2025 Rankings: Grassroots Trending Players

<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Take a look at the 2025 prospects college programs should get on their radar as the grassroots season heats up over the next few weeks. </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>There's no better time to sign up for PrepHoopsNC! 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He's got a good feel for reading the defense and taking what he's given to make things look effortless on the floor. He'll run with [program_tooltip program_id='2234929' first='1' last='of 1 Elite'] this spring/summer on the grassroots stage.rnrn[embed]https://twitter.com/CoachTomerlin/status/1755073921479528582[/embed]","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1105003"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Gibson is a prospect who's remained a top point guard prospect to know in the 2025 class in the HoopState. He's a shifty floor general who can knock down tough shots with ease and controls the pace of the game with his impressive ball-handling and crisp passing. As he continues to develop his ability to keep others involved in the flow of the offense, look for his recruitment to grow with [program_tooltip program_id='2399240' first='Big' last='Shots Elite NC'] over the next few months.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1892438"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Fannon is another prospect with [program_tooltip program_id='2234929' first='1' last='of 1 Elite'] to keep an eye on this grassroots season. The 6-foot-7 junior is coming off a productive junior HS campaign that saw him post 21.6 PPG, 7.6 RPG and 1.1 APG on 43 percent shooting from the floor and 44 percent shooting from behind the arc at East Lincoln. His 103 made 3-pointers ranked fifth in the state of NC, according to MaxPreps. He's a force to be reckoned with in the [program_tooltip program_id='2234929' first='1' last='of 1 Elite'] rotation as the grassroots season heats up.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1373707"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"White is an emerging floor general to get to know with [program_tooltip program_id='2416928' first='Cap' last='City Charlotte'] as he looks to put them on the map on the independent scene. He's a point guard who put on quite the performance as a new face in the Covenant Day School rotation on the NCISAA stage in 2023-24. He'll look to continue to showcase his talents as a pace creator and attacker off the bounce alongside [player_tooltip player_id='1410267' first='Chris' last='Rivens'] on the grassroots scene.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["1409584"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Brim is one of the top playmakers and scorers in the state out of West Forsyth High. He's coming off a junior year which saw him average 19.2 PPG, 6.3 APG, 4.2 RPG and 2.3 SPG on 52 percent shooting from the floor and 47 percent form behind the arc in 2023-24. He's one of the more underappreciated shooters at the PG spot in the 2025 class who should see an uptick in his recruitment as college coaches get an eye on him on the 3SSB stage with [program_tooltip program_id='2078500' first='Garner' last='Road'].","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["1990353"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Chapman has emerged as the name to know with Truth Elite on the independent scene. He's a shifty guard prospect hwo makes good decisions with the ball in his hands at the lead guard spot. He can operate in the painted area with ease and knock down shots on the perimeter making him quite the lethal prospect in the class. He'll be one to watch this grassroots season given his abilities on the hardwood.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":6,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66228a05dee9c"} /-->