It’s the Nike Hoops Summit, which takes place this Saturday. It may be seen beginning at 7 p.m. on the USA Community and streamed on Peacock. It’s a USA vs. the World recreation that includes the very best highschool gamers from across the globe. The record of alums from the summit contains 15 former No. 1 picks and 94 top-10 picks, that includes such names comparable to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving, Nikola Jokic, Derrick Rose, Anthony Davis, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant and Kevin Garnett — and that’s simply the tip of the iceberg.
Who’re this yr’s members? Listed here are this yr’s rosters for the Nike Hoops Summit males’s groups.
MEN’S TEAM
USA roster
• Darius Acuff Jr., 6’2” guard. The Arkansas commit was the top-ranked level guard on this class. He was event MVP when the USA received gold on the 2024 FIBA Males’s U18 AmeriCup, averaging 17.8 factors, 4.7 rebounds, and 4 assists a recreation.
• Nate Ament, 6’7” ahead. He led his highschool squad to the Virginia state championship 3 times, averaging 19 factors, 10 rebounds, and a couple of.2 assists per recreation this previous season.
• Cameron Boozer, 6’9” ahead. The son of two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer (and the dual brother of Cayden Boozer), Cameron is the early projected high decide within the 2026 NBA Draft. The Duke commit received two gold medals and was named MVP for USA Basketball on the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup.
• Cayden Boozer, 6’3” guard. The opposite son of former NBA participant Carlos Boozer and the fraternal twin of Cameron Boozer, like his brother and father he’s dedicated to Duke. He has received two gold medals with Staff USA: the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup.
• Mikel Brown Jr., 6’2” guard. The person can shoot the rock, he received the 2025 McDonald’s All-American 3-point contest. Brown has dedicated to Louisville.
• Chris Cenac Jr., 6’10” heart. The Houston commit was the MVP on the 2024 NBPA High 100 Camp, averaging 18.6 factors, 11.4 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks a recreation.
• AJ Dybantsa, 6’8” guard. He has been on this stage earlier than: Dybantsa had a game-high 21 factors within the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit taking part in for the World Staff (his mother and father are from the Republic of Congo and Jamaica. He has dedicated to BYU for faculty.
• Jalen Haralson, 6’8” ahead. He averaged 21.2 factors per recreation final spring within the Nike EYBL circuit and was a part of the gold medal-winning Staff USA within the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup. He has dedicated to school at Notre Dame.
• Jasper Johnson, 6’4” guard. The bucket getter and sharp-shooting guard was at all times destined for Kentucky for faculty, his father, Dennis, and his uncle, Derrick, each performed soccer at Kentucky (Dennis additionally performed three seasons within the NFL). He and large man Malachi Moreno, additionally taking part in for the USA in Portland, will kind a formidable freshman tandem for the Wildcats.
• Nikolas Khamenia, 6’8” ahead. The Duke commit starred at Harvard-Westlake Excessive Faculty in Los Angeles, the college that produced former NBA gamers Jarron and Jason Collins, in addition to present NBA participant Johnny Juzang (to not point out actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal).
• Trey McKenney, 6’4” guard. The large-bodied combo guard with a delicate shot has dedicated to play for the Michigan Wolverines subsequent season.
• Malachi Moreno, 6’11” heart. Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball for 2024-25, he’s staying house and can play for Mark Pope and the Wildcats. He has proven some chemistry in Nike Hoops Summit practices with the opposite Kentucky commit right here, Jasper Johnson.
WORLD ROSTER
• Shon Abaev (Israel), 6’7″ ahead. He not too long ago led Calvary Christian Academy to a Florida Class 3A state championship, and he’s dedicated to the College of Cincinnati for subsequent season.
• Ikenna Alozie (Nigeria), 6’2” combo guard. He was the MVP of the 2025 Basketball With out Borders International Camp at NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco.
• Kiyan Anthony (Puerto Rico), 6’5” guard. The son of Corridor of Famer Carmelo Anthony, he was a standout at Lengthy Island Lutheran highschool in New York and, following in his father’s footsteps, is dedicated to Syracuse. He has Puerto Rican ties by way of his mom, Alani “La La” Vazquez, a widely known actress and producer.
• Tajh Ariza (Japan), 6’7″ ahead. He’s the son of Trevor Ariza, who performed 18 years within the NBA and received an NBA title in 2009 with the Lakers. He not too long ago led Westchester Excessive Faculty in Los Angeles to its sixteenth Metropolis Part championship.
• Bogoljub Marković (Serbia), 6’11” ahead. He has performed professionally within the very bodily and intense Serbian league for the previous two seasons. He performs for KK Mega Basket, the staff that produced Nikola Jokic, Ivica Zubac, Nikola Jovic and Goga Bitadze.
• David Mirkovic (Montenegro), 6’9″ ahead. He’s taking part in professionally for SC Derby Podgorica in Montenegro however reportedly is interested by taking part in collegiately within the USA subsequent season.
• Omer Mayer (Israel), 6’4″ guard. Mayer at the moment performs professionally for Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. On the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket, he led Israel, averaging 18.3 factors, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.1 assists a recreation.
• Jaion Pitt (Canada), 6’10” ahead. Initially from Norwood, Ontario, he moved along with his household to play his highschool ball in Arizona, and now could be dedicated to taking part in for Arizona State subsequent season.
• Eric Reibe (Germany), 7’0″ heart. He was the top-ranked participant in Maryland this final season and is dedicated to UConn for subsequent season.
• Dame Sarr, (Italy) 6’5″ guard. He’s at the moment taking part in for FC Barcelona’s high staff (however has been linked to Illinois if he comes stateside for faculty). He was a member of the Italian nationwide staff for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.
• Tounde Yessoufou (Benin), 6’6″ ahead. He moved from the West African nation to California at age 15 however adjusted properly on the court docket — he grew to become California’s all-time main scorer in February, breaking DeMarcus Nelson’s report.
• Boyuan Zhang (China), 6’8″ ahead. He performs professionally in China for Shanxi Fenju and has represented China in quite a lot of worldwide basketball occasions.
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