Jul 20, 2025, 12:05 PM ET For nearly thirty years, the Nike Peach Jam has been one of the hottest tickets of the summer hoops circuit, as some of the leading young skill converges in July at Riverview Activities Center in North Augusta, South Carolina.Editor’s Picks
This year, the occasion has brought in numerous players included in the ESPN recruiting rankings.Here is a handful of star players who laid their foundation at Peach Jam. In 2023, Flagg put up some big numbers at Peach Jam and included some poster dunks and beast blocks. He published 38 points, 16 rebounds and 12 blocks for Maine United and the following day, Flagg went for 37 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks. He guided Maine United to the title game, but the team lost to Cameron Boozer and NightRydas Elite. Flagg balanced 25.4 points, 13 rebounds, 6.9 blocks and 5.7 helps in the event. A month later, Flagg reclassified to the 2024 class. He was called Gatorade National Player of the Year and led his high school team to the Chipotle Nationals title as a senior. He then controlled at Duke before being chosen with the No. 1 pick by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2025 draft. In 2019, Green led Team Why Not (California)to the Peach Jam title game, balancing 23.7 points
, 4.3 rebounds and 3 helps. Green, the leading high school prospect in the ESPN 100 for 2020, revealed the full variety of his athletic capabilities with viral dunks throughout the week. He was called high school player of the year during his senior season and was chosen with the No. 2 choice by the Houston Firecrackers in the 2021 NBA draft.Cameron Boozer, Duke In 2024, Boozer assisted NightRydas Elite (Florida)become the very first grassroots group to win consecutive Peach
Jam champions at the 15U, 16U and 17U levels after beating the Oakland Soldiers(California)71-62. Boozer dominated the event, topping his week with 19 points (7-of-8 from the field), 10 rebounds and 5 helps in the title game. Boozer, who was ranked No. 3 in the ESPN 100 for 2025, was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in his senior year.Good luck finding a better Peach Jam tandem than Young and Porter, who both were spectacular throughout the 2016 occasion. The duo led Mokan Elite(Kansas )to an unbeaten Peach Jam run in dominant fashion. Young posted 27 points, 7.2 helps and 3.8 rebounds, and Porter pumped in 26.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3 takes. Young, who was ranked No. 23 in the ESPN 100 for 2017, led the country in points and helps as a freshman at Oklahoma before being selected fifth by the Dallas Mavericks and immediately traded to the Atlanta Hawks in 2018. Porter, who was ranked No. 2 in the class, was chosen No. 14 in the same draft by the Denver Nuggets. Tatum was a terrible three-level matchup problem in 2015, leading the St. Louis Eagles (Missouri)to the title game while averaging 24.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists. His combination of size and ability made him a one-man highlight reel as he led Chaminade College Preparation (Missouri)to its second straight state title and claimed the Gatorade National Gamer of the Year award. Tatum flourished at Duke, averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 helps, 1.3 takes and 1.1 blocks before being taken with the third choice by the Boston Celtics in the 2017 draft.Isaiah Briscoe, previous NBA guard Briscoe, who was nicknamed”Must-See television,”led the NJ Playaz to the Peach Jam title in 2014. His mix of speed, quickness and mind-boggling ballhandling made him almost difficult to safeguard. Briscoe, who was ranked No. 13 in the ESPN 100 for 2015, balanced 19.2 points, and five assists a game at Peach Jam, where he posted 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 helps in the national championship. He led Roselle Catholic School( New Jersey)to a state title before growing at Kentucky for two years and signing with the Portland Path Blazers.Randle, who was ranked No. 3 in the ESPN 100 for 2013, led the Texas Titans in 2012 while scoring at all three levels. The 6-foot-9 forward balanced 23.5 points and 12.5 rebounds and posted 31 points and 17 rebounds in his finest game that week. Randle led Prestonwood Christian Academy( Texas)to a state title as a senior, balancing 32.5 points and 22.5 rebounds. He starred at Kentucky as a freshman, leading the Wildcats to the Final 4 before being selected No. 7 by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014 draft.
