UA Association: Additional NJ Notable Prospects From Session I

AAU season is now in full swing, and the Under Armour Association tipped off its 2026 circuit with its opening stop in Kansas City, KS this past weekend. Under Armour's first session featured a strong lineup of competitive matchups and notable prospects from all across the country. This first session also shined a spotlight on several intriguing New Jersey players, particularly those competing at the 17U and 16U levels for various Under Armour programs in the tri state area. With that in mind, here's a closer look at some of the standouts from the opening UAA session.    A scoring guard who possesses natural multi level scoring ability paired with smooth pace off the bounce, [player_tooltip player_id='1406765' first='Milak' last='Myatt'] has the ability to pretty much get whatever he wants off the bounce. Although not necessarily seeing the same level of high usage as he typically does, Myatt still found ways to highlight his scoring prowess— offering efficiency and consistency as a versatile outside shooter, getting to his spots in the in between area, and absorbing contact on his way to penetrating the lane. Myatt also showed good court vision and feel as a decision maker to make a number of high level reads with the ball in his hands, demonstrating his ability to balance between scoring and facilitating.     A legitimate dynamic playmaking guard who possesses the elite quickness off the bounce paired with a really good feel for the game to score from pretty much wherever on the court, [player_tooltip player_id='1604422' first='Alex' last='Pace'] continued to showcase the versatility paired with the aggression and confidence in which he's able to score the basketball with. As the weekend wained however, Pace impressed the most particularly with his outside scoring, particularly from an efficiency and versatility standpoint— creating separation with quickness dribble combo moves off the bounce to knock down smooth outside jumpers while being just as impactful and efficient as a spot up shooter off the catch.     [player_tooltip player_id='2628235' first='King' last='Josiah Hamilton'] immediately stood out with his ability to be disruptive and versatile defensively with his length and lateral quickness, using his lengthy arms to force deflections and alter shot attempts around the basket. As the weekend wained Hamilton also continued to showcase the growth and development in his overall guard skills— making quick decisions off closeouts to attack driving angles off the bounce and even absorbing contact to generate additional offense at the FT line while also realizing the right moments to keep the ball moving and pushing the break and handling it with comfort in transition as a result of defensive stops as well.     [player_tooltip player_id='2421370' first='David' last='Buley'] supplied strong value as a strong interior presence, standing out particularly as an effective and efficient finisher around the basket. Buley scored efficiently both by running the floor in transition and by converting opportunities from the dunker spot off drives by his guards. Buley also made a major impact on the glass, often times crashing the boards and generating extra possessions on the offensive glass and securing rebounds on the defensive end of the floor.     [player_tooltip player_id='2202020' first='Avery' last='Lynch'] consistently exudes the qualities of a high level connective piece, particularly with his ability to play fundamentally sound basketball. In sparring moments, Lynch demonstrated an ability to always be willing to make the right play and do a little bit of everything— knocking down outside shots as a spot up shooter off the ball, be a connective passer and getting better offensive looks for his teammates, battling on the boards and winning rebounds, all while also moving well without the basketball within half court offense.

AAU season is now in full swing, and the Under Armour Association tipped off its 2026 circuit with its opening stop in Kansas City, KS this past weekend. Under Armour's first session featured a strong lineup of competitive matchups and notable prospects from all across the country. This first session also shined a spotlight on several intriguing New Jersey players, particularly those competing at the 17U and 16U levels for various Under Armour programs in the tri state area. With that in mind, here's a closer look at some of the standouts from the opening UAA session.