Charlotte Hoops Challenge: Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the bigger Thanksgiving weekend events took place in Charlotte, where the Charlotte Hoops Challenge pitted a lot of quality basketball squads for impact matchups so early on in the year. 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He dominated competition this weekend, posting 35 points on Friday against JM Robinson and then following it up with 19 on Saturday against Ardrey Kell. He has been absurdly efficient from the field, only missing a single shot inside the arc on 22 attempts, and these buckets come in a variety of ways. He's got chops to score at all three levels, whether its off the bounce getting to the rim, pull up jumpers, or catch and shoot threes. Defensively, he uses length to impact the ball and passing lanes, and hits the glass to initiate offense and finish possessions. 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