Nike EYBL Champions: Palmetto State Update

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>USE CODE “baxley30” FOR 30% OFF THE FIRST PURCHASE OF ANY SUBSCRIPTION</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Running at the same times and in the same places as Nike's EYBL, the EYBL Champions League gives teams an added opportunity to earn college attention and compete for a spot in the prestigious Peach Jam in July. The Palmetto State has two teams that play in this division, [program_tooltip program_id='2413030' first='Middleton' last='Hoops Elite'], based out of Charleston, and [program_tooltip program_id='2134373' first='Team' last='USC Unleashed'], which is based out of Columbia. Check out this statistical update and six top performers from Nike EYCL Sessions 1, 2, and 3. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2413030' first='Middleton' last='Hoops Elite'] 17U (11-1) -</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Points Per Game</td><td>Rebounds Per Game</td><td>Assists Per Game</td><td>Steals Per Game</td><td>Blocks Per Game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2467362' first='Jackson' last='Terrell']</td><td>13.8</td><td>10.2</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.7</td><td>1.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1669880' first='Bryce' last='Ward']</td><td>16.7</td><td>1.8</td><td>2.3</td><td>1.8</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2279025' first='Kais' last='Parris']</td><td>6.5</td><td>3.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>1.5</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1986996' first='Kobe' last='Sims']</td><td>8.1</td><td>2.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1811633' first='Jackson' last='Ross']</td><td>6.4</td><td>3.0</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.9</td><td>0.5</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1931197' first='Josh' last='Gamble']</td><td>7.1</td><td>3.8</td><td>3.4</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2420724' first='Joshua' last='Gladden']</td><td>5.1</td><td>3.0</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3346354' first='Elijah' last='Coles']</td><td>3.7</td><td>3.0</td><td>1.7</td><td>2.3</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3073563' first='Kingston' last='Coles']</td><td>0.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2413030' first='Middleton' last='Hoops Elite'] 16U (5-3) - </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Points Per Game</td><td>Rebounds Per Game</td><td>Assists Per Game</td><td>Steals Per Game</td><td>Blocks Per Game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2821521' first='Jeremiah' last='Triplin']</td><td>7.4</td><td>7.3 </td><td>1.0</td><td>0.8</td><td>2.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2554843' first='Aidan' last='Walls']</td><td>8.9</td><td>2.1</td><td>1.8</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2691559' first='Treivan' last='Wright']</td><td>9.4</td><td>2.9</td><td>1.8</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2460128' first='Maison' last='Logan']</td><td>6.0</td><td>2.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.1 </td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2484554' first='Eric' last='Jenkins']</td><td>8.8</td><td>3.1</td><td>3.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2467354' first='Isaiah' last='Jacques']</td><td>9.4</td><td>3.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2534819' first='Hatch' last='Kelly']</td><td>5.3</td><td>4.3</td><td>0.9 </td><td>1.3</td><td>0.6</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Justin Bowdre</strong></td><td>7.0</td><td>6.8</td><td>1.0</td><td>1.0 </td><td>1.0</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2413030' first='Middleton' last='Hoops Elite'] 15U (5-3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Points Per Game</td><td>Rebounds Per Game</td><td>Assists Per Game</td><td>Steals Per Game</td><td>Blocks Per Game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2872903' first='Deux' last='Greene']</td><td>5.6</td><td>2.3</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2897212' first='Austin' last='Dunleavy']</td><td>3.1</td><td>2.8</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3281574' first='Reed' last='Robinson']</td><td>8.4</td><td>3.8</td><td>1.4</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.2</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2855071' first='Jordan' last='Brockington']</td><td>8.5</td><td>1.9</td><td>1.9</td><td>2.8</td><td>0.4</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2964006' first='River' last='Erickson']</td><td>14.5</td><td>7.3</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.5</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3569591' first='Connor' last='Corrigan']</td><td>9.0</td><td>3.6</td><td>2.9</td><td>1.8</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3582723' first='Owen' last='Cutcliff']</td><td>1.0</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2948523' first='Chicorey' last='Cotton']</td><td>6.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Kaden Hulsey</strong></td><td>5.4</td><td>4.8</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.6</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2911809' first='Cameron' last='Singleton']</td><td>6.5</td><td>5.5</td><td>1.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2134373' first='Team' last='USC Unleashed'] 17U (3-8) -</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Points Per Game</td><td>Rebounds Per Game</td><td>Assists Per Game</td><td>Steals Per Game</td><td>Blocks Per Game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2149135' first='Milton' last='McCray']</td><td>11.1</td><td>2.5</td><td>1.6</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.5</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2478755' first='Samajae' last='Govan']</td><td>8.5</td><td>2.2</td><td>1.5</td><td>2.1</td><td>0.8</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2207644' first='Randy' last='Robinson']</td><td>13.2</td><td>4.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.6</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2139480' first='Christopher' last='Horton']</td><td>6.9</td><td>1.4</td><td>1.7</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2674162' first='Tre' last='Green']</td><td>9.5</td><td>4.3</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.5</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2441195' first='Kaleb' last='Broadwater']</td><td>5.6</td><td>5.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3230815' first='Dee' last='Davis']</td><td>4.0</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2979710' first='Eian' last='Adams']</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2134373' first='Team' last='USC Unleashed'] 16U (6-2) - </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Points Per Game</td><td>Rebounds Per Game</td><td>Assists Per Game</td><td>Steals Per Game</td><td>Blocks Per Game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2194590' first='Wyatt' last='Dugger']</td><td>6.6</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2861502' first='Jack' last='Webb']</td><td>15.6</td><td>6.6</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2642300' first='Malik' last='Brunson']</td><td>9.5</td><td>4.8</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1982065' first='Scoop' last='Dennis']</td><td>3.4</td><td>4.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2491608' first='Llogen' last='Rivers']</td><td>3.5</td><td>2.3</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.5</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Kaleb Copeland</strong></td><td>5.4</td><td>4.9</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.9</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2149134' first='Levon' last='Smith III']</td><td>4.5</td><td>2.9</td><td>3.0</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2134373' first='Team' last='USC Unleashed'] 15U (4-4) - </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Points Per Game</td><td>Rebounds Per Game</td><td>Assists Per Game</td><td>Steals Per Game</td><td>Blocks Per Game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2816511' first='Khiry' last='White']</td><td>16.8</td><td>8.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>1.3</td><td>1.4</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2856553' first='Ryan' last='Curry']</td><td>9.9</td><td>2.9</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2899306' first='DaMar'e' last='Spriggs']</td><td>2.5</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Aaron Goodwin</strong></td><td>0.8</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Steven Rayzer</strong></td><td>0.0</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.2</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Daeveon Jones</strong></td><td>0.0</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2467362' first='Jackson' last='Terrell'] - [player_tooltip player_id='2467362' first='Jackson' last='Terrell'] leads off the top performers from SC's EYCL programs. [program_tooltip program_id='2413030' first='Middleton' last='Hoops Elite'] 17U is pushing for a Peach Jam Play-In spot right now, and Terrell's size and athleticism are allowing him to dominate games on both ends of the floor. He's averaging a double-double in league play, as well as 1.3 blocks per game, while MHE has won 11 straight games. If he continues this level of play through June and into July, look for his team to stay hot and his recruitment to pick back up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2484554' first='Eric' last='Jenkins'] - The man running the show for their 16U squad is Jenkins. Although he will have some big scoring nights, Eric is a team-first guy who puts up a team-high 3.1 assists per game. He also has good defensive instincts and hands to make up for his size. From a statistical standpoint, Eric's best game came back in session one, where he put up 20 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals in a win over Bates Fundamentals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2964006' first='River' last='Erickson'] - One of the surprises of the Nike EYCL so far is the emergence of Erickson. River leads Middleton's 15U team in points per game, rebounds per game, and blocks per game, and is only listed at 6'2". After what we saw from him during the high school season, it is a little surprising to see the turnovers up and the shooting down, but it's still clear that Erickson is a guy MHE will lean on in the future. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2207644' first='Randy' last='Robinson'] - From the first time I saw them in April, it was clear how important [player_tooltip player_id='2207644' first='Randy' last='Robinson'] would be to this Unleashed squad. He's been a dominant, efficient interior scorer in almost every game, averaging 13.2 points per game on 62.5% field goal shooting. Robinson is slightly undersized from a height perspective, but his strength and motor make up for it in a big way. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2861502' first='Jack' last='Webb'] - Just like it was a year ago, Jack is Unleashed 2028's leading scorer through the first two sessions. He's pushing 40% from deep and is above 50% from the field, meaning he's not jacking up shots to get his 15 a game. Webb is also making his presence felt on the glass, tying one of their bigs at 6.6 rebounds per game. His box scores show a balance of twos and threes, meaning the work is translating to him becoming a balanced, three-level scorer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2856553' first='Ryan' last='Curry'] - Ryan has been a strong pickup for Unleashed's 15U squad through eight games. He is their third-leading scorer at 9.9 points per game and easily their best three-point shooter at 42.4% (14-33). However, don't let the size and shooting fool you - Curry isn't scared of driving into the trees and playing in the paint where he can score or find a teammate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->