NC TOP 80 EVENT RECAPS

North Carolina Top 80 Evaluations: Team 5

by Jeff Bendel | Oct 30, 2023 | Categories: Event Coverage, Featured, NC Top 80, News, North Carolina Top 80, and Player Reports. Tags: Brendan Bailey, Carson Daniel, CHase Daniel, Chase Williams, Jordan Gonder, Kaleb Spencer, Makel Smith, Xavier Johnson, and Zymicah Wilkins.

Team 5 Coach: Travis Holcomb-Faye #5: 5’11 ’24 Makel Smith (Morehead) Starting things off, we look at a player who simply knows how to provide a steady, adaptable presence to a team, Makel Smith. He’s a smart, skilled floor general with nice balance between playmaking and three-level scoring. Smith plays with pace and understands how to control the tempo with the ball in his hands. He creates...

North Carolina Top 80 Camp Evaluations: Team 6

by Jeff Bendel | Nov 4, 2021 | Categories: Event Coverage, Featured, NC Top 80, News, North Carolina Top 80, and Player Reports. Tags: Austin Swartz, Bobby Cannon, CHase Daniel, Chase Dawson, Deante Green, Dylan Deluca, Jackson Holt, Jordan Durham, Raphael Gay, and Truman Claytor.

Team 6 Coach: Dre Simmons #6: 6’0 ’23 Chase Dawson (Cary Academy) Starting things off, we look at a player who continues to embrace his identity as a quick, heady floor general, Chase Dawson. He’s a tough, scrappy, extremely fast lead guard prospect with solid vision and excellent penetration instincts, both in the half-court and open floor. Next in his development process is working on his...