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Phenom Hoops Open Gym: Moravian Prep
Starting his second season at Moravian Prep, head coach Antonio Lowe had changed the direction of the program. Less than a year ago, Moravian Prep was looking for notoriety and respect. Fast forward and now Moravian Prep has become a destination for a multitude of D1 prospects and has quickly become one of the hot teams in the state.
read more2019 Phenom Hoops High School Open Gym Tour: Life Christian Academy
Life Christian Academy (Chester, VA) Classification: Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division III 2018-19 overall record: 21-3 2018-19 notable accomplishments: VISAA Division III state champions Months past their memorable winter season, I’ve actually had the chance to come across most of Life Christian’s players in frequent back-to-school showcases and...
read morePhenom Open Gym Tour: Vance HS
Patrick and Rick headed out to the gym to get a better understanding of what the Cougars have this season. Here is what we found.
read morePhenom Open Gym Tour: Independence HS
Phenom Hoops continues their open gym tour, as Patrick O’Brien stopped at Independence high school to see what head coach Preston Davis and the Patriots were working with this season.
read more2019 Phenom Hoops High School Open Gym Tour: The Carmel School
The Carmel School (Ruther Glen, VA) Colleges in Attendance: Hampden-Sydney College Classification: Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division III 2018-19 overall record: 12-16 It took me no more than 15 minutes for my Tuesday afternoon drive to the Carmel Wildcats’ school gymnasium, where they held a sharp focus on detail-oriented drills and competition for...
read morePhenom Hoops Open Gym: Olympic HS
Our first stop on the day was at Olympic high school, a program that has a lot of intriguing talent.
read more#PhenomOpenGymTour: Cox Mill High School
There’s a lot of turnover for the Chargers of Cox Mill. Duke Freshman Wendell Moore, UNC Charlotte Freshman Caleb Stone Carrawell, and Charleston Southern Freshman (Football) Cody Cline all carried the program to new heights in their time at the school. Head Coach Jody Barbee has moved on as well, leaving former West Brunswick Coach Ty Johnson to take the reins in Concord as Cox Mill looks...
read moreRebuilding year for Butler High School
Rebuilding year for Butler High School Phenom Hoop Report travelled to Matthews, North Carolina to cover Butler High School on opening day of the Phenom Open Gym Tour. For head coach Myron Lowery, the 2019-2020 basketball season will be a rebuilding season. Coach Lowery loses 72% of its scoring punch and four seniors who contributed to a highly successful 20-7 record playing in the tough NCHSAA...
read morePhenom Hoops Open Gym: North Meck
One of the final stops Patrick and Rick made on Monday was at North Meck, a team that brings a lot of firepower, guard play, and intriguing young talent this season. After finishing 23-5 last year, the Vikings look to fill the stands once again this year, especially with the talent we saw at the open gym.
read more2019 Phenom Hoops High School Open Gym Tour: Paul VI Catholic HS
Well, it’s about that time again for one of my favorite occasions, being a part of the Phenom Hoops team: our annual high school preseason open gym tour.
read morePhenom Hoops Open Gym: Carmel Christian
Patrick O'Brien went to Carmel Christian Academy to continue the Phenom Hoops Open Gym, checking out some of the teams around NC early on. See what the Cougars have this season.
read morePhenom Hoops Open Gym: Myers Park
Phenom Hoops makes it a priority to get out and check out teams in the area, as we get an early glimpse in the talent around the region.
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Team Loaded 804 17u (4/30/19)
Acknowledged as one of Richmond, VA’s renowned AAU grassroots organizations, it’s safe to say most know plenty about Team Loaded when it comes to talks about travel ball. The program features many different teams of age divisions and produces next-level talent on a yearly basis. On Tuesday night, I made an evening drive down to the U-Turn Sports Performance Academy facility (Henrico...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Higher Level Sports Girls 17u (4/23/19)
Twitter: @HLSGirlsBBall Instagram: @higherlevelgirlsbball As this ‘open gym tour’ continues for AAU hoops, it feels like I’ve spent most of my time up in Northern Virginia (NOVA) thus far; an area containing many talented programs. I found myself back in Manassas, VA on Tuesday evening to swing by the ladies 17u squad of Higher Level Sports. Their 90-minute practice once again...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Team Flight 16u
Twitter: @TeamFlightVA Instagram: @teamflightva Ever since this past fall, I’ve held a good connection with the basketball program at Prince George High School (Prince George, VA) and ran into the Royals’ junior-varsity head coach, Kristian Brown, a couple of weeks ago at a Saturday event. During the exchange, I learned that Coach Brown also serves as a coach/program director of Team...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Team NOVA Hoyas 17u (4/13/19)
Twitter: @TeamNovaHoops Instagram: @teamnovahoyas It’s been a productive start to this ‘AAU open gym tour.’ I finished off this past week with an early Saturday morning stop in the Northern Virginia region once again; pulling into the parking lot of Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School (SJPG) in the town of Dumfries. I already had a good feel for Team NOVA Hoyas 17u in...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Higher Level 17u Premier (4/11/19)
Twitter: @HigherLevelSports Instagram: @higher_level_aau I decided to continue my ‘AAU open gym tour’ with another visit up North in the Manassas, VA area to check out Higher Level 17u, after seeing their 16u squad last month. It turns out that two separate teams actually make up the 17u bunch; something I didn’t know prior to Thursday evening. Regardless, I guess one could say that...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Higher Level 17u Elite (4/11/19)
Twitter: @HigherLevelAAU Instagram: @higher_level_aau I decided to continue my ‘AAU open gym tour’ with another visit up North in the Manassas, VA area to check out Higher Level 17u, after seeing their 16u squad last month. It turns out that two separate teams actually make up the 17u bunch; something I didn’t know prior to Thursday evening. Regardless, I guess one could say that...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: VA Havoc 15u (4/2/19)
Twitter: @VAHavoc Instagram: @vahavoc During the high school season, I remember interviewing and conducting articles on a few 2019 players who touched upon how they had spent the previous spring/summer playing in the VA Havoc AAU program. Their words reflected nothing short of praise about the organization, as they explained it playing a role conducive to their overall development and...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: District WAWG 17u (3/30/19)
Twitter: @UAADistrictWAWG Instagram: @uaadistrictwawg A new face in the Under Armour Association (UAA) circuit, I definitely recommend folks to get familiar with the District WAWG program, if they have not already. Director Stefan Welsh, a former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball standout and current head varsity coach of Woodside High School (Newport News, VA), has put in the work to...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: District WAWG 16u (3/30/19)
Twitter: @UAADistrictWAWG Instagram: @uaadistrictwawg A new face in the Under Armour Association (UAA) circuit, I definitely recommend folks to get familiar with the District WAWG program, if they have not already. Director Stefan Welsh, a former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball standout and current head varsity coach of Woodside High School (Newport News, VA), has put in the work to...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Team Richmond Garner Road 17u Choice (3/26/19)
I obviously wasn’t around this type of business last year, but nevertheless can recall hearing great things stated about the Team Richmond Garner Road (TRGR) AAU program. After watching plenty of their 2019 players perform well throughout this recently-concluded high school season, my interest rose higher to find out more about the organization in this ‘open gym tour.’ It turns out...
read morePhenom Hoops AAU Open Gym Tour: Higher Level 16u (3/24/19)
Twitter: @HigherLevelAAU Instagram: @higher_level_aau Another school season is in the books and travel basketball has now officially began for this month of March and onward. After witnessing plenty of intense matchups and memorable moments during the winter, I can’t wait to see what this spring has in store. Quite a few established travel/AAU programs make up regions of Virginia, so I...
read moreCharlotte Christian vs. Ardrey Kell Game Recap
Game Recap: Charlotte Christian vs. Ardrey Kell Charlotte Christian 73 – Ardrey Kell 60 Game Recap Both teams made small runs to start the first quarter, going back and forth. Seth Bennett for Charlotte Christian came out ready to play, getting his team out early, hitting three’s and attacking the basket. Ardrey Kell struggled in the second quarter, allowing Charlotte Christian to get out...
read moreCarmel Christian vs. Comenius Game Recap
Game Recap: Carmel Christian vs. Comenius Final Carmel Christian 90 – Comenius 49 In the first quarter, it seemed like both teams were looking to play their style of offense and defense, figuring each other out. In doing so, both started out slow in the first half. Comenius took advantage early against the full court press but Carmel Christian picked it up a notch, creating turnovers and...
read moreBurlington Christian vs. Northside Christian
Burlington Christian vs. Northside Christian There was a lot of buzz in Burlington on Monday evening for the showdown between the hometown Royals and the Knights of Northside Christian Academy. NCA has been battletested multiple times throughout their early-season schedule, already matching up against high-level opponents on a frequent basis and working out the kinks while still...
read morePhenom Hoop Report open gym tour – Oscar Smith High School
With junior guard Andre Bottoms leading the way, the Oscar Smith Tigers keep piling up wins! Oscar Smith Tigers are 43-9 the last two seasons with Andre Bottoms as their starting point guard. An impressive record given the fact he’s done that with several roster changes each of the last two seasons as a result of graduation and the loss each year of the teams’ “go to” player. The highly regarded...
read more#PhenomOpenGymTour: West Charlotte High School
2017-18 Record: 17-11 ( 8-6 in conference), Lost in 2nd round of NCHSAA 4A Playoffs West Charlotte looks to be one of the top public school teams in the HoopState and after attending one practice it was easy to see why. Despite missing a handful of contributors that are still playing football it was clear that West Charlotte with Florida State Commit and consensus top 40 player Patrick...
read more#PhenomOpenGymTour: Lincoln Charter School
2017-18 Record: 26-5 (10-0 in Conference) NCHSAA 1A Semi-Finalist Head Coach Bradley Gabriel is back with his Lincoln Charter squad that will be contending for their 2nd NCHSAA 1A title in the last three years. Right as I walked into the gym, I sensed a level of expectation and intensity from Coach Gabriel onto his team featuring a bevy of unique prospects that will be playing in a fast paced,...
read morePhenom Open Gym Tour: Quality Education Academy
Phenom Hoop Report traveled to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to cover Quality Education Academy. Coach Issac Pitts has accumulated a bevy of talent and will have suitors at every level checking out his 2018-19 team. One thing is for certain, Coach Pitts is a no nonsense coach who demands attention and effort. His “tough love” approach helps prepare his players for the next level, not...
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