Height: 5’9 Class: 2026 School: Chambers Travel Team: Team Eat What Was Recently Said: Starting things off, we look at a player who made a nice impact despite being the smallest camper on this team, Malik McCotter. He’s a quick, scrappy guard prospect with a useful penetration sense and the ability to finish at a solid rate. McCotter is a capable on-ball defender who...
By: Cooper Hart 6’7” ’24 Mason Smith (Team Charlotte/Davidson Day) Smith impressed as a knockdown shooter with good size and length. He has a quick release, able to get his shot off without a dip if needed. His ability to get to his spots and shoot out of different actions was impressive, even more so when you consider that he gets his shots within the flow of the offense. Defensively, he is a...
2025 Elijah Melton (Sandhills): Melton simply continues to be a name that pops up with his play. You can’t help but want to go to battle with this young man, because he is going to be that physical force that you love to have on the floor. A bruising forward that plays hard, battles constantly on the boards, embraces contact, and knows how to be extremely productive. Underrated prospect here in...
Just because the LIVE period is over in April, doesn’t mean that Phenom Hoops is stopping their coverage, as we are bringing you a ton of post-event coverage as well throughout the coming weeks. Let’s dive into a few players and teams that we saw at the event, as we shed light on players that performed well throughout. Team EAT Team EAT 2026 This is a team, though young, I believe you will...
Team 13 Coach: Joe Adams/David Broome #55: 5’8 Malik McCotter (Chambers) Starting things off, we look at a player who made a nice impact despite being the smallest camper on this team, Malik McCotter. He’s a quick, scrappy guard prospect with a useful penetration sense and the ability to finish at a solid rate. McCotter is a capable on-ball defender who utilizes his quickness to keep...
