LIVE BLOG: Under Armour Session 1 (Westfield, IN) - Friday

On3 is checking in at the Pacers Athletic Facility in Westfield, Indiana for Session 1 of the UAA Circuit. This is the first live period of the AAU season, college coaches are throughout the building.

On3 will keep you up to day with who is playing and who is watching.

6:00PM (17u) Illinois Wolves vs. Philly Pride

Coach Watch: About 50 coaches in total, including Danny Hurley (UConn), Shaka Smart (Marquette), Chris Collins (Northwestern), and Mark Fox (Cal). Assistants from Iowa, Butler, VCU, Minnesota, LaSalle, Temple, UCLA, Penn State, Oklahoma, Villanova, Maryland, Harvard, and Virginia with quite a few mid-majors.

The headliners coming for this game are 2023 On3 Consensus No. 85 Cameron Christie (6-5/SG) and Illinois Wolves 2023 teammate Asa Thomas (6-7/SF). Thomas claims around 10 offers including a handful from the Big 12. Christie is the younger brother of Michigan State freshman Max Christie. Illinois was his most recent offer.

Philly Pride is led by 6-9 2023 forward Alassane Amadou, who plays his high school ball at Pottstown (PA) Hill School Amadou is unranked currently but carries about 15 offers, including from Miami, Cincinnati, Marquette, and others.

Christie finished with 12 and Thomas with 10. Amadou had a game-high 15.

7:15PM (17u) ATL Xpress vs. Middlesex Magic

Coach Watch: Around 25 courtside, including Mike Woodson (Indiana), Danny Hurley (UConn), Micah Shrewsberry (Penn State). Assistants from Wake Forest, Iowa, Maryland, Providence, Florida Gulf Coast, Rhode Island, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Utah State, St Bonaventure, LaSalle, Notre Dame, Illinois, and Butler.

ATL Xpress, out of Atlanta, Georgia, features a pair of On3 Consensus four-stars with No. 32 Stephon Castle (UConn) and No. 69 Jakai Newton (Indiana). 6-5 2023 Marquavious Brown is a wing who committed to the old staff at Georgia.

The interest surrounding Middlesex Magic (Boston Massachusetts) is with 6-11 2023 JP Estrella. He was most recently offered by Penn State, Marquette, and Xavier. Tabbed as a possible April blow-up, we wanted to get eyes on him early (it appears college coaches did as well).

Middlesex Magic won the game behind a double-double from Estrella. Stephon Castle paced the way for ATL Xpress with his future head coach looking on.

8:30PM (17u) Canada Elite vs. Arizona Select

Coach Watch: Chris Collins (Northwestern) was joined by assistants from UCLA, Butler, Utah, UNLV, Rhode Island and about ten other mid-major programs.

The Arizona Select team is filled with intriguing athletes. 6-8 2023 Osiris Grady of Las Vegas (NV) Coronado is a high-flyer with high majors looking on. 6-4 point guard Chuck Bailey had UNLV, and others, baseline.

The best prospect on the floor may be with Canada Elite. 6-6 2025 Efeosa Oliogu had UCLA sitting courtside.

9:40 PM (17u) We R 1 (DE) vs. Grand Park Premier (IN)

Coach Watch: Chris Collins (Northwestern) was courtside with multiple of his assistants. Coaches from Butler, Cincinnati, Maryland, Michigan, Temple, Virginia, and Wake Forest were baseline.

We R 1 has an intriguing roster led by On3 Consensus No. 76 Elmarko Jackson. Jackson carries double-digit high major offers. 6-10 2023 three-star Luke McEldon is on who could start to pick up some mid to high major offers this live period. Also, 6-9 2023 Thomas Haugh is an intriguing player who mid-majors like Vermont, Boston U, and Albany have offered.

Grand Park Premier is led by 6-5 three-star Joey Hart, he is the reason Northwestern was three-deep. 2024 guard Braden Walters is another one who could start to pick up some steam soon.

Jackson finished with a game-high 21 points, going 3-4 from three. Hart had a team high 14.