MATTHEWS, NC – Carmel Christian and Phenom Hoop Report have partnered to bring the First Annual Carmel Christian Tip-Off Classic presented by Phenom Hoop Report.
The event will be held at Carmel Christian’s brand-new state of the art facility which was debuted last season. On November 9-10 the event will bring together nine of the top teams from around the region to compete.
Phenom Hoop Report’s Rick Lewis said, “We are very proud of this field of teams. As we saw last year in our MLK event, Carmel Christian has first class facilities and it is in a great area with very knowledgeable fans. With the local support in Charlotte, we are happy to put together a field of players that will get the crowd off their feet.”
The full compilation of teams will be released on Thursday, August 30 at 6PM on Phenom Hoops Twitter feed (@Phenom_Hoops). This field consists of reigning state champions, nationally ranked teams, multiple committed Division 1 players and numerous Top 150 ranked prospects in the country.
Some of the best players in the country, the players many will watch play in the NCAA Tournament, players who will be NBA draft picks will be playing in this event. This will be the very first high school event of the year, across the country. What a way to get the year started!
Be on the look out for the slam dunk contest to be had on Saturday night. This will be a first for a Phenom Hoops event and is sure to bring excitement to the gym with the amount of talent. Phenom Hoop Report’s Jamie Shaw said, “With the amount of explosion we are going to have in the gym, it only made sense to have this dunk contest. These are players who will be going viral throughout the season through various media outlets, why not get the country indoctrinated with them the first event of the year.”
There are more announcements to come, we will be using Langston Wertz at the Charlotte Observer as well as our own national media outlet to continue to break news about this event. As we mentioned before, be on the look out on Phenom Hoops Twitter feed for tonight’s announcement of teams, also follow Langston for more.
Do not miss out on this excitement!!!