by Jeff Bendel | Oct 29, 2024 | Event Coverage, Featured, NC Top 80, News, North Carolina Top 80, Player Reports
Team 5 Coach: Brandon Baker #7: 5’11 ’26 Drew Johnson (The Burlington School) Starting things off, we look at a player who looks increasingly likely to have a breakout season, Drew Johnson. He’s a crafty, heady point guard prospect who knows how to run a team while...
by Jeff Bendel | Apr 24, 2024 | Event Coverage, Featured, Hoop State Challenge, News, Player Reports
6’8 ’27 Niko Bratton (Team United) After getting our first viewing of Bratton, it’s easy to see his path towards being a noteworthy prospect. At 6-foot-8, he’s already strong, fluid, and athletic with the necessary motor and nose for the ball...
by Jeff Bendel | Feb 21, 2023 | Event Coverage, Featured, News, Player Reports, Winter Nationals
Like any sport, basketball is full of trends. Just in the last 30 years, we’ve seen the game change from a heavy emphasis on big men to a sport run by perimeter players. That being said, guards were important when post players dominated the game—just as big men still...
by Patrick O'Brien | Feb 18, 2023 | Featured, News, Winter Nationals
2028 Donovan Bolton (Team Charlotte): Bolton has the early size that you like to see, and really can be a force around the basket. Bolton moved well all around the floor, being active on the glass and in the paint, as well as finishing strong over defenders. Bolton is...
