UA NEXT FINALS
TEAM THRILL VS ATLANTA XPRESS
17U DIVISION
THE AAU SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS…TEAMS WILL BE LICKING THEIR CHOPS, VYING FOR SOME HARDWARE, SOCIAL MEDIA CLOUT. AND BRAGGING RIGHTS. THIS MATCH-UP WAS AN INSTANT CLASSIC, BY FAR ONE OF THE TOP AAU GAMES OF THE SUMMER. WE REALLY LIKE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 2025 6’8 F BRYSON TILLER. HE IS SHOWING WHY HIS NAME MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION AS ONE OF THE PREMIER HOOPERS IN THE CLASS OF 2025. HIS HANDLES, ABILITY TO RUN THE FLOOR, PROTECTS THE PAINT, MIDDY GAME, EMERGING DECISION MAKING, AND BASKETBALL IQ WILL CATAPULT HIM TO TOP TIER COME 2025.
6’9 DERIK QUEEN IS JUST DAMN DIFF’ FOR TEAM THRILL! AT 6’9, HE DOES SO MANY THINGS WELL ON THE FLOOR (BESIDES HIS SHOOTING STROKE) THAT YOU CAN’T PINPOINT AN AREA OF CONCERN. HIS BASKETBALL IQ AND SKILL-SETS ARE SECOND TO NONE. TOP BIG FOR 2024 HANDS-DOWN. WE ENJOYED THIS ONE FROM START TO FINISH DURING THE UA NEXT FINALS ON JULY 07, 2023 AT LAKEPOINT SPORTS IN EMERSON, GA.