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Trusting Your Eyes: Five Players Who Outperformed Their High School Recruitment
Every year, we see the recruiting landscape determine which prospects are “supposed” to be coveted. Without fail, there are seemingly always guys who slip through the cracks and earn the label of “under-recruited.” While some people might look at the examples below and push back that “any offer is a privilege,” so let’s avoid any potential misunderstanding. First, let’s all collectively agree...
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Re-Ranking North Carolina
Each year, looking at past rankings and cross-analyzing them with college production allows for a meaningful reflection process. While every individual has their own system of ranking high school players, there isn
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Paying Dividends: Micah Handlogten Shining for Marshall
Evaluating high school prospects and projecting them to the next level is an interesting thing. Like any occupation, folks naturally get more comfortable over the years and start understanding the general nuances of their respective industry
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Commitment Alert: Marshall snags NC talent in 2022 Micah Handlogten
Each and every time Phenom Hoop Report gets to report or sees a commitment from a player we have seen over the years, it is always a fantastic day. It is great to see players achieve their goal to play at the next level and it is such a great accomplishment for that player. Here is the latest commitment. Player: Micah HandlogtenClass: 2022Committed to: Marshall What the Player Said:...
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The Mold of a Modern Big Man: Micah Handlogten
Historically, basketball has made countless shifts regarding things like positions, rule changes, and desirable archetypes. The ideology of having two traditional big men is nearly obsolete, which also applies to true point guards and multiple other niche identities. Obviously, this is more evident in the NBA than college basketball. Someone like Jahlil Okafor would
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Player Standouts from Coach Rick’s TOC (Day 3, Part 1)
By: Heath Gulledge 2022 6
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Upward Stars 2022 highlighting the talent of North and South Carolina
Phenom Hoops continued their events through the month of May, as Upward Stars Southeast 3SSB 2022 was one of the more recent teams that came through the Phenom MDC. It gave us another opportunity to view a team that brings some of the more talented players around South Carolina and region to the floor and they surely impressed. When you dive into their roster, the first player that your...
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2022 North Carolina Bigs To Watch this Summer
College coaches are always looking for bigs. They can be tough to find some times and it takes time to develop them, longer than others for some. But you can also find some diamonds in the rough that really showcase a ton of potential in they could be at the end. That is why we are looking at the 2022 class and a few underrated bigs that seem to be a little quiet as far as recruitment but could be in for a big summer and ones to monitor throughout.
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POB’s Eye Catchers: Halloween Havoc/ HoopState League (Part 3)
2021 Micah Handlogten (Upward Stars 704): The long big man just continues to work and is really starting to show what he is able to do on the court. Each time, he shows a little more in his game, something we know he has been working on. Long, plays hard and can be effective on both ends of the court. 2021 Saiquone Harris (Word of God): Harris is going to make some coach look smart down...
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Phenom All-American Camp Evaluations: Team 14
Team 14Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist'list=PLJSuI1FGChQYLc9FQCUSdWRiVzT_Uf_0d Coach: Patrick Cannon #0: 5
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Traditional Throwbacks
Recently our news feeds are full of high clip shot takers, dunk makers, and human highlight films. Big names are fun to watch and follow, they
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Upward Stars 704: A Well-Oiled Machine
After an extensive down-period, the past month has been full of excitement and opportunities for kids to prove themselves to college coaches. While the recruiting process differs greatly from that of a normal summer, everyone has done their part to make the best of this unique situation. Naturally, high-profile programs haven
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Bendel
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled to the Upward Star Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina for another quality event. The competition level was high, featuring numerous new squads and those that we
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2022 6
Rolling into a gym last December, Phenom Hoops was on deck to watch the showdown between Southlake Christian vs. Providence. Jonathan Kurtas was one of the targets to watch but we were able to find another gem that had gone under the radar.
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North Carolina Phenom 150 Camp Evaluations: Team 9
Team 9 Coach: Harold Smith #18: 5
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NC Phenom 150 Late Bloomer Watch List
NC Phenom 150 Late Bloomers At the 16th Annual NC Phenom 150 camp, we once again got an opportunity to see players that we may not gotten a chance to watch during the high school season. We have often stated,
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Phenom Hoops Game Report: Southlake Christian vs. Providence
Phenom Hoops was on deck for the Providence/ Southlake Christian matchup at Ardrey Kell.
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JMAC Showcase Team Preview: NC Flames 2022
It is the start of the month of June and Phenom Hoops is INCREDIBLY excited about putting on the JMAC Showcase this weekend! High-level teams will be coming to the Fort Mill area, looking to compete and gear themselves up for a big few upcoming months.
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