USA National Prep Championships: Young Lads
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Prep Hoops was in attendance for a few days here in North Myrtle Beach, SC for the USA National Prep Championships. The event didn’t have a ton of teams, but it surely had some talented players playing in it though.…
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Continue ReadingPrep Hoops was in attendance for a few days here in North Myrtle Beach, SC for the USA National Prep Championships. The event didn’t have a ton of teams, but it surely had some talented players playing in it though. Let’s check out some of these Young Lads right here from the Hoop State.
2025 Top Performers:
Trevor Best Trevor Best 6'2" | CG Word Of God | 2025 State NC and Tre Herbert Tre Herbert 6'3" | CG Pine Forest | 2025 State NC were a nice 1-2 punch for the Word of God Christian Academy Holy Rams here this weekend. Best is an explosive guard who surely doesn’t lack any confidence on the floor with his play. Trevor had no problems getting the ball to the basket with his shimmy and shakes. Best is constantly around the ball to create havoc on the defensive end of the floor. He really does a nice job of elevating up on his jumper from the perimeter. Trevor really got the ball downhill today and finished through contact along the way. He finished with 18 points in the opening round loss here from the USA National Prep Championships.
Herbert played both guard spots in the backcourt here today for the Holy Rams. Nicknamed Tre, Herbert was able to finish some mid-range jumpers along the way today on his way to scoring 20 points. He really played well when he had the chance to get the ball out in transition.
2026 Top Performers:
Prince Nwokemodo Prince Nwokemodo 6'10" | C Mount Zion Christian Academy | 2026 State NC will surely make some noise in the years to come in the Hoop State. Prince is a left-handed center originally from Nigeria, Africa holds down the paint area for the Mighty Warriors and Head Coach Rat Reed. Nwokemodo is a long and rangy forward who looks to flush everything down when getting the ball in the paint. He really looks to work to post up and shows to have a soft touch from the elbow and foul line. Prince runs the floor very well and seems very coachable on the floor.
Donyeh Baird Donyeh Baird 6'3" | CG Quality Education Academy | 2027 State NC is a physical guard who originally hails from Statesville, NC on the Quality Education Academy roster. Baird gets good minutes here for the Fighting Pharaohs. Donyeh connected on some outside jumpers when he had time to set his feet. He will certainly be a name you will hear down the road from QEA.