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Phenom’s Capital City Jam Breakouts — They Did What We Thought They Would
5’11 Unsigned Senior Mikey Dukes First Baptist (Charleston, SC) VCU came in earlier in the week to watch Dukes, and loved him. This comes as no surprise as Dukes is good enough to garner early playing time at a VCU. It is a wonder why he doesn’t already carry 15-20 D1 offers. He is the best available point guard in the Carolinas right now, and (Josiah James aside) he may be the best...
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Phenom Capital City Jam: Coach Rick’s Magnificent Seven
Phenom Capital City Jam: Coach Rick’s Magnificent Seven The Second Annual Phenom Capital City Jam was once again loaded with talent and college coaches. More importantly, two players used the Phenom Hoop Report platform to secure offers by college coaches in attendance. 6’9 2020 Josh Hall (Moravian Prep) quickly picked up an offer by St. Bonaventure while 6’3 teammate Caleb...
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#AmateurHour (Ep33): BoBash Recap and A Preview of the Capital City Jam
Jamie Shaw, Rick Lewis, and Miles Masercola break down some major takeaways from the Bojangles Bash (Start-13:00) and everything leading into this weekends Capital City Jam (13:10-End). Be sure to subscribe and leave a rating! https://soundcloud.com/amateurhourphr/bojangles-bash-recap-capital-city-jam-preview-and-more-ep33
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The Talent in Phenom’s 2nd Annual Capital City Jam has Made it a Big Hit with College Coaches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Talent in Phenom’s 2nd Annual Capital City Jam has Made it a Big Hit with College Coaches will take place at Ben Lippen School on Saturday, December 15 Columbia, SC – Ben Lippen School will hold host to the 2nd Annual Phenom’s Capital City Jam, set to take place this Saturday, December 15. The event is set to host eight of the premier teams from around...
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Liberty Heights: Overcoming Adversity
Liberty Heights: Overcoming Adversity For Coach Mike Wright, he has endured a tremendous amount of difficulty and adversity over the past six months. He lost two players in James Hampton and Mikey Maddox. James Hampton (Team United) collapsed and died at a Nike EYBL basketball game in Hampton, Virginia. A few months later, Mikey Maddox died from a bicycle accident. Maddox was enrolled at...
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Moravian Prep High School: Always up to the challenge
Moravian Prep High School: Always up to the challenge Back in September, Phenom Hoop Report travelled up to Lenoir, North Carolina to watch the Moravian Prep open gym. After watching the collection of talent, we proceeded to ask coach Antonio Lowe if he would be interested in playing Oak Hill Academy at the inaugural Carmel Christian Tip Off Classic presented by Phenom Hoop Report. Immediately,...
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Northside Christian: Hitting their Stride
Northside Christian: Hitting their Stride There is no question, coach Erasto Hatchett has plenty to be excited about. His team has a current 9-3 record heading into the Phenom Capital City Jam that will be held Saturday, January 15th at Ben Lippen High School in Columbia, South Carolina. He has a nice blend of youth, talent and experience, but most of all optimism. Leading the way is fast...
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Why Phenom’s Capital City Jam is the Can’t Miss Ticket in Columbia for December 15
Juwan Gary Vs. Quentin Hodge is a Passing of the Torch from 2019s Best Wing to 2020s Best Wing Juwan Gary has been a known commodity since his 8th grade year. He burst on the scene that year and quickly became a national level recruit. He spent his first three seasons at Gray Collegiate Academy prior to committing to Alabama. After committing to Alabama he transferred to Charlotte based Liberty...
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam Features Numerous Unsigned Seniors Primed for D1 Scholarships
The early signing period has come and the college coaches recruiting boards have reshuffled. They are out on the prowl looking for players who are still available to fill their roster spots. This cycle has seen many players slip through the cracks, high level prospects who, for whatever reason, aren’t getting the love they should. The great things about Phenom’s Capital City Jam is a...
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam Will Feature a 4-Star Superstar’s Homecoming
Juwan Gary transferring out of Columbia to play his senior year at Liberty Heights Academy in Charlotte, NC has been well documented to this point. But what has come of that transfer is an already superstar prospect, the 6’6″ wing is already committed to Alabama, is a major leap in his efficiency and game management. Gary has always been a competitor, this summer he led his Team...
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It was a good summer for Lakewood junior Quentin Hodge. He ran with the 16u version of Team South Carolina (the same program Nick Claxton and Ja Morant played with) and really expanded his game. Along the process he picked up his first two offers, Florida Gulf Coast and Mercer. Last season, his sophomore year, the 6
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There is talent all over the state of South Carolina, this is becoming a known fact. Looking toward the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, two South Carolina prospects (Zion Williamson and Ja Morant) are slated to be drafted among the Top 10. Keeping pace with the great part about South Carolina basketball is that the talent pops up all over the place. Williamson came from Spartanburg Day School, a 2A...
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It is no surprise that senior Mikey Dukes of First Baptist puts up stats. No matter the sport, not matter the ball, Dukes is just built differently from most, be it his physical stature, his quick twitch and vertical explosion or his competitive nature, but a ball in Dukes
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NC State and Va Tech Offer Prospect Ranked Outside of Top 200 … **News Flash** National Rankings are Flawed and This Player Shows Why
After this past weekend’s Battle at the Rock, Jaden Seymour further showed that he has star potential. In fact he carries so much star potential Director of Player Analysis for Phenom Hoops Jeff Bendel wrote, “Personally, I think he’s minimally vaulted himself into top-75 status, based on the other prospects nationally ranked within this range.” This should come as no...
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ANNOUNCING: Phenom’s 2nd Annual Capital City Jam
Media Contacts: Rick Lewis (rick@www.phenomhoopreport.com), Jamie Shaw (jamie@www.phenomhoopreport.com) For Immediate Release Columbia, SC (December 15) – Phenom Hoop Report and Ben Lippen School are partnering for the 2nd Annual Phenom
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Unsigned Seniors Pt 3: Names Coaches need to know
As we get deeper into the season and approach the late signing period for the 2018 cycle coaches at every level will be on the lookout for late gems to boost incomplete recruiting classes. With so much unsigned talent to cover we
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Trae Hannibal Vs. Zeb Graham Coming into the event, these were being talked about as two of the best point guards in the state of South Carolina. They were both ranked among the 2019 classes top 10 players in the state. Each walked onto the court with something to prove and needless to say they left it all on the floor. In fact, by the end of the game, the entire stands were running on the...
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What a game … Coming into Phenom
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam — Famous Tie-Ins and Secondary Storylines
The Famous Tie-Ins and Secondary Storylines. 2-Time NBA MVP Stephen Curry and brother Seth Curry each graduated from Charlotte Christian. NBA guard and University of South Carolina star PJ Dozier graduated from Spring Valley, where his father is still the coach. Speaking of Perry Dozier, he himself was a University of South Carolina great along with his twin brother Terry. 12 year NFL vet and...
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam is the Place to Be … Here’s Why (Trae Hannibal Vs. Zeb Graham)
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam is the Place to Be …Here’s Why (The D1 Level Unsigned SeniorS)
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam is the Place to Be …Here’s Why (Their State’s Top Teams Will Be Playing)
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam is the Place to Be …Here’s Why (#1 Ranked Wilson Vs. #1 Ranked Dorman)
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam — Storylines We’re Looking For … The Breakout Players
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam Team Previews — Nation Ford (Ft Mill, SC)
Nation Ford (Fort Mill, SC) SCHSL 5A 330 PM vs. Hartsville at Ben Lippen School in Columbia, SC Nation Ford got better this season, that is a fact. They picked up one transfer, but their development came in the improvement of their current players. They return everyone from last season
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam Team Previews — Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC)
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC) NCISAA 3A 2 PM vs. Spring Valley (Columbia, SC) at Ben Lippen School in Columbia, SC Charlotte Christian has a rich basketball history under Head Coach Shonn Brown. Players such as Akil Mitchell (Virginia), Anthony Gill (Virginia), Willis Hall (College of Charleston), Worth Smith (Navy), Carson Sullivan (Penn), Trey Phills (Yale), Patrick Rooks (Clemson),...
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam Team Previews — Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC)
Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC) SCISA 3A 630 PM vs. Concord 1st Assembly at Ben Lippen School in Columbia, SC Head Coach John Combs is coming into his second season as the Head Coach at Ben Lippen school after a very successful stint at Ridge View High School. Ben Lippen has jumped out this season to a 3-2 record averaging over 71 points per game. Combs team is led by its senior guard duo of Javian...
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam — Storylines We’re Looking For … Wilson Vs. Dorman
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Phenom’s Capital City Jam — What We’re Looking For (Part 1 – Zeb Graham Vs. Trae Hannibal)
What We’re Looking For Part 1 Zeb Graham Vs. Trae Hannibal Nation Ford Vs. Hartsville 330 PM at Ben Lippen School in Columbia, SC When two teams are going up against one another the individual matchups are exciting to look at. Sometimes the story is not necessarily the two teams playing, however it is the matchup within the game that captivates the eye. This weekend,...
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