{"id":56599,"date":"2025-08-04T01:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56599\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T01:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:15:09","slug":"five-star-rising-sophomore-aj-williams-chats-early-recruitment-after-winning-15u-peach-jam-tar-heel-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56599\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-star rising sophomore AJ Williams chats early recruitment after winning 15u Peach Jam &#8211; Tar Heel Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nPosted Aug 3, 2025<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFive-star guard\/small forward AJ Williams has made a strong case for the No. 1 player in the 2028 class following his performance at Nike EYBL Peach Jam. Williams, the 6-foot-7 wing from Hampton (GA), led his Georgia Stars squad to the 15u title. Across eight Peach Jam games, Williams averaged 20.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.&#13;<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zagsblog.com\/2025\/07\/31\/five-star-rising-sophomore-aj-williams-chats-early-recruitment-after-winning-15u-peach-jam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zag&#8217;s Blog<\/a>)&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/college-basketball-recruiting.aspx\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Basketball Recruiting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article160167.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 50 prospect Kayden Allen breaks down top schools list<\/a><br \/>Class of 2026 guard Kayden Allen announced the remaining schools in his recruitment on Monday. The list consists of UCF, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Cal,&#8230;<br \/>Sun Aug 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article160157.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top-40 overall recruit Davion Adkins down to 6 schools<\/a><br \/>Davion Adkins, a four-star power forward in the 2026 class, has narrowed his list of schools down to six. Moving forward, the 6-foot-8 rising senior&#8230;<br \/>Sat Aug 2, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article160149.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kentucky set to host top 20 recruit Deron Rippey Jr. for official visit this weekend<\/a><br \/>Kentucky will be the first school to host four-star talent Deron Rippey Jr., one of the nation\u2019s top high school point guards, for an official&#8230;<br \/>Sat Aug 2, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article160131.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Four-star guard Isaiah Rogers commits to Stanford<\/a><br \/>Isaiah Rogers, the No. 77 overall recruit in the national 2026 class, has committed to Stanford. A 6-foot-2 lead guard out of Corona (Calif.) 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