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North Carolina Top 80 Camp Evaluations: Team 2
Team 2 Coach: Lucas Hunter #3: 5’10 ’26 Ayden Johnson (Caldwell Academy) Starting off, we look at a player who is easily among the best shooters in the state, Ayden Johnson. He’s a smart, quick guard prospect with the ability to cause problems for opponents with or without the ball in his hands. Johnson is a lethal marksman from the perimeter. Although he attacks the basket and converts in the...
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POB’s Best of the Best: NC Top 80 (Class of 2026)
2026 6’6 Markus Kerr (Chambers) On one of the biggest stages here in North Carolina with some of the best players around the state, it was 2026 6’6 Markus Kerr stepped up and made it easy to see why he should be named MVP of the camp. It may have been one of the best showing I’ve seen from him consistently, as Kerr looked locked in, was assertive offensively, used his size to his advantage, and...
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Phenom Game Report: Oak Hill vs. SWVA
Oak Hill: 35-61-82-103SWVA CC: 16-42-70-85 The basketball season is right around the corner and I couldn’t wait to get a chance to check out Oak Hill early on to see what they had to offer. They took on SWVA CC in an exhibition game, as Oak Hill took the 103-85 victory. We wanted to break down the roster of what we saw early on with this team from the game. Starters: 2024 Chris...
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South Carolina Freshman Forty Camp Evaluations: Team 10
Team 10 Coach: Kenny Hunter #51: 5’7 Adrian Jones (Blythewood) Starting things off, we look at a player who made a quality impact despite being the smallest camper on this team, Adrian Jones. He’s a tough, scrappy guard with an unselfish mentality and useful defensive instincts. Jones is a capable creator with vision, crafty ball-handling skills, and the ability to knock down jumpers from...
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Phenom Hoops Freshman Forty Evaluations: Team 12
Team 12 Coach: Jordan Parris #54: 5’8 Darnarius Gibson (Winston-Salem Christian) Starting things off, we look at a player who offers a pretty balanced approach as a floor general, Danarius Gibson. He’s a smart, wiry point guard prospect with quickness and the ability to create for himself and others. Gibson handles the ball well against pressure, touches the paint at a solid rate, and can...
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POB’s Eye Catchers from NC Freshman 40 (Part 1)
2026 6’5 Kohi Strickland (Greensboro Day): Strickland is an intriguing young prospect with his game and size. From what we saw on the court, Strickland had his hand in a bit of everything on the court, whether it was making plays for others, helping on the boards, finding his teammates well, and scoring in a variety of ways. He has a well-rounded feel to his game and believe that he is a name...
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Upward Combine: New Names to Learn (Class of 2026)
Broderick Anderson What a weekend of basketball it was for Phenom Hoops. Not only did we continue our weekend coverage and platform with the HoopState League but we also had a great opportunity to head down to South Carolina to check out talent from around the region at the Upward Combine. Players from North and South Carolina were in attendance, as we were able to get a few updated viewings of...
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