adidas Jr. 3SSB: Class of 2029 Backcourt Standouts (Pt.1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Birmingham, AL — The talent showcased at the Jr. 3SSB Birmingham Session this past weekend was nothing short of exceptional, as evidenced by the nail-biting championship games across the 6th-8th grade divisions, each decided by a single point. Adding to the intensity was the diversity of program winners in each division, highlighting the depth and competitiveness of the field. In our coverage below, we dive into the first part of our 7th grade coverage featuring some of the top backcourt standouts from the class of 2029...</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":2435337,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2369913' first='Ervin' last='Cuff']","_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":"5'7u0022","_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='2127820' first='Racine' last='Truth']","_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='2369913' first='Ervin' last='Cuff'] showcased his exceptional skills as a guard for [program_tooltip program_id='2127820' first='Racine' last='Truth'] in Birmingham this past weekend. 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