DAVID ROSE MDC EVENT RECAPS
Early Morning Standouts
Every year it seems the David Rose Memorial Day Classic brings out the best in competitors. Good players step up to provide GREAT performances. This year, the event’s 5th year is no different. Even in their first games played, there have been some unbelievable performances. Numerous coaches are already in the gym, kids are making their name onto the recruiting rosters. Let’s take a look at some...
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Freddy Johnson Approaches Milestone 1000 Career Wins
Greensboro Day School’s Head Boys Basketball Coach, Freddy Johnson, Approaches Milestone Win #1000 Greensboro, NC — Greensboro Day School’s Boys Basketball Coach, Freddy Johnson, is working towards his 1,000th career win with his next victory. On Tuesday, November 21, the GDS boys’ basketball team defeated Charlotte Latin for Coach Johnson’s 999th career win. With the next victory,...
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An Insider’s Take: Jayden Gardner Commits to East Carolina
An Insider’s Take Jayden Gardner Commits to East Carolina By Jamie Shaw Gardner is a monster, he excels at doing the tough guy stuff. Even being shorter than most opponents and a below the rim guy he somehow produces incredible numbers against any and everyone who stands in front of him. When coaches ask about him, my mind goes to one story to best describe Gardner as player. During our North...
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An Insider’s Take: Larry McLeod Commits to Arkansas State
An Insider’s Take Larry McLeod Commits to Arkansas State By Jamie Shaw McLeod is ridiculously explosive. He has been that since he was at Southern Lee, with Team Loaded NC and then on to Bull City Prep. He has always had that game changing type of leaping ability that can flip the momentum of a game on its head. However, during his time at Palm Beach State Junior College, McLeod’s game has...
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An Insider’s Take: Jaylen Alston Commits to Gardner Webb
An Insider’s Look Jaylen Alston Commits to Gardner Webb By Jamie Shaw 6’3” 2018 Wing – Ranked #27 in North Carolina’s 2018 Class (CLICK HERE TO See NCs Entire 2018 Rankings) It has been a big year for Alston. First off he led his Eastern Guilford High School Team to the North Carolina 3A State Championship Game. Alston averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per...
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6’5″ 2018 Trey Wertz — Finishing On The Highest Note
6’5” 2018 Trey Wertz Providence Day (NC) By Jamie Shaw Wertz has attended Phenom Hoops’ events for years. Year after year, he has continued his upward climb getting better and better. This has prompted National Analyst Rick Lewis to use the old statement, “it’s not where you start, but where you finish”. Heading into his senior year at Providence Day School, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wertz’...
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Phenom Hoops Rankings: A Look at the 2018 Class
The updated 2018 rankings were released and we saw lots of changes. Some players moved up the top 100, while others saw their positions slip after subpar spring performances. This class has many prospects who will go on to be extremely productive at the next level. To give a little retrospect, majority of players in the top 50 are receiving strong interest from D1 programs across the nation....
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Never Ending Skill Set: 6’5 2018 Trey Wertz
Standing a lengthy 6’5, Wertz has been best known for his perimeter shooting skills. He has been one of the more consistent 3-point shooters in the state, but we were most impressed with his ball handling and passing skills. For 6’5 ’18 Trey Wertz, he endured a tough spring. In the NCISAA 3A semi-final game, he suffered a severe ankle injury. He took time to rest and fully recover from the...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Preview — 6’7″ 2018 Jayden Gardner of Team Loaded NC
This year, Jayden Gardner was awarded NC Basketball Coaches Association All-State 1st Team, Cap-8 Player of the Year, he has over 15 Division 1 basketball offers and he averaged 23 points, 14.8 boards and shot 64% from the field. By all accounts, every possible measurable, Jayden Gardner is a stud hooper. So why is he still falling under the radar' Gardner is a 2-time alum of the prestigious...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Preview — 5’11” 2018 Jalen Johnson (Durham Hurricanes)
David Rose Memorial Day Classic Previews 5’11” 2018 Jalen Johnson Durham Hurricanes – Murphy By Jamie Shaw It became quite clear in April that Jalen Johnson was a point guard that college coaches needed to watch immediately. He always had the skill set and toughness, but his confidence had just taken a step to a different, more elevated, level. Johnson is a point guard in every sense of...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Preview — 6’5″ 2019 Jace McKenney (Carolina Wolves NC 16s)
David Rose Memorial Day Classic Previews 6’5” 2019 Jace McKenney Carolina Wolves NC 2019 By Jamie Shaw The second the ball is tipped you notice 6’5” sophomore Jace McKenney. His strength and explosion are immediately apparent as he plays a very loud and very powerful game. McKenny, blessed with long arms and an explosive vertical leap plays in non-stop attack mode and above the rim both...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Preview — 6’1″ 2021 Carter Whitt (Team Loaded NC 15)
David Rose Memorial Day Classic Player Previews By Jamie Shaw 6’1” 2021 Carter Whitt of Team Loaded NC 15s It doesn’t take much court time until you notice that Carter Whitt is something special. The way he leads his team, navigates traffic, plays with poise beyond his years, there is something special about the young man and he shows it in every setting against all age groups he plays against....
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Preview — 5 We’re Looking Forward to Seeing (Part 2)
David Rose Memorial Day Classic Session 1 – May 27 Session 2 – May 28 By Jamie Shaw Who We Are Looking Forward to Seeing (Part 2) 6’ 2018 Chris Barnette NC Runnin’ Rebels Barnette is the consummate point guard, the guy who never turns the ball over, team mates love playing with and shoots over 50% from beyond the arc. He has a great handle and pace on the ball and knows just...
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Phenom’s #79 Prospects, Aamir Simms Commits to Clemson
6’9” 2017 Aamir Simms of Blue Ridge in St George, Virginia has committed to Clemson University. Phenom Hoops #79 ranked player in the country chose Clemson over a final group that included Miami, Pittsburgh, and VCU. Simms joins former Blue Ridge team mate Scott Spencer at Clemson, but while Spencer did play a part in his recruitment Simms made the decision on his own merit, “Scott did play a...
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David Rose MDC Player Profile – 6’10 19 Deandre Wilkins (Team Loaded 15U)
There’s an old basketball saying, “You can’t teach size.” That is exactly the case for 6’10 DeAndre Wilkins. Wilkins told Phenom Hoops at the David Rose Memorial that he would be reclassing to the 2019 class and plans are to enroll at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina. At the 3rd Annual NC Top 80 camp, we wrote the following; “What you see now is not the finished product,...
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David Rose MDC Player Profile: 6’4 ’17 Douglas Elks (WCBA Elite Blue)
6’4 ’17 Douglas Elks (WCBA Elite Blue) is a highly skilled and fundamentally sound guard. He works equally hard in the classroom as he does on the basketball court and sports an amazing 4.7 GPA at Ravenscroft, which is a private NCISAA school in Raleigh. At the David Rose Memorial Day Class, Elks averaged 15.8 PPG as WCBA Elite Blue finished 5-1. Consistently is a strong attribute! He is a low...
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David Rose MDC Player Profile: “A Future Role Model” – 6’5 ’19 Josh Nickelberry (Team Loaded 15U)
David Rose MDC Player Profile A Future Role Model 6’5 ’19 Josh Nickelberry (Team Loaded 15U) At the 3rd Annual NC Top 80 this past March, 6’5 freshman Josh Nickelberry averaged 19.3 PPG and made the All Camp Second Team. We wrote the following, “Remember the name, Josh Nickelberry, in our opinion will be in the national conversation as one of the high tier players in his class. Yes, he is that...
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Name to Know: 6’7″ 2018 Jairus Hamilton of Cannon School
Hamilton is a highest level recruit. He broke out with Team United at the Phenom Hoops David Rose Memorial Day Classic and he further solidified that status at the Phenom High School Jamboree. Hamilton currently carries offers from Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. He picked up Tennessee after the David Rose and then Wake Forest and Virginia Tech after the High School Jamboree. This...
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Team Charlotte 15U Prospect (Part III) – Gerrale Gates
This is the third part of the series for Team Charlotte 15U, as we have taken a quick peek at two upcoming prospects in Jalen Harris and Marcus Henderson. Now, we take a look at one other prospect and one that you will certainly be hearing more about down the road. Gerrale Gates, a 6’5 forward from Hopewell high school, showed that he could be the next big-time prospect for the class of...
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Team Charlotte 15U Prospect (Part II) – Marcus Henderson
Part two of this series for Team Charlotte 15U, Phenom Hoops wanted to take a closer look at another guard in the 2018 class and also playing at Olympic. Marcus Henderson, is a 5’7 point guard that also played junior varsity for Olympic this past season, averaging 6/1 points per game, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. Even though this young man is still developing much of his game, one can...
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Team Charlotte 15U Prospect (Part I) – Jalen Harris
his is a three past series of three prospects from Team Charlotte 15U, a young but talented AAU program that took home the championship at the David Rose Classic, that certainly took home some praise from Phenom Hoops Report. Team Charlotte simply dominated in the event and three prospects showed that they could be prospects to watch down the road in the state of North Carolina. The first...
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Coach Rick “From the Sidelines” – 2016 JJ Matthews and Nic Sherrod
Two players who improved their stock over the weekend each lead their team to the championship game of the David Rose Memorial 17U championship. Both players have been trending as solid mid major to mid major plus prospects, but if their play from this weekend continues look for their recruitment among high majors to gather traction. Let’s take a closer look at each one of the players. ...
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Malik White: Has That Dog In Him
It has been a great ride for 6’1 Maliek White. The George Wythe point guard is currently playing with the River City Reign 17U team, and experiencing a break out. River City Reign is a feature team sponsored by Reebok and Allen Iverson, so they have a little pressure to perform on their shoulders, however with players like White on the roster they are in good hands. Just one year ago not many...
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Andrew Corum– Potential 17U Standout
This coming weekend, Phenom Hoop Report will be hosting their second annual David Rose Memorial Day Classic. 74 teams will be making their way to Greensboro, NC to showcase their talents to numerous scouts and fans. With such a large field of talented players, we decided to pick out a few in particular who could make some noise in the 17U division. POTENTIAL 17U STANDOUTS: 6’6” Junior Andrew...
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