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Clemson has local top young guard on their radar
2021 6’1 Jacobi Wright (Fort Mill Hs) has been making serious noise over the last year, first as a freshman averaging 15 ppg with York Prep, and on the EYBL circuit with Team CP3. Rock Hill, South Carolina- Wright is widely considered the top point guard in the class of 2021 for the state of South Carolina, he is both a playmaker and capable scorer. Wright is at his best with the ball in...
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North Carolina 2021s Poised to Breakout (Part One)
Every year in the #HoopState there’s a crop of fresh faces making names for themselves on the court. Although camps and AAU give these kids an opportunity to create exposure for themselves, but there’s absolutely nothing like the High School season. Students, fans, and sometimes the entire city will fill the gym in hopes of seeing basketball in its purest form and the...
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Live with Brandon Blakney ft Greensboro Day
On the latest episode Live With Brandon Blakney Extra we pull up to Greensboro day school for an early morning practice session. The Bengals feature a nice combination of talented youth and experienced veterans. Greensboro, North Carolina, The two- time defending state champs have seemingly reloaded after losing a couple program pillars. There may be some bumps early but coaches feel this group...
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Phenom Open Gym Tour: Mount Pleasant High School (Mount Pleasant, NC)
Mount Pleasant High School (Mount Pleasant, NC), NCHSAA 2A, 2017-18 record: 17-10 (7-3 In Conference) (P.S. 3rd most wins in school history) I made my way over to Mount Pleasant High School on Wednesday night to watch them at their open gym and walked away thoroughly impressed with the direction of their young program. They feature a unique blend of size and skill that should have them...
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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 Phenom 150
The NC 150 camp has always served as a platform specifically for underclassmen looking to break onto the scene, and unsigned seniors looking to prove their worth for last minute offers. Greensboro, North Carolina- This years camp was no different it was chalk full of youngsters in what seems to be talented 2021 and 2022 classes, the game continues to evolve at great speeds, and these young...
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Brandon Lee’s Transfer Watch: Pt 1 the Intro
Transfers have become a big part of off season chatter in recent years with prep hoops news adapting the year round model. Every season we see a host of prospects swap jerseys for various reasons in search of new opportunities, or sometimes to rekindle old success of the past. This year is no different so I have taken on the responsibility of catching you up on some of the latest changes and...
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Phenom Hoop Report Hurricane Florence Relief Fund
COLUMBIA, SC – In the wake of the disaster that Hurricane Florence left behind in the state of South Carolina, Phenom Hoops will be partnering with the Americares Foundation in donating proceeds from the South Carolina Top 80 to their efforts in South Carolina. The Americares Foundation’s mission statement is to save lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster so...
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Houston Baptist Secures a Diamond in the Rough
Houston Baptist Secures a Diamond in the Rough The Class of 2019 is arguably the most intriguing group of prospects in recent memory, given its lack of a clear-cut superstar. That being said, this recruiting class is extremely thorough and full of quality, under-the-radar prospects. Guys outside of the national rankings often get pushed aside, but many players within that mold tend to...
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South Carolina Jr. Phenom Highlight Video
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South Carolina Jr. Phenom: Team 2 Evaluations
South Carolina Jr. Phenom Evaluations Team 2 Coach: Michael Wilson #6: 5’2 ’24 Ladontae Felton (Aiken, SC) Starting things off, we look at a player that turned some heads with his offensive approach, Ladontae Felton. He’s a guard with great quickness, able to break down opponents off the bounce and effectively enter the paint. Felton scored the ball fairly well, but his vision and...
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South Carolina Jr. Phenom: Team 1 Evaluations
South Carolina Jr. Phenom Evaluations Team 1 Coach: Mike Rollins #1: 4’10 ’26 Mario James (Columbia, SC) Starting things off, we look at the youngest player in attendance at our first South Carolina Jr. Phenom Camp, Mario James. He’s a solid player for his age with nice ball-handling and penetration abilities. Though James was younger than everyone else, he showed grit and...
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Phenom’s Open Gym Tour: Oak Hill Academy
For the sixth consecutive year, Phenom Hoop Report travelled up to Oak Hill the first Monday of the fall NCAA viewing period. Legendary coach Steve Smith is entering his 34th season at Oak Hill. Coach Smith has complied an unprecedented 1118-72 record. In other words, Coach Smith has won 94% of his games and has won nine national high school championships. Year after year, Oak Hill is competing...
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Diving in With: Jackson Gabriel
Recently 6’2 2019 guard Jackson Gabriel committed to Lees McRae College, the Lincoln Charter star is a big addition to the 2019 class for Dunk Mountain. Gabriel will come in with a winning pedigree, he’s a state champion, and currently he ranks third all time in three- pointers- made in the state. Gabriel has been known as one of the elite snipers in the state for years, but he’s...
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Diving in With: Isaiah Wilkins
Recently I caught up with 6’5 Virginia Tech freshman Isaiah Wilkins at Reynolds Park Recreation Center, Wilkins was a guest speaker at the camp and it was held just days before his departure to Blacksburg, Virginia. The event served as a homecoming for Wilkins, he’s ending his time in Winston on the court where it all began. The kids look up to him and are eager to battle Wilkins...
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Diving in With: Michael Wynn
There has been a lot of recent buzz directed at impact freshmen in a loaded ACC conference and it’s well deserved, among these groups the Wake Forest Demon Deacons brought in a class ranked 23rd nationally and fourth in the ACC according to 247Sports. The class is headlined by two versatile wing prospects, five star Jaylen Hoard, and four star Isaiah Mucius. The combo guard duo of Jamie...
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Diving in with: Chance Carter
6’2 2020 guard Chance Carter will transfer to Forsyth Country Day and rejoin his former Coach Monty Gray. Carter spent the first two seasons of his prep career at Glenn High School, where he shined at moments as an underclassmen for a rebuilding program. During that time Carter established a rapport with coach Gray, who was previously the Bobcats head coach. The two built trust within one...
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Introducing the Madison Dark Hype Film
The official Hype Film for 5’6 2019 Providence Grove point guard Madison Dark is here, and she is expecting a breakout senior season after some major strides last year!Dark averaged 16 points, four assists, one rebound, and a block per game, for the Patriots a year ago. Dark is a fierce floor general capable of scoring from all three levels, she shoots it well off the dribble, and Dark can stop...
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Diving in With: Justin Matthews
The ability to multi task is something Justin Matthews knows all too well, throughout July he balanced a busy live period with NC Top Flight and competitive 7on7 football competitions with Eastern Guilford high school.Matthews had a solid showing with Top Flight through a very competitive slate of games during the live period. Matthews was a consistent presence at point guard he ran the offense...
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Flomo’s Fab Five+ : #PhenomSouthernJam II Championship Sunday PT. 1
Championship Sunday is always the most exciting day for me, it’s a chance to see which players can still perform at a high level after competing in 5-6 games in a short time span. With that being said, here are the players who stepped up and stood out: 2020 6’0 Jeremy mull – Team Invasion 16U Mull is a shot creator and a shot maker, he led his team with a smooth 26 pts in their 9am...
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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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Diving in with: Jaeden Lanning
Jaeden Lanning isn’t a stranger to the underdog role, at a slender six- feet it’s easy to overlook him but that would be a mistake. It might be fair to say this July has been the most productive month of Lanning’s basketball career on the floor. Lanning has elevated his play to new heights most recently yesterday, he went off for 29 points, six assists, and five boards to lead PSB Winston Salem....
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Flomo’s Fab Five: #PhenomSouthernJam II Afternoon Standouts
Their is still plenty of opportunity for players to prove themselves today. Currently, here are the players that stood out so far: 2019 6’3 Trevon Bell – Fayetteville Spurs 17U Bell has the ability to do a variety of things on the offensive end of the floor. At 6’3 when playing the point he can see over the defense and create opportunities for others. When on the wing, he showed he can...
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Flomo’s Fab Five: #PhenomSouthernJam Day 2
Today I had the opportunity of covering the action on Court 3 of #PhenomSouthernJam Day 2. After another great day of hoops, here are the players who stood out the most for me: 2020 5’9 PG Troy Clement – Team Vision 16U Lefty Guard that can score in a variety of ways. Had a good showing in the 11am game vs SCBA 16U. Troy is capable of hitting jumpers in defenders faces if they contest...
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Flomo’s Fab Five Plus One: #PhenomSouthernJam Day 1 Recap
Tonight was the opening night of the #PhenomSouthernJam Session 1. Players competed at a high level, everyone brought their A games setting the tone for the rest of the week. Here are my top performers from Day 1: 2021 6’1 PG Justin Taylor – Team Loaded CVA 15U Taylor was extremely impressive in game 1. He is listed at 6’1 but looks to be more in the 6’3-6’4 range. He is a floor general...
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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! 6’8, 2020, Josiah...
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Diving in with: Greg Gantt
Greensboro, North Carolina, Reporter Brandon Blakney caught up with 2019 four star recruit Greg Gantt of Team Felton and Trinity Christian (NC), at our Phenom CP3 showcase. Gantt had the full arsenal on display throughout the week, Gantt proved why he is widely considered a top 75 prospect in the 2019 class. Gantt spoke on an established relationship with Coach Ed Cooley of Providence ,who was...
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Brandon Lee’s Big Three: Phenom CP3 Showcase story lines
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 6’7 Van Der Heijden has nice perimeter skill and he’s an inside presence on the defensive end for Team...
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Flomo’s Fab Five: Who Came to Play on Championship Sunday #PhenomCP3 Live
Today is Championship Sunday! Teams are leaving it all out on the court as they battle for the trophy. We have had nothing but close competitive games here at Smith High School, these are the players that have stood out the most this morning: 2021 6’6 Wing Treyvon Bird – NC Ice 15U The young wing player does a little of everything for his NC ICE squad. He finished with 28 pts this morning...
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Flomo’s Fab Five: Early Performers
Day Two of the #PhenomCP3 Live event has been filled with competitiveness so far at Smith High School in Greensboro, NC. Several players have had stand out performances as they attempt to lead their respective squads to victory. Here is my Top 5 players from the action I covered earlier: 2021 PG 5’9 Breon Pass – 15U Team CP3 A young PG, Breon has a very smooth game, he is very quick off...
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