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Syracuse Basketball: 5-star point-guard recruit erupts for 44 points in AAU

Syracuse basketball 2025 target Jerry Easter II recently moved to five stars according to ESPN, and he sure has played like a five-star prospect on the AAU circuit this spring and summer.

The 6-foot-6 point guard, a consensus top-45 national prospect in the rising-junior class, has been playing up a division for the 17U squad of the Columbus, Ohio-based All Ohio Red in Nike’s EYBL league.

During the EYBL’s regular season, Easter was named to The Circuit’s All-Event third team, as he averaged 17.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Peach Jam : We caught up with ‘25 Jerry Easter II following his 44-point outburst and talked about his game, things he’s working on, making the move to @LaLuBasketball, the latest with his recruitment, his off-court personality, hobbies, and more (sound on).