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Syracuse basketball 4-star priority target’s AAU team ranks No. 1 in nation

As Nike’s EYBL league holds its fourth and final regular-season session this weekend in Memphis, Tenn., the AAU team of Syracuse basketball 2024 four-star priority recruit Jalil Bethea has vaulted to the top of the national rankings in grassroots basketball.

In the latest 17U top-25 team ratings from the analysts and scouts of The Circuit, the No. 1 AAU squad is the Philadelphia-based Team Final.

This excellent team, whose roster features multiple top-flight prospects including Bethea, has sported a 15-2 overall record this spring in grassroots basketball as the EYBL was holding its fourth session from May 26 to May 29 at the Memphis Sports & Events Center.