Numerous four-star and five-star high school prospects were among the top performers during the latest AAU season that wrapped up a few weeks ago, according to analysts and scouts. The three main shoe-sponsored circuits are the Nike EYBL league, the Adidas 3SSB league and the Under Armour Association (“UAA”) league.<\/p>\n
All three leagues held several spring sessions before conducting their season-ending playoffs in July. Throughout the most recent grassroots hoops campaign, college coaches were in attendance during a couple of NCAA-permitted live periods. Based on comments from national analysts and scouts, here are some of the top performers across these three shoe-sponsored leagues.<\/p>\n
Jordan Smith Jr. with the Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover earned high marks all spring and summer. The 2026 five-star shooting guard, rated No. 2 nationally by 247Sports, is down to a final six of Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Syracuse, Duke<\/a> and Georgetown. He was among the leading scorers in the EYBL’s main 17U division, although Team Takeover shockingly didn’t make it out of pool play at July’s season-ending Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C.<\/p>\n The Oakland Soldiers from California featured two of the premier scorers in EYBL<\/a> competition during the latest season. One is 2026 five-star combo guard Jason Crowe Jr.<\/a>, who is verbally committed to Missouri. The second is 2026 five-star small forward Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 national prospect in this class. Kentucky<\/a> is trending in Stokes’ recruitment, some analysts say.<\/p>\n Scouts anointed Maximo Adams<\/a> as the top forward in EYBL play this past season. The 2026 four-star prospect shined for the Las Vegas-based Vegas Elite. His work on the glass throughout the spring and summer months was impressive. Adams has locked in multiple official visits to blue-blood programs.<\/p>\n Brandon McCoy was another top-flight scorer on the EYBL circuit. The 2026 five-star combo guard averaged 22.0 points per game at Peach Jam. The scouting experts at The Circuit<\/a> named McCoy to their All-Peach Jam first team.<\/span><\/p>\n Deron Rippey Jr., a 2026 five-star point guard, was arguably the top performer in the latest 3SSB season. Rippey led the 17U team of the New York-based New Heights to the quarterfinals of the Adidas playoffs. A top-10 national prospect, he recently disclosed a top 12 that features many heavyweight programs and has set a bunch of official visits for the coming months.<\/p>\n Bruce Branch III was electric this spring and summer for the California-based Compton Magic, analysts say. Nate Buss<\/a>, in a piece for Sports Illustrated, said that Branch had an “eye-opening ascension” with the Magic in the latest 3SSB season. Branch, a five-star small forward, is the No. 1 national prospect in the 2027 cycle.<\/p>\n Neiko Mundey<\/a> was one of the best guards on the 3SSB circuit. The 2026 four-star prospect averaged 21 points per game and shot around 40 percent from beyond the arc this past season. He starred for New World, a program based in the D.C. area. Adam Finkelstein, 247Sports’ director of scouting, noted that Mundey is an excellent two-way player who plays with big-time energy and intensity.<\/p>\n Finkelstein also characterized 2026 five-star Abdou Toure as one of the top wings in the Adidas league. Toure, a top-25 national prospect, is an explosive athletic, scouts say. Finkelstein<\/a> noted that Toure, who suits up for the Boston-based BABC, is a stellar defender and strong rebounder for a wing player.<\/p>\n Two of the top prospects in the Under Armour Association league this spring and summer were 2026 four-star small forward Christopher Washington Jr. and 2026 four-star wing\/power forward Quinn Costello. Washington plays for the Knoxville, Tenn.-based B.MAZE Elite. Costello, one of the fastest-rising prospects nationwide, is a standout with the Boston-based Middlesex Magic.<\/p>\nTop Performers in the Adidas 3SSB League<\/h3>\n
Top Performers in UAA<\/h3>\n