Phenom Hoops College Basketball Coverage

From Phenom to Prime Time: Alums Making Noise in the ACC

by Patrick O'Brien | Dec 5, 2025 | Categories: College Basketball, Featured, and News. Tags: Caleb Foster, Donald Hand Jr., Isaiah Evans, Jaeden Mustaf, Jarin Stevenson, Juke Harris, Paul McNeil, and Robert McCray IV.

The impact of the Phenom Hoops platform continues to be felt at the highest levels of college basketball, and this season the ACC has become another proving ground for our alumni. Several former Phenom standouts are now thriving in major roles, translating their grassroots development into real production on one of college basketball’s biggest stages. From consistent scoring to lockdown defense...

Positives/ Concerns/ What to Watch for with North Carolina

by Patrick O'Brien | Oct 29, 2025 | Categories: College Basketball, Featured, and News. Tags: Caleb Wilson, Derek Dixon, Jarin Stevenson, Jaydon Young, Jonathan Powell, and Seth Trimble.

Heading into the 2025-26 campaign, North Carolina carries both promise and question marks, and their final tune-up before the regular season — an exhibition against Winston-Salem State — spotlighted both a little bit more. After watching their game against BYU and WSSU, these are the factors that I will have my eye on this season, including some of the positives from their game, what to keep an...