2024 Class: Under the Radar Names To Know In NY

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What names do you need to know in NY. The Class of 2024 may be one of the best to come out of NY when it is all said and done. This Class of 2024 includes names like [player_tooltip player_id='1195555' first='Ian' last='Jackson'](UNC), [player_tooltip player_id='1195554' first='Johnuel' last='Fland'](uncommitted), <br>[player_tooltip player_id='1682827' first='VJ' last='Edgecombe'](uncommitted), [player_tooltip player_id='902739' first='Quinfang' last='Pang'](uncommitted), [player_tooltip player_id='1199070' first='Elijah' last='Moore'](Syracuse), [player_tooltip player_id='1502525' first='Godswill' last='Eheriene'](uncommitted), [player_tooltip player_id='1172137' first='Adam' last='Njie Jr'](uncommitted), and [player_tooltip player_id='1195558' first='Dwayne' last='Pierce'](Iowa State). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Well that is a star studded group there are also a few other names that you need to know.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"AJ Abusaab","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Syosset","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"AJ is a true Point Guard. 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