Nike Elite Youth Basketball League

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Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL)
Eybl nike logo.png
Organizing body AAU
FoundedApril 2010;14 years ago (2010-04)
Country United States
Most championshipsMOKAN 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]

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History

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]

EYBL circuit

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]

Peach Jam tournament champions

An EYBL game played in Westfield, Indiana in May 2019 Emoni Bates.jpg
An EYBL game played in Westfield, Indiana in May 2019
YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
2010 [21] Team Takeover70–62St. Louis Eagles
2011 [21] BABC84–67Memphis YOMCA
2012 [21] Oakland Soldiers51–50CIA Bounce
2013 [21] E1T1108–102CP3 All-Stars
2014 [21] NJ Playaz85–83Team Penny
2015 [21] Georgia Stars104–77St. Louis Eagles
2016 [21] Mokan Elite93–65PSA Cardinals
2017 [24] Oakland Soldiers70–63Team Takeover
2018 [25] Team Takeover96–78Team Why Not
2019 [26] Mokan Elite85–84Team Why Not
2021Team Final64-61Brad Beal Elite
2022Mokan Elite53-52Team Takeover
2023Team Takeover76-61Vegas Elite

Notable players

These players have appeared in at least 1 NBA game.

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