SUMMER FINALE EVENT RECAPS
Has Efton Reid III been the missing piece for Wake Forest?
A team to start taking notice of more has been Wake Forest, who have now won eight games in a row and sit at 10-3 overall. In the last six games during that eight-game win streak, the Demon Deacons were able to get junior big man Efton Reid III on the floor, and one could say that he has been a missing piece for this team. Why? Though it is still early, just look at the early difference he...
read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Brandon Murray WINDMILL + Benny Williams Alley OOP; IMG Goes Crazy at #PhenomPGNationals'
Loaded with talent, IMG PG simply put on a show on Day 1 at the Phenom Post Grad Nationals. Brandon Murray, Benny Williams, Charles Bediako, Efton Reid, and others all got in on the action in this one.
read moreVaPreps Session II Top Performers (Part I)
Phenom Hoop Report provided opening tap to final buzzer coverage of Session II of the 12th Annual VaPreps Classic last Saturday at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, VA. Let’s take a look at some of the events most impactful players and performances.
read more2019 Phenom Hoops High School Open Gym Tour: The Steward School
The Steward School (Richmond, VA) Classification: Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division II Conference: Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS) 2018-19 overall record: 24-7 Colleges in Attendance: Iowa State and University of Richmond It's been over six months since the 2018-19 high school season ended but I still feel I've seen The Steward...
read more2019 Steward School Summer League; Week 5 (7/17/19) Standouts
Yesterday evening saw me again make the 45-minute drive to the West End of Henrico County, VA for continuation of The Steward School's hosted annual high school summer league. As I predicted, more faces arrived to participate in the competition, following last week's 'live period' for travel basketball. As they say, the more the merrier, and I had the privilege of scouting a slate of...
read moreNBPA Top 100 Standouts: Day 2 (First Round of Games)
The NBA Top 100 camp continued on Thursday, as college coaches and media surrounded the area to check more the action. Everywhere you look, players were competing and performing but here were a few names that stood out early on in the day.
read more'Phenom's Picks': K-Rob’s 804 Edition (2018-19 HS Season)
Man, have I enjoyed covering high school hoops for the last several months. With the 2019 season officially coming to an end this weekend (3/9), I decided to put together a list of superlatives for the Richmond, VA area's talent. Other members on the Phenom Hoops team plan to release features of their own respective regions as well; we're titling this series, 'Phenom's Picks.' Hope...
read moreK-Rob's Picks: 804 All-Defensive Team (2018-19 HS Season)
With the 2019 high school season in Virginia ending, I must say that I've observed some serious talent around the Richmond area in my first year as a scout/journalist. A bunch of players can undoubtedly get a bucket on their own, as well as filling up the stat sheet in several different ways. While scoring typically always catches most of the attention, I decided to construct a list of...
read moreAmelia Academy @ The Steward School (1/3/19)
Yesterday evening, I spent time down in Richmond, VA checking out two varsity games at different locations: Amelia Academy at Steward School, followed by Midlothian High School at Clover Hill High School. Scouting two games in one night doesn't come quite often so I knew it was a must to seize the opportunity when it presented itself. The first contest at Steward School gave me the chance...
read more3-Team Scrimmage, hosted by The Steward School
With tryouts completed and schedules finalized, it's safe to say that the 2018-19 high school basketball season has officially arrived. Before games start taking place in the upcoming days/weeks, I had the opportunity to make a stop at The Steward School for a morning three-team scrimmage between the hosted Spartans, Monacan High School, and Lee-Davis High School. Getting a first look at...
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