by Cooper Hart | Oct 23, 2024 | Featured, NBA, News
In recent years, NBA offensive philosophy has seen a heavy emphasis on creating, sustaining, and capitalizing on advantages. Teams are finding a wide variety of creative ways to get two defenders committed to the ball, force difficult closeouts, and put their best...
by Cooper Hart | Oct 14, 2024 | Featured, NC Top 80, News, Player Reports
6’7” 2027 Koen Booker (Christ School) Booker was a pleasant surprise in my first viewing of him since returning to the state. He was highly comfortable with the ball in his hands, creating for himself off the bounce and proving to be a legitimate mismatch problem...
by Cooper Hart | Oct 11, 2024 | Featured, News, Player Reports
6’1” 2026 Owen Calvert (Truth Company) Calvert was one of the most productive players in attendance on Saturday, capping his day off with a 38-point performance in their second game. He’s one of the toughest guys on the court everytime he plays and never seems to let...
by Cooper Hart | Oct 3, 2024 | Featured, News, Player Reports
6’5” 2025 Christian Ananaba (Team Raleigh) Ananaba has been on a steady development track over the past few years and has earned an offer from Johnson C. Smith and a bevy of interest from scholarship programs. His athleticism, toughness, and ability to impact...
by Cooper Hart | Sep 24, 2024 | Featured, News, Open Gym Tour, Player Reports
Last Wednesday, Phenom Hoops made it out to Greensboro to watch the Bengals of GDS have Open Gym. They’re two years removed from their last state championship and are coming off a season where they went 24-13 and made an appearance in the NCISAA 3A Quarterfinals. They...