Phenom Hoops College Basketball Coverage
Name to Know: 6’9″ Unsigned Senior Robert Braswell of Blythewood HS (Blythewood, SC)
6’8” Unsigned Senior Robert Braswell Blythewood High School (Blythewood, SC) He stands 6’9” with a wing span approaching 7’. Robert Braswell was the South Carolina High School League 5A high jump champion with a 6’6” jump. Putting basketball ability aside Braswell is a physical freak and that is a sure thing. Once you get past the incredible physical gifts that Braswell has, you see his skill...
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Phenom’s Feast of Champions — Class of 2019 Standouts (Part 2)
Class of 2019 Standouts (Part 2) Phenom’s Feast of Champions This event was chock full of talent. Players committed to Division 1 programs, players ranked among the nation’s top 100 and players who were unsigned. What was surprising to us was how many very talented unsigned seniors there were, who did not have anything. They were guards, wings and bigs, guys who had physically ready frames and...
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Phenom’s Feast of Champions — Class of 2019 Standouts (Part 1)
Class of 2019 Standouts Phenom’s Feast of Champions This event was chock full of talent. Players committed to Division 1 programs, players ranked among the nation’s top 100 and players who were unsigned. What was surprising to us was how many very talented unsigned seniors there were, who did not have anything. They were guards, wings and bigs, guys who had physically ready frames and high...
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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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Chick’s Event Recap — Phenom’s High School Jamboree…Seniors (Part 1)
Phenom Hoops HS Jamboree held at Proehlific Park in Greensboro had plenty of top notch performances these are some of the ones we observed from players in the 2018 class on the day: Greyson Collins 6’1” CG Caldwell Academy (Greensboro, NC) Over the many years we’ve scouted hundreds of guys like Collins who get ignored by D-1 schools because they’re looking for the primo athlete who never works...
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Phenom’s Palmetto Winter Classic — List of Teams
List of Teams Blythewood (Blythewood, SC) United Faith Christian (Charlotte, NC) AC Flora (Columbia, SC) Miller School (Charlottesville, VA) Conway (Conway, SC) Christian Academy of MB (Myrtle Beach, SC) Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC) Village Christian (Fayetteville, NC) Hammond School (Columbia, SC) Independence (Charlotte, NC) Freedom Christian (Fayetteville, NC) West Charlotte...
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Phenom’s Open Gym Tour — Village Christian (Fayetteville, NC)
Phenom’s Open Gym Tour Village Christian (Fayetteville, NC) By Jamie Shaw Head Coach Kurtis Darden is the reigning 2-time NCISAA 2A State Champion at Village Christian Academy. With Jordan Ratliffe going to VMI, that was his ninth player he has sent to a Division 1 program with numerous others signing D2 and D3 financial packages. This year Darden has reloaded with talent. He has skill, length...
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Isaiah Mucius Commits to Wake Forest
Mucius commits to Danny Manning and Wake Forest By Rick Lewis Head Coach Danny Manning has added another piece to his impressive recruiting class with the commitment of 6’8 Isaiah Mucius. Mucius will join 6’8 Jaylen Hoard and 6’5 Sharone Wright. The trio of Hoard, Mucius and Wright has to have Wake Forest fans salivating over the future of the program and will project this recruiting...
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Phenom’s Open Gym Tour – Freedom Christian (Fayetteville, NC)
Phenom’s Open Gym Tour Freedom Christian (Fayetteville, NC) By Jamie Shaw Each year you can rest assured that Head Coach Dan Pruessner will have some Division 1 prospects coming through his program. He has done a great job utilizing a pipeline from Europe to go along with getting some good guards from around the area to attend. With that said, this is a new year, this team is loaded and deep....
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An Insider’s Take: Jimmy Nichols Commits to Providence
An Insider’s Take Jimmy Nichols Commits to Providence By Jamie Shaw 6’7” 2018 Forward – Ranked #6 in SCs 2018 Class (Click Here to See Entire SC 2018 Rankings) Jimmy Nichols walked into the 2015 South Carolina Top 80 as an unknown. Without a sure spot, he showed up the day of the event and was an injury fill in. Nichols immediately showed great length and the natural quick twitch muscle...
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6’2” 2018 Malik Johnson – Now is the Time, the Blow Up is Coming
6’2” 2018 Malik Johnson – Now is the Time, the Blow Up is Coming Terry Sanford (NC) By Jamie Shaw By all accounts, Malik Johnson is a natural born winner. As a freshman, sophomore he played in two NCHSAA 3A state championships (winning one) and now as a senior he will be the starting point guard for Terry Sanford, vying for a third trip to the state championship game. He has an innate...
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6’2” 2018 Malik Johnson – Now is the Time, the Blow Up is Coming
6’2” 2018 Malik Johnson – Now is the Time, the Blow Up is Coming Terry Sanford (NC) By Jamie Shaw By all accounts, Malik Johnson is a natural born winner. As a freshman, sophomore he played in two NCHSAA 3A state championships (winning one) and now as a senior he will be the starting point guard for Terry Sanford, vying for a third trip to the state championship game. He has an innate...
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6’6 2018 Jaylen Sims – Positional Versatility
6’6” 2018 Jaylen Sims – Positional Versatility United Faith Christian By Jamie Shaw Jaylen Sims does a little bit of everything on the floor, and it is easy to see why he has picked up 20 offers since April. He is the consummate team mate, easy to thrive in all sorts of situations, depending on matchups. Sims has an athletic body with a lengthy 6’10” wing span which enables him to defend...
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Jimmy Nichols – 2 Months Later, He Narrows to 3
Jimmy Nichols – 2 Months Later, He Narrows to 3 By Jamie Shaw Only yesterday, Nichols narrowed his list to three schools. Of the 20+ offers Nichols received he chose South Carolina, Miami and Providence as his final group. This success should come as no surprise, Nichols has been a stalwart at the prestigious South Carolina Top 80. Against the top players in the state, he has been a stand...
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Word of God’s Johnson making a name for himself
Evan Johnson, 6-foot guard from Word of God, is a name that is quickly making a name for himself and he is only a freshman. Johnson is an advanced guard for his age, as he is an athletic guard that has a high basketball IQ and can be a true threat scoring no matter where he is on the floor; he simply is a great catch and shoot guard and one that can be a true threat from behind the arc. He also...
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