Phenom Hoops College Basketball Coverage
POB’s Takeaways: Kentucky vs. Dominican Republic
Photo Courtesy: Kentucky Athletics Was extremely impressed with sophomore Daimion Collins, the 6’9 prospect from Texas. After averaging just under three points last year, this could be a breakout-type season for the sophomore. His explosiveness and bounce caught the eyes of many, finishing at the rim, but it was his overall impact in my opinion that impressed. Not only finishing at the rim but...
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South Carolina finding recruiting success with talent in its own backyard
The recruiting world has been heating up with players around the country. Around our area of the country, talent has continued to run deep around the Carolinas. However, one thing that has been noticeable over the years in the past is that South Carolina hasn’t had huge success with securing the talent around and getting them to stay home. But that could be changing and changing QUICKLY! The...
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ACC Player Watch: Duke’s Jeremy Roach
Player: Jeremy RoachClass: JuniorPosition: Point Guard Last Year’s Stats: Roach may have started out a little slow but started to really elevate his play towards the end of the season, playing a critical role for the Blue Devils. In the end, he averaged 8.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and shot 41 percent from the floor. Once again though, the Blue Devils will look quite different...
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ACC Player Watch (2022-23): Clemson’s PJ Hall
Player: PJ HallClass: Junior Last Year’s Stats: Last year, Hall was off the charts, leading the Tigers in several categories. He finished the season playing in 30 games while averaging an impressive 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and shooting 49.3 percent from the floor. The rise of PJ Hall in the last two years has been fun to watch. Coming out of high school, one could see...
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ACC Player Watch (2022-23): Boston College’s Jaeden Zackery
Player: Jaeden ZackeryClass: Sophomore Last Year’s Stats: 10.4 points per game, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 steals, shot 46.3 percent from the floor and 47.7 percent from three. Averaged 34.5 minutes per game and played in 33 games College basketball will be here before you know it but, in all honesty, I can’t wait that long. That is why we are talking about it here in the summer. We...
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College of Charleston making its presence felt around the region and in North Carolina
The months of June and July are big opportunities for not only players but for college programs to make their presence felt with prospects around the country. One program that we certainly will have our eyes on a little more is the College of Charleston, as they have made their presence very well known, especially with how they have been recruiting the state of North Carolina. Looking over...
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DJ Burns transferring to NC State
The transfer portal has been a fascinating development over the last few weeks, with players announcing where they will be playing next and programs adding key pieces for next year’s team. NC State has had an up and down kind of offseason, with playing transferring and others possibly entering their name into the NBA Draft. But one thing is for sure, the Wolfpack needed talent. On...
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Illinois continuing its role on the recruiting trail
The recruiting news around the country has certainly been busy and one program has really made a big splash in the 2022 class and now even more in the future. Illinois has been a premier program, a top-25 team, on the national stage over the years and it doesn’t seem like they are slowing down, as the staff has done an exceptional on the recruiting trail. Currently, they have landed four...
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Winston-Salem State Adds Two Major Pieces
The word “rare” doesn’t even begin to describe how uncommon it is to see a player transfer from high-major to Division II. Not negative or a bad thing—just incredibly atypical. Well, that’s exactly what happened when Jaylon Gibson announced his decision to transfer from North Carolina State to Winston-Salem State. This initial domino was the first, and possibly most shocking, subplot of the...
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Transfer Portal Player Spotlight: Carter Whitt
Name: Carter WhittSchool: Wake ForestClass: Freshman 2021-22: This past season, Whitt got a full season on his belt, playing in 31 games and starting three of them. He averaged around 12 minutes of play and averaged 1.7 points per game, 1.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.3 steals per game. He came in early to Winston-Salem, as he got a chance to play in 19 games and start 10 of them in...
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Wingate Secures Two Major Commitments
On Wednesday, the Wingate University’s Men’s Basketball Team undoubtedly improved after Josh Massey and Kyle Honore announced their respective commitments to the program. The Bulldogs are coming off a (21-8) season and fourth-place finish in the prestigious South Atlantic Conference (SAC)–their highest mark in both categories since the 2016-17 season. Something has clearly changed in the...
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Transfer Portal Player Spotlight: Manny Bates
Name: Manny BatesSchool: NC StateClass: Redshirt Junior 2020-21: It was a rough year for the big man who was injured on the first play from scrimmage against Bucknell, which made him miss the entire year at NC State. Before this season though, Bates was coming off a sophomore season in which he started 23 of 26 games and averaged 9.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and recorded 64 blocks. Before that in...
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Phenom Hoops Alums all throughout the Final Four
The Final Four is set, with what many would and should consider four blue bloods all battling it out to be crowned a champion down in New Orleans. North Carolina and Duke will square off on one side of the bracket for the first time EVER in the NCAA Tournament, while Villanova and Kansas battle it out on the other side once again, as Nova holds a 2-1 record against Kansas in the NCAA...
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Transfer Portal Player Spotlight: Brandon Murray
Name: Brandon MurraySchool: LSUClass: Freshman 2020-21: Though a freshman, Murray had a very strong campaign to start his college career at LSU, averaging 10 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 42 percent from the court and 34 percent from three. Murray is going to be an interesting target in the transfer portal, as I personally think he should and will be highly...
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Transfer Portal Player Spotlight: Alex Tchikou
Name: Alex TchikouSchool: AlabamaClass: Redshirt Freshman 2020-21: Ruptured his Achilles tendon prior to the start of the season and was forced to sit out the year as a medical redshirt. This past season, Tchikou only saw six minutes of play, with his last game coming in November. Though Tchikou hasn’t had the start to his college career that he would have liked, the former four-star 6’11 should...
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