John Wall Holiday Invitational Preview: 5 Names To Know (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christmas is right around the corner and so is the John Wall Holiday Invitational, one of North Carolina's best Holiday Tournament. The tournament brings together some of the best teams in North Carolina along with some of the best around the country. Here are some of the underrated names to know in the Day'ron Sharpe bracket</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1031081"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1031081' first='Ashton' last='King'] is a 6'4 guard playing for Myers Park out of Charlotte, NC. 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