PORTER GAUD HOLIDAY CLASSIC EVENT RECAPS
Team CP3 Claims 15U ACC Championship at Phenom Champion Showcase
The 14U Team CP3 group played up a level this past weekend and, unsurprisingly, yielded phenomenal results. It all starts with their electric backcourt duo of Aden Holloway and Jaylen Curry, who complement each other undeniably well and are capable of dominating opposing guards. However, guys like Xavier Matthews, Tyler Bailey, Kyre Bishop are all very capable high-level guards, which simply...
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CC Elite Claims 16U Big East Gold Championship at Phenom Champion Showcase
In all honesty, CC Elite is a team that more folks should be buzzing about, as they have been tough and competitive while strutting out a variety of college-level prospects. They entered the title game with great confidence and controlled the tempo from start to finish. This group has been led by the unwavering all-around consistency of Christian Cornish, Marvin Bost, and Tucker Johnson....
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Team Charlotte Claims 16U ACC Championship at Phenom Champion Showcase
The battle of Team Charlotte took place on Sunday, as the 16U and 15U (playing up) teams met in the title game. It was an intense game from start to finish, although the 16U group certainly proved to be the better team in this head-to-head matchup. In all honesty, this team was incredibly balanced throughout the weekend and saw quality contributions from everyone on the roster. Between Nate...
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Bendel’s Best: Phenom Champion Showcase
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops returned to Rock Hill, South Carolina for an absolutely loaded event. We featured some of the biggest teams in the region, from Upward Stars to Team Charlotte to TMP and PSB, which made for some high-level competition across the two days. This article will take a closer look at the five players that stood out the most' 6'0 '20 Myles Tate (Upward Stars)...
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Player Standouts at Day Two of Phenom Champion Showcase
6'6 '22 Elijah Gray (Team Synergy) In many ways, Gray was among the most impressive players from day two of Phenom Champion Showcase. He showcased a newfound aggression and actually played his best two-way game while nearly angry. Gray handles the ball quite well, especially for his size, and scored the ball in a variety of different ways. He worked from the block, displayed footwork, finished...
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Coach Threadgill’s Sunday Players Watch at Champion Showcase
Here are players that stood out at Nation Ford on Sunday at the Phenom Champion Showcase.
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Flomo's Fab Five: Day I of #PhenomChampionShowcase
Who were Flomo's Fab Five from Day 1 of the #PhenomChampionShowcase? Find out here.
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Sause’s Standouts: Day 2 at Champion Showcase
Chris Sause was on the baselines all Sunday as well at Nation Ford, with a few players catching his eye on Championship Sunday.
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Sad Sam’s Day 1 Champion Showcase Recap
Greetings HS hoops junkies from across the 4th-of-July-ing piedmont! The Great One is here to recap an exciting Day 1 on Nation Ford court 4 of the Phenom Champion Showcase AAU event. The action today was intense complete with tempers flaring, a buzzer beating game winning shot and a game that featured 20 made 3 pointers. It was just another day at the office on what has become a wild court this...
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Nation Ford Court 2 Saturday Standout Performers from Champion Showcase
Nation Ford was loaded with talent all over the court. Our scouts were on deck all over to bring you names to watch.
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Sause’s Standouts: Day 1 at Phenom Champion Showcase (P.2)
Chris Sause was on the baseline all day long and the competition was fantastic. He continues today with the players that stood out on Day 1.
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Coach Threadgill’s Day 1 Player Watch at Phenom Champion Showcase
There were quite a few names that impressed at Nation Ford. Here are just a few names that grabbed the eyes.
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Early Standouts at Phenom Champion Showcase
Phenom Hoops scout Jeff Bendel breaks down the players that impressed at the Phenom Champion Showcase at Catawba Ridge.
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Brandon's Big Time Ballers pt 2 #PhenomChampionShowcase
It’s July which means travel ball is back and in action, the Phenom Crew has invaded the other Carolina for a weekend full of hoops and storylines! Fort Mill, South Carolina- The action didn’t waste any time picking up here at Comenius School, we had the pleasure of getting a jump on the new wave of talent 13U-15U, at this stage a lot of these underclassmen are relatively unknown and...
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Eye Catchers Day 1 at Phenom Champion Showcase (P. 2)
Hundreds of teams made their way to the Fort Mill, South Carolina area to gear up for what they hope to be a special July season as a team and for their players. See who stood out on Day 1.
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Coach Threadgill’s Player Watch from Nation Ford
Players competed at the Phenom Champion Showcase, but here are a few names that grabbed the attention of our scouts.
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Sause’s Standouts from Day 1 of the Phenom Champion Showcase
Our Phenom Hoop Report scout, Chris Sause, brings us names that caught his eyes at Nation Ford HS on Court 3.
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Eye Catchers Day 1 at Phenom Champion Showcase
Hundreds of teams made their way to the Fort Mill, South Carolina area to gear up for what they hope to be a special July season as a team and for their players. See who stood out on day 1.
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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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Bendel's Best: Phenom's Champion Showcase
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina for our Champion Showcase, a popular warm-up event for some of the best teams in the region. A lot of star- studded programs like Team CP3, Team Charlotte, Team Felton, Team Loaded, and Team Wall were in attendance, which provided an incredible atmosphere. That being said, a lot of the hidden gems and top overall performers...
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Five more to Know: Phenom Champion Showcase
6’3, 2020, Ja’Quez Cooke (Charlotte Dragons)' Cooke is a physical wing prospect and he got everything he desired on the drive. Cooke is agile off the bounce, he’s got a surprisingly smooth handle in the open floor, and Cook utilizes his stocky frame to muscle through the paint. In one of the most competitive games on the day Cooke put up a strong 17 pts against Team Winston....
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Title Winners at Phenom's Champion Showcase
14U Champion: Team Loaded The youngest team to claim a title this weekend was Team Loaded's eighth-grade group, which is full of intriguing young prjospects. This team consistently faced adversity, but never wavered, and put themselves in the title game as a result. Their point guard play was excellent, particularly from Jacob Newman, but without their size down low they wouldn't have been in...
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Sunday Evening Standouts at Phenom's Champion Showcase
Team Charlotte 6'3 '19 Chico Carter Jr.- The South Carolina product was one of the most impressive guards across the final slate of games. Carter is so difficult for opponents to deal with, since he requires so much respect, both with the ball and when spotting-up. He's dynamic and it was fairly obvious in this contest. 6'5 '19 Deangelo Epps- The two-way wing was the most versatile...
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Sunday Morning Standouts at Phenom's Champion Showcase
Durham Hurricanes 6'8 '20 Sam Hood- There have been a lot of impressive big men on display here, but few better than Hood, who will certainly be a DI prospect if he isn't already. He rebounds, blocks shots, and scores extremely well from all three levels. 6'2 '20 Lamar Lightbrown- The glue that holds this Hurricanes team together is still Lightbrown, who rarely jumps off the page, but...
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#PhenomChampionShowcase: Sunday Stars
It’s been a great first portion of the day over at Proehlific Park, here are some of the top performers from today’s action! 6'4 2020 MJ Wilkerson: NC Empire Wilkerson does a great job bringing contagious energy for a really fun NC Empire squad featuring some of the top talent in the 919. His defensive tenacity combined with his ability to initiate offense makes him a really well...
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Four to Know: Phenom Champion Showcase
6’7, 2022, Kheni Briggs (CP3 2022) Briggs is an absolute man child compared to his peers, at 6'7 Briggs is already a skilled wing. Briggs plays in the paint for CP3 due to his length and size; Briggs is an explosive finisher down low, he looks to finish strong through contact every time, Briggs also showed confidence handling the rock in the open floor. 'Briggs possess the ball skills to...
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Evening Standouts at Phenom's Champion Showcase
Charlotte Dragons 5'10 '20 David Pino- Solid lead guard with high motor and nice playmaking instincts; he made plays in transition and scored the ball efficiently in this contest. Team Charlotte 2022 5'9 '22 Christopher Brown- The Charlotte lead guard consistently got it done in this contest, getting into the paint and making plays. He scored and assisted on various offensive possessions and was...
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#PhenomChampionShowcase: Afternoon Standouts
It is another crazy hectic day in the Phenom Hoops universe, big S/O to NBA Champ David West for coming through the building today with his talented Garner Road 16U Squad featuring UNC Commit Day’ron Sharpe. Let’s take a look at some of the afternoon standouts from today’s action. 6’9 2020 Day’Ron Sharpe: Garner Road/South Central High School (UNC Verbal...
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Mid-Day Standouts at Phenom's Champion Showcase
NC Empire 6'6 '21 Julius Peacock- Has a lot of upside, but already displaying a strong comfort level around the basket, especially on second-chance opportunities and touches in the post. He's long and lacks a ton of polish, but he knows how to make his presence felt defensively. Mark down Peacock as one to keep an eye on. 6'1 '21 Isaiah Williams- The wing prospect adds a nice wrinkle to this NC...
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#PhenomChampionShowcase 3 Stars Showed Out in the Mid-Day Slate of Games
Today has been an absolute show due to all of the talent in the gym. A lot of top teams from around the region came to compete today for a little live period tune-up, getting themselves ready before all of the coaches flock to check them out. Here are some of the standout’s from the mid-day slate of games. 6’10 2019 Kadin Shedrick: Garner Road/Holly Springs High School...
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