2025 New Heights 17u Regional Team Player Profiles
New Heights is a sports-based youth development organization that creates opportunities for youth to rise to their potential on the basketball court, in the classroom and in their communities. Their mission is to educate and empower promising underserved youth to be leaders, champions and student-athletes by developing the skills necessary for success in high school, college and life.
The coaches and educators are positive role models who guide youth through adolescence and into young adulthood, and motivate them to develop the social, behavioral, academic and athletic assets necessary for maintaining physical and mental health throughout their lives.
The 2025 17u New Heights 17u Regional team is coached by Brooklyn Law and Tech varsity coach and Kenny Pretlow and a former head coach at Manhattan Community College, Tony Davis, and their roster is as below.
AJ Moody (2026) 5’9 point guard, Nazareth Regional High
Clifford Deguerre (2026) 6’2 guard, Arts High (NJ)
Ja’Keem Gibson (2026) 6’1 guard, Thomas Jefferson High
Jaden Howard (2026) forward, Eagle Academy-Brooklyn
Jayden Blakemore (2026) 6’2 guard, Nazareth Regional High
Jayden Chandler (2026) 6’6 forward, Eagle Academy-Brooklyn
Joel Barnaby (2026) (2026) 6’6 forward, Nazareth Regional High
Justin Delgado (2026) 6’5 small forward, Nazareth Regional High
Mehki Godette (2025) point guard, Lincoln High -
Ray Paul (2026) 6;0 guard, Nazareth Regional High
Trevor Lewis (2026) 6’1 guard, Nazareth Regional High