Porter Gaud hosting Phenom Hoops' Lowcountry Showcase
Highly respected scouting organization Phenom Hoop Report will bring another one of its top-notch tournament to Porter Gaud in Charleston, South Carolina on January 20 and feature some of the Palmetto State's best players and high school teams.
Prospects participating in the event are represented by commitments and/or offers from schools such as South Carolina, Clemson, Vanderbilt, Xavier, Yale, Oklahoma St, Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia Tech, Charleston Southern, and many others.
The competition should be excellent during the event. Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach made it to the state championship game last season and Porter Gaud won its second consecutive state title. Aiken has jumped out to a 14-1 record this year and ranked second in South Carolina’s AAAA Division.
Among the players participating will be Stall junior Romello Grant, who is 5th in South Carolina in scoring and 4th overall in rebounding. Porter Gaud five-star Josiah James will face off against talented 2019 point guard Trae Hannibal, while Oceanside Collegiate junior Shane McCravy is among South Carolina’s Top 10 juniors in scoring at 20 per game and he carries a 4.0 GPA.
Josiah James was just given his 5th star and is ranked #18 in the entire county and Aaron Nesmith was bumped up to #68 overall both by Rivals.com.
First Baptist's Mikey Dukes is also a talented football player with multiple Division I offers in that sport.
List of Participating Teams: Porter Gaud (Charleston, SC), Northwood Academy (Charleston, SC), Stall (North Charleston, SC), First Baptist (Charleston, SC), Oceanside Collegiate (Charleston, SC) Lakewood HS (Sumter, SC), Hartsville HS (Hartsville, SC), Aiken HS (Aiken, SC), Garner HS (Garner, NC), Christian Academy (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Schedule: 12 PM Oceanside Collegiate Vs. Christian Academy 130 PM Aiken Vs. First Baptist 330 PM Northwood Vs. Stall 5 PM Lakewood Vs. Garner 630 PM Porter Gaud Vs. Hartsville
* Games will start at noon, and tickets are $10 at the door.