There were two major events in the high school and college basketball recruiting world over Memorial Day weekend: the USA Basketball U18 Training Camp and Trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and then the Kansas City stop for the Nike EYBL, the premier grassroots basketball circuit.
While some of the high-end prospects who usually perform on the EYBL circuit were in Colorado trying out for Team USA, there was no shortage of talent in the City of Fountains as players and teams fought for a spot in July’s Peach Jam.
But let’s start with USA Basketball. On Tuesday, the 12-member team, a combination of rising college freshmen and class of 2025 stars (rising seniors) was announced. It was selected from 28 participants who took part in the five-day training camp.
The 2024 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team includes Darius Acuff Jr., Nate Ament, Mikel Brown Jr., Jeremiah Fears, Shelton Henderson, Daniel Jacobsen, Jasper Johnson, Morez Johnson Jr., Nikolas Khamenia, Trey McKenney, Patrick Ngongba II, and Derrion Reid.
Action begins shortly for Team USA.
The 2024 FIBA U18 Men’s AmeriCup begins June 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Here are some standout notes from the 2024 U18 USA Basketball Training camp along with two major highlights from Kansas City EYBL via 247Sports National Basketball Director Eric Bossi.
Purdue center signee Daniel Jacobsen shines, earns rankings boost
The player who made the biggest impression in those first three days of USA Basketball tryouts, especially relative to expectations, was undoubtedly Daniel Jacobsen. So, it was no surprise to see his name on the final roster even when 5-star prospects like Jayden Quaintance didn’t make the final cut.
The 7-footer who is committed to Purdue has always been an intriguing prospect thanks to his combination of size and skill.
This week in Colorado Springs, we didn’t see the tallest player on the floor drift out to the…
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