Top 3 players from 2024 Peach Jam who could be targeted by Big Ten basketball coaches ft. Jerry Easter
The ongoing 2024 Peach Jam displays some of the best young talents in the nation. The collaboration between NBA players and teenage athletes marks one of the biggest high school-level events. It also allows renowned coaches like Dan Hurley, Nate Oats and Bruce Pearl to witness and handpick the future of their programs.
This year, 16 of the top 25 high school recruits landed with a Big Ten school, making the conference probably the most receptive to incoming talent. With that, let's look at the top Peach Jam players who could be part of the B1G in the coming years.
Top 2024 Peach Jam players who can land on Big Ten rosters
#3. Silas Barksdale
The near 7-footer is not among the top scorers in the ongoing tourney but the one consistently creasing the board. The three-star prospect for the 2025 talent pool is the 2024 All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year and has a knack for showing up in big games.
He averaged 8.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists during the EYBL regular circuit run, leading Boo Williams to a 9-6 record. In Peach Jam, he has recorded 6.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists through the initial three games.
The Virginia native currently holds offers from the Hampton Pirates and Mississippi State Bulldogs alongside Big Ten schools the Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa Hawkeyes and Maryland Terrapins.
#2. Jalen Haralson
The top-15 recruit in the 2025 class is set to visit multiple programs this year and already has had international playing experience with Team USA’s FIBA U17 stint.
Haralson scored 21.2 ppg and 7.3 rpg in the EYBL circuit and is averaging 20.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in Peach Jam behind a solid 50% field goal efficiency in the first three games.
He currently has 20 offers, including the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Auburn Tigers and Arizona State Sun Devils alongside Big Ten programs Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan State Spartans
#1. Jerry Easter
Jerry Easter might sit away from the top-25 talent in the 2025 class, but that will change if he maintains his ongoing surge. Team Final recorded a 6-9 EYBL record behind Easter’s averages of 17.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
As they now hustle through a 4-0 record in PIT (Peach Invitational Tournament), Easter leads the 200+ participating athletes in scoring. He leads the Peach Jam with averages of 23.8 points on 53.1% shooting alongside 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
Jerry Easter has offers from more than 40 programs, including the Arkansas Razorbacks, Arizona State Sun Devils, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten).