DAVID ROSE MDC EVENT RECAPS
Write-up for David Rose MDC
Durham Hurricanes (15u) The 15u Durham Hurricanes was an excellent team to get things started, as the Hurricanes refused to be denied their win. Throughout the game, the Hurricanes pushed the tempo and won the hustle battle early. Towards the end of the game it was clutch play after another from 6’5 Joshua Hall (2019). Although he is listed as a forward on this team, his guard skills are...
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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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Shooters Translate, Especially Young Ones With Size
Josh Hopkins and Kaiden Rice Fit The Bill If we have said it once we have said it a thousand times, shooters translate at every level. So when we come across a young kid that, can not only shoot, but has some size to him, you can say that we get excited. Here are two kids that we came across in our spring events that certainly fit this bill. Josh Hopkins stands at a solid 6’4”. He has long arms...
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Brand X is a Must See Team Come July
Gritty, tough, and explosive are some words that you hear thrown around when describing the Brand X team. They have lots of length, play hard defense, and rebound. They are the type of team that the shoe sponsored teams hate seeing in a non-sponsored event. Even with the hard-hitting tough level of play, what sticks out the most about this Brand-X team is their explosion. They have players, you...
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Lilly and Ferguson Have Fallen Through The Cracks
There is something about the look test that human nature does not allow us to get rid of. We want things to look pretty, so that we are able to pigeon hole into something that we are familiar (or comfortable) with. The part where human nature is faulty, is that it has a tendency to prefer style over substance. A pair of unsigned seniors that attended the David Rose Memorial Day Classic have...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Proehlific Park Standouts – Day 2
The David Rose Memorial Day Classic had a chance to display many great, young basketball talents around the region. Great players, great coaches, and great games helped make a great weekend of basketball in Greensboro. Here are some of the standouts from the weekend to keep your eye on in the near future. 17U Malik White 6’1 River City Reign – Iverson Malik white is already on the...
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Robert Colon – Toughness Exudes
By this time you have most likely heard a little about Robert Colon. He averaged 18 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals per game for his high school. Led by Colon, Northside High School in Jacksonville went to the North Carolina state Final 4. Colon, opened our eyes at Phenom Hoops during the year. He was a participant in the prestigious North Carolina Top 80 (NC Top 80). The NC Top 80 is...
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David Rose Classic – Northwest Day 2 Team Standouts
River City Reign 16U For the second day in a row at Northwest, the 16u River City Reign put on a show with their play. Each player seems to complement each other and understand their role on the floor. They also have a very good mixture of size and guards, with many players capable of scoring. A lot starts with 2017 Zach Jacobs, but Johquin Wiley, Mario Haskett, Jyles Webster, and several others...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Proehlific Park Standouts Part 1
The David Rose Memorial Day Classic had a chance to display many great, young basketball talents around the region. Great players, great coaches, and great games helped make a great weekend of basketball in Greensboro. Here are some of the standouts from the weekend to keep your eye on in the near future. 17u Jaylen Fornes 6’3 Team Loaded NC Jaylen Fornes had a great tournament this...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic 2016 Standouts Part 2
Deriante Jenkins 6’6 Upward Stars SE (West Oaks FL) Again, people know Jenkins. However, he has taken his game to a new level. He left Lake Merion HS to head down to West Oaks, and with his reclass his game developed. Now people should be looking at Jenkins as a Top 100 type player in the 2016 class. He has great court awareness as a passer and play maker. He is also very long and athletic,...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic Breakout Performances 2016 Part 1
The great thing about Phenom Hoops events is it allows kids a chance to become known. Phenom Hoops always brings in the top talent, but it also gives a lot of local unknown talent the stage to step up and write their futures. Here are some players who started their story this weekend from the 2016 class. JJ Matthews 6’8 River City Reign (Millwood School Va) We know this seems like an unlikely...
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Breakout Performances at David Rose Memorial
6’ ’17 Henderson Lentz is from Salisbury, North Carolina and played on the North Rowan HS varsity basketball team. Being from a smaller town, Lentz hasn’t been in the limelight of the basketball-recruiting world. He plays for a local travel ball organization called Team F.L.Y. The roster consists of all local players and doesn’t have the manpower to compete with many of the more celebrated...
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David Rose Classic – Northwest Day 1 Team Standouts
WCBA Blue Douglas Elks has good size and can play several positions in what his coach asks him to do. He can play the point guard to small forward position, spread the defense, and cause havoc for several opponents. Only part of the 2017 class, he still has room to grow but he performed well on Day 1. Brand X 16U Makiah Fox proved he was s scorer, putting in 21 points on Day 1. He has good size...
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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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David Rose Memorial Day Classic – Breakout Performances 2018
Breakout Performances – 2018 The great thing about Phenom Hoops events is it allows kids a chance to become known. Phenom Hoops always brings in the top talent, but it also gives a lot of local unknown talent the stage to step up and write their futures. Here are some players who started their story this weekend from the 2018 class. Dontarius James 6’6” Upward Stars 15s (Andrew Jackson HS)...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic – Breakout Performances 2017 Part 1
Breakout Performances – 2017 Josh Carlton 6’8” Team Loaded Va 16s (South Central HS) Carlton has just been invited to the NBA Top 100 camp, and had a lot of people asking, “Who is this kid'” Carlton has a great frame, and is just scratching the surface. As with most young bigs, Carlton has fought with confidence issues in the past but he put that all behind him here. Carlton showed a great...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic – Day 2 Recap
Day Two Recap Loaded 17s Comes In Fast and Furious Team Loaded sent both their North Carolina and Virginia 17U teams to the event, and both of them put on shows. The 17U program is a high flying show time type team. 6’3 Jaylen Fornes had the dunk of the event (maybe the AAU season) and 6’5 2016 Larry McLeod stayed above the rim. Very fun, crowd pleasing, team to watch. Team Loaded Virginia has...
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Christiaan Jones – Name to Know
Need To Know – Christiaan Jones The 6’3 2017 combo guard from South Carolina was able to draw plenty of attention this past weekend at the David Rose Memorial Classic. Jones has a knack for scoring the basketball in a multitude of ways. He uses his length and athleticism to score the ball in transition. In the half-court he has a keen basketball IQ that allows him to play at his own pace...
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Breakout Performances 2017 Part 2
Breakout Performances – 2017 The great thing about Phenom Hoops events is it allows kids a chance to become known. Phenom Hoops always brings in the top talent, but it also gives a lot of local unknown talent the stage to step up and write their futures. Here are some players who started their story this weekend from the second part of the 2017 class. Henderson Lentz 6’4 Team F.L.Y. (North...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic – Championship Sunday Recap
Championship Sunday – Recap 17U D1 Championship Game Team Loaded Va 68 Vs River City Reign 66 Great game going both ways, and it started off in the paint. Team Loaded Va was led by 6’9” Mamadi Diakite and 6’8” Javin Delaurier. River City Reign – Iverson was led by 6’8” JJ Matthews. Defensively Diakite and Delaurier were at another level, if you were going to come into the lane you...
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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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Potential Standouts 16U Aamir Simms
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 16U division. POTENTIAL 16U STANDOUTS: 6’8”...
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Jordan Bruner – Too Much Not to Like
In realizing Jordan Bruner was coming to the David Rose Memorial Day Classic, we knew we needed to do a feature on him. The kid is 6’9” with a 7’2” wing span. He can put it on the floor, and has range well beyond the 3-point arc. Bruner also carries a 3.8 GPA and is a great student. However talented Bruner is, we weren’t sure on what angle to use to write the story. On the one hand, Bruner is...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic – 17U Preview
Not only is the David Rose Memorial Day Classic benefiting a great cause (Wounded Warrior Project), but we were able to assemble a great cast of teams. The players, and teams, in all three age groups are skilled and tracking to be highly recruited players. In this edition we will go over the 17U age group. We will take a look at players, teams, matchups, and storylines that we are looking...
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David Rose Memorial Day Classic – Day 1 Storylines
When you have all that talent in the building, you are sure to have some fireworks. Friday night was no different, there were some great single game performances, some high flying antics, and some great team wins. Here are some of the leading storylines from over at Proehlific Park. Game of the Night Brand X Vs River City Reign (Wright) River City Reign (Wright) came out towering over Brand X,...
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10 Habits of Highly Effective Ball Players
My mom talks on and on about a book called “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”. She speaks about how these habits are great life skills, and more importantly they are all things that are easily manageable. In this article I am going to take the lead from Stephen Covey and talk about the 10 Habits of Highly Effective Ball Players. Every player out there can make an effort to control their...
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