WILMINGTON-As preparations continue for the inaugural Joe Miller Phenom Hoops Holiday Invitational set for Dec. 27-30 at New Hanover High School, Phenom Hoops co-owner Jamie Shaw released on Tuesday the field of teams scheduled to compete at historic Brogden Hall.
. @JamieShaw5 releases team names for Joe Miller @Phenom_Hoops Invite in #ILM later this year! Look for story @PortCityDaily.com pic.twitter.com/6yZ4CRdHr0
— Joe Catenacci (@JoeCats19) September 20, 2016
Shaw has helped develop one the premiere sources for high school basketball exposure in the region alongside founder Rick Lewis, a 20 year coaching veteran from Huntersville, who began the service 13 years ago with the Phenom 150 camps. The organization has helped hundreds of high school basketball players turn their dream of playing college hoops into reality.
Some of the top 100 Division 1 prospects from across eight states within the southeastern part of the country are expected to compete during the four-day, 16-team event.
. @JamieShaw5 w/ @Phenom_Hoops talks about excitement from out of state teams coming to #ILM for Joe Miller Invite! @PortCityDaily pic.twitter.com/HBdhrRchHD
— Joe Catenacci (@JoeCats19) September 20, 2016
Listed below are programs and prospects along with highlight reels from some of the standouts set to make the trip to Wilmington in addition to the college level programs expressing interest in these athletes.
Oldsmar Christian (Oldsmar, Florida) just outside Tampa, Florida
- Elijah Weaver, 6’4”, 2018: Ranked: Rivals No. 21
Offers: UConn, Villanova, Virginia, Louisville, Florida State, Nebraska, South Florida, Florida
- DJ Mitchell, 6’6”, 2018
Offers: Penn St, St Joseph’s - Stefon Fisher, 6’9”, 2017
Offers: Kansas St, UNCW, Illinois St, Wofford, Rider, Winthrop - Michael Durr, 6’11”, 2018
Offers: Texas Tech, North Florida
Miami Country Day (Miami, Florida)
- Ibrahim Doumbia, 6’8” 2017: Ranked: Phenom Hoops No. 110
Final Group: Florida, South Carolina
Hamilton Heights (Chattanooga,Tennessee)
- Shai Alexander, 6’4”, 2017: Ranked: ESPN No. 44; Committed to Florida
- Nickiel Alexander Walker, 6’5”, 2017: Ranked: ESPN No. 29; Committed to Virginia Tech
- Therron Shelton-Szmidt, 6’4” 2017; Offers: Old Dominion, Duquesne, Southern Utah, App State
- Mark Tikhonenko, 6’10” 2017; Offers: Iowa St, Arkansas St
- Issa Samake, 6’8” 2019; Offers: Iowa St
Union City (Union City, Tennessee)
- Parker Stewart, 6’4” 2017; Committed to Ole Miss
Trinity Christian (Fayettevile, NC)
- Joey Baker, 6’7” 2019; Ranked: 247Sports No. 23 Offers: NC State, Florida, Wake Forest, Clemson, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia Tech
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- Josh Nickelberry, 6’5” 2019; Ranked: 247Sports No. 58; Offers: Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, VCU, Baylor, Penn St, Providence, Tulane
Greenfield School (Wilson, NC)
- Coby White, 6’5” 2018; Ranked: ESPN No. 28, Committed to UNC
- Elijah McCadden, 6’6” 2018: Offers: Wake Forest, Old Dominion, Charlotte
Kinston (Kinston, NC)
- Damian Dunn, 6’5” 2019; Ranked: 247Sports No. 70; Offers: Old Dominion, Tulane
Word of God (Raleigh, NC)
- Blake Harris, 6’3” 2017; Ranked: Phenom Hoops No. 96;Committed to Washington
- Brandon Huffman, 6’10” 2017; Ranked: Phenom Hoops No. 70
Final Group: UNC, South Carolina, USC, Indiana, Clemson, Tennessee
Lincoln Charter (Denver, NC)
- Kody Shubert, 2017; Offers: USF, Mount St Mary’s, American, Hampton, Houston Baptist
Saint James (Hagerstown, Maryland)
- Isaiah Mucius; 6’8” 2018; Ranking: Scout No. 30
Offers: Xavier, Wake Forest, St John’s, Penn St, Oregon, Minnesota, Seton Hall
- Grant Golden; 6’8” 2018; Ranking: Scout No. 65
Offers: NC State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, UCF, St Joseph’s
Miller School (Charlottesville, Virginia)
- Aundre Hyatt, 6’6” 2019; Ranking: 247Sports No. 29
Offers: ECU, Southern Cal, VCU, Yale, St John’s, UMass, USF,
Blue Ridge (St George, Virgnia)
- Aamir Simms, 6’9” 2017; Ranking: Phenom Hoops No. 79
Final Group: Clemson, VCU, Iowa St, Miami
- Darius McGhee, 5’9” 2018
Offers: Campbell, High Point - Sardaar Calhoun, 6’5” 2018
Offers: Hampton
Virginia Academy (Ashburn, Virginia)
- Ejike Obinna, 6’9” 2017; Ranking: Phenom Hoops No. 100
Final Group: Clemson, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, and Florida
- Jahlil Jenkins, 5’11” 2017
Offers: Towson, Farliegh Dickinson, Howard, LIU Brooklyn, St Peter’s - Qudus Wahab, 6’11” 2019; Ranking: 247Sports No. 30
Offers: Clemson
University Heights (Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
- Tray Hallowell, 6’1” 2017
Offers: St Louis, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville St, East Tennessee St. - KyKy Tandy, 6’2” 2019
-Offers: Oklahoma, New Mexico St, Western Kentucky
