High school basketball: 2023 Nike EYBL Peach Jam preview

The most prestigious grassroots basketball event of the summer returns for its 27th year as the Nike EYBL Peach Jam takes place from July 2-9 at the Riverview Park Activities Center in North Augusta, S.C.

There will be 65 of the top 100 prospects, according to 247Sports rankings, from the Class of 2023 and 50 of the top 75 prospects in the Class of 2024 competing on the Nike EYBL circuit.

Headlining individual talent at the Peach Jam includes Dylan Harper (No. 1 in Class of 2024), Tre Johnson (No. 3 in Class of 2024), Cameron Boozer (No. 1 in Class of 2025), Cooper Flagg (No. 2 in Class of 2025), Darryn Peterson (No. 6 in Class of 2025), A.J. Dybantsa (No. 1 in Class of 2026) and Tyran Stokes (No. 2 in Class of 2026).

Pool play has a number of intriguing individual matchups, highlighted by a pair showdown between top-ranked prospects in their classifications. Nightrydas Elite battles Maine United in 16U which matches up Boozer and Flagg at 9 a.m. on July 5 and a clash between Vegas Elite and Expressions Elite in 17U matches up Dybantsa against Stokes at 1:30 p.m. on July 7. All times are Eastern.

Championship games on July 9 will stream live on ESPNU. The 15U championship is slated for noon, the 16U championship is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the 17U title game is being played at 4 p.m. All other games will be live streaming on the Nike EYBL website.

Defending champion Mokan Elite is the only EYBL program with multiple Peach Jam titles since 2011, as the Missouri-based program has captured championships in 2016, 2019 and 2022.