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Open Gym Report: Pine Lake Prep

by Colby Lewis | Jan 4, 2021 | Categories: Featured, News, and Open Gym Tour. Tags: Carson Shirley, Cole Callaway, Jack Baldwin, JT Harper, Patrick Schwaba, Pine Lake Preparatory, Tony Dunbar, and Trace Forest.

Entering his fourth season at Pine Lake Preparatory, Head Coach Tony Dunbar is excited about this year’s team. In his first three seasons, Dunbar has won 60 games, averaging 20 wins per season. Coach Dunbar and his team have goals of competing for a state championship at the NCHSAA 1A level. With an experienced, upperclassmen led group, the Pride have an opportunity to do just that. This...

Phenom All-American Camp Evaluations: Team 3

by Jeff Bendel | Jul 23, 2019 | Categories: All American Camp, Event Coverage, Featured, News, and Player Reports. Tags: AJ Adams, Isaac Parson, Jack Baldwin, Logan Botts, Trevor Kelly, and Umar Lawson.

Team 3 Coach: Andre Simmons #4: 5’0 ’24 AJ Adams (Crest Middle School of Technology) Starting things off, we look at a player that stood out for his advanced feel and playmaking sense for his age, AJ Adams. He’s a young point guard with an excellent blend of vision and scoring. Adams handles the ball well and looked extremely comfortable when going against opponents of his own age. Next...

A Closer Look: Carolina Riptide

by Jeff Bendel | Jul 18, 2019 | Categories: Event Coverage, Featured, News, and Player Reports. Tags: Callahan Reed, Christian Taylor, Clay Hodges, Davis Wagner, Grant Hodges, Jack Baldwin, Jacob Morgan, Jeremy Newton, Jonas Courtney, and Trace Forest.

At Phenom Hoops, we’ve seen a considerable amount of programs come through our doors, but none that represent the team concept better than the Carolina Riptide. For starters, this group has been together throughout the entire process and possesses chemistry that other teams simply can’t match. It all starts with their fiery head coach, Grant Hodges, who has proven to be one of the modest, yet...