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Don’t Forget About Elhadji Diallo
As the high school season approaches the halfway point, everyone should have a much clearer picture of contending teams, breakout players, and everything in between. Although there hasn’t been a ton of parity this year, it’s arguably been one of the most interesting and entertaining seasons in recent memory. Every contest seems to have some takeaway or subplot to monitor. Combine Academy has...
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Protecting the Rim at a High Level: Chris Silver
As the high school season approaches the halfway point, everyone should have a much clearer picture of contending teams, breakout players, and everything in between. Although there hasn’t been a ton of parity this year, it’s arguably been one of the most interesting and entertaining seasons in recent memory. Every contest seems to have some takeaway or subplot to monitor. It’s always been stated...
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Controlling the Glass: Kingsley Donaldson
As the high school season approaches the halfway point, everyone should have a much clearer picture of contending teams, breakout players, and everything in between. Although there hasn’t been a ton of parity this year, it’s arguably been one of the most interesting and entertaining seasons in recent memory. Every contest seems to have some takeaway or subplot to monitor. Since our Hoops and...
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Nonstop Buckets: Karsten Swinney
As the high school season approaches the halfway point, everyone should have a much clearer picture of contending teams, breakout players, and everything in between. Although there hasn’t been a ton of parity this year, it’s arguably been one of the most interesting and entertaining seasons in recent memory. Every contest seems to have some takeaway or subplot to monitor. Freedom Christian...
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Top Storylines for Lincolnton Shootout: The Return: LJ Smith and Oak Hill Preparing to Make Noise
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will travel out to Lincolnton High School in Lincolnton, North Carolina, for another loaded event. The seven-game slate features a lot of intriguing matchups, both team and individual, and a slew of talented prospects. As we rapidly approach the new year, each game becomes that much more important. Let’s take a closer look at some of the top storylines… Inevitably the...
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Top Storylines for Lincolnton Shootout: Can Calvary Day Continue to Roll?
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will travel out to Lincolnton High School in Lincolnton, North Carolina, for another loaded event. The seven-game slate features a lot of intriguing matchups, both team and individual, and a slew of talented prospects. As we rapidly approach the new year, each game becomes that much more important. Let’s take a closer look at some of the top storylines… Going into the...
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Top Storylines for Lincolnton Shootout: Game of the Week? Chambers Takes on Davidson Day
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will travel out to Lincolnton High School in Lincolnton, North Carolina, for another loaded event. The seven-game slate features a lot of intriguing matchups, both team and individual, and a slew of talented prospects. As we rapidly approach the new year, each game becomes that much more important. Let’s take a closer look at some of the top storylines… It shouldn’t...
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Player Standouts at Phenom Tourney Town (Part Two)
5’11 ’26 Ayden Johnson (Caldwell Academy) The Eagles entered this contest needing a strong showing from Ayden Johnson, and he certainly delivered. He’s a quick, skilled, shot-making guard with the ability to fill it up in a variety of ways. Johnson broke down opponents to touch the paint and access his midrange pull-up, but also knocked down jumpers at his usual high percentage from beyond the...
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Player Standouts at Phenom Tourney Town (Part One)
6’3 ’26 Jyi Dawkins (Ben L. Smith) After having one of the best high school performances in recent memory, it would be difficult to say anything other than positives about Jyi Dawkins. He legitimately dominated all facets of the game. Whether controlling the glass, converting momentum-shifting buckets, or making hustle plays, Dawkins was always there. He’s an amazing leader who sets the tone...
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Top Storylines for Phenom 828 Showcase: Can Gaston Christian Keep Rolling?
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding surrounding the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups,...
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Top Storylines for Phenom 828 Showcase: Undefeated East Lincoln Takes on East Rutherford
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding surrounding the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups,...
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Top Storylines for Ish Smith Showcase: Notable Prospects Headline Nightcap Contest
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding surrounding the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups,...
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Top Storylines for Ish Smith Showcase: Hickory Ridge Looking to Maintain Momentum
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding surrounding the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups,...
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Top Storylines for Ish Smith Showcase: Can North Meck Girls Remain Undefeated?
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding surrounding the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups,...
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Top Storylines for Tourney Town Showcase: Salisbury Looks to Remain Undefeated
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding surrounding the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups,...
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Top Storylines for Tourney Town Showcase: Rising Programs Face Off
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding surrounding the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups,...
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Top Storylines for Tourney Town Showcase: Greensboro Powers Collide
This weekend, Phenom Hoops will be hosting events in three different locations. Between the Freedom 828 Showcase, Ish Smith Showcase, and Tourney Town Showcase, there’s a ton of quality hoops throughout North Carolina. Now with the season fully underway, folks have a clearer understanding of the “who’s who” in the high school scene. Each event brings its own set of storylines, matchups, and...
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Cresset Christian on the Rise
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled to Greensboro Day School in the heart of Greensboro, North Carolina, for our Freddy Johnson Showcase. This event brings us back to the famous Dillard Gymnasium, where we’ve hosted a ton of noteworthy games throughout the years. Saturday was no different. There were multiple highly entertaining contests (including one of the best matchups of the year) and...
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Calvary Day Highlighting a Variety of College Pieces
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled to Greensboro Day School in the heart of Greensboro, North Carolina, for our Freddy Johnson Showcase. This event brings us back to the famous Dillard Gymnasium, where we’ve hosted a ton of noteworthy games throughout the years. Saturday was no different. There were multiple highly entertaining contests (including one of the best matchups of the year) and...
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Effortlessly Dominant: Forsyth Country Day’s Quest to Perfection
The ever-changing high school basketball landscape is full of surprises from one year to the next. While there is a general idea of which teams and players will be relevant, certain teams simply outperform all expectations. This rings especially true for the private school sector, where most of the same programs contend every year. Anyone who deviates from the norm will be obvious. Although...
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Player Standouts at 919 Showcase
6’5 ’26 Cam Fowler (Northwood) Given the massive load he carries for this group, it’s easy to be impressed with how Cam Fowler asserts himself as an all-around leader. He’s a strong, skilled, well-rounded wing with an excellent blend of IQ, size, and athleticism. Fowler has the versatility to operate in various different positions, which is vital for the success of this team. He dictates the...
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Player Standouts at Freddy Johnson Showcase (Part Two)
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled to Greensboro Day School in the heart of Greensboro, North Carolina, for our Freddy Johnson Showcase. This event brings us back to the famous Dillard Gymnasium, where we’ve hosted a ton of noteworthy games throughout the years. Saturday was no different. There were multiple highly entertaining contests (including one of the best matchups of the year) and...
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Player Standouts at Freddy Johnson Showcase (Part One)
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled to Greensboro Day School in the heart of Greensboro, North Carolina, for our Freddy Johnson Showcase. This event brings us back to the famous Dillard Gymnasium, where we’ve hosted a ton of noteworthy games throughout the years. Saturday was no different. There were multiple highly entertaining contests (including one of the best matchups of the year) and...
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Seminole Bound: Is Marcis Ponder Ready to Make an Immediate Impact at FSU?
Taking in and watching all the talent on display this past weekend at the Grind Session, Gillion was a program we were really excited about watching and learning more about. There is talent all over the court, and the one player you simply CAN’T miss is 2026 7’0 Marcis Ponder who is already committed to Florida State. We wrote about Ponder when he announced his commitment to the Seminoles,...
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Phenom Davidson Day Showcase: Scores and Standouts
FinalElevation Prep 78 – Gray Stone 38Elevation: Stephen Shako 18pts, Kevin Rodriquez 16pts, Kassim Cauley 12ptsGray: Colt Greer 15pts, Max Poplin 11pts Standouts: 2027 Kevin Rodriquez (Elevation Prep): Rodriquez did a nice job early on in controlling the game, leading the offense, and picking his spots to attack off the bounce. Found ways to penetrate the defense and score over defenders...
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Davidson Day Showcase Full of Intrigue
This Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our Davidson Day Showcase at Davidson Day School in the heart of Davidson, North Carolina. In addition to the hosting Patriots, there are multiple intriguing programs set to take the stage. Between the individual talent, player matchups, and record implications, there’s a ton of intrigue across the four-game slate. Let’s take a brief look at each matchup…...
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Freddy Johnson Showcase Featuring a Field of Title Contenders
This Saturday, Phenom Hoops will host our first Freddy Johnson Showcase at Greensboro Day School in the heart of Greensboro, North Carolina. In addition to the hosting Bengals, there are multiple powerhouse programs set to take the stage. Between the individual talent, player matchups, and record implications, there’s a ton of intrigue across the five-game slate. Let’s take a brief look at each...
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Highly Productive: Cam Fowler
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled out to Methodist College in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for our eighth annual Hoops and Dreams Showcase. The event returned to its original debut spot for a quality two-day stretch of basketball featuring many of the top local teams. Across the 14 games, there were several standouts, storylines, and meaningful takeaways that we will examine closer....
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Freedom Christian Highlighting Several College-Level Pieces
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled out to Methodist College in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for our eighth annual Hoops and Dreams Showcase. The event returned to its original debut spot for a quality two-day stretch of basketball featuring many of the top local teams. Across the 14 games, there were several standouts, storylines, and meaningful takeaways that we will examine closer....
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Southern Durham’s Star Tandem Shining Bright
This past weekend, Phenom Hoops traveled out to Methodist College in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for our eighth annual Hoops and Dreams Showcase. The event returned to its original debut spot for a quality two-day stretch of basketball featuring many of the top local teams. Across the 14 games, there were several standouts, storylines, and meaningful takeaways that we will examine closer....
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