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Player Standouts at Carmel MLK Showcase (Part Two)

6’4 ’27 King Gibson (The Burlington School) The noteworthy freshman continues to turn heads while getting steadily more comfortable and assertive. Gibson is a long, athletic wing with great size, feel, and a useful amount of skill. In this contest, he displayed an excellent understanding of when to defer versus when to take control. Gibson knocked down jumpers, attacked off the bounce, and made...

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Player Standouts at Carmel MLK Showcase (Part One)

6’5 ’25 Reece Starnes (Butler) The strong-bodied big man was critical to Butler’s success. Starnes scored within the flow of the action, consistently running the floor and positioning himself to take advantage of second-chance opportunities. However, his pure dominance as a rebounder is what made him a true nightmare for opponents. Starnes utilizes his body well, displays great activity on the...

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Easy to See: 2024 6’6 Tyler Showalter (Butler)

Player: Tyler ShowalterClass: 2024Height: 6’6School: Butler High School 2024 6’6 Tyler Showalter has been a player on the Phenom Hoops landscape for some time now, watching him through the years develop into the player he is today. And with our most recent viewing, we continue to say that this is a player that should be garnered by several programs around the region because his game...

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Steady Improvement: 2025 6’5 Zacch Wiggins (Wesleyan)

Looking around the class of 2025 here in North Carolina, a player we recently had multiple viewings of for the season was Wesleyan Christian’s 2025 6’5 Zacch Wiggins. Certainly a familiar name we have watched over the years, but not only in a recent conference game and at our Carmel MLK Showcase in Charlotte, it is clear that this is a young man that has made steady progression in...

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POB’s Best of the Best: Carmel MLK Showcase

2025 Reece Starnes (Butler): Starnes started the event off in a big way, as he was imposing with his overall presence. The 2025 big man was all over the boards, racking up double-digit boards in the first half and ultimately ended with 22 rebounds total. He was incredible both offensively and defensively, battling through opponents and contact. Offensively he was able to use his frame to score...

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Carmel MLK Showcase Scores and Stats

Game 1 Butler 67 – Hunter Huss 54 Stats:Butler: Tyler Showalter 25pts, 8rebs / Reece Starnes 16pts, 22rebs / Eli Grier 8ptsHuss: Zamarius Gladden 22pst, 7rebs / Satchelle Pettis 15pts, 5rebs, 4asts, 3stls Game 2 Hickory 51 – Wesleyan Christian 49 Stats:Hickory: Izaiah Littlejohn 14pts, 7rebs, 5asts / Jordan Lineberger 11pts, 5rebs, 3asts, 4stls Wesleyan: Zacch Wiggins 16pts, 5rebs /...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Cox Mill

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Carmel Christian

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Cannon School

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Chambers

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Northside Christian

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: The Burlington School

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Wesleyan Christian

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Hunter Huss

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Team Previews for Carmel MLK Showcase: Butler

On Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our annual Carmel MLK Showcase at Carmel Christian School. The event features five matchups featuring ten noteworthy programs from North Carolina. Despite being a one-day event, there should be a ton of excitement for the programs on display. Between the mix of local talent, state contenders, and prospects in general, it should make for a high-level day of...

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Seniors rising to the Occasion: Carmel MLK Showcase

There are plenty of unsigned seniors around the region in North and South Carolina, and a few of them were on display at the Carmel MLK Showcase.  If schools are looking for players in the Class of 2023, here are a few you may want to check out and rewind the tape with what they showed at the event. 2023 Zion McDuffie (Butler): McDuffie finally catching on with a few programs, which is...

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Stars of Stars Show Out: Carmel MLK Showcase

What an incredible one-day event it was in Matthews, North Carolina for the Carmel MLK Showcase. Terrific matchups and competition, and the electricity throughout the crowd were off the charts. On the biggest of stages and the brightest of lights, these were the stars that showed out in impressive fashion. 2023 Jaydon Young (Greensboro Day): One of the best performances from the day was from...

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CCSMLK23 Game Report: Myers Park vs. Carmel Christian

The final game of the night and coming in, it was looking like the game of the year between two of the top teams in the state.  Myers Park hit the road to travel just a few miles down to take on Carmel Christian in its home gym, and to say hat this place was packed may be an understatement.  Carmel Christian got things going behind

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CCSMLK23 Game Report: Greensboro Day vs. Chambers

oro With an absolutely packed house already, Greensboro Day headed down I-85 to take on Chambers in what looked to be an absolute show. Both teams started to look strong early and wanting to play their game, as GDS hit a few early shots but then Chambers started to get going. Chambers was able to get a late bucket to go up two points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, it was...

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CCSMLK23 Game Report: Asheville vs. Rocky River

Second game of the afternoon, as Asheville School and Rocky River hit the road to Matthews to square off against each other. Asheville started out strong to jump out to an early double-digit lead, being up 15-5 after the first quarter.  But Rocky River started to pick up its energy on both ends and playing with a bit more pace, as they were able to chip into the lead before halftime,...

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CCSMLK23 Game Report: Butler vs. Covenant Day

We got the event underway with an enticing matchup between Butler and Covenant Day. Butler came out strong with its outside shooting, as 2024 Tyler Showalter was firing from behind the arc. It is what helped Butler get out to a quick double-digit lead, but Covenant Day was able to settle down and cut into the lead before the end of the first quarter, as Butler led 19-12. The lead was able to...

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