STAY POSITIVE CLASSIC EVENT RECAPS
Phenom Open Gym: Calvary Day
6’3 2026 Dane Cassada Dane will be Calvary’s leader/head of the snake this season. The intelligent, high-IQ guard can beat you from the perimeter and off the bounce. Dane does a tremendous job controlling the tempo and playing the game at his own pace. He makes suitable basketball play and rarely makes mistakes on the court. Dane is a knockdown shooter from the perimeter. He uses his...
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POB’s Eye Catchers from Day 1 at Summer Havoc 2 (Part 2)
2024 Maleek Taylor (Upward Stars Pee Dee Regional): Taylor is a 6’5 athletic, long prospect that not only was a force offensively but made winning plays in a variety of other ways. Taylor played with a strong motor, always staying active and engaged, battling around the paint, and finishing strong around the basket time after time. He finished with 26 big points to lead his team, but he also...
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Calvary Day Putting it All Together
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled out to Rise in Advance, North Carolina for our annual Team Camp. This event always serves as a kickstart to June, as players go back to their respective high schools and prepare for the upcoming Live periods. There’s usually a fair number of takeaways but it’s also easy to get carried away or overexcited by the sheer change of pace from travel ball....
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Phenom Hoops LIVE Recap: College coaches should be all over the NC Spartans 17u teams
Just because the LIVE period is over in April, doesn’t mean that Phenom Hoops is stopping their coverage, as we are bringing you a ton of post-event coverage as well throughout the coming weeks. Let’s dive into a few players and teams that we saw at the event, as we shed light on players that performed well throughout. NC Spartans 17u Pittman 2024 6’2 Coleman Lawhon – Lawhon had a good...
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Player Standouts from Phenom September Classic (Day 1)
By: Ethan Reece 2022 Ethan Smith (Winston 76ers)Ethan had probably the performance of the day and torched the nets for 32 pts off 7 threes in a high caliber matchup (win) against Lake Norman. He’s long at 6’7 and has the high release Larry Bird shot that’s hard to block. Wasn’t phased at all with defenders draping over him and hands in his face, and by the time they caught on it was too late,...
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Dawkins’ Standouts from Phenom Rise Showcase (Day 2)
By: DeAjai Dawkins 6’2 2023 Dallas Gardner (Flight 9) Easily one of the most talented players of the entire event, Gardner most certainly stands apart from his competition. The springy athlete has the scoring prowess, competitiveness, and athletic ability to compete at the next level. After transferring to Charlotte Country Day, there were many questions as to whether or not Gardner would...
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Phenom 150 Session II Camp Evaluations: Team 12
Team 12 Coach: Jeff Bendel #69: 5’9 ’24 Antoine Jones Jr. (Atkins) Starting things off, we look at a player that consistently stood out through his ability to carry the offense, Antoine Jones Jr. He’s a quick, crafty, extremely confident guard prospect with the necessary skill and instincts to reliably generate (and convert) from all over the floor. Jones has no issue creating clean looks...
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