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5 days ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEMESA, AZ — It’s hard to start off the AAU season any better than Team Thad’s Tarris Bouie III. The 6-foot-6, 170-pound shooting guard was among the top bucket getters at the 17u level, averaging 19.3 points per game. The guard added 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, showing he can do everything on the court.
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6 days ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEMESA, AZ — Top-35 class of 2026 prospect Chase Foster is your prototypical modern day forward. Foster — the 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward out of IMG Academy (FL) and the Team Melo Nike EYBL AAU program — can really do it all. He showed his versatility at EYBL Session 1, averaging 7.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. “Super talented,” Team Melo head coach John Zito told ZAGSBLOG. “6-foot-9 and he can shoot, pass and dribble.
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6 days ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEMESA, AZ — Two of the highest scoring performances of EYBL Session 1 came from class of 2026 four-star Elijah Williams. Williams — the 6-foot-6, 200-pound small forward from TMI Episcopal (TX) and the JL3 Elite AAU program — opened his summer by dropping just two points. But he didn’t let it faze him. Williams scored 29 points on Saturday vs. Team Takeover, then had a 35-point outing with eight rebounds and six assists vs. Meanstreets on Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEPenn State has landed a commitment from class of 2025 guard Reggie Grodin, per his X page. Go B1G or Go Home #Committed #WeAre #HappyValley pic.twitter.com/ewTqsSCvSr— Reggie Grodin (@Reggiegrodin19) May 7, 2025 Grodin — the 6-foot-5 guard out the The Newman School (MA) — was originally committed to Fordham. He reopened his recruitment after its coaching change and will now be heading to Happy Valley.
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1 week ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
We’re entering the summer months: the heart of official and unofficial visit season. ZAGSBLOG is here to track where everyone is going. An asterisk indicates an unofficial visit. Click the names for more information on players. — NC State (May 2)— Duke (May 5)— Kentucky (May 15-17)
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1 week ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEMarquette has picked up a commitment from class of 2026 four-star shooting guard Ethan Johnston, he told ZAGSBLOG. Johnston — the 6-foot-6, 185-pound guard from The Hill School (PA) and the NY Rens Nike EYBL AAU program — chose Marquette over offers from schools like Cal, Creighton, Georgetown, Maryland, Villanova and Virginia Tech. “I chose Marquette because they value relationships, growth and victory,” Johnston told ZAGSBLOG. “There was no shortage of love.
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1 week ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEClass of 2026 four-star small forward Maximo Adams will be switching AAU programs, but will stay in the Nike EYBL circuit. He’s making the move from Team WhyNot to Vegas Elite, per his Instagram page. Adams — the 6-foot-6 small forward out of Sierra Canyon (CA) — had a productive Session 1 with Team WhyNot. He averaged 9.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 42.3% from the field.
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1 week ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCENebraska has landed class of 2025 prospect Leo Curtis, per his Instagram page. Curtis — the 7-foot center out of Cambridge Arts, Technology and Science (MA) — was originally committed to Arizona State. He reopened his recruitment in mid-April and has since taken a visit to Nebraska on May 4. He’s now a Cornhusker. “I chose Nebraska because the basketball fit matches my strengths and coach does a great job using the unique skills each player brings,” Curtis told On3.
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1 week ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEMESA, AZ — Top-25 prospect DaKari Spear is one of the purest scorers in the 2026 class. He showed his abilities during the first EYBL session of the summer, leading Drive Nation in scoring. Across three games, Spear averaged 16.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game. His best outing came in a narrow loss to Team CP3, where Spear poured in 20 points with three triples. Spear said his best trait right now is shooting.
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1 week ago | 
zagsblog.com | Sam Lance |Adam Zagoria
By SAM LANCEMESA, AZ — Class of 2027 five-star Paul Osaruyi is one of the youngest players competing on the Nike EYBL 17u circuit this summer. But that hasn’t stopped him from being uber-productive. Osaruyi — the 6-foot-10, 220-pound big man from Toronto — averaged 10.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks for Arizona Unity at Nike EYBL Session 1. He was a menace on the offensive glass and had several highlight finishes at the rim.
