Phenom Hoops College Basketball Coverage
What We’re Looking For — Part 1 (Under the Radar 2018s D1s Need to be Watching)
What We’re Looking For Phenom’s High School Jamboree By Jamie Shaw This is Phenom’s 5th Annual High School Jamboree, the region’s premier pre-season hoops jamboree filled with talent, scouts and college coaches. Every year baselines full of college coaches have attended with the last two years bringing in 60-70 college coaches from around the region. With that many coaches and scouts in tow, it...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Northwest Guilford)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview NW Guilford HS Coach Lee Reavis NW Guilford has long been a traditional power in the NCHSAA 4A classification. Coach Lee Reavis has built a program on solid fundamentals and has done an excellent job of bringing consistency to the program. He is highly regarded as one of the nicer guys in the business and his teams are always well coached. Last year, NW...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Durham Academy)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Durham Academy Coach Tim McKenna Durham Academy is coming off a 23-6 campaign during the 2016-17 season in NCISAA 3A classification and was co-TISAC Conference Champions. Coach McKenna will lose three starters from last year’s team, but does have ample depth and talent for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Coach McKenna will have a nice blend of youth and...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (High Point Christian)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview High Point Christian Coach Joseph Cooper High Point Christian plays in the most competitive basketball conference (NCISAA Piedmont Conference and the toughest associations in the country (In our opinion). Coach Joseph Cooper and High Point Christian had an impressive 18-10 record and exceeded expectations during the 2016-17 season. You see, 6 of the 10...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Piedmont Classical)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Piedmont Classical Coach Kenneth Free Piedmont Classical is in its second year of existence and participates in the CAASC State Association and members of the Central Carolina Conference-East Division. With a school enrollment of only 420 students, Piedmont Classical posted a 29-12 record winning the CAASC State Championship and finished fourth in the USA...
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Phenom’s Hoop Jamboree: Greensboro Day School Team Preview
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Greensboro Day School Coach Freddy Johnson By Rick Lewis Greensboro Day is no longer just a state and regional power, it is now a national power and Coach Freddy Johnson has led his team to Dick’s Sporting Good National High School Tournament in 2015 and 2017. Last season, Greensboro Day won its 9th NCISAA 3A state championship defeating Wesleyan...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Greensboro Day)
Greensboro Day School Coach Freddy Johnson By Rick Lewis Greensboro Day is no longer just a state and regional power, it is now a national power and Coach Freddy Johnson has led his team to Dick’s Sporting Good National High School Tournament in 2015 and 2017. Last season, Greensboro Day won its 9th NCISAA 3A state championship defeating Wesleyan Christian 63-60. Coach Freddy Johnson is now...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (West Forsyth)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview West Forsyth High School Coach Rusty LaRue By Rick Lewis Coach Rusty LaRue led West Forsyth to a terrific 2016-17 season going an impressive 27-3 before losing to undefeated Butler High School in the Elite 8 of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs. Playing in the Central Piedmont 4A conference, Coach LaRue will have to replace four key members off the team (6’6 KJ...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Christian Academy of MB)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Coach Darren Gore By Rick Lewis Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach finished the 2016-17 with a 20-12 record before losing to Zion Williamson and Spartanburg Day in the SCISA AA state championship game. Coach Darren Gore will sorely miss 6’2 Justin Busby and 6’5 Bryce Schneider who graduated. Busby averaged 16.2 PPG and...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Bertie)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Bertie High School Coach Derrick Bond By Rick Lewis Bertie High School finished 5-21 last year in the NCHSAA 2A classification and 3-9 in the Northeastern Coastal Conference. That being said, Coach Derrick Bond knew he had to rebuild the program since he started three freshmen, one sophomore and one junior in the 2016-17 season. Now, Coach Bond has formed...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Calvary Baptist)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Calvary Day Coach Joe Rybak By Rick Lewis Calvary Day finished with a 18-15 record in the 2016-17 season, not too shabby considering the toughness of their schedule. First of all, Calvary Day plays in the competitive NCISAA 2A classification. In addition to playing the likes of The Burlington School, Gaston Day, Carmel Christian; Calvary Day plays outside...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Lincoln Charter)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Lincoln Charter Coach Bradley Gabriel By Rick Lewis It’s truly amazing what Coach Bradley Gabriel has done with the Lincoln Charter basketball program in just seven short years. Lincoln Charter is now one of the state’s premier teams in the NCHSAA 1A classification. Lincoln Charter has made the regionals for the past four years and won the NCHSAA 1A...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Asheville Christian)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Asheville Christian (Asheville, NC) Coach Andy Ray By Rick Lewis Last season, Asheville Christian finished a “disappointing” 6-18. For Head Coach Andy Ray, he has never been one to back down from a challenging schedule. With him, it’s not so much about wins and losses as it is to provide a platform for his players to play against the best competition. In...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Hickory Grove)
Hickory Grove Christian Coach Jim Rhodes Hickory Grove finished 14-12 during the 2016-17 season in the brutal NCISAA 2A classification and a 6-4 record in the Metrolina Basketball standing. Coach Rhodes will have a nice blend of veterans in seniors 6’3 Austin Hadden and 6’1 KJ Freeman, junior 6’5 junior Regin Larson and a pair of freshman in 6’3 AJ Smith and 6’6 Jacori Owens. While Coach Rhodes...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Western Alamance)
Western Alamance Coach Michael Graves Last year, Western Alamance finished slightly below .500 with a 11-12 overall record and a 7-9 Mid State 3A conference record. Coach Michael Graves has senior Tre Harvey to lead the charge for Western Alamance this upcoming season. Harvey has improved immensely over the summer and is definitely one to watch. Coach Graves will rely heavily upon his senior...
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