Grassroots Chronicles: New Faces Emerging in 2027
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Take a look at some new names to make note of in the 2027 class as the month of May wraps up another month of grassroots hoops!</h2>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Tyleek Taylor | [program_tooltip program_id='2078546' first='Team' last='Trezz'] Chase</h3>
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<p>Taylor is an emerging name to get to know out of New Life Christian Academy in Rocky Mount; exploded with 13.0 ppg at the Big Shots North Carolina Memorial Classic; put up 17 points in the championship game</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Daran Bell | Big Shots North Carolina</h3>
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<p>A sizeable name out of JH Rose High to get to know; produced 5.0 ppg and 5.6 rpg as a sophomore; produced 8.3 ppg at Big Shots North Carolina Memorial Classic; a physically-imposing presence to get to know in the Big Shots NC frontcourt</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Terry Riggins | Big Shots North Carolina</h3>
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<p>A versatile wing out of New Bern High to keep a close eye on; has shown he can attack and defend with purpose; put up 8.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 1.1 spg as a sophomore; good size and athleticism in the 2027 class at 6-foot-4</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Marcus McDuffie Jr. | GodsPlan</h3>
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<p>Led the 16U division in scoring and then some a the Big Shots NC Memorial Classic; produced 17.7 ppg and 5.8 rpg as a sophomore at EE Smith this past season; is really set to assert himself as a presence on the defensive/paint-protection front soon enough</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Machai Brown | GodsPlan</h3>
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<p>A scrappy guard to get to know out of Hoke County High; put up 8.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg and 1.5 apg as a sophomore; produced 14.3 ppg at Big Shots NC Memorial Classic for GodsPlan squad alongside Marcus McDuffie Jr. in the frontcourt</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2379140' first='Kasimir' last='Gibson'] | Big Shots Elite North Carolina</h3>
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<p>An underrated wing/forward out of South View High to get to know; set to breakout after putting up 4.8 ppg and 4.2 rpg this past season; produced 12.3 ppg including 25 points this past weekend at Big Shots NC Memorial Classic</p>
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Take a look at some new names to make note of in the 2027 class as the month of May wraps up another month of grassroots hoops!
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