Around the Palmetto State
Prep Hoops takes a look at some BIG news around the Palmetto State this past week. Prep Hoops is source for basketball coverage all year long here in South Carolina. Julian Phillips Julian Phillips 6'8" | SF Link Academy |…
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Continue ReadingPrep Hoops takes a look at some BIG news around the Palmetto State this past week. Prep Hoops is source for basketball coverage all year long here in South Carolina.
Julian Phillips Julian Phillips 6'8" | SF Link Academy | 2022 #19 Nation MO has decided to leave the Palmetto State for the Show Me State. Phillips will play at Link Academy in Branson, MO next fall. Phillips will join several new faces in program for Head Coach Rodney Perry. Phillips has been a instrumental part of the Blythewood HS Bengals and Upward Stars SE 3SSB Southeast 2022 program over the years.
Link Academy will play a national schedule next season even making a trip to the Battle at the Rock Showcase in early December 2021 in Rock Hill.
Jazian Gortman Jazian Gortman 6'2" | PG Keenan | 2022 SC has played his last game in a Keenan HS Raiders jersey. Gortman has decided to join the Overtime Elite a upstart professional league program. Gortman averaged 23.1 ppg, 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 steals last season for the Raiders. Overtime Elite will have headquarters based out of Atlanta, GA.
Noah Clowney Noah Clowney 6'10" | PF Dorman | 2022 State #78 Nation SC will now take over the new top spot in the Palmetto State with these players leaving. Clowney a 6’10 forward at Dorman HS recently played in the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Orlando, FL. Clowney ran with Team Dickerson on the Grassroots Circuit this spring and summer. Clowney has several High Major programs pursuing him this summer.
Tournaments this Season
It looks like the Pepsi Carolina Classic will be back on this December. The event will take place at South Florence HS and have 8 boys teams and 4 girls teams. The Pepsi Carolina Classic will be hosted December 27-29, 2021.
The 2021 South Carolina Class A Showcase will take place at Carver’s Bay HS December 20-23, 2021. This event will feature Class A programs from all over the Palmetto State. This event looks to be a 16 team event. Carver’s Bay has 2 gyms to on campus to pull this event off very easily.