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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’Ron Sharpe, Jalen Cone and Justin Ajogbar. Each of these players should be considered Top 50 prospects and each already carry multiple offers, each will see their recruitment take on a Top 25 college program feel. Todd and Springer should be considered Top...
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Tre Jackson is Blowing Up, What a Ride It’s Been
There is no doubt about it, prep basketball in the state of South Carolina is drastically on the rise. However, the recruitment of the state is just like it has always been, players either get recruited at the highest level really early or they fall so far under the radar until the very end of their high school careers. With in-state players, such as Juwan Gary and Christian Brown in South...
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Jamie’s List of 5 … CP3 Rising Stars Camp
6’9” Sadraque Nganga High School: AZ Compass Prep (AZ) / AAU: Las Vegas Prospects At this point, it was easy to point out Nganga as the best long term prospect in the camp. Off the initial look test, he has wide shoulders, great length and a very projectable frame. Once he steps on the floor, he runs like a gazelle and finishes with control at the rim. He showed control in pushing the...
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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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Chris Clemons Putting Up Numbers on Steph Curry Has in College
There is no doubt about it, Chris Clemons is a bucket. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has previously seen the guard prospect. He stepped foot onto Campbell University’s campus dropping missiles and never looked back. Somehow he has fallen beneath the NBA Draft radar, even though the numbers he’s been putting up puts him in rarified categories, among some of the NBA’s top talent....
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Dontrell Shuler Commits to Charleston Southern
6’2 guard Dontrell Shuler of Legacy Charter in Greenville, South Carolina has committed to Charleston Southern as part of the 2018 class. Shuler, originally from Irmo, South Carolina, is one of the elite defenders in the country. This should come as no surprise as his older brother, Devonte, secured 32 steals in only 18 minutes per game as a freshman at Ole Miss last year. Defense runs in the...
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Then and Now: Morant’s Ascension from Temetrius Into Ja
By: Jamie Shaw and Jeff Bendel This week ESPN NBA Draft Analyst Mike Schmitz called Ja Morant his top standout of the camp labeling him, “The Intriguing Long-Term Prospect.” A play of Morant’s went viral this week from a video of an alley-oop where his head was clearly over the rim. It was impressive as the video itself got close to 100,000 views and was picked up by media, Bleacher Report among...
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Player Profile Jaden Springer
Player Profile: 6’4 ’20 Jaden Springer (Rocky River & B. Maze Elite) By now, anyone who follows high school basketball should know about Jaden Springer, especially in today’s tech-friendly, social media world that we live in. There are dozens of clips and videos all over the Internet showcasing the young wing prospect, but he’s far better than most people realize. Yes, he’s nationally ranked...
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Jamie’s List of 5 — South Carolina’s 2020 July Breakouts
6’10” PJ Hall AAU: Upward Stars SE High School: Dorman We have been saying it for over a year, but the blow up is starting to happen. Hall picked up his first high major from South Carolina offer in June, followed by Florida a month later. Today he can add, Clemson, Pittsburgh and Georgia all to that Power 5 mix. As we have been saying Hall is a Top 100 guy, with the upside to slide into the Top...
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Kadin Shedrick Has Worked Himself into 4-Star Status
This week, 6’10” rising senior Kadin Shedrick will sit down with his family and his mentors and go over the 25-plus offers and narrow things down to a manageable list they can choose from. Shedrick is a high academic kid who works hard, so this type of rapid explosion did not come as a surprise, but it did come quickly. Shedrick as he picked up over 15 offers this July alone. This explosion...
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Jamie’s List of 5 — South Carolina’s Major July Breakouts (2019 Class)
6’2” Tre Jackson AAU: Team SC High School: Blythewood Jackson blew up in July, there is no simpler way to say it. He now is carrying upwards of 20 offers and is being tracked and talked about by Power 5 programs. This was quite the leap for Jackson who was a solid low major prospect heading into July with 4 or so offers. He was spectacular at Phenom’s Summer Jam Team Camp this Summer where he...
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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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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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Phenom’s CP3 Live — Championship Sunday’s 5 you Got to Know
In Greensboro, for Phenom’s CP3 Live, all eyes were on Championship Sunday. Usually Sunday is used, by coaches, as a travel day. Well the gym stayed packed with coaches throughout Sunday in Greensboro. With 30-40 coaches in the gym at times it is a testament to the amount of talent and the trust these college programs have in Phenom Hoops’ evaluation of prospects. D1 Head Coaches in the Gym on...
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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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Phenom’s JMac Showcase — Players With No Offers, D1s Should Be All Over
While Phenom’s JMac Showcase is bringing in some of the countries top talent, the hundreds of coaches sitting on the baseline provide a major platform for players who don’t have as much (or any) offers. Here is a look at some players who showed out on night one who have one or less offers, that deserve D1s to really take a hard look their way. 6’6” 2019 Tyler Harris Upward Stars Charlotte Harris...
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Phenom’s JMac Showcase — Day 1 Storylines
The college coaches showed up and the players showed out. With over 125 coaches in the gym, standing 3 and 4 deep in parts of the gym, players performed at a high rate. This was just night one, we have four more nights to go. Here are some storylines from the first four game sets… Head Coach Watch Steve Wojciechowski (Marquette) Brad Brownell (Clemson) Kelvin Sampson (Houston) Mike Morrell...
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SLEEPER ALERT!! This Player is a Blow Up Candidate for Phenom’s CP3 Live
Sleeper Alert!! Phenom Hoops in July is always great because it provides a major stage for prospects to “blow up”. This year is no different, if you put a lot of talent going against one another with hundreds of coaches surrounding the courts, players are going to have the chance to really show out. During Phenom’s Summer Havoc, in Spartanburg, South Carolina between 200-300 college coaches came...
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Phenom’s JMac Showcase and CP3 Live Storylines (Part 2) — Josiah James vs Everybody
Over the last year Josiah James has taken quite the meteoric leap from unranked prospect to #11 overall (and still climbing). He has always been good, but sometimes it takes the national guys a bit longer to trust their own eye. This event will put James to the test however, fresh off a Gold Medal in the U18 FIBA Americas Tournament, James is down to his final 9 schools; South Carolina, Duke,...
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Phenom’s JMac Showcase and CP3 Live Storylines (Part 1) — Blue Blood Coaches in the Stands Closing Elite Prospects
Phenom’s JMac Showcase and CP3 Live are known year after year in the basketball community as the top Live Period event through our region and as one of the top events in the country. Coaches from all over are in attendance watching, with head coaches from some of the most notable blue blood programs across the basketball landscape in attendance. Here are some storylines we are watching for this...
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Phenom’s Summer Havoc — Night 1’s D1 Breakouts
Year after year, the stage is set at Phenom’s Summer Havoc for breakouts to take place. This year is no different as 60 or so coaches lined the baseline for the three game sets. It was great, players played great and offers were handed out…first offers even. This is typical of Phenom’s Summer Havoc, but here are the guys from night one who should see their first offers come, this week....
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Player Profile — 6’7″ 2019 Marlow Gilmore (Hunter Kinard Tyler HS (SC) / Columbia Hoyas)
6’7” 2019 Marlow Gilmore is good for at least one “Oh My Gracious” moment per half. The long and incredibly bounce lefty has jaw-dropping type athleticism that has him finishing furiously above the rim or pinning a shot at the top of the square, regularly. This explosion, this incredible pop in his game is what opens eyes about Gilmore, these plays. But what gets him on the floor at the next...
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Player Profile – 6’3″ 2019 Ta’Lon Cooper (Dorman HS (SC) / Upward Stars Upstate)
Every July someone pops out and earns numerous offers. This July, that player may just be 6’3” 2019 Ta’Lon Cooper. As Cooper runs with the Upward Stars Upstate team, he is certain to show his ability to flat out score the basketball, and that shows well with lines of coaches watching. Cooper is a long-armed shooting guard who has easy, 3-level scoring ability. He has a quick release with...
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Player Profile – 6’10” 2019 David Elien (Chapel Hill HS / Team Stacked)
It does not matter how accomplished of a basketball coach you are, you cannot teach 6’10” with a 7’2” wing span…That is something you are born with. 2019 prospect David Elien was born with an incredible basketball frame as these are his dimensions. He is a natural run and jump athlete who possesses natural timing on the defensive end. Everything about Elien, and his game, fits exactly with...
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Player Profile – 6’2″ 2020 Jajuan Carr (Trask HS / WBC Elite 17s)
It was only a matter of time before 6’2” 2020 Jajuan Carr picked up his first offer. On June 15, Carr picked up an offer from East Carolina University, a big first offer as they are considered a “Power 6” program in the American Atlantic Conference, the conference that broke off from the Big East a couple years ago and has programs such as UConn, Wichita St, Cincinnati, SMU, Memphis,...
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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’t overextend the action, defensively Hothi is versatile with quick feet and active hands. Hothi...
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Phenom’s Summer Grind — Early Morning Standouts
5’11” 2022 James Wilkins CP3 14s Wilkins has always been a noted scorer, and he showed that in this one. Great off the bounce both in the mid range and attacking the rim. In this one he showed excellent vision, really threading the needle in the half court. Very intrigued with his development moving forward. 6’8” 2019 Justin McKoy Team Loaded NC McKoy is one of the more skilled players around,...
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Phenom’s Summer Grind Storylines We’re Watching
July is almost here, and the Live Period is right around the corner. Travel ball programs have been idol over the last month as many players have been traveling around to team camps with their high schools. Now they are back, trying to shake the rust off. We will host a sold-out field of teams with some top prospects in tow. This Saturday, June 30 at Proehlific Park in Greensboro, NC will be the...
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Phenom’s Summer Jam Session 3 — Top 10 Performers
Session 3 wrapped up our Phenom’s Summer Jam Series of June team camps. We had teams from around the region (North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia) step up and compete and it was a great opportunity. Some kids stepped up, and some showed out. Many did what we knew they could and some teams really played above and beyond. It was a great month. All three events SOLD OUT and here are the top...
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