The nation’s best high school basketball players, including Louisville native Tyran Stokes, are preparing to showcase their talents at 2024 Nike EYBL Peach Jam in North Augusta, South Carolina.
Play-in games are scheduled to begin on Friday and the event will conclude on July 21 with the finals.
Peach Jam marks the final stage of Nike’s EYBL circuit and showcases its best teams.
Before Stokes and others take the court, here’s a look at what they’ve been up to since the prep basketball season ended:
Stokes, a consensus five-star offensive lineman out of Prolific Prep, lived in Louisville until he was 9 years old. He received scholarship offers from U of L, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, USC, UCF, Arkansas, Oregon and North Carolina. Stokes averaged 20 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for the Oakland Soldiers heading into the Peach Jam. He also won the FIBA U17 World Cup gold medal as a member of Team USA, averaging 12.3 points, seven rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.
Kaden Magwood, a consensus four-star guard who started at Western High School, saw his stock rise after starring at Oak Hill. He played at the NBPA Top 100 camp and the Adidas Eurocamp. Magwood is averaging 22.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for Team Loaded on the Adidas 3SSB circuit. He received 32 offers as of July 2 and recently led all players in scoring at the first session of DMV Live, a July national recruiting event in Maryland. He averaged 31.5 points per game while shooting 50.5% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the 3-point arc. For his senior season, he is preparing for the Combine Academy.
High School boys point guard Cole Edelen received offers from Western Kentucky and Central Arkansas this summer after leading the 16U Indiana Elite team to a 9-4 record prior to the Adidas 3SSB Palmetto Road Championship tournament. He recently guided Male to the semifinals of the KABC Titans Shootout, where the Bulldogs fell to eventual champion St. Xavier. Edelen averaged 17.5 points per game.
Trinity guard Julius Edmonds has drawn recruiting interest from IUPUI and Air Force after playing with Griffin Elite on the Under Armor Association Rise circuit.
Highlight of Saint Xavier Chance Dillingham hit two game-winning shots in one day to help St. Xavier win the KABC Titans Shootout over Male and Great Crossing. Dillingham is playing with Mac Irvin Fire on the EYBL circuit, winning Defensive MVP in Session IV in Kansas City, Missouri. Dillingham is averaging 12.6 points and 3.8 assists per game with Mac Irvin Fire. The guard recently took an official visit to the state of Tennessee.
St. Xavier guard Jeremiah Jackson received an offer from Toledo after playing with the 16U Indiana Elite team and helping St. Xavier win the KABC Titans Shootout.
Trinity’s Jayden Johnson, a four-star wing, is playing with 16U Mokan Elite on the EYBL circuit. He averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game on tour. He also participated in the Nike Elite 100 Camp. Johnson received an offer from Indiana in June. He also received an offer from Arizona State in May.
Male striker Keashawn Jordan played on the EYBL circuit with the Indy Heat-Gym Rats this summer, averaging 3.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Jordan received his first offer from Missouri State in June after helping Male reach the semifinals of the KABC Titans Shootout. He averaged 13.2 points per game in the event.
Manual was one of three Louisville programs to reach the semifinals of the KABC Titans Shootout, thanks to the play of wing Justice Decker. He also signed up with the Central Kentucky Basketball Club on the MADE Hoops circuit.
Ballard guard Cash Whitehead recently received an offer from Kentucky Christian. He scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a win over Marion County in the KABC Titans Shootout.
Contact sports reporter Brooks Warren at bwarren@gannett.com and follow him on the X at @Brookksss.
This article originally appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal: How the Top Prep Basketball Players Performed Before the 2024 Peach Jam
