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Getting an early view: Garner Road 3SSB 2023

We gave you a preview of a very talented group for Garner Road 2024 but we also had a chance to view the 17u team as well, as Garner Road will be one of several programs to watch this summer. Garner Road 2023 had a strong showing in their showcase games at the Phenom Spring Tip-Off, and this is what we saw on the court. Getting an early look: Garner Road 2024:...

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Phenom Stay Positive Championship: 12u/13u Division

Phenom Hoops opened the new Rise Indoor Sports Complex with a bang with the Phenom Stay Positive, as teams came all throughout the region to come and compete for a championship. The talent was off the charts but only a few teams could be crowned champions. To start the day off, we had the 12/13u Division tipping off as Garner Road and the Vikings battled it out.  Both came in with strong...

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INTERVIEW: Tyler Lewis & Trevor West Talk Garner Road’s SUCCESS & Their EPIC 2012 Bob Gibbons Game!

Check out this episode of Coaches Corner with Trevor West of Garner Rd. Tyler Lewis of Phenom Hoops talks with Coach West about building the foundation of success at Garner Rd and the bevy of players the Bull Dogs have helped get to college and beyond. Trevor also talks about his relationship with his father, Dwayne West, and what lessons have been taught to him. The two also go back to their EPIC AAU battle at the 2012 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions.

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Garner Road-Bryant 15u roles to win 15u ACC Consolation Bracket

Final: Garner Road-Bryant 15u 72 – Greensboro Elite 37 Garner-Road Bryant came out with vengeance and jumped out to a 15-point halftime lead early. CJ Alston and Tanner Mikulecky led the charge, scoring 24 of their 37 points in the first half while Greensboro Elite had multiple players score between 3-6 points. Dashaun Grant got hot in the second half for Garner Road, scoring 19 of his 21...

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HIGHLIGHTS: TEAM CLT vs GARNER RD 3SSB! Circuit Teams COLLIDE at Phenom Queen City Showcase!

Check out highlights between Team CLT 17U and Garner Rd 3SSB 17U at the Phenom Queen City Showcase! This match-up featured over a dozen scholarship prospects including DMarco Dunn, Lucas Taylor, AJ Smith, Will Felton, Ben Burnham, and Jacobi Wright just to name a few. Team CLT pulled away with the win 81-71. Will Feton finished the game with 21 points while Lucas Taylor chipped in 15. Team CLT was led by Ben Burnham (15) and Trae Benham (18).

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Reopening the Conversation for Top-Ranked Senior in North Carolina

The Hoopstate continues to reign supreme as one of the country’s top recruiting pipelines, and for good reason, with guys like Brandon Ingram, Bam Adebayo, Dennis Smith Jr., Harry Giles, Grant Williams, Coby White, and Devon Dotson all emerging within the last four to five years. Now, the senior class is arguably as top-heavy as ever and appears to be littered with potential star prospects at...

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Things Shaking Up North Carolina’s Class of 2020 Rankings

As we’ve stated before, rankings are subjective and meant to constantly change. Players are either improving, plateauing, or getting worse, simply put. That being said, two specific, currently unranked prospects are about to cause hysteria after vaulting themselves into the upper echelon for North Carolina’s Class of 2020. Both of these players absolutely belong in the top ten, but could...

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Brandon Lee’s Transfer Watch: Pt 1 the Intro

Transfers have become a big part of off season chatter in recent years with prep hoops news adapting the year round model. Every season we see a host of prospects swap jerseys for various reasons in search of new opportunities, or sometimes to rekindle old success of the past. This year is no different so I have taken on the responsibility of catching you up on some of the latest changes and...

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Kadin Shedrick Has Worked Himself into 4-Star Status

This week, 6’10” rising senior Kadin Shedrick will sit down with his family and his mentors and go over the 25-plus offers and narrow things down to a manageable list they can choose from. Shedrick is a high academic kid who works hard, so this type of rapid explosion did not come as a surprise, but it did come quickly. Shedrick as he picked up over 15 offers this July alone. This explosion...

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Jamie’s List of 5 — 2019 North Carolina July Breakouts

Anytime you allow college coaches an extended period of time to watch kids over the course of time, blow ups are inevitable to happen. Whether its in AAU or high school settings, offers having a trickling effect where when one comes, a lot of times, a cascade of them can follow. It has been great to watch Caleb Mills rise to stardom this July. He is similar to what Aaron Nesmith did last year,...

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Brandon’s Big Time Ballers Pt 2

The Phenom Southern Jam Showcase was a picking grounds for low major division ones to the NAIA schools in attendance. With all the big boys out of town this was a prime week for staffs to discover diamonds in the rough and get the jump on some sleepers. This time of the year coaches are always looking to add a spark to the lineup. A handful of players did their stocks serious justice so lets...

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Boston College Turned Their Program Around Mining the North Carolina Talent

People laughed at Boston College when the took Jerome Robinson, over a litany of mid-major offers. People laughed at Boston College when they took Ky Bowman late, out of Havelock, North Carolina. Two prospects, right in the middle of ACC and SEC Country who hold no offers from any school (outside of Boston College) in either of those two prominent leagues. Now, NBA analysts are talking about...

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