When Bradley Beal took over the St. Louis Eagles program he once played for and transformed them into Bradley Beal Elite, Sunday was a day he only dreamed about. But after pouring resources, time and energy into the team, and most importantly, installing some of the best people in youth sports, Bradley Beal saw his dream realized as the program’s 17U team took home the top honor in AAU hoops: The 17U Nike EYBL Peach Jam Championship.

“After five years, to see this program come full circle, it means a lot to our kids and our program,” Brad said.

Down to just seven players on the roster, the Bradley Beal Elite 17U boys would not be denied and one year after winning the Peach Jam Championship at 16U they went back-to-back with the highest honor in Nike EYBL hoops, the 2025 17U Peach Jam Championship.

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The week didn’t get off to the greatest start for BBE’s 17U squad, as a pair of pool play losses left them on the fringe of even making bracket play. But they got the help they needed from other results to still emerge atop Division D and qualify for the quarterfinals.

“A couple of days ago, we almost weren’t in this situation,” said Bradley Beal, who spent the entire tournament on the squad’s bench, coaching and offering encouragement. “We were given life, and we took full advantage of it. You don’t want your last game to be a question of what ifs.”

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On Saturday they rolled Team Durant in the morning and survived a heart-stopping thriller with Team Why Not in the evening to make it to the Finals. After falling behind early in the finale, BBE dominated in the second half to cruise to a 75-55 victory over NY Rens.

“I looked them in their eyes and said you got to respond, you guys have overcome so many obstacles to be here,” BBE Head Coach Tim Holloway said. “They’re veterans, they play like veterans, and they did a great job of responding.”

For most of the tournament, BBE was limited to just seven players on the roster: JaShawn Andrews, Quentin Coleman, Ty Edwards, Ayden Hansberry, Trey Pearson, Sheek Pearson and Jamison White.

“To accomplish this, with just seven guys, it’s absolutely a dream come true,” Holloway said. “These guys got it done. They got the peaches.”