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2025 Rankings: New Faces in the Class 2023-24 (Part 3)

2025 Rankings: New Faces in the Class 2023-24 (Part 3)
Jay Anderson
Jay Anderson October 23, 2023 @ 11:00 AM
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Arael Jones
Arael Jones 6'1" | CG | 2025
NC
Whit Denny
Whit Denny 6'7" | PF | 2025
NC
Damon Phillips
Damon Phillips 5'10" | CG | 2025
NC
Zach Peterson
Zach Peterson 6'9" | PF | 2025
NC
Loucas Shoaf
Loucas Shoaf 5'10" | CG | 2025
NC
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The 2025 rankings have been updated in the state of North Carolina heading into the 2023-24 season. Take a look at Part 3 of the New Faces in the Class.

Damon Phillips

Damon Phillips

NC
CG
HEIGHT 5'10"
POS CG
CLASS 2025
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Height
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Cardinal Gibbons
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2025 Rankings: New Faces in the Class 2023-24 (Part 3)
Phillips makes his debut inside the Top 100 at the No. 87 in the 2025 rankings following a...
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State: North Carolina
School: Cardinal Gibbons
Club: No Guts No Glory
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Zach Peterson

Zach Peterson

NC
PF
HEIGHT 6'9"
POS PF
CLASS 2025
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2025
Height
6'9"
HS
Asheville Christian Academy
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NC
2025 Rankings: New Faces in the Class 2023-24 (Part 3)
Peterson is a sizeable name to get to know in the class out of Asheville Christian Academy. He’s...
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School: Asheville Christian Academy
Club: NLPB Next Level Prospects Basketball
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Loucas Shoaf

Loucas Shoaf

NC
CG
HEIGHT 5'10"
POS CG
CLASS 2025
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Shoaf CG
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Height
5'10"
HS
Oak Grove
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NC
2025 Rankings: New Faces in the Class 2023-24 (Part 3)
Shoaf is an emerging name out of Oak Grove High due to make waves in the 2025 class....
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State: North Carolina
School: Oak Grove
Club: NC Spartans
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Arael Jones

Arael Jones

HEIGHT 6'1"
POS CG
CLASS 2025
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Arael
Jones CG
Class
2025
Height
6'1"
HS
Northside Christian Academy
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NC
2025 Rankings: New Faces in the Class 2023-24 (Part 3)
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School: Northside Christian Academy
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Whit Denny

Whit Denny

NC
PF
HEIGHT 6'7"
POS PF
CLASS 2025
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Denny PF
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2025
Height
6'7"
HS
High Point Christian Academy
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NC
2025 Rankings: New Faces in the Class 2023-24 (Part 3)
Denny is another prospect with good size at 6-foot-7 to keep eyes on as a new face in...
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School: High Point Christian Academy
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