Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson lead loaded team

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Cameron Boozer is the top boys basketball player in the 2025 high school class. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — This is a busy time for every NBA team as they prepare for the upcoming draft on June 22, bringing in prospects for team workouts and meetings. NBA scouts are also on the road during this time evaluating the next wave of talent coming up at the USA Basketball U16 tryouts. This is the most talented group of players in recent memory with at least one scout from every NBA team represented watching some of the top talent from the 2025 and 2026 high school classes over a two-day span.

“I think we’re the best class in high school right now, talent wise,” shooting guard Darryn Peterson told Yahoo Sports. “It’s just great to get out here and compete with everyone and we’re all just getting better.”

There were initially 39 players invited before it was cut to 18 and then a final 12. The final group will compete at the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship, starting Monday in Merida, Mexico.

Yahoo Sports takes a look at all 12 players who earned a spot on this talented team and scouting notes from the five days of tryouts.

Boozer is the top player in the 2025 and widely believed to be the best high school prospect regardless of class. It was nice to see him side-by-side and competing with other top players in his class, and he took over when needed during 5-on-5 scrimmage play. Boozer, a 6-foot-9 forward, has great hands and is more than comfortable advancing the ball after a missed basket. He’s obviously deadly in the open court with his athleticism and the way he moves, but what’s most surprising about his game is his smooth 3-point shot and how comfortable he is stepping into it at just 15 years old.

“You could put Cam Boozer on any college roster right now and he would be impactful,” one NBA scout told Yahoo Sports.

Boozer is no stranger to seeing NBA scouts line the gym when he’s playing and told Yahoo Sports his mentality stays the same, no matter who is…

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Publish date : 2023-06-02 17:56:15

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