Charlotte-area prep basketball stars take 5 of top 10 spots in 2022 rankings
The first Phenom Hoop Report ranking for the N.C. Class of 2022 is out, and it’s heavy on Charlotte-area talent.
Three of the top four players are from the immediate Charlotte area and five of the top 10.
The No. 1 player is Concord Cannon School’s Jaden Bradley. Bradley is considered a top 10 recruit nationally. At No. 3 is Lincolnton Combine Academy point guard Jalen Hood-Schifino. Butler High’s Patrick Wessler, a 6-10 center, is No. 4.
Also in the top 10 are Cannon sophomore forward DJ Nix and Vance sophomore power forward Daniel Sanford.
Five other area players made the top 20: No. 13 Jeremy Gregory (6-7, North Mecklenburg); No. 14 Christian Reeves (6-11, Cannon); No. 15 Elijah Gray (6-6, Carmel Christian), No. 17 Jordan Marsh (5-10, Harrisburg Hickory Ridge) and No. 20 Anthony Breland (6-1, school TBD).
| Rank | Name | Height | City | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaden Bradley | 6’3 | Concord | Cannon |
| 2 | MJ Rice | 6’5 | Durham | Durham Academy |
| 3 | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 6’2 | Charlotte | Northside Christian |
| 4 | Patrick Wessler | 6’11 | Charlotte | Butler |
| 5 | Jaydon Young | 6’3 | Goldsboro | Wayne Christian |
| 6 | DJ Nix | 6’7 | Concord | Cannon |
| 7 | DeAnte Green | 6’8 | Arden | Christ School |
| 8 | Asa White | 6’7 | Garner | Garner |
| 9 | Fred Dilione | 6’4 | Fayetteville | Trinity Christian |
| 10 | Daniel Sanford | 6’6 | Charlotte | Vance |
| 11 | Kheni Briggs | 6’4 | Kannapolis | A.L Brown |
| 12 | Avion Pinner | 6’7 | Williamston | Riverside-Martin |
| 13 | Jeremy Gregory | 6’7 | Charlotte | North Mecklenburg |
| 14 | Christian Reeves | 6’10 | Charlotte | Cannon School |
| 15 | Elijah Gray | 6’6 | Charlotte | Carmel Christian |
| 16 | Khalil Marshall | 6’1 | Raleigh | Word of God |
| 17 | Jordan Marsh | 5’10 | Harrisburg | Hickory Ridge |
| 18 | Jalen Higgins | 6’4 | Fayetteville | Village Christian Academy |
| 19 | Jeremy Dixon | 6’4 | Kinston | Kinston |
| 20 | Anthony Breland | 6’1 | Denver | TBD |
| 21 | Jamori McDougald | 6’0 | Sanford | Trinity Christian |
| 22 | Julius Reese Jr. | 6’3 | Kernersville | Glenn |
| 23 | Jacob Newman | 5’11 | Charlotte | Myers Park |
| 24 | Aaron Murphy | 6’3 | Greenville | J.H. Rose |
| 25 | Amare Miller | 6’6 | Browns Summit | Piedmont Classical |
| 26 | Donovan Atwell | 6’5 | Huntersville | Lake Norman Charter |
| 27 | Chase Lowe | 6’5 | Matthews | Weddington |
| 28 | Tristan LeXander | 6’2 | Kannapolis | A.L Brown |
| 29 | Cam Oates | 5’10 | Fayetteville | Trinity Christian |
| 30 | Shane Fernald | 6’6 | Mt. Pleasant | Mt Pleasant |
| 31 | BJ Morris | 6’4 | Clemmons | West Forsyth |
| 32 | Evan Smith | 6’3 | Charlotte | Ardrey Kell |
| 33 | Dwight Canady | 6’0 | Hendersonville | Hendersonville |
| 34 | Michael Zanoni | 6’3 | Charlotte | Providence Day |
| 35 | Sam Cogan | 6’3 | Lincolnton | Lincoln Charter |
| 36 | Ryan Roberts | 6’4 | Burlington | The Burlington School |
| 37 | James Wilkins | 6’1 | Winston-Salem | Calvary Day |
| 38 | Cedavion Wimbley | 6’0 | Fayetteville | Trinity Christian |
| 39 | Manny Elliott | 6’2 | Greensboro | Dudley |
| 40 | Logan Blair | 6’5 | Charlotte | Harding University |
| 41 | Travis Shaw | 6’4 | Greensboro | Grimsley |
| 42 | Chancelor Morrow | 6’5 | Charlotte | West Charlotte |
| 43 | Chatham Lambiotte | 6’6 | Wilmington | Cape Fear Academy |
| 44 | Graham Worland | 6’4 | Cornelius | Hough |
| 45 | James Agany | 7’0 | Hickory | Moravian prep |
| 46 | Abrahm Driver | 6’6 | Wilmington | New Hanover |
| 47 | Quentin Rice | 5’8 | Morganton | Morganton Freedom |
| 48 | Keondre Rodgers | 5’7 | Ahoski | Hertford County |
| 49 | Nolan Hodge | 6’3 | Greensboro | Northern Guilford |
| 50 | Wes Johnson | 6’8 | Raleigh | Leesville Road |
| 51 | Dawson McAlhany | 6’4 | Winston-Salem | Bishop McGuiness |
| 52 | Eric Wynn | 6’8 | Bessemer City | Community Christian |
| 53 | Jeremy Aldrich | 5’11 | Wilmington | New Hanover |
| 54 | Jake McTaggert | 6’7 | Hayesville | Hayesville |
| 55 | Maleec Myers | 5’7 | Wilmington | New Hanover |
| 56 | Marc Raye | 5’7 | Albemarle | Albemarle |
| 57 | Nolan Ford | 6’7 | Raleigh | Sanderson |
| 58 | Angel Bowie | 6’1 | Lumberton | Lumberton |
| 59 | Isaiah Williams | 6’3 | Indian Trail | Porter Ridge |
| 60 | Dee Barnett | 5’8 | Wilmington | New Hanover |
| 61 | Dontavious Pettaway | 6’3 | Snow Hill | Greene Central |
| 62 | Harrison Alexander | 6’7 | Concord | Cannon |
| 63 | Isaiah Tate | 5’10 | Kings Mountain | Kings Mountain |
| 64 | Joe McDonough | 6’4 | Charlotte | Providence Day |
| 65 | Miles McClure | 6’5 | Franklin | Franklin |
| 66 | Davis Molnar | 6’5 | Fayetteville | Terry Sanford |
| 67 | Daylen Pritchard | 6’1 | Valdese | Draughn |
| 68 | Kolbe Ashe | 5’10 | Hayesville | Hayesville |
| 69 | Neeko Taylor | 6’0 | Farmville | Farmville Central |
| 70 | Shaleak Knotts | 6’1 | Monroe | Monroe |
| 71 | TJ Miller | 6’2 | Greensboro | |
| 72 | Jay Goode | 6’1 | Warrenton | Warren County |
| 73 | Jerec Thompson | 6’1 | Hillsborough | Orange |
| 74 | Jayquan Curry | 5’10 | Goldsboro | Wayne Christian |
| 75 | Bralen Hamrick | 6’4 | Charlotte | Harding University |
| 75 | Justin Monden | 5’8 | Wake Forest | Heritage |
| 75 | Jackson Hawkins | 6’2 | Olin | North Iredell |
| 75 | Mikhail Pocknett | 6’4 | Dudley | Southern Wayne |
| 75 | Cameron Lutteloh | 6’3 | Graham | River Mill Academy |
| 75 | Dane Coltrane | 6’4 | Harmony | North Iredell |
| 75 | Hagan Aderhold | 6’0 | Cary | Cary |
| 75 | James Marshall | 6’4 | Raleigh | Sanderson |
| 75 | Jordan Crawford | 5’9 | Charlotte | North Mecklenburg |
| 75 | Kenyon Wall | 6’7 | Wadesboro | Anson |
| 75 | Mari Adams | 5’10 | Shelby | Crest |
| 75 | Nik Graves | 6’0 | Durham | Durham Academy |
| 75 | Omar Harris | 6’3 | Plymouth | Washington County |
| 75 | Carmillo Burton | 6’0 | Barco | Currituck |
| 75 | Moses Tufts | 6’2 | Ayden | Ayden-Grifton |
| 75 | Nayshin Waller | 6’2 | Princeton | Princeton |
| 75 | Zay Mayo | 5’11 | Pinetops | Southwest Edgecombe |