Cayden Daughtry makes history in all-time Peach Jam title run with Florida Rebels

The Peach Jam King has earned his crown. Cayden Daughtry, a Kentucky target and top-10 recruit in the class of 2027, just led his Florida Rebels on arguably the most dominant title run in the history of AAU basketball. He’s just 6-0 and weighs only 160 pounds, leading to never-ending speculation about his ability to perform at the next level. It’s also been the main reason why he’s ranked ‘just’ No. 9 overall and No. 4 at his position, despite finishing the EYBL regular season with a circuit-leading 25.6 PPG to go with 6.0 APG, 5.2 RPG and 1.8 SPG on 55/34/90 shooting splits. Then he got to North Augusta and forced talking heads to rewrite any size-driven narratives about his potential, exploding for 32.3 PPG, 6.1 APG, 4.9 RPG and 2.9 SPG while inexplicably improving his splits at 59/49/91 in eight dominant outings with just one single game under 30 points — and another 43-point day to counter that ho-hum 19-point, 10-assist performance to bring down his averages. His grand finale? 33 points (9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT, 12-13 FT), nine rebounds, six assists and one block with just a single turnover in the 71-60 victory over Drive Nation to earn the Peach Jam title. 7-1 finish in North Augusta, 20-3 overall EYBL record to both start and close as the best team on the circuit. All of his individual and team dreams came true on Sunday. “It just means everything, man,” Daughtry told the media after the win. “Ever since I was a little kid, like the seventh grade, I’ve wanted to win it. To not just have a chance to win it, but actually win it, it’s crazy. … It’s great (to stamp myself among the best in the country), but we won the game, we won Peach. That’s what I’m really proud of.” We know it was up there among the greatest ever, but was it the best run of all time? That’s for basketball fans to decide — his job is to keep proving doubters wrong. “I’ll let the people speak,” he told KSR. “I’m not going to answer that for them.” And the personal statement he made in North Augusta? “I’m a winner,” he continued. “I’m a winner on any stage.” The Peach Jam King earns his crownCayden Daughtry goes for 33 PTS (9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT, 12-13 FT), nine rebounds, six assists and one block in the 71-60 victoryChampion. One of the best individual runs in the history of AAU basketball. pic.twitter.com/VphhyKBoyB— Jack Pilgrim (@JackPilgrimKSR) July 19, 2026 No arguing that one. Cayden Daughtry and the Florida Rebels are your 2026 Nike EYBL Peach Jam champions.