The 2024 Nike Peach Jam concluded with the Nightrydas Elite (FL) securing their third straight Nike EYBL Peach Jam championship. This Nightrydas Elite team, from 2022 to 2024, went 20-2 at the 15u, 16u, and 17u levels.

In 2022, the Nightrydas Elite 15u squad went 6-1 en route to a title. In 2023, the 16u program also went 6-1 en route to the title. In 2024, they completed an undefeated season with an 8-0 record, culminating in a Peach Jam title.

The trio of Cayden Boozer, Cameron Boozer, and Dante Allen have been apart of all three championships helping Nightrydas Elite become the first AAU program to win three straight Peach Jam titles at the 15u, 16u, and 17u levels.

During this run in 2024, Cameron Boozer pulled down five double-doubles in eight games, including one in the championship game, where he finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists on 88-percent shooting from the field. He is one of four players since the EYBL circuit was founded in 2010 to record at least 15 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in the championship game. He joins Isaiah Briscoe in 2014 (20 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists), Keelon Lawson in 2014 (20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists), and Nerlens Noel in 2011 (17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists).

Dante Allen finished with 21 points, marking his second 20-point effort this Peach Jam. Entering the game, Allen was 4-25 from three but connected on three of his four attempts, which was crucial for the Nightrydas to secure the title.

Cayden Boozer again flirted with a triple-double, recording eight points, seven rebounds, and seven assists in the championship game.

Impressively, they did all this against the Oakland Soldiers (CA), which featured two players ranked as the number one overall player in their class: AJ Dybantsa and Tyran Stokes. Dybantsa finished with 25 points and six rebounds, while Stokes finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. They are the first duo with at least 20 points and five rebounds in the championship game since N’Faly Dante and Kennedy Chandler did it back in 2019.

For Dybantsa, this was his fifth 25-point effort at the Peach Jam across all seasons at the 17u level. He joins Cole Anthony, Sharife Cooper, and Cameron Thomas as the only players since 2017 to record five such games at the Peach Jam. Furthermore, it was his 13th 20-point effort at the Peach Jam, the most by any player since 2017.

Stokes completed this year’s edition of his Peach Jam journey with another 20-point game. During the Soldiers’ run to the Peach Jam title, Stokes had five 20-point outings, a triple-double, and two 25-point double-doubles. Stokes is one of four players since 2017 to record multiple 25-point double-doubles at the Peach Jam, joining Sharife Cooper (7), Marvin Bagley Jr. (4), and Michael Porter Jr. (3).

Scoring

Overall, this year’s Peach Jam did not disappoint. There were a total of four 30-point performances and 82 instances of a player scoring 20 or more points. Jeremiah Fears had the highest scoring game with a 35-point effort on 71-percent shooting. Fears finished the tournament averaging 21.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game on 51-percent shooting from the field. He also accounted for 32 percent of the offense for Indy Heat (IN), the highest for a single player at this year’s Peach Jam.

AJ Dybantsa finished the Peach Jam averaging 23.1 points per game, the highest by any player who played at least three games. He scored 20 or more points in all eight games played at the Peach Jam, the most in a single run at the Peach Jam since 2017.

Cameron Boozer finished the tournament averaging 20.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game on 60-percent shooting. Boozer had four 20-point double-doubles this Peach Jam, tied with 2019 Sharife Cooper and 2017 Marvin Bagley III for the most by any player over the last eight years. His 60-percent shooting was the highest for any player averaging 20 or more points this Peach Jam.

Of the 82 instances of players scoring 20 or more points in a game, only three did so with fewer than 10 shots: Cameron Boozer, Cornelius Ingram, and Ryan Crotty. Ingram was a consistent force, reaching double figures in all five games and scoring at least 20 points twice. In both 20-point efforts, Ingram shot better than 60 percent from the field, becoming just one of seven players at this Peach Jam to record multiple such games. Crotty also reached double-digit scoring in all five games at the Peach Jam. Crotty was one of five players this Peach Jam to hit at least four threes in a single game multiple times.

In terms of buckets, there wasn’t a more silent assassin at the Peach Jam than Kaden House. House finished outside the top 10 in terms of scoring average, but he was the only player at this year’s Peach Jam with three 25-point games. He shot better than 50 percent in all three, including 60 percent or better in two of them. His multiple 25-point games on 60-percent shooting or better is tied for the second most such games by a player at the Peach Jam since 2017, trailing only Cade Cunningham‘s three in 2019.

Brayden Burries looked the part of a top-20 player in his class, scoring 20 or more points in five games at the Peach Jam. He scored 20 points in all but one game and was one of four players this year to score 30 points in a game at the Peach Jam. He finished the tournament averaging 22.2 points per game, the second-best by any player who played three games. He shot 50 percent from the floor and 42 percent from three. His three 20-point double-doubles were tied for the second most by any player this Peach Jam, trailing only Cameron Boozer’s four.

Jordan Smith was extremely efficient, scoring in double figures in all seven games played and shooting better than 60 percent in six of those. He’s the only player over the last three Peach Jam events to shoot 60 percent or better in six double-figure scoring games.

Rebounding & Assists

Silas Barksdale, who is unranked by two major recruiting services (On3 and ESPN), could have changed those fortunes after leading the Peach Jam in rebounding. He recorded double-digit rebounds in four of his five games played and was one of seven players this tournament to record at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in a single game.

Tyran Stokes had six double-digit rebounding games, the most of any player. His six such games are tied for the most by any player in a single run at the Peach Jam since 2017. Robert Simpson had 14 rebounds versus the New Heights Lightning (NY), the most by any player in a single game at the Peach Jam this year. Simpson finished the tournament averaging 8.3 rebounds per game, fifth best, and recorded double-digit rebounds in three games.

Brayden Burries had at least eight rebounds in all his games played and finished the tournament averaging 10 rebounds per game. Keiner Asprilla played in five games at the Peach Jam and recorded double-digit rebounds in three of them. Asprilla only played five minutes in his first game and collected just one rebound. Over his final four games, he averaged 9.8 rebounds per game.

Cayden Boozer led all players in total assists and assists per game at the Peach Jam. Boozer had at least five assists in seven games, tied with 2017 James Akinjo and 2019 Dajuan Harris for the most such games at the Peach Jam in a single run over the last eight years. Right behind Boozer was Keyshuan Tillery, who averaged 5.6 assists per game. He recorded at least five assists in all five games played, while also scoring in double figures. Tillery and Dante Allen were the only players to record five games with double-digit points while also dishing out five assists this Peach Jam.

SHOOTING

Brayden Burries hit 15 of his 36 three-point attempts, the most makes by any player this Peach Jam, good for 42 percent. Of the players who attempted at least 10 three-pointers, Jordan Smith finished with the highest percentage, knocking down 67 percent of his shots from deep. Smith finished the Peach Jam hitting eight of his 12 attempts.

Derek Dixon was one of two players this Peach Jam to complete six games with multiple threes, while Tobe Ezeokafor had the most three-point makes in a single game this Peach Jam for UPlay Canada (CAN) in their win over the PSA Cardinals. Ezeokafor hit six of his eight three-point attempts in that game, making him one of five players since 2017 to hit 75 percent of his threes in a single game when attempting at least eight.

Player	3-pt%
Jordan Smith	(8-12) 66.7%
Christian Jeffrey	(6-10) 60.0%
Tyran Stokes	(9-18) 50.0%
Cameron Boozer	(12-24) 50.0%
Chris Nwuli	(8-17) 47.1%

DEFENSE

Jalen Reece led the Peach Jam this year in total steals with 16. He had multiple steals in all five games played, including swiping five in two of those. Reece is one of four players over the last eight years to record multiple games of at least five steals at the Peach Jam, joining 2022 Ty-Laur Johnson (3), 2023 Tyran Stokes (2), and 2021 Andrew Rohde.

Caleb Wilson had six games with multiple steals at the Peach Jam this year, the most of any player. Wilson is one of four players over the last five Peach Jams to have six games with multiple steals in a single run. Wilson also led the Peach Jam in total blocks this year with 22, which was double the next closest player. He had at least one block in each game and even had six in the championship game against the Oakland Soldiers. His six blocks against the Oakland Soldiers were the most by any player in the Peach Jam championship game since Wendell Carter swatted away eight in 2015 against the St. Louis Eagles.