Marquee Hoops Winter Circuit Session II: 2029 Standouts (Pt.3)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richmond, VA — The second leg of the Marquee Hoops Winter Select Circuit came through Richmond, VA this past weekend and the action did not disappoint. Some of the top shoe sponsored programs and independent programs from the Mid-Atlantic were in attendance and as always, those teams were filled with talent. The class of 2029 is starting to to get more recognized this time of year on the national level so it was great to get eyes on some of these teams. Our class of 2029 coverage will be broken into three parts with the third part 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":2320652,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Christian Rohdes","_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":"77245","_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='2077005' first='Team' last='Thrill']","_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: 400u0022u003eChristian Rohdes has been on a trajectory of continuous improvement, making significant strides in his game and that was on display this past weekend in Richmond, VA at the Marquee Hoops Winter Select CIrcuit second session. 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