This week, 2026 five-star shooting guard Jordan Smith Jr., the Syracuse basketball priority recruit, has one thing on his mind.
To cut down the nets at Peach Jam. The annual season-ending tournament on Nike's EYBL circuit is taking place in North Augusta, S.C. In the main 17U division, the 6-foot-3 Smith and his colleagues with the Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover are one of the favorites to win this prestigious event, although the powerhouse grassroots program did suffer a stunning early loss in pool play that I noted in this article.
After Peach Jam, though, the nation's No.