2025 Boys AAU Season

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

'26 Team Takeover Jordan Smith has the highest plus/minus of anyone on the EYBL circuit so far this summer

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

EYBL has another event schedule this weekend in Kansas City but it is in NCAA designated Dead Period when no direct on or off-campus contact and no official or unofficial visits are permitted by coaching staffs.  But fear not.  Our very own @Demo has tentatively planned to attend and will provide us with copious and painstakingly detailed notes on each and every player holding an IU offer.

[Demo 24,620]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

EYBL has another event schedule this weekend in Kansas City but it is in NCAA designated Dead Period when no direct on or off-campus contact and no official or unofficial visits are permitted by coaching staffs.  But fear not.  Our very own @Demo has tentatively planned to attend and will provide us with copious and painstakingly detailed notes on each and every player holding an IU offer.

Getting ready to head over. Tentative viewing schedule:

Fri

4p.      Team Takeover.    Alexander-Moody, Smith

530p   Drive Nation.         Hampton

7p.       Team Durant.        Oladotun

830p   Team Final(1/2) Mokan Elite(1/2).  Jackson, Taylor, Jordan

Sat

2p.       BBE.                       Mitchell

330p.   Mokan Elite(1/2) Nightrydas(1/2).   Taylor, Jordan, Gaskins, Green

5p.        Team Final vs Team Durant.      Jackson, Oladotun

630p.    Team Takeover vs Team Herro.  Alexander-Moody, Smith, Sularski

Couldn’t make Sunday work so couldn’t fit in some of the younger offers. Jackson and Alexander-Moody are the ones. Just absolutely feel like those 2 are a thing. 

[Demo 24,620]

21 hours ago, Demo said:

Getting ready to head over. Tentative viewing schedule:

Fri

4p.      Team Takeover.    Alexander-Moody, Smith

530p   Drive Nation.         Hampton

7p.       Team Durant.        Oladotun

830p   Team Final(1/2) Mokan Elite(1/2).  Jackson, Taylor, Jordan

Some notes from yesterday:

Jordan Smith- Had 22 on crazy efficiency in a win. I still think there’s a ceiling there because he’s a 6’1” scoring guard without a great handle, but he’s gonna be a fantastic college player. Great athlete. Physically mature. Competes his a$$ off on both ends. His shot has really improved. Best thing about him is he never takes bad looks or forces  things. Just a very clean player. 
 

Prince Alexander-Moody- Had 15 in a win. He’s legit 6’4”-6’5” and a very good athlete. Can really change direction. Was the best defender on the floor. Didn’t shoot it great but has such a clean stroke I can’t imagine that’s a problem. I kind f think he evolves into a full-time PG. He was constantly scanning the floor and directing. Showed some facilitation ability.  Was also directing their huddles. Really looking forward to watching him today. Side note: Was told by the parent of another player that he doesn’t use Alexander. He calls himself Prince Moody. Fwiw

Baba Oladotun-  Playing up. Had 14 in a comeback win. Ridiculous physical talent. Height and length. Athleticism. Run and jump. Great looking stroke. Handle. The whole pkg. And for 3 quarters he did literally nothing. 0 points, couple of rebounds, no factor. Then went out in the 4th and completely took it over. All 14 of his points, probably 5 boards, couple of blocks, couple of steals. Made a couple of deep 3’s. Took a rebound end to end and at 6’10” broke out a spin dribble in traffic for a finish at the rim. Awesome. Kind of looks like a better Kwame Evans.

Sammy Jackson- Had 3 in a loss. Prototype wing frame. Fluid athlete but not real explosive. Has a nice stroke but had an off shooting night. Nice handle and they used him as a point forward. Imagine he had 5 or 6 assists. Pretty aware defender. Didn’t really love him. Will watch him again today. 

Najai Hines- Had 10/7 in a win over Jackson’s team. That kid’s a man. Nice physical profile. He’s probably 6’10 and something like 240, maybe more. Thick all over. Good hands and quick feet. Runs well. Easy movement and change of direction. Average vertical explosion. Competed. Right handed but finished twice at the rim with his left. Stroke looks ok. Liked the kid a good bit. 
 

 

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

Raby and Andershock did a video podcast last night after Fri. and Sat. games were over.  They mentioned a number of IU targets they've talked to said they are hearing not just from the @$$'t coaches but from DDV himself.  He keeps that kind of attitude towards recruiting and his golf handicap will skyrocket!   (dws at our former coach)

[mike vannice 488]

Hey Demo,

What are you hearing on Najai Hines? Everything I read on line seems to indicate he is in the 2025 class. Played football in North Carolina and had multiple P5 offers but moved to Plainfield New Jersey for his senior to play basketball and wants to play basketball in college.

Would be a fantastic late addition and help solve our frontcourt depth problem.

 

[Demo 24,620]

12 hours ago, mike vannice said:

Hey Demo,

What are you hearing on Najai Hines? Everything I read on line seems to indicate he is in the 2025 class. Played football in North Carolina and had multiple P5 offers but moved to Plainfield New Jersey for his senior to play basketball and wants to play basketball in college.

Would be a fantastic late addition and help solve our frontcourt depth problem.

 

Don’t know anything past what’s been reported. The football stuff makes perfect sense. If he was 6’5”-6’6”instead of 6’9’-6’10” he’d have NFL left tackle prospect written all over him. Between how well he moves for a kid that size, how good his hands are in traffic and how hard he competes, on 2 watchings became a pretty big fan. Kid’s motor ran hot every second he was on the floor. Would take him and Alexander-Moody without a thought and then see what you can get done with some of the higher rated kids. 

[mike vannice 488]

Dead period ends today so hopefully we see some more visits lined up. Maybe a few new scholarship offers. So great to see Coach Devries actively involved in recruiting.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

Here's the stats for the players who've received offers from DDV from this past weekend's EYBL event in Kansas City.  Most have 11 games of cumulative stats you can review.   The next major events for the EYBL, 3SSB and UAA circuits won't take place until July.  There will be lots of other AAU action in the interim but player stats from those events will be on a hit and miss basis.

 

Prince-Alexander Moody '26 - Team Takeover													DDV Offer
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
5/23  W			15		5	10	2	6	3	4	2	2	1	0	0	20
5/24  W			18		8	18	0	4	2	3	4	1	1	1	0	28
5/25  L			15		6	9	1	3	2	2	2	0	3	1	0	26
5/26  W			10		4	15	0	5	2	2	2	3	0	1	1	22
Count/Avg	11		12.7		41%		30%		86%		3.4	1.9	1.5	1.0	0.3	25
HS 24-25			N/A
Cole Cloer '26 - Team CP3													DDV Offer
			Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
5/23  L			24		9	17	3	7	3	5	3	0	1	0	0	28
5/24  L			6		2	7	0	4	2	2	5	4	2	1	1	29
5/25  L			15		6	18	0	11	3	4	8	5	0	2	0	28
5/26  W			15		6	10	3	6	0	2	4	0	2	0	1	26
Count/Avg	11		14.6		47%		30%		61%		4.8	2.3	2.0	0.8	0.5	26
HS 24-25	35		18.9		51%		41%		76%		7.2	3.8	2.1	1.0	1.2
Caleb Gaskins '26 - Nightrydas													DDV Offer
			Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
5/23  L			11		3	13	0	4	5	6	11	4	3	0	0	31
5/24  W			11		4	13	0	3	3	4	6	4	3	1	0	31
5/25  W			8		3	15	0	1	2	2	5	2	3	2	1	28
5/26  W			23		10	14	0	0	3	4	1	2	1	0	1	32
Count/Avg	11		16.5		41%		24%		74%		7.3	2.1	3.2	0.5	0.9	30
HS 24-25	31		13.6		54%		33%		72%		6.3	1.5	2.0	0.7	0.4
Ryan Hampton '27 - Drive Nation 16U													DDV Offer
			Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
5/23-26							TEAM	DID	NOT	PLAY
Count/Avg	7		21.7		44%		21%		69%		7.7	2.0	1.6	0.6	1.0	29
HS 24-25	21		7.8		63%		80%		85%		1.9	0.1	n.a.	n.a.	0.1
Sammy Jackson '26 - Team Final														DDV Offer
Date			Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
5/23  L			3		1	8	1	2	0	2	3	5	3	0	0	26
5/24  W			8		3	7	0	2	2	2	0	3	2	1	1	23
5/25  L			12		4	11	4	9	0	0	9	4	2	1	0	29
5/26  L			18		6	13	3	8	3	4	6	0	3	2	2	30
Count/Avg	11		10.7		41%		39%		72%		4.1	4.3	2.0	1.2	0.3	26
HS 24-25			13.4								4.9	3.2		1.2
Malachi Jordan '27 - MoKan Elite 16U													DDV Offer
Date	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
5/23  L			5		2	13	1	3	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	18
5/24  W			9		3	10	0	2	3	4	10	3	1	1	0	21
5/25  L			19		7	16	2	5	3	3	8	2	4	0	1	28
5/26  W			7		3	6	0	2	1	2	5	3	3	1	0	21
Count/Avg	8		10.6		37%		17%		82%		5.6	2.0	2.3	0.8	0.5	22
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	Min
5/23  W			22		9	11	2	2	2	4	6	2	2	1	0	18
5/24  W			16		6	10	0	0	4	4	8	4	1	1	1	21
5/25  L			24		10	14	1	2	3	6	7	6	0	5	2	30
5/26  W			17		6	10	1	1	4	6	9	3	1	1	1	25
Count/Avg	11		19.6		57%		38%		59%		7.2	3.5	2.2	2.1	0.9	24
HS 24-25			24.0								4.0	2.0		5.0	2.0
Ethan Taylor '26 - MoKan Elite													DDV Offer
Date			Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
5/23  W			21		7	8	0	0	7	8	11	1	0	0	2	20
5/24  W			7		2	2	0	0	3	4	7	0	3	0	1	12
5/25  W			13		6	10	0	0	1	2	11	0	2	0	0	14
5/26  W			12		4	5	0	0	4	4	8	0	3	1	2	15
Count/Avg	11		10.3		73%		######		69%		7.8	1.0	1.5	0.1	0.7	16
HS 24-25			14.0								10.0				2.8

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

Opening game of the 3SSB Eurocamp with a number of IU offers playing on the 3SSB Select team.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

2nd game at the 3SSB Eurocamp

[Demo 24,620]

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

Opening game of the 3SSB Eurocamp with a number of IU offers playing on the 3SSB Select team.

Watched about 3/4 of this game and Holt was the best player on the floor. Even if that kid never scores a point he can impact games because he’s such a ridiculous athlete and a really committed defender. But that’ll never happen because he’s so explosive downhill that he can get to the rim on anyone. Big fan. 

[mike vannice 488]

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

Opening game of the 3SSB Eurocamp with a number of IU offers playing on the 3SSB Select team.

Were any of the staff at this event?

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

1 hour ago, mike vannice said:

Were any of the staff at this event?

Held in Italy and I haven’t seen any reports that we were there but I’m not certain that it’s within an NCCA period that would allow attendance. Fwiw haven’t seen any reports of any college staff being there.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

3SSB Eurocamp has ended.  Number of IU offers participated all on the 3SSB Select team which went undefeated at the event.  

Davion Adkins
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Next Gen 107-86	W		2		1	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	11
Eurocamp 1  96-81	W		0		0	2	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	11
NBL Next Stars	W		4		1	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	8
Count/Avg	3		2.0		29%		50%		50%		2.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	10
Latrell Allmond
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Next Gen  107-86	W		7		3	8	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	22
Eurocamp 1  96-81	W		9		3	7	1	4	2	2	2	0	2	1	2	23
NBL Next Stars	W		2		1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	22
Count/Avg	3		6.0		39%		29%		100%		1.7	0.3	1.3	1.0	0.7	22
Bruce Branch
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Next Gen 107-86	W		5		2	6	1	4	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	18
Eurocamp 1  96-81	W		12		4	8	3	6	1	2	3	0	3	0	0	20
NBL Next Stars	W		4		2	5	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	17
Count/Avg	3		7.0		42%		40%		50%		3.0	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.0	18
Caleb Holt
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Next Gen 107-86	W		13	#	6	11	1	3	0	0	7	3	3	5	0	23
Eurocamp 1  96-81	W		19		8	14	1	3	2	2	11	2	1	2	0	25
NBL Next Stars	W		19		7	16	3	7	2	2	6	3	4	3	1	30
Count/Avg	3		17.0		51%		38%		100%		8.0	2.7	2.7	3.3	0.3	26
Tay Kinney
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Next Gen 107-86	W		11		4	10	1	3	2	4	5	2	2	0	0	18
Eurocamp 1  96-81	W		3		1	7	1	5	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	15
NBL Next Stars	W		7		2	14	1	7	2	4	6	4	0	4	0	21
Count/Avg	3		7.0		23%		20%		40%		4.3	2.7	1.0	1.7	0.0	18
Anthony Thompson
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Next Gen  107-86	W		9		3	5	1	2	2	2	4	1	1	3	0	13
Eurocamp 1  96-81	W		0		0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9
NBL Next Stars	W		12		4	4	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	0	1	14
Count/Avg	3		7.0		58%		50%		80%		2.0	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.3	12
Cameron Williams
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min
Next Gen  107-86	W		6		3	8	0	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	1	17
Eurocamp 1  96-81	W		2		1	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	10
NBL Next Stars	W		0		0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	9
Count/Avg	3		2.7		29%		0%		######		3.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	12

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

Holt was named MVP of the 3SSB event and Bruce Branch won the Rising Star award.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

Several IU offers playing in the Pangos All-American Camp in Las Vegas.  College coaches and staff not permitted to attend.  Teams have played 2 games and after 2 games Jason Gardner Jr. has recorded 15 assists and just 3 turnovers.  Bryson Howard averaging18 ppg.  Sammy Jackson is there as well as Collins Onyejiaka.  Teams play another game tonight and a 4th Tuesday afternoon.  Then the players are divided into 2 squads for the final 2 games called Top 40 and Top 60.  By the luck of the draw, Gardner and Onyejiaka are playing on the same team.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

Should have kept my keyboard silent.  I jinxed Bryson Howard as he only had 4 points in yesterday's second game.  But Jason Gardner Jr. is having a heckuva camp as he had 7 assists in yesterday's second game bringing his 3-game total to 22 and he's only been charged with 4 TOs.  Considering his teammates are all brand new to him, those are pretty impressive numbers.  Unfortunately, he's shooting like Tom Crean shot free throws.  IYKYK.   Camp wraps up later today.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

Jason Gardner for the win in today's first game.  On the previous possession he fired a pass to a teammate for an open 3 that tied the game and then this play with 6 seconds left.  His best overall game of the event scoring 13 pts on 5-6 FG and added another 7 assists bringing his 4-game total to 29 and just 5 TOs.

https://x.com/i/status/1929955473060704574

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,188]

On a good note, all 4 of our offers attending the Pangos camp were selected to play in the Top 30 finale which the blue team won 145-133.  The next big event coming up is the NBPA Top 100 Camp June 9-13 in Rock Hill, SC.  Coaches are permitted to attend on the 11th and 12th.

Jason Gardner '27
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
6/1/25	W		6		2	9	0	3	2	3	5	10	1	0	1
6/2/25	L		3		1	5	1	2	0	0	2	5	2	0	2
6/2/25	L		3		1	7	0	3	1	1	2	7	1	0	1
6/3/25	W		13		5	6	1	1	2	4	2	7	1	0	0
Top 30	L		14		5	7	2	2	2	2	3	0	1	0	0
Count/Avg	5		7.8		41%		36%		70%		2.8	5.8	1.2	0.0	0.8
Bryson Howard '26
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
6/1/25	W		14		5	11	1	3	3	4	5	4	0	0	1
6/2/25	W		22		9	17	4	11	0	0	4	1	1	0	3
6/2/25	W		4		2	7	0	3	0	0	3	4	0	0	3
6/3/25	L		18		6	15	4	11	2	3	3	1	0	0	2
Top 30	W		19		9	12	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	2
Count/Avg	5		15.4		50%		33%		71%		3.6	2.2	0.2	0.0	2.2
Sammy Jackson '26
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
6/1/25	L		6		3	7	0	2	0	0	7	1	3	1	0
6/2/25	W		13		5	9	3	5	0	0	2	1	2	0	0
6/2/25	W		13		5	11	3	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6/3/25	W		19		7	10	2	5	3	5	5	2	0	0	1
6/3/25	W		11		4	8	2	6	1	1	3	2	0	0	1
Top 30	L		4		2	4	0	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	1
Count/Avg	6		11.0		53%		37%		67%		3.2	2.2	0.8	0.2	0.5
Collins Onyejiaka '26
	Gms		Pts		FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
6/1/25	W		11		4	6	0	0	3	7	4	0	0	2	1
6/2/25	L		4		2	8	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
6/2/25	L		8		4	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0
6/3/25	W		2		1	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Top 30	L		8		4	5	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	0
Count/Avg	5		6.6		54%		0%		33%		3.6	0.2	0.4	0.8	0.2