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JMAC Showcase Team Preview: Team200
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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JMAC Showcase Team Preview: Team Knicks 17u
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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Bendel's Best: JMAC Showcase & CP3 Live (Part Two)
6'4 '19 Quinten Thomas (Upward Stars Charlotte) The last year has been quite a turnaround for this squad. Formerly known as the Charlotte Nets, this new-and-improved Upward Stars Charlotte squad is a lot of fun to watch, especially behind the two-way leadership of Quinten Thomas. In terms of selflessness, few guys are as strong of teammates as Thomas, who is a leader at all times. You could be...
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Bendel’s Best: JMAC Showcase & CP3 Live (Part Three)
6'6 '19 Jace McKenney (WBC Elite) The development process can be a long, grueling road for some players, but Jace McKenney has rapidly transformed into a quality prospect over the last year. It doesn't seem that long ago when McKenney couldn't shoot in the slightest, but now he's hitting five or six three-pointers in any given contest. He has continued to expand his ability to create off the...
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Bendel’s Best: JMAC Showcase & CP3 Live (Part Two)
6'4 '19 Quinten Thomas (Upward Stars Charlotte) The last year has been quite a turnaround for this squad. Formerly known as the Charlotte Nets, this new-and-improved Upward Stars Charlotte squad is a lot of fun to watch, especially behind the two-way leadership of Quinten Thomas. In terms of selflessness, few guys are as strong of teammates as Thomas, who is a leader at all times. You could be...
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Bendel's Best: JMAC Showcase & CP3 Live
This past week, powerhouse travel teams collided with one another during our JMAC Showcase and CP3 Live events. The atmosphere was tremendous throughout, and there were a lot of tremendous prospects on display for all levels. This computer alone documented and published content on over 200 players during the span, but there were fifteen players who specifically stood out to me between Wednesday...
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Brandon Lee's Big Three: JMAC Day Two storylines
Greensboro, North Carolina- Day two at the JMAC showcase was full of drama, highlights , and more importantly story lines. Here are a few that stood out to me during the action filled Thursday. Team ENC is on a mission to put on for Eastern North Carolina This group is as tough and scrappy as the place in the state they all love to rep, Coach Andre Sutton had his guys giving everything on both...
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Evening Standouts at Phenom's JMAC Showcase
Team Denver-NC 6'8 '19 Jehlon Johnson- The big man has continually improved and is now playing the best basketball of his young career, right before going off to prep school. He has always possessed great size, but he's utilizing it more than ever before. Johnson is a selective shot-taker who consistently clears out space and makes plays out of the post. 6'2 '19 Levontae Knox- The silky-smooth...
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JMAC Showcase Player Standouts
6'8 2021 Jacori Owens Team Charlotte- As far as 2021 prospects go this is one of the best ones that I personally have seen. While he looked a little raw on the block in the game that I caught you must consider that he is 2/3 years younger than everybody he is playing with. His body is impressive and will catch your eyes even amongst all the high-level guys that he plays with on Team Charlotte....
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Afternoon Standouts at Phenom's JMAC Showcase
Team Takeover-Grey 6'4 '19 Raphe Ayres- The skilled forward played really well throughout this contest, showcasing a lot of polish on offense while consistently making fundamental decisions with the ball. Ayres can create a shot with relative ease and knows how to perform at a high level on both ends of the floor. 6'4 '19 Josh Perea- In terms of intrigue and upside, few guys were more...
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JMAC Showcase Player Standouts
6'9 2020 Jonas Aidoo NC Red Storm- Jonas jumps out at you immediately because he looks the part 6'9. Then you watch him play and you're surprised by his ability to shoot and handle the ball. He has limitless potential being a 6'9 shooter as a stretch 4. Jonas will be one to keep an eye on as long as he stays aggressive. 6'5 2019 Jordan Love Red Storm- Very smooth scorer and athlete. Jordan can...
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Mid-Day Standouts at Phenom's JMAC Showcase
NC Red Storm 6'0 '18 Dakari Johnson- The scoring wing applied a ton of pressure as an offensive threat in this contest. He was excellent throughout the first half, making nearly anything he attempted. His approach in the second half was focused towards making plays off the bounce for others. Johnson is an intriguing guard option at the next level, wherever he ends up. 6'5 '19 Sam Okauru- There...
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Thursday Morning Standouts at Phenom's JMAC Showcase
Upward Stars Charlotte 6'8 '19 Tony Hauser- The big man continues to showcase strong polish, especially on offense, where he has the ability to score in a variety of ways. He's very patient and makes quality decisions with the ball. Few guys are better teammates than Hauser, who constantly talks and motivates his teammates. 5'10 '19 Sidney McKnight- Though somewhat small, McKnight is one of the...
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#PhenomJMAC Day Two Early Day Standouts: Court Two
Tons of talent in the gym today out here competing for scholarships with roughly 100 coaches from D3-Blue Blood watching along. Court two featured a lot of talent ranging along those various levels. Let’s take a look at some of the top performers form Court Two! 6’5 2019 Trey Cousin: Mid-State Magic Cousin has really proven himself over the course of the spring/summer as...
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JMAC Showcase Player Standouts
6'8 2020 Alexander Holt Team Phoenix- Young very skilled big with soft hands and good footwork. Alex uses his body to carve out space inside and finish. Alex does a great job boxing out and finding rebounds outside his area. This young and skilled big should see some schools try to jump in and start contacting him soon. As he continues to grow and improve his athleticism he will see more and...
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Coach Rick’s Opening Night #PhenomJMAC Standouts
Coach Rick's Opening night standouts and observations Opening night of the inaugural #PhenomJMAC Showcase was simply outstanding. With a standing room crowd and overflow seating for college coaches, coaches and fans were treated to a high level of basketball talent. Now, let's take a closer look at the standouts on opening night and some nice story lines. 6'2 2019 Caleb Mills (PSB Elite) We've...
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Phenom’s JMac Showcase — Players With No Offers, D1s Should Be All Over
While Phenom's JMac Showcase is bringing in some of the countries top talent, the hundreds of coaches sitting on the baseline provide a major platform for players who don't have as much (or any) offers. Here is a look at some players who showed out on night one who have one or less offers, that deserve D1s to really take a hard look their way. 6'6' 2019 Tyler Harris Upward Stars Charlotte Harris...
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Caleb Mills Stars, Bryson Childress Talks that Talk and Walks that Walk and More from Night One
Here are some of the top performers from Night one of #PhenomJmac PSB Elite Frazier: 6’4 2019 Caleb Mills: Mills was in his bag all night long producing what felt like effortless 25+ point efforts in both of his games tonight. He’s such a silky smooth guard that creates for himself in one of the smoothest fashions I’ve ever seen. He had 75+ coaches watching...
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Phenom’s JMac Showcase — Day 1 Storylines
The college coaches showed up and the players showed out. With over 125 coaches in the gym, standing 3 and 4 deep in parts of the gym, players performed at a high rate. This was just night one, we have four more nights to go. Here are some storylines from the first four game sets… Head Coach Watch Steve Wojciechowski (Marquette) Brad Brownell (Clemson) Kelvin Sampson (Houston) Mike Morrell...
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Wednesday Standouts at Phenom's JMAC Showcase (Part Two)
Team Charlotte 2021 5'10 '21 Jordan McPhatter- The pass-first point guard has been doing his usual thing here early, creating off the bounce and making plays in space. He scores pretty well around the basket, especially given his size, but also shoots the ball at an efficient clip from beyond the arc. Few players can match the natural feel for the game that McPhatter displays on a game-to-game...
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Standouts at Phenom’s JMAC Showcase
Team United Elite 6'0 '19 Brandon Beidleman- The point guard doubles as the unquestioned leader of this team, consistently leading the offense and making plays for others. He shoots the ball from distance extremely well, especially on spot-up opportunities. Beidleman knows how to run an offense and evenly share the ball to his teammates. 6'0 '19 Garrett Bohannan- The newest addition to...
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Incredible Coaching Matchup Highlights Night One of #PhenomJMac
Phenom Hoop Report and Jeff McGinnis of Team Charlotte have combined forces to put on yet another spectacular live period event over the course of the next two days at Proehlific Park in Greensboro. There is a ton of talent flocking to the 336 for the occasion, but to be completely honest, I’m most looking forward to what’ll be happening on the sidelines on Court One just after...
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A Pair of Big Storylines for Phenom's JMAC Showcase and CP3 Live
Major Shoe-Circuit Powerhouses Faceoff Naturally, this is going to be one of the biggest subplots of the entire event, with programs like Team Charlotte, Team CP3, Team Felton, and Team United all suiting up for battle. There will be a lot of buzz surrounding the 17U division, where each of these teams should be competing for bragging rights to the Hoop State's deep pipeline. Led by one of the...
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One of The Nation’s Hottest Recruits, Caleb Mills, Will be on Full Display at Phenom’s JMac Showcase
Must-See Talent: 6'3 '19 Caleb Mills (Asheville Christian/PSB Elite) The recruitment process can be somewhat confusing in the sense that a player can perform at an incredibly high level throughout their high school career and have zero interest. The opposite is true as well, where a recruit is all based on potential and upside, yet holds numerous offers. Realistically, we should be somewhere...
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