Meleek Thomas’ triple-double Highlights Day Four at 2024 NBPA Top 100 Camp

Photo credits to Cassy Athena

The 2024 NBPA Top 100 Camp continued to impress on day four with a series of standout performances from the nation’s top high school basketball prospects. Riding the excitement of the first two game days, players showed off their skills and competitive spirit with impressive performances.

Meleek Thomas excelled, recording a triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, shooting an efficient 14-of-24 from the field while committing just one turnover. Thomas is the first player in the last five years to record a triple-double at the camp. His performance follows a strong showing on Day One, where he also impressed with 30 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.

He joins Kiyan Anthony as the only other player at the camp with multiple 30-point games this year.

Darius Adams added to his impressive camp resume with two strong games on Day Four. He scored 28 points on 8-of-14 shooting, a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, and in another game, notched 21 points, including five three-pointers, and five assists in just 22 minutes. Adams’ five three-pointers in one game are tied for the most by any camper this year.

King Grace continued to make his mark, scoring 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting, along with nine rebounds and four steals. Grace is just the third player over the last five years to record at least 25 points and four steals in a game at the camp, joining Paolo Banchero in 2019 and Cooper Flagg in 2023. This follows his exceptional Day Two performance, where he had a dominant 36-point game, coupled with 12 rebounds and no turnovers.

Kiyan Anthony, a consistent performer throughout the camp, added multiple high-scoring games on Day Four. He recorded 27 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and matched that with another 27-point game with four assists. Anthony had started the camp with a remarkable 42-point game on Day One, the highest-scoring game by any player at the camp since 2019.

Anthony is up to five 25-point games so far this year at the camp, the second most by any player in a single sessions at the NBPA Top 100 camp since 2019. Trailing only A.J. Dybantsa’s six in 2023.

Deron Rippey Jr. showcased his scoring and playmaking abilities, with 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, eight assists, and five rebounds. He also had another notable game with 17 points and five steals. The five steals are the most by any player at the camp so far this year, and he’s also the third player over the last five years to record at least 15 points and five steals in a game, joining Paolo Banchero (x2) and Shakeel Moore, who both achieved this in 2019.

Tounde Yessoufou demonstrated his consistency with multiple strong performances. He tallied 25 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals in one game, and had 25 points and 10 rebounds in another. He also had a 23-point, 11-rebound game, while shooting 8-of-14 from the field. Yessoufou has scored more than 20 points in all but one of his games this year at the camp.

Chris Cenac Jr. was a force in the paint, with two games of 24 points—one including 14 rebounds and three blocks, and another with six rebounds and four blocks.

Malachi Moreno and Derek Dixon also stood out on day four. Moreno scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Dixon had 22 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists, and three steals. Dixon’s 12 assists are the most by any camper over the last five years. He’s also just the third player to record at least 20 points and 10 assists in a game at the camp since 2019.

On the other hand, Moreno is just the fifth player over the last five years to record at least 20 points and 15 rebounds in a single game, and he was not the only one to do it on the day. Aliou Dioum recorded 20 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists, making him one of the five players with a 20-15 game over the last five years at the camp.

Jordan Smith Jr. and Oswin Erhunmwunse contributed significantly with their strong performances. Smith Jr. had 21 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and four blocks, while Erhunmwunse added 17 points and 16 rebounds. Smith Jr. is one of three players to record at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks in a game at the camp since 2019.

Xavion Staton, Darius Adams, and Eric Chatfield Jr. rounded out the notable performances. Staton had six points, 10 rebounds, and eight blocks. Adams scored 21 points with five three-pointers and five assists, and Chatfield Jr. had 20 points, five assists, and shot 4-of-4 from three-point range.

Staton’s eight blocks were the most by any camper at the event over the last five years in a single game. Adams’ five three-pointers are tied for the most by any camper in a single game this year and tied for the second-most in a game by any player at the NBPA Top 100 Camp since 2019. Chatfield Jr.’s four three-point makes are tied for the second-most makes without a miss in a game at the camp since we began tracking in 2019.

StatPlayer
PointsMeleek Thomas – 33
ReboundsOswin Erhunmwunse – 16
AssistDerek Dixon – 12
FGMeleek Thomas – 14
3-pt FGDarius Adams – 5
FTKiyan Anthony – 13
BlocksXavion Staton – 8
StealsDeron Rippey Jr. – 5
Game Highs on June 11th

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