning 17u

Meleek Thomas plays with a certain amount of electricity that is both exciting and productive. He is a very good point-of-attack defender, using his quick feet and hands to disrupt the point of attack. But he is also a fearless scorer. 

Thomas is routinely able to get to his spots in the half-court. He plays efficiently but also has skill with his counters off the bounce. Thomas also plays with great balance, always ready to pull up, no matter the level. Playing up an age level, he finished with 17 points and 4 assists, on 7-11 from the field.

He is No. 3 in the 2025 On3 75. Danny Hurley from UConn was courtside. So were assistants from Kentucky and North Carolina. 

Four-star PF Caleb Wilson – Georgia Stars 17u

Caleb Wilson was a stand-out at the USA Basketball minicamp. The 6-foot-9 power forward’s confidence is at an all-time high right now. Playing up in age, Wilson was a weapon at all three levels for the Georgia Stars. 

Wilson has long arms and a projectable frame, with a lot of room to continue growing. He has great touch that extends out beyond the three-point line off the catch. He was also comfortable getting to his right shoulder, showing pace and control on the block. 

Wilson is performing at a high level right now, and he still has some developmental room to grow, which makes him so interesting as a prospect. 

Jon Scheyer from Duke was courtside, along with assistants from North Carolina, Indiana, Houston, Tennessee, Clemson, Michigan, Georgia Tech, and more. Playing up in age, Wilson was the game’s leading scorer.

Five-star CG Dylan Harper – NY Rens 17u

It is one of those situations where you watch a player go through an entire game and make every right play. Dylan Harper was confident on the ball. The lefty has a crafty handle with excellent balance in the paint. What really stood out at Nike EYBL was the passing.

Harper made several passes off the live dribble that were on target and on time to all levels of the court. A 6-foot-5, there was a comfort he showed on the ball. He also shot the ball well, knocking down multiple jumpers throughout the game.

Harper is the son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper. Harper has taken two official visits, Indiana and Duke. Auburn, Kansas, and Rutgers round out his top five.

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Watching Florida Rebels(Liam McNeeley) vs Team Takeover(Caleb Williams) right now. Stupidly high caliber game. A ton of Dudes and the quality of play is terrific.

https://nikeeyb.com/courts1-6

Court 1

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6 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Walsh and Hulls are watching '25 Landon Vanderwarker who plays for Midwest Basketball Club on 3SSB.  He finished with 22p in a win.

 

How's this for a stat line from a Montverde kid?  2025 prospect Cooper Flagg in his first EYBL Session game this summer. Flagg finished with 52 points & 12 rebounds, while shooting 16/18 from the field.

Wow!

[SlamaJamaSisley]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jaeden Mustaf:  30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL vs New Heights Lightning

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12 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Jaeden Mustaf:  30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL vs New Heights Lightning

That was in a loss to Meleek Thomas‘. team. Thomas had, I believe, 13. Gotta love those games where Kenya and Ya can get face time with multiple guys. There’s another one of those tomorrow where McNeeley and Trey McKenney play.

[SlamaJamaSisley]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Yesterday's 2-3SSB games.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Comments on a couple of IU targets from yesterday.  Also take note of '26 Caleb Holt.  May never go anywhere but we have checked in on him before. 

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/the-cassidy-awards-adidas-3ssb-chapter-i

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

From the EYBL event.

Derrion Reid is having himself a big weekend

On Friday night, one of the biggest topics of discussion on the sidelines was the play of 2024 four-star Derrion Reid. He had an explosive outing in which he hit six threes on Friday and so he took center stage against a stacked NY Renaissance team.

After a rough first quarter, Reid found his rhythm again (not from three) and slashed his way to another big outing.

For those unaware of Reid, he is a 6-foot-7 forward that is versatile, able to deck the ball and facilitate an offense but doesn't have a long-standing history as being a scorer.

The scoring part is changing quickly this weekend, however. In his first two games, he scored 43 points and that's not the best part of his game.

His biggest strength lies in his passing ability and despite some poor turnovers today, he still did plenty to catch the eyes of new programs that will soon begin calling his phone.

AJ Dybantsa      [We checked in on him during his high school season]  

There really isn't a headline you can place with AJ Dybantsa - he just is his own headline, despite being a rising sophomore and playing on the U17 circuit.

To close out the night, Dybantsa & Co. took on The Skill Factory and he put on a show. 

A 6-foot-7 freshman with his length, frame, skillset, maturity and feel for the game are rare to say the least. 

He was beating these rising seniors off the dribble, getting to his pull-ups, creating separation, rebounding and creating for his teammates.

The vision, passing and decision making had to be the most impressive part of his entire game.

He's an elite talent and a player that absolutely belongs in the conversation of best prospects in all of high school with Cooper Flagg and Cameron Boozer.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

First EYBL session is history.  Stats for players with IU offers playing in the EYBL are below.  Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to  post stats for the 3SSB and UAA targets.  If you see a number that just doesn't look right, please let me know.  My spreadsheets are quite large and it's easy for this old man to make mistakes.

Tyler Betsey '24 - Rens												Has IU  Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
City Rocks		17	6	13	2	8	3	3	4	3	0	2	0	31
Rens		8	3	8	2	7	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	26
JL3		12	4	11	3	8	1	2	4	4	1	1	1	28
Rotary		17	5	10	4	8	3	3	2	4	1	1	0	21
Count/Avg	4	13.5	43%		35%		88%		2.5	3.0	0.8	1.3	0.3	27
HS 22-23	N.A.
22 AAU	N.A.
HS 21-22	N.A.
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Boogie Fland '24 - PSA Cardinals												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Family		6	3	7	0	3	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	29
Drive Nation		5	2	7	0	3	1	2	4	3	2	3	0	27
MoKan		31	9	16	5	9	8	9	2	1	1	2	0	28
Express		9	4	6	1	3	0	0	2	6	1	2	0	18
Count/Avg	4	12.8	50%		33%		82%		2.8	3.5	1.3	1.8	0.0	26
HS 22-23	29	17.9	n.a.		n.a.		n.a.		4.3	3.6	1.3	2.1	1.0
22 AAU	13	14.5	46%		37%		82%		3.9	1.3	1.2	1.6	0.0	27
HS 21-22	18	14.4	43%		38%		75%		4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
HS 20-21		9.8	35%		25%		80%		4.8	3.3	2.8	1.5	0.3
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Jalen Haralson '25 - Indy Heat         17U												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Boo Williams		10	2	5	0	1	6	9	6	6	3	0	0	28
MoKan		13	0	0	0	0	13	13	2	7	1	1	0	24
Oakland		14	4	10	2	3	4	6	8	4	2	1	0	23
Family		9	3	4	0	0	3	4	3	5	1	0	3	25
Count/Avg	4	11.5	47%		50%		81%		4.8	5.5	1.8	0.5	0.8	25
HS 22-23	22	23.4	53%		26%		70%		7.7	3.9	3.5	1.1	0.3
22 AAU	16	15.9	53%		35%		74%		4.8	2.89	2.6	1.1	0.3	25
HS 21-22	21	16.0	54%		33%		67%		4.6	1.3	2.5	0.9	0.1
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Dylan Harper '24 - Rens												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
City Rocks		16	7	10	0	2	2	3	6	7	3	0	1	31
Rens		17	7	11	3	6	0	2	2	5	2	1	2	30
JL 3		20	6	16	2	5	6	12	6	3	1	0	0	29
Rotary		11	4	8	2	3	1	2	4	7	2	0	0	18
Count/Avg	4	16.0	53%		44%		47%		4.5	5.5	2.0	0.3	0.8	27
HS 22-23	23	24.7	n.a.		n.a.		n.a.		5.2	2.8	1.3	2.2	1.5
22 AAU	21	16.9	45%		27%		75%		6.3	5.0	2.2	1.2	0.5	29
HS 21-22		NA
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Trey  (John) McKenney '25 - Meanstreets             15U												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Strive		18	8	16	0	6	2	3	3	6	4	2	2	23
Why Not		10	5	9	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	23
NH Light		18	8	14	2	3	0	0	2	2	3	2	0	25
FL Rebels		20	6	8	3	5	5	6	1	1	0	0	0	23
Count/Avg	4	16.5	57%		31%		78%		2.0	2.5	1.8	1.3	0.8	24
HS 22-23	14	24.6	n.a.		n.a.		n.a.		10.3	1.7	4.0	1.0	0.0
22 AAU		NA
HS 21-22		17							7	3
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Liam McNeeley '24 - Florida Rebels												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	3	Stl	Blk	Min
Tm United		12	5	6	2	3	0	0	7	2	0	1	0	21
Brad Beal		1	0	3	0	2	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	19
Tm T/O		8	2	7	1	3	3	4	5	3	1	0	0	21
Meanstreets		14	4	14	2	6	4	6	7	3	0	0	0	25
Count/Avg	4	8.8	37%		36%		67%		5.5	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	22
HS 22-23		13.7	n.a.		n.a.		n.a.		4.5			1.3
22 AAU	17	13.8	47%		34%		67%		6.6	3.5	1.8	1.8	1.1	27
HS 21-22		17.0							9.0	5.0		2.0	2.0
FIBA '21		5.7	48%		33%		77%		5.0	2.0	1.4	2.0	0.7
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Jaeden Mustaf '24 - Boo Williams  17U												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Indy Heat		19	6	9	1	1	6	9	2	3	3	0	0	27
NH Light		30	9	14	0	2	12	15	4	2	1	2	0	34
Tm Final		13	3	13	0	2	7	9	5	5	1	0	1	31
Tm Melo			DID	NOT	PLAY		SICK
Count/Avg	3	20.7	50%		20%		76%		3.7	3.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	31
HS 22-23	25	16							6.7	3.9	1.4	2.3	0.7
22 AAU	N.A.
HS 21-22	N.A.
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Jonathan Powell '24 - All Ohio Red												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
NW Rotary		6	2	7	1	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	27
Vegas		4	1	6	1	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	14
ProSkills		11	3	8	3	7	2	2	4	0	2	0	0	26
JL3		13	5	9	3	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	18
Count/Avg	4	8.5	37%		33%		67%		1.3	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
HS 22-23	28	16.5	50%		41%		71%		3.1	1.7	0.9	1.4	0.1
22 AAU	8	9.5	28%		23%		67%		4.3	1.6	2.1	0.9	0
HS 21-22	25	16.8	42%		38%		82%		4.5	1.0	2.4	0.8	0.6
HS 20-21	21	13.1	46%		43%		80%		3.0	1.2	1.6	0.9	0.1
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Derrion Reid '24 - Team Thad												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Tm Griffin		25	8	9	6	6	3	6	5	2	2	2	0	28
Rens		18	7	9	0	1	4	5	7	2	4	0	0	27
Rotary		15	3	4	0	0	9	13	7	1	1	0	0	20
City Rocks		17	3	12	0	1	11	14	11	4	3	2	1	29
Count/Avg	4	18.8	62%		75%		71%		7.5	2.3	2.5	1.0	0.3	26
HS 22-23	9	20.6	n.a.		n.a.		n.a.		11.0	4.0	5.0	1.0	2.7
22 AAU	15	8.5	53%		18%		65%		4.4	2.3	1.8	0.7	0.7	23
HS 21-22	30	13.4	51%		36%		63%		3.4	2.3	2.3	1.2	0.3
HS 20-21	18	22.4	58%		21%		71%		5.1	2.2	2.3	0.8	0.6
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Trent Sisley '25 - Indy Heat     17U												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Boo Williams		3	1	4	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	12
MoKan		14	6	9	1	3	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	16
Oakland		8	3	6	0	1	2	3	6	0	2	0	1	11
Family		13	6	6	1	1	0	0	8	1	1	0	1	23
Count/Avg	4	9.5	64%		33%		67%		5.5	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.5	16
HS 22-23	25	26.3	65%		41%		80%		10.2	1.6	3.7	1.6	2.4
22 AAU	18	12.6	53%		44%		71%		5.7	1.3	1.1	0.6	0.5	21
HS 21-22	24	19.9	57%		40%		76%		9.2	1.6		3.8	1.1
21 AAU		12.7	42%		20%		51%		7.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Austin Swartz '24 - Boo Williams
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	3	Stl	Blk	Min
Indy Heat		29	12	17	3	5	2	3	4	3	2	1	0	30
NH Light		26	10	19	5	11	1	2	3	2	3	1	0	35
Tm Final		18	5	15	4	8	4	4	3	0	2	1	0	29
Tm Melo		14	5	14	4	9	0	0	3	0	3	3	0	26
Count/Avg	4	21.8	49%		48%		78%		3.3	1.3	2.5	1.5	0.0	30
HS 22-23	N.A.
22 AAU	N.A.
HS 21-22	N.A.
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Meleek Thomas '25 - NH Lightning												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Express Elite		17	7	11	1	3	2	4	4	4	3	2	0	18
Boo Will.		13	6	11	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	24
GA Stars		13	6	10	1	3	0	0	1	2	2	3	0	15
LiVon		15	6	14	1	3	2	4	6	1	1	2	1	23
Count/Avg	4	14.5	54%		36%		50%		4.0	2.0	1.5	2.0	0.3	20
HS 22-23	30	25.0							9.5	1.4	n.a.	0.9	0.6
22 AAU  15U	11				41%		76%
HS 21-22		17.0
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Caleb Williams '24 - Team Takeover												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Brad Beal		11	4	6	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	18
FL Rebels		6	3	10	0	2	0	0	3	1	4	1	0	22
WhyNot		12	5	9	2	5	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	19
Tm United		4	1	4	0	1	2	2	4	2	2	0	0	13
Count/Avg	4	8.3	45%		36%		75%		3.3	1.8	2.0	0.3	0.0	18
HS 22-23	18	12.3	n.a.		n.a.		n.a.		5.8	2.2	1.7	1.4	0.8
22 AAU	20	9.8	44%		39%		80%		3.6	1.6	1.1	0.9	0.1	20
HS 21-22	31	12.2
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Caleb Wilson '25 - Georgia Stars  17U												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
TSF		22	8	14	1	3	5	6	8	2	2	1	2	30
CP3		16	6	15	2	8	2	4	5	1	0	0	0	31
NH Light		17	6	14	0	3	5	8	5	1	2	0	0	29
MoKan		21	6	19	3	7	6	7	6	3	4	2	1	31
Count/Avg	4	19.0	42%		29%		72%		6.0	1.8	2.0	0.8	0.8	30
HS 22-23	15	14.3	n.a.		n.a.		n.a.		11.9	3.8	1.8	1.6	4.5
22 AAU	7	12.6	39%		18%		61%		10.1	3.3	2.7	2.0	3.1
HS 21-22	20	16.2	51%		28%		72%		7.3	3.3	3.0	1.1	2.4
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Number of players with IU offers/interest

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/nike-eybl-ten-prospects-that-turned-heads-in-atlanta

[Demo]

40 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Number of players with IU offers/interest

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/nike-eybl-ten-prospects-that-turned-heads-in-atlanta

Obviously not an IU candidate, but Elliot Cadeau was fantastic. Playing with Maleek Thomas, so watched 2 of their games. That kid made everyone look good. Great vision and a natural facilitator. Jealous of UNC on that one. Cadeau’s a winning player.

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On 4/23/2023 at 11:57 AM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Comments on a couple of IU targets from yesterday.  Also take note of '26 Caleb Holt.  May never go anywhere but we have checked in on him before. 

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/the-cassidy-awards-adidas-3ssb-chapter-i

"Statement Maker" is the guy I want.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Bossi from the 3SSB event.  

Rakease Passmore, SF, Garner Road- When it comes to raw, explosive athletic ability there just aren’t many who can touch Passmore. A four-star who currently ranks No. 41 nationally, the 6-foot-5 wing is an electric finisher at the rim when he gets a head of steam. He still has some work to go on developing his ball handling, but he is turning into a versatile defender and impressed with how much he’s improved his range and efficiency with catch and shoot opportunities. He’s fresh off of an official visit to Oregon and has 15 or so high major offers for a good reason.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

UAA stats from this past weekend.  Only 2 players with IU offers play on the UAA.  Queen's stats are incomplete and don't know if and when they'll be completely updated so FWIW.

Derik Queen '24 - Atlanta Xpress   17U												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
Gateway		14	6	14	0	1	2	4	9	5	4	3	2
AZ Select		14	5	7	0	0	4	6	8	3	1	2	1
Grand  Park			NO		STATS		POSTED
Philly Pride		18	6	8	0	0	6	8	16	3	4	0	3
Count/Avg	3	15.3	59%		0%		67%		11.0	3.7	3.0	1.7	2.0
HS 22-23	23	12.4							7.2	2.0	1.2	1.3	0.8
22 AAU	19	16.9	49%		17%		63%		10.7	1.3	3.4	0.9	1.2
HS 21-22		5.0							3.7	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5
21 AAU		N.A.
HS 20-21		16							10	4
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
Bryson Tiller '25 - Atlanta Xpress          17U												Has IU Offer
Date		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
Philly Pride		12	4	10	0	0	4	6	3	0	3	0	0
DC Premier		9	3	11	0	0	3	5	7	4	2	0	1
Gateway		16	6	14	0	3	4	5	8	2	3	0	0
North Kings		17	8	17	0	0	1	2	7	1	2	2	0
TX Impact		9	1	12	0	2	7	13	11	0	5	1	1
Count/Avg	5	12.6	34%		0%		61%		7.2	1.4	3.0	0.6	0.4
HS 22-23	22	12.9	51%		24%		n.a.		6.9	1.4	n.a.	0.9	0.6
22 AAU	14	15.6	40%		22%		61%		6.3	2.3	3.1	1.0	1.4
HS 21-22	30	12,2	50%		31%		66%		7.7	0.8	1.8	0.9	1.3
		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Trevor Andershock report on IU targets at last weekend's 3SSB event.  Hardly any 3SSB stats have been posted but I'll continue to check.

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/First-April-basketball-evaluation-period-Adidas-3SSB-2024-Indiana-recruiting-target-notes-209007795/