The top 10 individual performances at the 2025 Hoophall Classic

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The 2025 Hoophall Classic featured over 60 players ranked by On3 in their respective classes along with 15 of the top 25 teams in the National On3 High School Boys Basketball Composite Rankings competing over the five-day span.

On3’s Jamie Shaw was courtside in Blake Arena at Springfield College to take in the action from Saturday through Monday. Here he breaks down the ten best performances seen at the 2025 Hoophall Classic.

Some of the teams and players played multiple days in the Hoophall Classic, so I specified which day the performance was on.

On3 MVP: Five-Star Plus+ SF Nate Ament

Sunday / Warrenton (VA) Highland School

It was a featured game that put On3’s No. 3 ranked player in the 2025 cycle Nate Ament against Darryn Peterson, the No. 5 ranked player. While Peterson certainly got his due, it was Ament who walked away with the upset win after making a constant barrage of positive plays for his team.

Ament is a 6-foot-9 small forward. He is the tallest player on his Highland School team, but you can also oftentimes find him as the primary initiator or spot shooting floor spacer. What was so impressive about his performance in this game is the poise in which he played. While he was asked to make a lion’s share of the plays, he did not force anything. Ament soundly found advantages in the halfcourt whether that was going one-on-one or drawing the double team and passing away to the open man. It was truly a masterclass in taking what the defense gives and patiently making the right play.

He finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists while going 5-11 from the field and 10-10 from the line.

2. Five-Star Plus+ PF Cam Boozer (Duke)

Monday / Miami (FL) Columbus High

In another highly anticipated matchup, On3’s No. 2 ranked Cam Boozer faced off against No. 9 ranked Koa Peat. These two are two of the most accomplished players in high school basketball having won six state championships and five FIBA gold medals between the two of them.

From the get-go this was Boozer’s game for the taking. The 6-foot-9 power forward showcased his full tool-kit of scoring ability, getting to his kill spots on the court and making shots while also getting Peat four fouls by halftime. Boozer has such an innate understanding of space and angles. His spatial IQ is high, making most 50-50 plays immediately a 75-25 situation, and putting himself in position to make most plays in his area. Boozer absorbs contact and uses his base strength and balance to consistently finish around the basket and get to the line. Boozer also stretched the floor, knocking down threes off the catch. It was another dominant performance from Boozer.

He finished with 31 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists. He was 11-15 from the field, 2-2 from three, and 7-7 from the line in the win.

3. Five-Star Plus+ PF Caleb Wilson

Saturday / Atlanta (GA) Holy Innocents

Caleb Wilson simply checks so many boxes that are valued at the highest levels of basketball. He has the fluid athleticism, the positional size and length, the skills, an ability to create advantage with mismatches, versatility, and so so on. The thing with Wilson is that it is currently loosely wrapped in his lengthy 6-foot-9 (possibly 6-foot-10) frame. The flashes he shows are simply eye-opening, already producing at a high level, when he starts to tighten things up, it could get scary. So, I preface my writing of him at No. 3 by saying all that. His performance was just chock-full flashed potential.

For starters, Wilson has high-level defensive upside. He is capable of sliding his feet with perimeter players and switching down to be an active rim protector. He has natural timing and a noticeable “want-to” on the defensive end. Given his frame, athleticism, and that ability, there is a high ceiling for him on the defensive end. Offensively, you need to sift through the weeds to see a little grass. Every touch, Wilson had three players converge on him. As he continues to jump levels, and the spacing becomes more prominent, his offensive game should continue to grow.

Wilson showed he can create an advantage off two or three dribbles. He also showed a keen passing eye, which was intriguing, as the double and triple teams collapsed. He is smoothing out his jump shot, cleaning up a hitch off the catch, and that will just enhance his stock even more. The Five-Star Plus+ forward is decisive with the ball, and able to finish above the rim in traffic or with touch. He needs to continue to tighten it all up, but the tools are immense.

In his performance, Wilson finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. He shot 8-21 from the field and 1-2 from three.

4. 4-Star PG Cayden Boozer (Duke)

Saturday / Miami (FL) Columbus High

For a basketball purist, Cayden Boozer’s game on Saturday was very fun to watch. He ran things like a conductor does an orchestra, having his hand in everything while never forcing the issue and always controlling the tempo.

Boozer has excellent size from the lead guard spot. He is a physical point-of-attack defender and can move the ball around in transition. In this game, he attacked open spots on the floor, and made excellent reads as the defense adjusted. Boozer showcased a nice change of pace, speeding up to touch the paint and decelerating at the rim to create space. The ball never stuck and he proved to be able to make his shots at each level in this one, giving us floaters, funny-foot finishes, and pull up jumpers. If you were not watching for it, you might have missed the simplistic nature of his game, but his value was noted in the final score.

Boozer finished with 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists in the 23-point win over a top-25 ranked team. He was 9-12 from the field.

5. Five-Star Plus+ G Darryn Peterson (Kansas)

Sunday / Napa (CA) Prolific Prep

Through three quarters, Darryn Peterson looked like he would be the top player on this list. The 6-foot-5 guard played advantageous basketball with excellent pace.

Peterson was in a head-to-head matchup with On3’s No. 3 ranked Nate Ament. While the game was close, Peterson’s Prolific Prep team led for a majority of the game. The impressive part of Peterson’s game, for me, is how he competes. He is a physical rebounder and he collects deflections on the defensive end. He also has great size, playing with a good pace.

In the fourth quarter, when the game was tight, Peterson started pressing. His shot selection was bad, the ball stuck in his hands, and his inability to make jump shots shone through. Ament separated himself in the crunch time of this matchup.

Peterson finished with a game-high 31 points in his Hoophall Classic game, adding 9 rebounds and 4 assists while shooting 11-23 from the field and 2-8 from three.

6. 4-Star SG CJ Ingram (Florida)

Sunday / Montverde (FL) Academy

The performance for CJ Ingram on Sunday was an all-around one. However, if you were to look at the stat sheet, you would not understand the totality of his impact on the double-figure win. His defense was on another level, showing just how high his ceiling could be as a stopper on that end of the floor.

Naturally, you look see a player went 6-6 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line, you get the gist of their offensive impact. The efficiency was impressive. Ingram was able to gain an advantage and finish the play. When it wasn’t there he moved off the ball and took defenders with him. However, it was the job he did defending AJ Dybantsa that is the lion’s share of the reason why he is this high on this list. He used every inch of his lengthy 6-foot-6 frame to make everything difficult for the consensus No. 1 player in the country. Ingram has quick feet with natural anticipation and a tenacity in his game that is hard to miss. He held Dybantsa to 8 points on 3-10 (1-5 3P) shooting and two turnovers in the first half as Montverde took a 42-15 lead into halftime.

Ingram finished with a team-high 16 points adding 4 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and a block in the win.

7. 4-Star SG Jordan Smith (2026)

Saturday / Fairfax (VA) Paul VI

The thing with Jordan Smith is that he wins, and his winning tendencies are infectious throughout his team, no matter the setting. Saturday’s 60-57 win over top-10 ranked Belflower (CA) St. John’s Bosco. Smith has his finger prints all over every piece of that victory.

The 6-foot-3 guard is playing more of an on-ball role this season for Paul VI. He is showcasing excellent pace with the ball in his hands while still providing his patented strap-up defense on the other end. Smith has no issues doing the tough-guy stuff, the things not many others like to do on the floor. But he is also developing a nice aesthetic to his game. The decision-making is coming around and he is comfortably stepping into pull-up jump shots. Things are going to need to continue to tighten, but in his first year as a primary on ball guy, Smith is improving by the game while already being very productive.

Smith finished with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. He was 7-14 from the field, 1-2 from three, and 5-6 from the line.

8. Five-Star Plus+ PF Cam Boozer (Duke)

Saturday / Miami (FL) Columbus High

Columbus played multiple games in this event, and Cam Boozer makes this list twice. One media person on the sideline quipped that Boozer is the Tim Duncan of high school basketball. The media member explained this statement by saying that he has been so productive, at such a high level, for so long that we have become to expect it from him.

Watching Boozer over the weekend, that statement made sense. He simply goes about his business and produces at consistently high levels. In Monday’s game, Boozer shot the ball well from all over the floor. In this game, he struggled a bit with his jumper, settling at times, finishing 1-6 from three. However, when Boozer went down to the block, he was no match for anyone Sherman Oaks (CA) Notre Dame High had. Boozer had physicality, touch, go-to’s, and counters. He flashed well off ball and he always rebounds his area at a high rate.

Boozer finished with 25 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals in Saturday’s 23-point win. He was 10-20 from the field

9. Five-Star Plus+ SF AJ Dybantsa (BYU)

Sunday / Hurricane (UT) Utah Prep

It was a tale of two halves for the industry’s No. 1 ranked player in the 2025 class. Early on, AJ Dybantsa struggled getting to his spots and creating space. In the second half, he came alive and showcased every bit of why his name carries such high acclaim.

Dybantsa is a lengthy and twitchy 6-foot-9 wing. He has some shake in his handle, able to free up space in tight spaces and get a clean look consistently. Dybantsa has a smooth shooting stroke with range well beyond the three-point arc. Dybantsa is going to have to continue working through his counters and getting off the ball and relocating instead of settling for tough contested shots. He has a lot of pop around the basket and showed some solid anticipation as an off-ball defender. Dybantsa went 5-9 FG, 2-4 3P, 5-6 FT in the second half of his game to put his Utah Prep team within striking distance of Montverde (FL) Academy.

Dybantsa finished his Hoophall Classic performance with 25 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals while shooting 8-19 from the field and 6-7 from the line.

10. 4-Star SF Tounde Yessoufou (Baylor)

Saturday / Santa Monica (CA) St. Joseph’s

It was a day of yeoman’s work for Tounde Yessoufou, a typical showing for the long-armed 6-foot-5 wing. The Baylor signee had an intriguing 10:30 AM EST tip-off against Five-Star Plus+ Caleb Wilson.

Yessoufou showed at the Hoophall Classic why he is regarded as a top-20 prospect across the industry. He plays with a motor that always runs hot and he has excellent anticipation to make a play. Yessoufou has a lot of explosive burst. He rebounds well and is an absolute ball-hawk guarding on or off the ball defensively. The four-star quickly turns defense into offense throughout the course of a game. He is going to have to continue working on his pace and his jump shooting, but the production is something that is consistently there. And Yessoufou competes on both ends, every possession.

He finished with a game-high 23 points adding 8 rebounds and 5 steals in the Hoophall Classic win.