Grassroots Preview: Phenom 16u

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri continues its spotlight on some grassroots clubs around the state. Today, we take a look at Phenom and their 16u team. Phenom has found their niche with talented players in and around the St. Louis area. It's a rising program with a few well known names in the 2026 class.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blake Wilson 5'7 Lift for Life</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dedrick Forest&nbsp; 5'11 Warrenton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ivan Dean 6'0 Holt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598869' first='Will' last='Salonies'] 6'0 Holt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1790003' first='Brandon' last='Clemens'] 6'1 MICDS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2090481' first='Jason' last='Stokes'] 6'2 MICDS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2410053' first='Abhijot' last='Bajwa'] 6'3 Holt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2114712' first='Mekhi' last='Owens'] 6'4 McCluer North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2966377' first='Ted' last='Nassah'] 6'4 Lift for Life</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Collin Briggs 6'4 Washington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Much of the scoring and production on this team will be headed by the MICDS backcourt of [player_tooltip player_id='1790003' first='Brandon' last='Clemens'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2090481' first='Jason' last='Stokes']. Both have chemistry from the high school level and play complimentary basketball. Clemens is a prolific scorer who gets to his spots for jumpers and runners. A player who can go for 20+ anytime he steps onto the floor. Stokes is a developing PG who had a number of eye opening moments as a sophomore. He's a very good catch and shoot player from three. Both of these guards look like college basketball players in the making. Another guard to watch is [player_tooltip player_id='1598869' first='Will' last='Salonies']. He's a smooth lefty that can really score the ball. He fills it up from three and uses great change of pace to keep the defense off him. [player_tooltip player_id='2114712' first='Mekhi' last='Owens'] will provide some athletic ability and burst on the wing. He plays hard and catches eyes with his slashing, defense, and rebounding ability. Collin Briggs will take a lot of the tough matchups around the basket. His size at 6'4 and toughness is an asset to this team. He's someone that should play a lot of minutes and develop nicely.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->