Organizing body | AAU |
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Founded | April 2010 |
Country | United States |
Most championships | MOKAN Elite, Team Takeover(3 titles) |
Website | nikeeyb.com |
The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, [1] [2] also known as Nike EYBL, or simply EYBL, is a basketball circuit for teams of players aged 17 and under. The circuit was founded in 2010 [3] and is composed of AAU travel teams. [4] Both boys and girls play in the EYBL in their respective categories. The EYBL is considered one of the top youth basketball circuits in the United States, [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] and includes one Canadian team. [10]
The EYBL circuit was established in April 2010 [3] with the aim of uniting AAU travel teams and establishing a national championship for youth teams. [11] The EYBL is played in different sessions in different cities across the United States. [11] [12] 42 teams played in the first edition, [3] including the league's singular Canadian team, CIA Bounce. [13] In later editions, other classes such as 16U (for players aged 16 and under) were created. [14] NBA player Chris Paul signed up his AAU team, CP3 All-Stars, for the EYBL; [15] Russell Westbrook also has his team, Team Why Not? Other teams include Team Thad, owned by Thaddeus Young, Team Melo (Carmelo Anthony), and Team (Kevin) Durant. [16]
In May 2018, player James Hampton of Team United of North Carolina collapsed and died during an EYBL circuit game in Hampton, Virginia. [17]
The EYBL comprises the top 40 high school basketball circuit teams in America, [18] [19] including one Canadian team. [10] The Peach Jam basketball tournament is played each July, serving as the annual EYBL circuit finals. [20] [21] The Peach Jam is played at the Riverview Park Activities Center in North Augusta, South Carolina [22] Founded in 1996 as the Peach Basket Classic, the pre-existing tournament became the Nike Peach Jam in 1997, [23] and has been included in the EYBL circuit since 2010. [2] [3] [21]
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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2010 [21] | Team Takeover | 70–62 | St. Louis Eagles |
2011 [21] | BABC | 84–67 | Memphis YOMCA |
2012 [21] | Oakland Soldiers | 51–50 | CIA Bounce |
2013 [21] | E1T1 | 108–102 | CP3 All-Stars |
2014 [21] | NJ Playaz | 85–83 | Team Penny |
2015 [21] | Georgia Stars | 104–77 | St. Louis Eagles |
2016 [21] | Mokan Elite | 93–65 | PSA Cardinals |
2017 [24] | Oakland Soldiers | 70–63 | Team Takeover |
2018 [25] | Team Takeover | 96–78 | Team Why Not |
2019 [26] | Mokan Elite | 85–84 | Team Why Not |
2021 | Team Final | 64-61 | Brad Beal Elite |
2022 | Mokan Elite | 53-52 | Team Takeover |
2023 | Team Takeover | 76-61 | Vegas Elite |
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