He's considered a truly elite pass-first point guard, but
Jaden Bradley showed so much more Saturday at the Riverview Activities Center. The 6-foot-3 incoming senior from
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) averaged 22 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in two games, highlighting day five of the Nike EYBL Peach Jam, arguably the country's biggest high school boys basketball showcase.
With hundreds of top college coaches in attendance, Bradley showed why 247Sports ranks him the No. 4 senior point guard in the country. He along with top-ranked junior prospect
D.J. Wagner were among the many who stood out on the second-to-last day of pool play.
Bradley was equally impressive in two games for CP3, going for 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in an 86-71 win against top 10 guard
Dior Johnson
and Vegas Elite. He followed that up with 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a 68-67 loss to Boo Williams.
Among the Peach Jam leaders over five days, Bradley ranks eighth in scoring at 20.2 points per contest
while dishing out an event best 6.5 assists per game. The versatile guard has his team sitting atop Group B with a 5-1 record. He has 17 college offers but appears to be considering strongly North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, Arizona and Alabama.
Jaden Bradley filled up the stat sheet Saturday with 44 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists during two games at day five of the Nike EYBL Peach Jam.
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Whitmore
has thrown down a number of highlight-reel dunks over six games, but Saturday may have been his best throw-down yet as he
threw down a thunderous dunk in front of Georgetown's Patrick Ewing and
North Carolina's Hubert Davis among notable onlookers.
Playing for Team Melo (3-3), the 6-7 wing
finished with 23 points and four rebounds while connecting on 10-of-14
field goals attempts in a blowout loss to the New Heights Lightning.
In
the team's second game, the four-star wing chipped in 16
points and six rebounds on 7-of-15 from the field in a 71-63 loss to
Each 1 Teach 1. Whitmore is averaging a team-leading 16.8 points and
seven rebounds per outing.Under-the-radar prospects
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Christopher Marshall is a four-star wide receiver in football according to
247Sports, but the explosive athlete is no slouch on the hardwood. Playing for JL3, he had 18
points and four rebounds while knocking down 6-of-8 field goal attempts,
2-of-3 three-point attempts and 4-of-4 free-throws. The 6-3 guard has
been an integral piece for JL3 and played a big role in an 88-87
victory over NY Rens.
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Kheni Briggs couldn't miss in Team CP3's morning session victory over Vegas Elite, pouring in 21 points while connecting on 8-of-10 shots, including 5-of-6 on 3-pointers. Currently not ranked, Briggs may have an opportunity to earn some offers if he can continue to shoot like that.
* No unranked player has made a bigger impact for their team this week than
Keyon Menifield of The Family. The 6-2 guard had another impressive performance Saturday with 23 points, five rebounds and two steals in 78-63 loss to Team Durant. The scoring guard has been fearless attacking the basket.
Stat lines of the day
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Judah Mintz of Team Durant has played at an extremely high level as the scrappy guard is averaging the fourth most points in pool play at 21.7 points per contest. He had his best performance of the week, scoring 30 points while shooting 9-of-16 from the field and 10-of-12 at the foul line in a 78-63 win over The Family.
* Wagner had his best performance of the week with 28 points, four rebounds and three assists while going an efficient 10-of-13 from the field, 2-of-3 on 3s and 6-of-7 from the line, during a 68-56 win over Brad Beal Elite. Playing an age-group up, Wagner has struggled at times this week but Saturday he showed why he is currently the top player in the Class of 2023.
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Malik Reneau of Nightrydas continued his high level of play by scoring 27 points with five rebounds, four blocks and three assists in an 86-82 loss to the Expressions. Reneau made 10-of-14 from the field.
