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Player Standouts at Phenom Hardwood Classic
6’9 ’23 Torey Alston (Team Trezz) Although there were a variety of quality prospects in attendance, Alston was arguably more impressive than anyone. He’s a long, wiry, fluid post prospect with impressive physical tools and a blossoming skillset. Alston already possesses touch, rebounding ability, and rim-protection instincts—which allows him to effectively control the paint on both ends of the...
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Rising Sophomore: 2024 6’6 Elijah Kelly (Radford)
Elijah Kelly in 2020 Over a year and a half ago, Phenom Hoops was on deck in Rock Hill for the Teammate Nationals, bringing in some intriguing talent to check out. Roaming around the courts to find new names, at that time, 2024 6’4 Elijah Kelly for SWV Hustle was a name that we had to jot down. At that point, we said: “Intrigued by the future of 2024 6’4 Elijah Kelly. Great length,...
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POB’s Eye Catchers from Chance Harmon Classic (Part 2)
2023 Stark Jones (Cave Springs): Jones came out strong and made himself known, as he was strong in getting to the rim in transition and showing off his big-time bounce, flying through the air and also getting to the line. Jones brought the energy offensively and also played well on the defensive end as well. 2022 Matt Trott (North Cross): He really made an impact in this game on both sides of...
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Player Standouts at Day Two of Phenom Jamboree Bash
6’5 ’24 Elijah Kelly (Gata Academy) After showcasing his abilities with both squads over the weekend, Kelly has an obvious amount of appeal. He’s very skilled, especially for his size, and possesses the necessary versatility to cause a ton of matchup problems for opponents. Kelly is excellent at grabbing defensive rebounds, pushing the break, and making plays with the ball in his hands. Scores...
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Noah’s Hoopers from Summer Havoc Session 2 (Day 2)
By: Noah Hooper 6’2 2025 Cedric Kenan (TSB 2024) I have been familiar with Cedric’s game since session one and he impressed me, but after his performance this afternoon against Virginia Warriors Elite, I felt that it was only right to talk about him from a more in-depth perspective. When I watch Kenan, the first thing I notice about him is how high his motor is as he is always the first one to...
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Noah’s Hoopers from Summer Havoc Session Day 2 (Part 2)
By: Noah Hooper 6’9 2024 Jarin Stevenson (Team United EYBL 2024) One of my favorite players that I’ve seen all of session two so far is Jarin Stevenson. What drew my attention to Jarin immediately was how well he was able to put the ball on the deck at his size and age. He also has a smooth-looking jump shot as well, so with his size, and the ability to shoot the basketball, it makes his ceiling...
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Player Highlight: Phenom Summer Showcase
By: Sean Halloran 6’6 2024 Rakease Passmore (NLPB 828 15u) Passmore was voted as one of the top players during this weekend’s event and I couldn’t agree more! This young man is a stud. Versatile forward with great size and length. Uber athlete and plays above the rim consistently. An area of Passmore’s game that has shown much improvement in his perimeter shooting. He really displayed a great...
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Dawkins’ Standouts from Day 2 at Phenom MDC (Part 2)
By; DeAjai Dawkins 6’0 2023 Caleb Senyo (NLPB 803) Caleb has built a reputation of one of the more consistent, tough guards in his class. He’s become known in my eyes for challenging top guards and facilitating at a high level. His court vision has been remarkable, now he’s starting to really expand his scoring capabilities altogether. He’s just as defensively focused as he was this previous...
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