Junior Youth Phenom MLK Kick-Off: 2029 Names To Know (Pt.2)

<!-- 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 2029 was filled with talent which allowed us to evaluate a lot of prospects that were new to our eyes. Our 2029 coverage will be compiled in three parts with part two 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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2833111' first='Quantay' last='James']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2029","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_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='2078546' first='Team' last='Trezz']","_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='2833111' first='Quantay' last='James'] emerged as a key player for [program_tooltip program_id='2078546' first='Team' last='Trezz'] in Hampton, VA at the 2024 Junior Youth Phenom MLK Kick-Off making significant contributions on both ends of the court. 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