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Top I-95 Basketball Recruits by Phillip Conrad 8/13/24

 Forward Nate Ament - Highland School

Ament has turned into one of the top prospects in the country. The 6’9 jumbo wing has put on a show over the last year. Launching up recruiting boards, with notable performance after notable performance. Ament put up 41 points and 27 rebounds earlier this summer at DMV Live He’s a mobile and skilled player, even with him being “big man height” he has the tools to play on the wing. Ament has a plethora of top programs calling his phone. But I’ve narrowed his list down to Kentucky, UNC, Duke, UVA, Indiana, and UConn. All these schools have good cases, and I think this recruitment is still pretty wide open, but the Duke Blue Devils have been on Ament since the beginning, so I’ll give Jon Scheyer the nod here early.

Center Eric Reibe - The Bullis School
The German-born Reibe has been and is playing for the Bullis School this winter. He’s a very versatile big man as he can score from all three levels and is a very passable defender with upside. Reibe cut his list to 11 recently, but even with four of the five blue bloods on his list, I would give the nod to Creighton right now to get this one done

Guard Acaden Lewis - Sidwell Friends 
Lewis has shot up recruiting boards after a stellar AAU season with Team Durant on the EYBL circuit in which he averaged almost 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lewis has had a flurry of top schools offer him recently, but the three standing out are Duke, UConn, and Syracuse. It’s a very tight race, but if I had to call it today, it would probably be Duke. 

Guard Nyk Lewis - Gonzaga 
Lewis is a bruising combo guard who has elite burst and has been compared to De’Aaron Fox (by me). He was the leader for a 14-1 Team Takeover team this spring averaged almost 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. He released a Top 6, and the school that stands out to me is the Xavier Musketeers. Coach Sean Miller has had a relationship with Lewis for a while and they look to be in a prime spot.

Forward Cam Ward - Largo
Ward won Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland last season after leading Largo to a state title. Ward formed a formidable duo with Acaden Lewis on Team Durant. Ward’s recruitment has a few teams at the top. I would say Marquette and Michigan State are the two I’m looking out for. I would give the Spartans a slight edge for the time being.

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