Junior Youth Phenom MLK Kick-Off: 2028 Standouts (Pt.1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hampton, VA — MLK Weekend is always a monumental weekend in youth hoops as tournaments are hosted around the country. For quite a few years now, Junior Youth Phenom has hosted an annual MLK tournament at the famous Boo Williams Sportsplex featuring some of the top programs from the east coast and this year was no different. The class of 2028 was filled with talent which allowed us to evaluate a lot of talent. Our 2028 coverage will be compiled in four parts with part one below...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":2325641,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2194771' first='Carter' last='Brooks']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='2077004' first='Team' last='Takeover']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='2194771' first='Carter' last='Brooks'] showcased exceptional skills as an explosive scoring guard for [program_tooltip program_id='2077004' first='Team' last='Takeover'] JYD at the Junior Youth Phenom MLK Kick-Off in Hampton, VA. 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