Spartanburg, SC- Big Shots South Carolina Jam was another standout event held at the Upward Stars Center. This was another exceptional event in South Carolina that was full of sleepers and high level talent.
Wilmington Excel was unstoppable in the championship game as they defeated CC Elite 61-42. It was a rematch of Excels first game in pool play. CC Elite took the first match up in a close battle, but Wilmington Excel came out for vengeance in the title game. They were led by a couple of elite performances from their star Hunter McGrath. In the second game of pool play McGrath nailed a buzzer beating 3 to give Excel a 1 point win over Roanoke Rockets. He was special, lighting it up from outside the arc & scoring the ball on all 3 levels. McGrath led the division in scoring with 18.5 PPG.
Another standout in the division was Demarcus Brown of Roanoke Rockets. Brown was a scoring machine in the division ending up with the 2nd highest average at 18.3 PPG. Brown poured in two back to back games with 21 points to close out the tournament.
CC Elite - Orange 5 Collin 2022 2027 5-5 CG Lake Norman Charter School
CC Elite - Orange 30 Carson Payne 2027 5-2 PG Grace Academy
CC Elite - Orange 10 Braden Suggs 2027 5-4 SG Jay M Robinson
D1 Sports Academy Elite 23 Josiah Brid 2027
D1 Sports Academy Elite 11 Kingston Cardwell 2028 4’10 Point Guard PARK
D1 Sports Academy Elite 43 Justin Golphin
First in Flight 14 Harry Burgess 2027 5’3” Forward Brevard
First in Flight 20 Christain Conley 2027 5’1” Forward Pisgah forest
First in Flight 10 Braden Taylor 2027 5’2” Guard Bethany baptist
Roanoke Rockets 12U 10 Demarcus Brown
Roanoke Rockets 12U 34 Makhi Martin
Roanoke Rockets 12U 11 Jhair Metcalf
Wilmington Excel 35 Trent Davies 2027 5'4'' guard Homeschool
Wilmington Excel 33 Dylan Fortun 2027 57 guard Noble
Wilmington Excel 11 Hunter Mcgrath 2027 5'5'' guard Noble
D1 Sports Academy Elite 13 Siah Ferg 2027 5FT 7 GUARD NORT
PPG
H. Mcgrath18.5
D. Brown18.3
B. Suggs13.0
H. Burgess12.5
t. davies11.3
J. Metcalf9.3
S. Ferg9.0
K. Cardwell8.7
J. Norfleet8.0
K. Steelman7.7
T. Leftwich7.3
B. Hansen7.0
C. Wood7.0
D. Fortun6.8
B. Lundgren6.0
p. morgan6.0
A. Price5.7
C. Payne5.7
J. Shifty5.7