PHENOM OPENING EVENT RECAPS
Phenom Opening Team Preview: Team Loaded NC 15u
Phenom Hoops is heading to North Carolina, bring in one of the best events we have ever had to start the AAU season. Check out some of the players in attendance.
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The Depth of High Major Talent is Astonishing with the CP3 16s
Every year Team CP3 is loaded with talent at every level and naturally this year is no different. In fact, this 16u team is as deep, with high level, talent as any team the region has seen in quite some time. Every player on the roster is a mid to high major type player, with most of them being the later. This team is filled with long athletic players who play a very fluid style as they can all,...
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Phenom Opening Session 1 Player Standouts
Phenom Opening Session I Proehlific Park Court 3 6’2 2019 Logan Ammons Carolina Thunder Great shooter. Elbow in, backspin, follow through. Has nice range on his shot as well. Also good at pump faking and getting a shot closer in due to his long-range shooting ability. Nice jab series in the half court. Moves well without the ball and runs the floor well. 6’1 2019 Ron Rogers Greensboro Warriors...
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Phenom Opening Session 1 Late Day Standouts from NE Guilford Court 3
Phenom Opening Session 1 NE Guilford HS, Court 3 Late Games Standouts The calendar has flipped to April so that means AAU ball is in full effect. Teams and talent converged on Greensboro this weekend in an effort to hone their skills and get some exposure heading into the live period in a few weeks. As always, several players showed out. Some of the names to know from the morning session here on...
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Phenom Opening Session 1 Mid-Day Standouts for NE Guilford Court 3
Phenom Opening Session 1 NE Guilford HS, Court 3 Mid-day Games Standouts The calendar has flipped to April so that means AAU ball is in full effect. Teams and talent converged on Greensboro this weekend in an effort to hone their skills and get some exposure heading into the live period in a few weeks. As always, several players showed out. Some of the names to know from the morning session here...
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Phenom’s Opening Session 1 Recaps — Afternoon Standouts at Proehlific Park
When you get so much talent in one place it is a cesspool for competition. The players everyone knows are trying to maintain their status as the unknowns are coming right at them. The unknowns are out here to make a name for themselves and some of them are able to do just that Check out the standouts from the second half of the day. 6’5” 2019 Asanti Price Team Vision 17s Welcome to the show...
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Phenom Opening Session 1 Team Game Standout Players
Phenom Opening Session 1 GM 6; NE Guilford; Court 2 Afternoon Standouts Red Hurricanes #2 Xavier Honey 5’11” Can play the 1,2, &3 positions all very well. Smooth handles and exceptional passer on the break in transition. Shooting range 3 pointer, mid-range, and float game all very solid! Black Wilson Elite MVP #42 Jared Meltzer 6’3”C plays every play and will clean off the boards offensively...
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NE HS Court 2 Stand Out Report
Phenom Opening Team Game STAND OUT PLAYERS Phenom Opening Session 1 GM 1; NE Guilford; Court 2; Early Morning Standouts Black Ft. Mill Knicks #7 Lucas Heckaman 6’5” – Super athletic with good bounce on “O” will dunk on you and on “D” will pin your shot to the board. MVP #23 Mason Grigg Good all-around guard with exceptional play making ability and athletic skills offensively and...
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Early Morning Standouts NE Guilford Court 3
Phenom Opening Session 1 Proehlific Park, Court 3; Morning Standouts This morning at Proehlific Park was filled early with players ready to play, and spectators ready to see what they could do. On this cloudy April spring day, players looked to shine in spite of that. Great games were filled with promising talent looking to make their marks. 5’11 2021 Jacobi Wright Team CP3 – Has a very...
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Phenom’s Opening Session 1 — Northeast Guilford Morning Standouts
What a great day of basketball. Already early in the morning and its standing room only with no spots left in the parking lot. There is no doubt the Hoop State shows out for talented basketball and highly competitive games. So many teams signed up for this 1-day showcase event that we had to split the talent between Prohelific Park and Northeast Guilford High School. The early morning had some...
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Early Morning Standouts NE Guilford Court 3
Phenom Opening Session 1 NE Guilford HS, Court 3 Morning Standouts The calendar has flipped to April so that means AAU ball is in full effect. Teams and talent converged on Greensboro this weekend in an effort to hone their skills and get some exposure heading into the live period in a few weeks. As always, several players showed out. Some of the names to know from the morning session here on...
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Phenom Opening Session 1 – Court 3 – Game 1 – 8:30am – Team CP3 vs Team Winston 16U
Phenom Opening Session 1 – Proehlific Park – Court 3 Game 1 – Team CP3 vs Team Winston 16 (Pool A) Final Team CP3 – 89 Team Winston 16 – 56 The Phenom Opening Session opened with a great game on Court 3. Team Winston fought hard early, but Team CP3 pulled away; staying aggressive with dribble penetration, getting to the basket, in addition, finding the open man...
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Phenom’s Opening Session 1 & 2 — Unsigned Seniors Scholarship Coaches Need to Pay Attention To
This time of year is exciting. You have a mixture of current juniors trying to make a name for themselves as they carve their own path. You also have unsigned seniors who are still trying to finish their stories. Both are competing hard so their futures are set. This weekend’s Phenom Opening, Session 1 and Session 2, have a great mixture of both these types of players. Baller TV will be there to...
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Phenom’s Opening Session 1 — What to Watch for Part 2
Phenom’s Opening Session 1 is set to take place on Saturday April 7 in Greensboro, NC. The demand for this event was so high that we had to spread the games out, Proehlific Park and Southeast Guilford High School will be the places to be. Over 40 teams will play three games in this one-day showcase. Each team will get three games, three opportunities to play in front of the multiple NCAA...
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Phenom’s Opening Session 1 — What to Watch for Part 1
Phenom’s Opening Session 1 is set to take place on Saturday April 7 in Greensboro, NC. The demand for this event was so high that we had to spread the games out, Proehlific Park and Southeast Guilford High School will be the places to be. Over 40 teams will play three games in this one-day showcase. Each team will get three games, three opportunities to play in front of the multiple NCAA...
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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: Nate Springs Commits to Ohio
An Insider’s Take Nate Springs Commits to Ohio By Jamie Shaw Springs has only been playing basketball for 3 years, and once you let that sink in you begin to see the future is very bright for Springs. Springs has great length and natural athleticism that pops out at you the second he walks into the building. Even still in the infancy of his playing days, Springs has taken leaps and bounds each...
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An Insider’s Take: Adrian Delph Commits to Appalachian State
An Insider’s Take Adrian Delph Commits to Appalachian State By Jamie Shaw 6’3” 2018 SG – Adrian Delph came out of no where last season and really took off this summer. Last year at Kings Mountain High School, his first season at the school, Delph filled up the stat sheets averaged 20 points (50% field goals), 7.7 boards and 5.3 assists per game. He is a tough player who provides defensive...
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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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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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Big Time Risers: Whose Stock Has Risen So Far This Summer
The first two and a half months of travel ball have flown by at this point most teams have found their rhythm and built chemistry. Players on various circuits have really blossomed and taken their games to new levels, and we’re going to look at a handful prospects in the 2018 class who have played well and helped their stock on the recruitment trail. Ian Steere- Club (Team Charlotte) School...
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Phenom’s Challenge LIVE Talent — 6’7″ Josh Hall (Durham Hurricanes 16s)
6’6” 2019 Josh Hall Oak Hill / Durham Hurricanes 16s By Jamie Shaw Within the first play of each time he steps on the floor, it is easy to see how good Josh Hall will end up being. He has all the skills and pedigree one could ask for as well as a frame that is incredibly projectable to the next level. What makes Hall truly unique is that he is continuously growing, already standing in the 6’6”...
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Today’s 5 to Know: Phenom’s Opening Session 1
Travel ball season is finally here and Phenom’s Opening kicked off the season. As always, there was a great assortment of talent who traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina to tune-up. Not only were these teams finally getting their first real look at opposing teams, the teams they were playing are very good. It’s early, however players took advantage of this stage to kick start their recruitment...
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Offer List Continues to Grow: 6’6 JP Moorman (Greensboro Day School)
This time last year, JP Moorman was just hoping for a few D1 scholarship offers. Fast forward to 2016 and he now has no shortage of offers and expect the list to continue to grow! On Thursday, JP Moorman received his 12th offer and it came from UAB of Conference USA. Moorman sports offers from Virginia Tech, Boston University, and VCU. In addition, he has offers from Charlotte, Richmond, College...
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“Hungry but Humble” The Langley Brothers
The Langley brothers have gotten to be household names in the recruiting circles in the state of North Carolina. 6’2 junior Kameron, 6’1 freshmen twins Keyshaun and Kobe were the solid foundation for the SW Guilford High School basketball team that went 27-3 this past season. We have covered a lot of prospects over the years and the Langley brothers have impressed us in more ways on and off the...
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Today’s 5 to Know: Phenom’s Hoop State Challenge – Session 1
So much talent was in the house. On Saturday Phenom Hoops hosted 32 of the best 14U-17U teams in the region. With multiple shoe brand contenders and Top 100 prospects in the building, here are the players who caught my eye… 6’5” 2018 Coby White Greenfield School (NC) / CP3 16U Was the best player in the event. White is primed for a huge summer, and to break into the nation’s Top 50+...
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From the Sidelines: Hoop State Challenge Session I (P. II)
The inaugural Phenom Hoop State Challenge was a successful event with quality teams and players participating. It was a great tune up for the upcoming NCAA “live period” starting April 16-18th. With a sold out event of 42 teams, there were many story lines over the course of the weekend. However, today we will attempt to cover a few brief story lines from Saturday. Defense wins...
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Fresh Faces of Recruiting: 2017 Ethan Herring/ 2019 Landon Sutton
The Phenom Hoop Report is about providing a platform for young players to make a name for themselves in the recruiting circles. This past weekend, we got a chance to take a look at some potential fresh faces in recruiting. Many of these names, college coaches have not heard about and rightfully so. Some of just stepping into the high school scene as their freshman season came to a close. Others...
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POB’s Quick Hitters: Hoop State Challenge Session II
Phenom Hoop State Session II Quick Hitters Ervin Bennett – QC Thunder 17U Quick and solid guard, takes what the defense can give him. Attacks the basket well and really had a nice pull-up jumper that was on display in Game 1, with 19 points. Adafe Price – QC Thunder 17U Price is one that we have been impressed with at our Phenom150 events this year, so it was great to see him again...
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“Fresh Faces in Recruiting”: 6’1 ’18 Josh Price of the Charlotte Aces
6’1 Josh Price is the son of legendary Georgia Tech and NBA star Mark Price. This past season, Josh averaged 5.0 PPG for Charlotte Christian and recently joined the Charlotte Aces travel basketball team. While Josh put up “modest” scoring numbers at the Phenom Hoop State Challenge, we were impressed with his basketball IQ, court awareness and overall knowledge of the game. Josh comes from a...
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