The 2010s era of basketball is officially over, ending an action-packed decade of hoops around the globe and today we take a trip down memory lane highlighting the top 10 players from Middle Georgia over the past ten years. To close this chapter in mid-state hoops, Hypesouth Media has selected our own All-Decade Team chosen by our…
PANTHERS HIT BULLSEYE Kowacie Reeves | September 22, 2017 After securing a commitment from Stockbridge (GA) wing Kavonte Ivery earlier this week, Georgia State struck again this morning, reeling in their top 2018 target, Nelson Phillips. The Warner Robins (GA) standout flirted hard with Power Five programs Iowa State, Mississippi State, and Texas Tech before…
MID-GEORGIA “SUPER SIX” SENIORS While there were not any seniors from Middle Georgia mentioned in the same conversations with the state’s upper echelon of players in the 2017 class, there were still some formidable senior hoopsters worth noting from the mid-state area. With their prep careers coming to an end, here is a look at…
ANALYSIS & HIGHLIGHTS: No. 7 Warner Robins 83, No. 2 Central-Macon 62 December 21, 2016– Two of Middle Georgia’s top teams took center stage on Wednesday night in Jones County, Ga. in the State Bank Classic Holiday Tourney Championship Game. GHSA Class 5A No.7 ranked Warner Robins faced off against the Class 3A No.2 ranked…
Big time offseason performances have started to pay dividends for Nelson Phillips. Turning heads on the travel ball circuit this summer, he has quickly become one of Georgia’s most highly touted hoop prospects. The 6-foot-5 combo guard earned a 3-star rating and leaped into the Rivals 150 national rankings at No. 133 after previously being unranked….
Prior to the recent uptick of quality basketball in Middle Georgia, the 1980’s & 90’s glory days of the Southwest-Macon boys basketball program delivering state championships to the mid-state were a thing of the past. Fans traveling from afar to see a Patriots team loaded with HM D-1 players was an afterthought. With a national…