Team Trae Young was back in action this weekend at the adidas 3SSB South Carolina, and got another huge weekend from Ja’Kobe Walter and Kaden Cooper while winning a pair of games against elite competition.
Views from walk-through this morning in South Carolina!
17U begins play tonight at 8:30 PM EDT vs Utah Prospects! #teamtraeyoung #3SSB pic.twitter.com/Eie1qldkyc— Team Trae Young (@teamtraeyoungmb) April 22, 2022
A slew of college coaches were in attendance on Friday night for TTY’s opener against Utah Prospects and saw the two teams engage in one of the best battles of the weekend.
Bruce Pearl, Nate Oats, Greg Gard, Jonas Hayes, Mark Prosser, and assistants from Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Utah, Oregon State, LSU, Northwestern, SMU, Denver, and UTSA are among those in to watch Team Trae Young vs. Utah Prospects right now at #3SSB Spartanburg. pic.twitter.com/6DXBScIDaz
— Trent Markwith (@TMarkwith14) April 23, 2022
Head coaches for Auburn, Alabama and Oklahoma State on hand to watch 2023 guards Jakobe Walter and Kaden Cooper from Trae Young Elite. #3SSB
— Krysten Peek (@krystenpeek) April 23, 2022
Though Utah Prospects eventually got the best of Team Trae, 61-59, it wasn’t through lack of effort. Cooper and Walter combined to score 49 of Team Trae’s 59 points. Ja’Kobe, who was ranked the No. 17 prospect in the Class of 2023 by ESPN last week https://twitter.com/teamtraeyoungmb/status/1517186211131150336, tallied 27 points.
'23 Ja'Kobe Walter opens #3SSB with a 27-point outing. At 6'5 with tremendous impact on both ends, he continues to make his case as one of the best guards in the country. Offers from Auburn, Baylor, Arkansas, Kansas, UCLA, and more.@JaKobeWalter1 @teamtraeyoungmb @boogclay pic.twitter.com/kEPqf4oGzD
— Derek Murray (@DMurrayHoops) April 23, 2022
adidas 3SSB II: Post-Game pres. by @HudlHoops?️
2023 5-star Ja'Kobe Walter // Team Trae Young (OK)
"The mindset is play more team-ball, move the ball more. We just gotta kill from the start."@teamtraeyoungmb @JaKobeWalter1 #3SSB pic.twitter.com/Ce90Ef41zf
— The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 23, 2022
Cooper, who recently received an offer from National Champion Kansas (https://twitter.com/kaden580/status/1516585950620667905) added 22 points.
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Kaden Cooper. Buy Stock. @kaden580 pic.twitter.com/w1RXvlrH44
— C (@ClayMilnes) April 23, 2022
@kaden580 recruiting continues to be on the rise ? don’t miss on this one #teamtraeyoung #3SSB pic.twitter.com/R8ZYEbwczJ
— George Clay (@boogclay) April 25, 2022
One last look back at a very productive weekend at @adidas3SSB #3SSB
Day 1 – https://t.co/8fi0tNw6QW
Day 2 – https://t.co/qKruJwfuPv
Day 3 – https://t.co/ecxkZ08UNx pic.twitter.com/MT3orvkX2r— Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) April 26, 2022
Saturday morning’s session saw TTY faced with another tough challenge in the form of D1 Minnesota, and they evened their record for the weekend with a balanced effort in a 70-67 victory. Ja’Kobe poured in another 25 points, and was one of four players with at least nine points, including Kaden, Sebastian Perry and Dink Pate.
17U pick up a gritty 70-67 win vs D1 Minnesota in an all around team effort!
Scoring leaders: @JaKobeWalter1: 25 pts@kaden580: 11 pts @sebdaboss7: 11pts@IAMTHESHOOTER1: 9pts
They return to action at 6:30 pm ET vs Arkansas Hawks.#teamtraeyoung #3SSB pic.twitter.com/yalbH0c8S9
— Team Trae Young (@teamtraeyoungmb) April 23, 2022
In Spartanburg @adidas3SSB. Just watched Team Trae Young & D1 Minnesota.
Jakobe Walter was impressive & shot it well as usual for @teamtraeyoungmb. Really intrigued with 2024 6’7 PG Dink Pate. High-level prospect.
D1 Minnesota PG Taisom Chatman was impressive as well #3SSB pic.twitter.com/OBFh1FUBLN
— Brad Winton (@BradWinton) April 23, 2022
Hello, Good Morning ✝️?? pic.twitter.com/WKLzCLgUn0
— “DINK” Pate (@IAMTHESHOOTER1) April 24, 2022
Ja’Kobe’s red-hot weekend continued in the Saturday evening session as he scored the team’s final 14 points as part of a 33-point performance in a 62-61 TTY victory over Arkansas Hawks.
Scott Drew, Chris Beard, and an Auburn assistant were among those in to see 2023 Ja’Kobe Walter last night. He scored Team Trae Young’s final 14 points of the game and is averaging 28.3 PPG through 3 games at #3SSB Spartanburg. All business.@JaKobeWalter1 @teamtraeyoungmb pic.twitter.com/WVxU5EfbLr
— Trent Markwith (@TMarkwith14) April 24, 2022
Adidas 3SSB leading scorer in session 1 is back at it again this weekend in Spartanburg averaging 28.3ppg over the first 3 games #teamtraeyoung #3SSB pic.twitter.com/alXU0w6ntg
— George Clay (@boogclay) April 24, 2022
After a 33 point performance this morning, 2023 5 ⭐️ Ja’Kobe Walter (@JaKobeWalter1) now leads the @adidas3SSB Circuit in scoring
Walter averaged 28.3 PPG this session
Gifted scorer who’s game translates to the next level @teamtraeyoungmb @boogclay @MHSLionsHoops
— Alex Karamanos (@TheCircuitAlex) April 24, 2022
Impressed with this group on day 2 @adidas3SSB. #3SSB
‘23 Rashaud Marshall
‘23 Kaden Cooper
‘23 Ja’Kobe Walter
‘23 Taison Chatman
‘24 Flory Bidunga
‘24 Dedan Thomas Jr.
‘24 Bryson Nash
‘24 Travis Perry
‘24 Paul McNeil
‘24 Kur Teng
‘24 Somto Cyril
25’ Koa Peat pic.twitter.com/IMs2Gm2RiU— Paul Biancardi (@PaulBiancardi) April 24, 2022
In Sunday’s final session, TTY fought to finish with another win, but couldn’t pull out the W, falling 74-64 to New World.