ATLANTA – The chosen few have been revealed for the 2023 UA Next Elite 24 games slated for Georgia’s capital city on Aug. 12.
The boys’ and girls’ roster have been announced with 48 high school stars from across the country that will showcase their talents to an ESPNU national television audience at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta.
Top prospects from the Class of 2024, 2025 and 2026 are part of this year’s roster, including several players ranked in the Top 25 of their respective classes.
The second annual Girls Game is set for 6 p.m. EDT and will be followed by the 13th Boys Game at 8 p.m.
The 2023 girls roster features 19 players that are ranked in the top 30 of their respective classes, including nine of the top 30 prospects in the Class of 2024, eight of the top 30 in the Class of 2025 and a pair of top 10 prospects in the Class of 2026, according to ESPN Hoopgurlz.
The top three players in the Class of 2024 – No. 1 Joyce Edwards, No. 2 Sarah Strong and No. 3 Jaloni Cambridge – will all compete in the game for the second time. The trio is part of a group of nine players that are playing in the event for the second straight year (Dee Alexander, Jasmine Davidson, Blanca Thomas, Maddy McDaniel, ZaKiyah Johnson and Olivia Olson).
As for the boys, five of the top-6 rising seniors were selected.
No. 1 Dylan Harper, No. 2 Ace Bailey, No. 4 Flory Bidunga, No. 5 Ian Jackson and No. 6 Derik Queen. The group is part of 16 players that appear in the top 25 in either the Class of 2024 or 2025. Five more players appear in the top 25 from the Class of 2024 (No. 13 Zoom Diallo, No. 18 Jamari Philips, No. 23 Khani Rooths, No. 24 Tahaad Pettiford and No. 25 Bryson Tucker), while six players are in the top 25 from the Class of 2025.
UA Next Elite 24 Girls Alphabetical Rosters
TEAM BREAKTHRU
Jacy Abii, 6-1, Liberty,Plano, Texas, Class of 2026
Jaloni Cambridge, 5-6, Montverde (Fla.), 2024
Jazzy Davidson, 6-1, Clackamas, Ore., 2025
Kelis Fisher, 5-9, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla., 2025, (UConn recruit)
Lena Girardi, 6-0, St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 2025
Lanie Grant, 5-10, James River, Midlothian, Va., 2025, (North Carolina recruit)
ZaKiyah Johnson, 5-11, Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville, Ky., 2025
Zamareya Jones, 5-7, North Pitt, Greenville, N.C., 2024
Mia Pauldo, 5-7, Morris Catholic, Denville, N.J., 2025
Sarah Strong, 6-2, Grace Christian, Cary, N.C., 2024
Blanca Thomas, 6-5, Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic, 2024, (North Carolina recruit)
Breanna Williams, 6-2, Skyview, Billings, Montana, 2024 (Maryland recruit)
TEAM ASCENT
Dee Alexander, 6-1, Purcell-Marian, Cincinnati, Class of 2025
Kelsi Andrews, 6-3, Hazel Green, Ala., 2026
Sienna Betts, 6-4, Grandview, Centennial, Colo., 2025
Joyce Edwards, 6-3, Camden, S.C., 2024
Destiny Jackson, 5-6, Whitney Young, Chicago, 2025
Jordan Lee, 6-0, St. Mary’s Stockton, Calif., 2024
Destiny Lunan, 5-9, Bella Vista College Prep, Avondale, Ariz., 2025
Maddy McDaniel, 5-8 Bishop McNamara, Forestville, Md., 2024
Olivia Olson, 6-1, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Minn., 2024 (Michigan recruit)
Arianna Roberson, 6-3,Clark, San Antonio, 2024
Ava Watson, 5-8, Buford, Ga., 2024, (Ohio State recruit)
Chazadi Wright, 5-4., Wesleyan School, Peachtree Corners, Ga., (Georgia Tech recruit)
NOTE: Deniya Prawl (Toronto, Canada, Class of 2025) is injured and will not play
UA Next Elite 24 Boys Alphabetical Rosters
TEAM FUTR
Shon Abaev, 6-7, Calvary Christian, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Class of 2025
Ace Bailey, 6-10, McEachern, Powder Springs, Ga., 2024, (Rutgers recruit)
Cole Certa, 6-4, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla., 2024 (Notre Dame recruit)
Dylan Harper, 6-5, Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J., 2024
Isiah Harwell, 6-5, Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant, Utah, 2025
Chase McCarty, 6-6, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla, 2024
Vyctorius Miller, 6-5, AZ Compass Prep, Chandler, Ariz., 2024
Sir Mohammed, 6-6, Myers Park, Charlotte, N.C., 2024
Tahaad Pettiford, 6-1, Hudson Catholic, Jersey City, N.J., 2024, (Auburn recruit)
Jamari Phillips, 6-3, AZ Compass Prep, Chandler, Ariz., 2024, (Arizona recruit)
Derik Queen, 6-9, Montverde (Fla.) Academy, 2024
Moustapha Thiam, 7-2, DME Academy, Daytona Beach, Fla., 2025
TEAM SPAWN
Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Kokomo, Ind., Class of 2024
Mikel Brown Jr., 6-2, The First Academy, Orlando, Fla., 2025
Zoom Diallo, 6-4, Prolific Prep, Napa, Calif., 2024
King Grace, 6-5, Waxahachie, Texas, 2025
Ian Jackson, 6-6, Cardinal Hayes, Bronx, N.Y. (North Carolina recruit)
Tyler Jackson, 6-1, St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, 2025
Efeosa Oliogu, 6-6, DME Academy, Daytona Beach, Fla., 2025
Khani Rooths, 6-8, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla., 2024
Bryson Tiller, 6-9, Overtime Elite, Atlanta, 2025
Sebastian Williams-Adams, 6-8, St. John’s, Houston, 2025
Caleb Wilson, 6-9, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal, 2025
