Phenom Hoops College Basketball Coverage

Breakout Players in the ACC (Sophomores) (Part 3)

by Patrick O'Brien | Aug 26, 2024 | Categories: College Basketball, Featured, and News. Tags: Blake Buchanan, Derin Saran, Omaha Biliew, and Rodney Brown Jr..

Derin Saran with Phenom Hoops 6’4 Derin Saran – Stanford Saran is a very familiar name with Phenom Hoops and one of the few sophomores on the roster, Saran is certainly one that I will have my eyes on. As a freshman at UC Irvine, he played in all 32 games and really flourished with his IQ and feel, his ability to score and facilitate, and he has really good size at 6’4 as a guard. Saran was able...

Positioning, Producing, and Portal-ing: Five Guys Who Transferred Up

by Jeff Bendel | May 7, 2024 | Categories: College Basketball, Featured, News, and Player Reports. Tags: Ben Burnham, BJ Freeman, Derin Saran, Elijah Jamison, and Micah Handlogten.

It’s pretty clear that things within college basketball have changed over the last few years. Between NIL, the Covid year, and looser restrictions surrounding transfers, it’s become a situation where kids are forced to adapt. “Positioning” refers to guys putting themselves in the right spots to be successful. “Producing” is self-explanatory and “Portal-ing” is the method in which kids are...