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Diving in with: Dean Reiber
Dean Reiber has been praised for his upside for years now, at 6
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree Session 2 — Must Watch Players!!
Committed Prospects Cox Mill High School (Concord, NC) 6
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Brandon Lee’s Breakout Watch
With an abundance of talent throughout the state of North Carolina it
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Brandon Lee’s four to watch: NC Jr Phenom
The second session of NC Jr Phenom showcased a diverse collection of talent, 63 junior high prospects from both Carolina’s and Virginia gathered in Greensboro to battle it out. Greensboro, North Carolina- Campers warmed up in competitive heart racing drills conducted by Phenom
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Live With Brandon Blakney extra ft Southwest Guilford open gym
On this latest episode of Live With Brandon Blakney Extra, we visited 3A state champion hopeful Southwest Guilford during open gym workouts! The Cowboys are coming into the season with as much hype as any team in the state, and there is a lot of excitement amongst the coaching staff and fan base surrounding this group. The team is led by a catalyst of seniors that have been together for a long...
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Four to Watch: NC JR Phenom Camp
The annual NC junior Phenom Camp has become one of the most prestigious junior high camps in the south, the alumni list is filled with some of the top prospects currently in the prep ranks, and even extends throughout college hoops. This year featured a crop of talented youngsters with an advanced understanding of the game. There was excellent fundamentals and passing on display, it was good...
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Diving in With: Jalen King Joiner
Jalen King announced last month he would be returning to two-time state champion Piedmont Classical, instead of a planned transfer to High Point Christian Academy. Greensboro, North Carolina- The decision wasn
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The Size, The Skill and The Will of This Prospect: 6’7″ 2019 Jake Boggs
His game was just taking off. Boggs had found his role on the PSB Elite team and he was just starting to showcase his Division 1 talent. You see two years earlier Boggs shot up from 6
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Phenom’s Open Gym Tour — Trinity Academy (Raleigh, NC)
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Phenom’s Open Gym Tour — Millbrook High School (Raleigh, NC)
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Phenom’s Open Gym Tour — Ravenscroft (Raleigh, NC)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Phenom’s 5th Annual National High School Showcase Field May Be Its Best EVER
GREENSBORO, NC – The teams have been announced for the Phenom
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Phenom Hoop Report is Bringing a Shot Clock to North Carolina Basketball in 2018-19
Major news was made last week when Langston Wertz broke the news that Phenom Hoop Report has been approved to implement a shot clock in each of their first two events of the 2018-19 season. Both Phenom
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Introducing the Madison Dark Hype Film
The official Hype Film for 5
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North Carolina’s 2020 Rankings Storylines
North Carolina 2020 Rankings Top 5 Stays the Same While there was a little shake up in the specific order, Isaiah Todd, Jaden Springer, Day
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Player Profile Jaden Springer
Player Profile: 6
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Jamie’s List of 5 — 2019 North Carolina July Breakouts
Anytime you allow college coaches an extended period of time to watch kids over the course of time, blow ups are inevitable to happen. Whether its in AAU or high school settings, offers having a trickling effect where when one comes, a lot of times, a cascade of them can follow. It has been great to watch Caleb Mills rise to stardom this July. He is similar to what Aaron Nesmith did last year,...
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Brandon’s Big Time Ballers Pt 1
The Phenom Southern Jam Showcase was a picking grounds for low major division ones to the NAIA schools in attendance. With all the big boys out of town this was a prime week for staffs to discover diamonds in the rough and get the jump on some sleepers. This time of the year coaches are always looking to add a spark to the lineup. A handful of players did their stocks serious justice so lets...
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Sleepers on the Rise: Phenom CP3 Live
With so much talent on display all weekend we took care of all the headliners, but now I want to dive in on a few talented sleepers coaches should know about. These guys range from LM-D2 and all have one thing in common, currently they are all criminally under recruited. If you’re a fan of diamonds in the rough I have you covered here on this one so lets lock in! 6
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Brandon Lee
Greensboro, North Carolina- Greensboro was the place to be this weekend for Phenom Hoops CP3 Live showcase. The weekend drew in some of the nations top coaches and programs alike, offers were earned and interest was given, now lets recap some action! Eric Van Der Heijden is a real Prospect. At 6
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Diving In with: Darasjot Hothi
2019 Darasjot Hothi pulled out an impressive weekend with the Bull City Silver backs and through three games this group held strong. Hothi provides toughness on both ends, offensively Hothi is scrappy he will attack the glass and collect clean up buckets, Hothi is a willing shooter but he doesn
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Regional Low Major D1 April Stock Risers
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Unsigned Senior Standouts — Phenom’s Stay Positive Classic
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NC Phenom 150 Recaps — Can’t Miss Unsigned Senior Standouts
The season ends and there are still some players out there looking to sign with colleges. The Unsigned Seniors know the reputation of the NC Phenom 150 Exposure Camp and typically flock to the exposure that is provided from that camp. This year was no different. Both Session 1 and Session 2 were filled with Unsigned Seniors. Just like that, there were college coaches sitting baseline at both...
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NC Phenom 150 Session 2 Recaps — 2020 Standouts
Every year the NC Phenom 150 Exposure camp brings out players from across the region, they are players who walk into the gym and want to compete. They want to showcase themselves and write their own stories. Spring of 2018 was no different, in fact we were able to sell out two camps with players coming from six different states around the area. There were some familiar names that we saw a ton of...
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North Carolina Truly is THE Hoop State
The state of North Carolina is ninth in the country in total population with an estimated 10.27 million people per the national census in 2017. The state of North Carolina also carries the 4th most Division 1 basketball programs in the country with 18 total in the state. In the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the best of the best among college basketball programs, the state of North Carolina sent six (6)...
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Even The Nationally Ranked Prospects Used the NC Top 80 Platform to Raise Their Stock
The North Carolina Top 80 is a major platform for kids throughout the state of North Carolina. The best of the best come to stake claim among the top prospects in the country. However, it also has allowed many players, who are not nationally ranked, to boost their stock in front of national media and college coaches alike. Here is a look at some of the guys already on the national radar who...
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NCHSAA Game Recap
The NCHSAA playoffs are here and last night Phenom Hoops was at Riverside High School, in Durham, to watch the Tri-6 semi-finals. This is an under rated 4A league in the RDU that has a lot of next level talent playing across multiple rosters within the region. The second game of the night featured Athens Drive High School (Raleigh, NC) against Panther Creek High School (Morrisville, NC) and it...
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NCHSAA Game Recap
The NCHSAA playoffs are here and last night Phenom Hoops was at Riverside High School, in Durham, to watch the Tri-6 semi-finals. This is an under rated 4A league in the RDU that has a lot of next level talent playing across multiple rosters within the region. Game one of the night had the #5 ranked Jordan High School (Durham, NC) face off against the #1 ranked Green Hope High School (Cary, NC)....
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NCHSAA Game Recap
The NCHSAA playoffs are here and what an overload of basketball it was last night. We made our way up to Northern Vance High School to watch the semi-finals of the North Carolina 1A/2A Conference and boy were we see a lot of talent in the gym…suggestions to anyone reading, next year be sure to make your way up to watch some of these conference games as there is next level talent littered...
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