Brad Beal Elite Wins Peach Jam Championship
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The Nike EYBL season ended on Sunday with the Peach Jam Championship game. In the 17U field it was Brad Beal Elite vs NY Rens. Brad Beal Elite (formerly St. Louis Eagles) is based out of St. Louis and has been a mainstay in the EYBL from the beginning appearing in the Peach Jam championship game three times previously with groups led by future top 3 NBA Draft picks Bradley Beal himself, Jayson Tatum, and Brandon Miller respectively. They fell in each one. Sunday was different as BBE won the 17U championship 75-55 pulling away in the second half.
In the championship game Arkansas commit JJ Andrews led the way with 20 points. The native of Arkansas has been a highly ranked national prospect for his entire high school career. Powerful lefty wing that is so strong and explosive attacking downhill with brute force and athleticism each and every time. Plays hard on both ends and will be an instant impact player in the SEC. Their other out of area key player is Trey Pearson from Nashville. The Tennessee product went for 10 points in the championship game. He can shoot and score, but his biggest value comes in his leadership and passing. One of the premier playmaking guards in the EYBL that elevated his stock tremendously with BBE in North Augusta with his ability to consistently get others involved with his dynamic passing. Last year John Burroughs center
Sheek Pearson
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was the x-factor in the 16U title game and he brought it again. The Marquette commit is a long and lanky five that plays above the rim on both ends as he had 8 points and 8 rebounds. Principia shooting guard
Quentin Coleman
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Principia | 2026
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continued his helium with a monster showing at Peach Jam including stuffing the stat sheet in the title game for 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. He has always been known as a plus shooter which he did at the event, but his recruitment is really picking up because of his all-around game. Defends on the perimeter, rebounds for his position, and has secondary playmaking in his bag. The final starter for this group is East St. Louis forward
Jamison White
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Chaminade | 2026
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. He looked good in June when we saw him with his high school team, but took it to a whole different level against the premier competition in the country at Peach Jam. He had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in the championship. His combination of size, raw power, athleticism, and skill make him one of the premier prospects in Illinois that is going to debut VERY high in our updated 2026 PHI Rankings after his transfer into the state. Lastly we want to mention Olney native and Spire Academy (OH) 2027 small forward Jaylan Mitchell. The five-star rising junior missed the season with an injury, but was always there cheering his group on. With the game well in hand he got in for the final minute banging in a three to finish the season off.
Last season Brad Beal Elite won the 16U championship at Peach Jam with the core group that returned. They were missing some of their major fire power though heading into this year. Mitchell is a big time 2027 playing up a year. He has a physical scoring game from all three levels and passing instincts. One of the most coveted recruits in the Midwest. They were also without Miikka Muurinen who is a top 10 2026 prospect in America. He wasn’t eligible to play with BBE this year after his transfer to AZ Compass for high school so he did not participate in the grassroots season. A future pro with his elite size and skilled offensive repertoire.
Without those two the bench was shortened with those five starters playing a ton of minutes! What made this group special was their cohesiveness as a unit. They had played together for a while and it showed. They beat teams with higher ranked individual prospects because they were a team and played the right way on both ends. Didn’t have a ball stopper or care who scored. Everyone knew their roles.
They had one of the better records during the regular season and came into Peach Jam with hopes of making a deep run. Started off rough losing to Team Thad 91-77 in pool play. Closed out the pool going 3-2 overall including a statement win over Oakland Soldiers 94-78. They got in the elite 8 which was all that mattered. In the quarterfinals they bounced Team Durant and the top 2027 in America easily 91-59. Then it was a nail biter against Team Why Not narrowly scrapping by getting a stop on the last possession to win 69-68. They capped it off with a title win over NY Rens.
Total transparency I am very close with a lot of the people in the Brad Beal Elite organization. I have known most of them for over 15 years since I began in 2009 assisting them with Nike Elite 100 Camp each June. President Tim Holloway and Administrative guru Vince Estrada I have worked beside for years in that position each summer. Coach Tony Irons I have covered with Vashon, BBE, and now coaching his JUCO squad. There are WAY too many people who deserve shout outs from a program standpoint so I won’t name them all, but I do want to mention Ron Golden (aka Mr. G) and Roy Pierce as two of the godfathers of this program. They along with Rich Gray who passed away have been instrumental in guiding this program. One thing that has always impressed me about Brad Beal Elite or the St. Louis Eagles is they do it the right way! They coach, they teach, they take care of the players, and help guide their guys on and off the court. They also do a lot of winning!
Lastly Bradley Beal himself deserves a lot of credit. I covered Brad at Chaminade when I was in college in St. Louis. My friend and I would go see him play any chance we got because we knew how special he was. He also genuinely loves St. Louis and reps it proud. Beal doesn’t just put his name behind the team, but he was on the bench as part of the coaching staff during Peach Jam. On the same weekend he got a fresh start signing with the Los Angeles Clippers the program he played for and now has his name on the jersey won the biggest high school basketball tournament in the country.
