Spartanburg, SC – On the Radar traveled up to Spartanburg, SC to host the once-a-year Carolina Mania showcasing 15-17U teams from throughout the southeast across 3 diverse venues. The tournament featured noteworthy prospective customers from sponsored and impartial teams who are college or university prepared or on the verge of starting to be a accurate faculty prospect inside of the future few many years. This aspect precisely highlights 2025 standouts in a two portion sequence.
By: Jennifer Brazelton
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2025 | Xavier Berry | FEA
Xavier Berry is a shifty guard who can make photographs off the catch or dribble and make plays off the bounce.
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2025 PG Xavier Berry has been a identify that has been described really often the initially two months of the vacation time. Berry has a smooth activity off the dribble discovering teammates for open jumpers, producing his possess shot off the catch, or beating defenders and ending superior off the glass. From deep, Berry has a substantial clip with great ball rotation. Berry has a way of ending inside of in opposition to defenders with crafty angles and competes for rebounds down minimal.
2025 | Nigel Chivers | Crew 803
2025 guard Nigel Chivers plays with assurance and assertiveness with the ball. Chivers was the direct guard for Crew 803 earning plays for teammates, offensively and defensively, and stayed on the attack. Chivers did very well absorbing make contact with finishing at the basket and was fast to his spots at the mid-assortment for a pull-up jumper. Chivers plays quickly and controlled and helps make substantial IQ plays for his group.
2025 | Kaden Drumgo | DB Elite
2025 6𔃽″ Kaden Drumgo has the frame and skillset to be an asset at the subsequent degree. Drumgo helped his team go 3- on the weekend, averaging 20+ points per game. Drumgo is a extended, athletic ahead that can be utilized as a utility player with his dimension. Drumgo was helpful with the basketball downlow, discovering his way to the basket inside of 15′ of the rim. Drumgo is a hard player to continue to keep off the boards with his vertical and skill to get rebounds.
2025 | Riley Durant | Upward Stars
2025 W Riley Durant is a extended, athletic prospect that possesses an severe potential to make plays all over the basket. Durant came up with a bulk of his groups rebounds on each finishes and confirmed his substantial-motor scoring in transition and his capacity to clean up put-backs devoid of coming back again down to the ground. Durant shot well within just 10′ of the basket performing effectively scoring off the baseline jumper.
2025 | Josiah Gibbs | Crew Copper
2025 G Josiah Gibbs was a strong prospect to observe for Team Copper. Gibbs showed as a more compact guard he could soar out the health and fitness center with the most effective of them. Gibbs confirmed his scoring capability in transition off steals and his substantial-motor getting to the basket. Gibbs experienced various amazing dunks significant over the rim as effectively. Gibbs is a speedy, managed prospect that is in a position to make plays for his group. Workforce Copper will continue to be a group to monitor this journey year.
Right after serving on school coaching staffs and operating at several universities in the Southeast, Jennifer Brazelton joined On the Radar Hoops as a National Evaluator in April 2022. She has been associated in the Ga basketball group considering that 2015 and can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @jenbrazeIton.