Team Trae Young opened the 2023 adidas 3SSB Circuit season over the weekend in Dallas at the Duel in DFW and the 17U and 16U squads left Big D still unbeaten.
The 17s started the weekend with a dominant 76-60 win over AAO Flight PRO16 on Saturday afternoon. They followed that with a 68-58 win over Pro Skills on Saturday evening.
Team Trae’s upper class finished up on Sunday with a barn burner against TJ Ford Elite 3SGB. At the conclusion of a back and forth battle, Bo Aldridge tied the game to send it to overtime and Carlsheon Young sank the game-winner in OT to give the 17U TTY squad a perfect weekend in Dallas and send them home on a high of all highs.
“Bo Aldridge sends it to OT for Team Trae Young and Carlsheon Young wins it with a three. The 2025 guard stands out scoring 25” – @_TimJones1@teamtraeyoungmb @Ketraleus_1 @Carlsheon_Young
FULL BLOG 👇🏾https://t.co/60kWJmonU5— The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 9, 2023
Doryan Onwucheckwa led the way, earning 2nd Team All-Tournament honors for 2024.
The Circuit League I #DuelinDFW 17U 2nd Team 🥈
Doryan Onwuchekwu // Team Trae Young (OK)
FULL AWARDS 👇🏾https://t.co/iltfop2DaI @DoryanChekwa @teamtraeyoungmb @boogclay
— The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 12, 2023
Guys that caught my eye the past two days at @TheCircuit Duel in DFW
‘23 Cole Franklin
‘23 TJ Ford Jr.
‘24 Tre Johnson
‘24 Amier Ali
‘24 Trent Burns
‘24 Micah Robinson
‘24 Robert Miller
‘24 David Punch
‘24 TJ Burch
‘24 Tyran Mason
‘24 Doryan Onwuchekwa
‘24 Jaylen Washington… pic.twitter.com/nSxTAgHduU— Ani Umana (@Ani_Umana) April 9, 2023
2024 @teamtraeyoungmb 6’10 C @DoryanChekwa is WORKING on the block.
Very skilled post player that can stretch the defense with his shooting.
— Buff (@TheTB5Reports) April 9, 2023
🚨Stand-Out Performance 🚨
2024 6’11 Doryan Onwuchekwa
✅Physical and tough
✅High-percentage shots
✅Rebounding
✅Strong footwork
✅Low Post moves
✅Strong interior presence
✅Finishes through contact at the rim @DoryanChekwa@teamtraeyoungmb @TheCircuit pic.twitter.com/vXeLSOWhJr— HOOP DAWGS (@dawg_hoop) April 10, 2023
— Doryan Onwuchekwa 🦧 (@DoryanChekwa) April 12, 2023
Along with their excellent efforts to help make sure Sunday’s tournament finale was a victory, Young and Aldridge had standout weekends. Young earned First Team All Tournament honors for 2025 and Aldridge was an Honorable Mention for the 2025 team.
The Circuit League I #DuelinDFW 2025 1st Team 🥇
Carlsheon Young // Team Trae Young 3SSB
FULL AWARDS 👇🏾https://t.co/iltfop2DaI @Carlsheon_Young @teamtraeyoungmb
— The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 12, 2023
2025 6’4 G @Carlsheon_Young look good playing up for @teamtraeyoungmb this morning.
Always been good attacking the basket, three ball looks like a REAL weapon for him right now as well.
Always productive. Tough kid.
— Buff (@TheTB5Reports) April 9, 2023
Carlsheon Young
🅣🅗🅔 🅒🅘🅡🅒🅤🅘🅣
✖️
🅣🅗🅔 🅓🅤🅔🅛🏟️ @TheCircuit 🏟️@GDayHoopScout @RobCInTheGym @Extraeyesmedia @Shot30Clock pic.twitter.com/3vkaTpLS5G
— 🥶The Baller Plug🥶 (@AnalyticalCoach) April 11, 2023
🚨PLAYER TO WATCH 🚨
4 ⭐️ 6’5 2025 Carlsheon Young Team Trae Young 3SSB @Carlsheon_Young @teamtraeyoungmb @NHSRacers
@boogclay@RL_Hoops @dawg_hoop
READ:https://t.co/oAqXdZROS1— RecruitLook Hoops Oklahoma (@RL_HoopsOK) April 16, 2023
4 ⭐️ 6’5 2025 Carlsheon Young 🚨
✅Speed and quickness in transition
✅Overall patience and skill with the ball
✅Leveraging ball screens
✅Creative finishes at the rim
✅Perimeter Shooting
✅Passing
✅Rebounds
✅Defense @teamtraeyoungmb @Carlsheon_Young @TheCircuit pic.twitter.com/4yj3coY1hD— HOOP DAWGS (@dawg_hoop) April 12, 2023
The Circuit League I #DuelinDFW 17U Honorable Mention 🫡
David Castillo // @TeamGriffinEYBL
Jaylen Washington // @ProSkillsEYBL
Kaiden Myers // @Crab5Basketball
Bo Aldridge // @TeamTraeYoungMB
Brooks Bahr // @Texasimpact413FULL AWARDS 👇🏾https://t.co/iltfop2DaI
— The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 12, 2023
Ketraleus “Bo” Aldridge
🅣🅗🅔 🅒🅘🅡🅒🅤🅘🅣
✖️
🅣🅗🅔 🅓🅤🅔🅛🏟️ @TheCircuit 🏟️@GDayHoopScout @RobCInTheGym @Extraeyesmedia @Shot30Clock pic.twitter.com/XtiNGAkbZw
— 🥶The Baller Plug🥶 (@AnalyticalCoach) April 11, 2023
The Team Trae 16s also had a heck of a weekend, winning all three of their matchups. They defeated TJ Ford Elite by a score of 65-26 on Saturday morning, then dropped AAO Flight PRO16 55-34 on Saturday evening. The Team Trae 16s then finished the unbeaten weekend by winning the final game on Sunday, 61-26 over Drive Nation National.
Among the standouts for the 16s were Jax Kerr, Cason Brown and KJ Williams. Kerr earned Honorable Mention for the 2025 All-Tournament team.
Kason Brown @KasonBrown20 (2025 6’3 Midlothian Heritage) has played really well here @TheCircuit, facilitating and getting to the basket at a high clip and finishing over bigger defenders. @teamtraeyoungmb pic.twitter.com/ZLpo9cR9rz
— Andrew Phipps (@APhippsNBA) April 8, 2023
@TheCircuit @teamtraeyoungmb @_CoachWrice_ @bj_coach
/ / / ❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/D3AfPDPxth— Jax Kerr (@JaxKerr) April 12, 2023
Jax Kerr @JaxKerr (2025 6’10 Hilldale HS) has shown off every aspect of his game here at @TheCircuit. He’s finished at the rim with consistency, and here knocking down a triple plus the foul. @teamtraeyoungmb pic.twitter.com/KjMX04Cefy
— Andrew Phipps (@APhippsNBA) April 8, 2023
C/o 2025 @thekjwilliams11
Duel at DFW @TheCircuit Highlights @teamtraeyoungmb 16u
High School- @harlanhoops
📈📈📈 pic.twitter.com/ytD1UvUmKr— Provengame (@Provengame) April 10, 2023
The Team Trae Young 15U team also played at Duel in DFW, beginning the weekend with a 52-35 win over Crab5 UA Rise before a couple of hard luck losses to Texas Impact UAA and SA Future.
But it was a banner weekend for 14-year-old Bryce Dixon, who was named to the 2026 All Tournament Second team.
The Circuit League I #DuelinDFW 2026 2nd Team 🥈
Bryce Dixon // Team Trae Young 3SSB
FULL AWARDS 👇🏾https://t.co/iltfop3b0g @brycejd34 @teamtraeyoungmb
— The Circuit (@TheCircuit) April 12, 2023
Weekend footage🎥🔋 @TheCircuit The Duel @teamtraeyoungmb @_CoachWrice_ @CedricGriffin14 @LGPHoops @StellarHoops @GradyMajors @ebosshoops @TexasHoopsGASO #InShot pic.twitter.com/BWpF65Ujkd
— BryceDixon (@brycejd34) April 11, 2023