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Lecque Captivates the Crowds at Phenom’s High School Jamboree
Lecque Captivates the Crowds at Phenom’s High School Jamboree 6’4” 2019 Jalen Lecque of Christ School If you got there after tip-off you were already four or five rows back. Every one of the 750+ fans and 34 teams who were in Proehlific Park wanted to catch a glimpse of Jalen Lecque. The fans were packed in and the video cameras were rolling and the ooh’s and ahh’s quickly ensued throughout the...
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What We’re Looking For — Part 4 (The Ranked Players)
What We’re Looking For (Part 4) Phenom’s High School Jamboree By Jamie Shaw This is Phenom’s 5th Annual High School Jamboree, the region’s premier pre-season hoops jamboree filled with talent, scouts and college coaches. Every year baselines full of college coaches have attended with the last two years bringing in 60-70 college coaches from around the region. With that many coaches and scouts in...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Carolina Day)
Phenom High School Jamboree Showcase Carolina Day Head Coach: David Robinson Last season, Carolina Day finished with a 11-11 record. They play in the NCISAA classification and their schedule was extremely tough and competitive. Coach Robinson is in his first season at Carolina Day and he hopes to improve upon the .500 record last season. Like the 2016-17 season, Carolina Day once again has a...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Northside Christian)Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Northside Christian Coach Erasto Hatchett Head Coach Erasto Hatchell is now in his second season at Northside Christian and last season was a rebuilding one. Northside Christian finished 9-14 in the ultra tough NCISAA 2A classficiation. This season, Coach Hatchell has plenty of excitement and optimstism. He has an excellent mix of veterans and underclassmen that can compete in the Metrolina Conference and make some serious noise this 2017-18 season. Now, let’s take a closer look at some of the key players for Coach Hatchell. The Seniors 6’4 ’18 Jonathan Hicklin Jonathan Hicklin is a strong, tough athletic guard. He already has a college ready frame and a “college ready game” to boot. While Jonathan has superb strength, he also has tremendous speed and quickness in the open court. We have often stated “Jonathan’s best days are in front of him.” His frame, size, strength, and skill set are all custom made for the collegiate game. Coach Hatchell stated, “Jonathan is the heartbeat of our program. While he is physically imposing he has the skill set and IQ to compliment his size. Jonathan is a lefty that shoots the ball well and can get to the basket and finish strong consistently. You will be hard pressed to find a kid that is an immediate program guy and game changer with his work ethic and game play.” 6’1 ’18 Jon Jones Every team needs a glue guy. One that plays with a high motor and full throttle approach and Jon Jones is exactly that player. He has all the physical attributes and intangibles for a point guard. Coach Hatchell stated, “Jon is a very good “on ball” defender and has the ability to apply pressure 94 feet. He is very explosive getting into the lane and is learing to make the right decisions when doing so. He is an extension of the coach. He motivates and provides energy.” The Juniors 6’6 ’19 Tyler Harris We first saw Tyler Harris a year ago at the Phenom 150. One thing was for certain, Tyle Harris gave great effort and has excellent size for his position. It is also easy to see that Tyler has not even come close to reaching his full long-term potential. Coach Hatchell stated, “Tyler is certainly one you want to follow and keep a close pule on. He passes and shoots the ball really well and not to mention a tough on ball defender. Tyler turned some heads this past summer playing with Team Wall 16U and is ready to begin his high school career at Northside Christian after transferring in from Kentucky.” 6’6 ’19 Cortez Marian-Holmes We didn’t have much information on Cortez since he just moved in from Nebreska. Coach Hatchell stated, “Cortez has exceptional upside. He’s long, athletic, and is very versatile. He has an unbelievable work ethic. Cortez certainly has D1 skills, talent, and ability.” 6’8 ’19 Sean “Tony” Hauser We watched Tony Hauser several times this past summer with the Charlotte Nets. One thing is for certain, you can’t teach size. Tony has a solid skill set. He can utilize either hand around the rim and can finish with consistently. Tony has passer friendly hands and is a willing passer out of the post. Coach Hatchell stated, “Tony is a true post player with the ability to stretch the floor with his outside touch. He can bang in the post and is very finesse around the rim. Tony’s strength is that he knows his role and plays within himself. He is a good rebounder and big body and does what he’s asked to do.”
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Northside Christian Coach Erasto Hatchett Head Coach Erasto Hatchell is now in his second season at Northside Christian and last season was a rebuilding one. Northside Christian finished 9-14 in the ultra tough NCISAA 2A classficiation. This season, Coach Hatchell has plenty of excitement and optimstism. He has an excellent mix of veterans and...
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What We’re Looking For — Part 2 (Incredible Above the Rim Highlights)
What We’re Looking For (Part 2) Phenom’s High School Jamboree By Jamie Shaw This is Phenom’s 5th Annual High School Jamboree, the region’s premier pre-season hoops jamboree filled with talent, scouts and college coaches. Every year baselines full of college coaches have attended with the last two years bringing in 60-70 college coaches from around the region. With that many coaches and scouts in...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Players to Watch
Phenom’s 5th Annual High School Jamboree has earned the reputation of the region’s best pre-season hoops jamboree. This reputation has not only grown from the exposure that has been given to players in this event, but also by the immense talent that shows out every year here. The 2017 version of this jamboree may be even more filled with talent than in the past. No less than 50 D1...
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What We’re Looking For — Part 1 (Under the Radar 2018s D1s Need to be Watching)
What We’re Looking For Phenom’s High School Jamboree By Jamie Shaw This is Phenom’s 5th Annual High School Jamboree, the region’s premier pre-season hoops jamboree filled with talent, scouts and college coaches. Every year baselines full of college coaches have attended with the last two years bringing in 60-70 college coaches from around the region. With that many coaches and scouts in tow, it...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Northwest Guilford)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview NW Guilford HS Coach Lee Reavis NW Guilford has long been a traditional power in the NCHSAA 4A classification. Coach Lee Reavis has built a program on solid fundamentals and has done an excellent job of bringing consistency to the program. He is highly regarded as one of the nicer guys in the business and his teams are always well coached. Last year, NW...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Durham Academy)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Durham Academy Coach Tim McKenna Durham Academy is coming off a 23-6 campaign during the 2016-17 season in NCISAA 3A classification and was co-TISAC Conference Champions. Coach McKenna will lose three starters from last year’s team, but does have ample depth and talent for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Coach McKenna will have a nice blend of youth and...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (High Point Christian)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview High Point Christian Coach Joseph Cooper High Point Christian plays in the most competitive basketball conference (NCISAA Piedmont Conference and the toughest associations in the country (In our opinion). Coach Joseph Cooper and High Point Christian had an impressive 18-10 record and exceeded expectations during the 2016-17 season. You see, 6 of the 10...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Piedmont Classical)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Piedmont Classical Coach Kenneth Free Piedmont Classical is in its second year of existence and participates in the CAASC State Association and members of the Central Carolina Conference-East Division. With a school enrollment of only 420 students, Piedmont Classical posted a 29-12 record winning the CAASC State Championship and finished fourth in the USA...
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Phenom’s Hoop Jamboree: Greensboro Day School Team Preview
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Greensboro Day School Coach Freddy Johnson By Rick Lewis Greensboro Day is no longer just a state and regional power, it is now a national power and Coach Freddy Johnson has led his team to Dick’s Sporting Good National High School Tournament in 2015 and 2017. Last season, Greensboro Day won its 9th NCISAA 3A state championship defeating Wesleyan...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Greensboro Day)
Greensboro Day School Coach Freddy Johnson By Rick Lewis Greensboro Day is no longer just a state and regional power, it is now a national power and Coach Freddy Johnson has led his team to Dick’s Sporting Good National High School Tournament in 2015 and 2017. Last season, Greensboro Day won its 9th NCISAA 3A state championship defeating Wesleyan Christian 63-60. Coach Freddy Johnson is now...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (West Forsyth)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview West Forsyth High School Coach Rusty LaRue By Rick Lewis Coach Rusty LaRue led West Forsyth to a terrific 2016-17 season going an impressive 27-3 before losing to undefeated Butler High School in the Elite 8 of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs. Playing in the Central Piedmont 4A conference, Coach LaRue will have to replace four key members off the team (6’6 KJ...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Christian Academy of MB)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Coach Darren Gore By Rick Lewis Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach finished the 2016-17 with a 20-12 record before losing to Zion Williamson and Spartanburg Day in the SCISA AA state championship game. Coach Darren Gore will sorely miss 6’2 Justin Busby and 6’5 Bryce Schneider who graduated. Busby averaged 16.2 PPG and...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Bertie)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Bertie High School Coach Derrick Bond By Rick Lewis Bertie High School finished 5-21 last year in the NCHSAA 2A classification and 3-9 in the Northeastern Coastal Conference. That being said, Coach Derrick Bond knew he had to rebuild the program since he started three freshmen, one sophomore and one junior in the 2016-17 season. Now, Coach Bond has formed...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Calvary Baptist)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Calvary Day Coach Joe Rybak By Rick Lewis Calvary Day finished with a 18-15 record in the 2016-17 season, not too shabby considering the toughness of their schedule. First of all, Calvary Day plays in the competitive NCISAA 2A classification. In addition to playing the likes of The Burlington School, Gaston Day, Carmel Christian; Calvary Day plays outside...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Lincoln Charter)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Lincoln Charter Coach Bradley Gabriel By Rick Lewis It’s truly amazing what Coach Bradley Gabriel has done with the Lincoln Charter basketball program in just seven short years. Lincoln Charter is now one of the state’s premier teams in the NCHSAA 1A classification. Lincoln Charter has made the regionals for the past four years and won the NCHSAA 1A...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Asheville Christian)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview Asheville Christian (Asheville, NC) Coach Andy Ray By Rick Lewis Last season, Asheville Christian finished a “disappointing” 6-18. For Head Coach Andy Ray, he has never been one to back down from a challenging schedule. With him, it’s not so much about wins and losses as it is to provide a platform for his players to play against the best competition. In...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Hickory Grove)
Hickory Grove Christian Coach Jim Rhodes Hickory Grove finished 14-12 during the 2016-17 season in the brutal NCISAA 2A classification and a 6-4 record in the Metrolina Basketball standing. Coach Rhodes will have a nice blend of veterans in seniors 6’3 Austin Hadden and 6’1 KJ Freeman, junior 6’5 junior Regin Larson and a pair of freshman in 6’3 AJ Smith and 6’6 Jacori Owens. While Coach Rhodes...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Western Alamance)
Western Alamance Coach Michael Graves Last year, Western Alamance finished slightly below .500 with a 11-12 overall record and a 7-9 Mid State 3A conference record. Coach Michael Graves has senior Tre Harvey to lead the charge for Western Alamance this upcoming season. Harvey has improved immensely over the summer and is definitely one to watch. Coach Graves will rely heavily upon his senior...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (North Mecklenburg)
Phenom High School Jamboree Team Preview North Mecklenburg High School Coach Duane Lewis By Rick Lewis Head Coach Duane Lewis is what North Mecklenburg High School basketball is all about. Lewis played there and wouldn’t coach anywhere else. You see, for Coach Duane Lewis, he eats, sleeps, and lives North Mecklenburg basketball. Last season, the Viking finished 24-4 in the NCHSAA 4A...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Voyager Academy)
Voyager Academy Coach Mike Huff Coach Mike Huff and Voyager Academy enjoyed a banner 2016-17 season finishing with an overall record of 25-8 and going 16-2 in the North Central Athletic 1A classification of the NCHSAA. This year’s roster is filled with senior leadership and big things are expected for Coach Huff this upcoming 2017-18 season. Now, let’s look at the seniors that will be making the...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Concord)
Concord High School – Coach Jason Stowe Concord endured a challenging season in 2016-17. They finished with a 10-16 record in the NCHSAA 3A. Coach Jason Stowe had a lineup of youth and mostly inexperienced varsity players. Now, Coach Stowe has reason to be more optimistic. His players are a year older and will bring a much-needed experience to 2017-18. We believe he is...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Concord 1st Assembly)
Concord First Assembly – Coach Frank Cantadore Concord First Assembly enjoyed a banner year during the 2016-17 season. They finished with an overall record of 22-11 and 8-2 in the conference. Concord First Assembly lost a tough 69-66 game to Carmel Christian in the NCISAA 2A semifinals. 6’5 Stephen Edoka and 6’4 Strah Rajic are now seniors and will anchor down another run...
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HS Jamboree Team Preview: Southern Guilford
Southern Guilford High School Head Coach: Evan Fancourt Last year, Southern Guilford had an overall record of 14-11. They finished 9-3 in the NCHSAA 3A Mid-Piedmont conference and are once again is the team to beat. Coach Evan Fancourt returns All-Conference Tyler Dearman and has a surrounding cast that will enable them a deep run into the state 3A playoffs. Now, let’s take a closer look...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Schedule
Time Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 9:00 AM Calvary vs. East Forsyth Carolina Day vs. Southern Guilford Hickory Grove vs. Northern Guilford 9:50 AM Bertie vs. Caldwell Durham Academy vs. Greensboro Day Western Alamance vs. To Piedmont Classical 10:40 AM Carlisle vs Concord Kings Mountain vs. Myrtle Beach Christian Northside Christian vs. Voyager 11:30 AM Carolina Day vs. Calvary Northern Guilford vs....
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Caldwell Academy)
Caldwell Academy Coach Michael McDuffie Caldwell Academy finished with a 17-5 record last season and Coach Michael McDuffie has reason to be enthusiastic for the upcoming season. Playing in the NCISAA 2A classification, Caldwell Academy is ready to make the next jump for the 2017-18 season. Coach McDuffie will start the season off at the Phenom High School Jamboree on Saturday, November 4th at...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Rabun Gap)
Rabun Gap Coach Roger Cox Rick Lewis While Rabun Gap has a Georgia address, it plays in the NCISAA 3A classification. Last year, Rabun Gap finished with a 14-13 record; going 6-2 in the Carolina Athletic Association. Even though Rabun Gap did not get into the NCISAA 3A tournament, the team finished strong by winning 10 of its last 15 games. With three seniors returning, Coach Roger Cox has...
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Phenom’s High School Jamboree — Team Previews (Kings Mountain)
Kings Mountain looks to make deeper run into NCHSAA 3A playoffs Last season, Kings Mountain loss in the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 3A playoffs to eventual state champion Cox Mill with a 19-10 record. Coach Grayson Pierce is optimistic about the upcoming season. Kings Mountain has a nice blend of veterans and youth and is geared for another run. Coach Pierce returns 6’3 senior point guard Adrian...
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