FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PHENOM HOOP REPORT WELCOMES PATRICK O'BRIEN AS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AUGUST 1, 2019) ' Phenom Hoop Report (PHR) welcomes Patrick O'Brien as the organization's new Director of Marketing and Development. O'Brien will play an integral role in Phenom Hoop Report's daily operations and annual impact by cultivating external relationships and community supports. He will assume his new role effective August 1, 2019.

'We are ecstatic to having Patrick O'Brien back with Phenom Hoop Report as Director of Marketing and Development,' Rick Lewis said. 'Patrick will bring a tremendous work ethic along with impeccable knowledge of the business. Patrick will be instrumental in our overall growth and plans for the future.'

In his most recent role, O'Brien was Digital Production Assistant for the SEC Network with ESPN. Prior to joining ESPN, he created and managed his own sports website, All Things ACC; served as Digital Editor/Marketing Coordinator with Phenom Hoop Report; was Publisher and Editor with Rivals.com for the Charlotte 49ers; and served as a freelance and contributing writer for ACC Direct Network, ACC Sports Journal and Tar Heel Illustrated. O'Brien holds a bachelor's degree in Sports Science from East Carolina University. He lives in Charlotte, NC with his fianc'.

'I could not be more excited to join this organization and work alongside such dedicated and passionate people every day,' O'Brien said. 'Phenom Hoop Report not only gives a platform to young talent and brings opportunity into communities; it brings out the passion and drive that basketball naturally invokes. I look forward to carrying that work ethic and desire into my work every day with Phenom Hoop Report.'

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About Phenom Hoop Report

Phenom Hoops has quickly become North Carolina's premier source of high school basketball exposure. We are an NCAA compliant scouting service that offers a unique and valued opinion throughout the basketball landscape. Our Phenom Platform offers nationally recognized exposure camps, AAU tournaments, and high school showcases with the chance to play in front of prime-time coaches and scouts. For more information contact Patrick O'Brien, Director of Marketing and Development, at phrpatobrien@gmail.com.

You can follow him back on Twitter at @POBScout.