Basketball Eagles attend Regional Showcases  

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Eagle’s boys’ basketball players recently attended two showcases.  Nine players and Coach Dustin Barnes traveled to Cherokee High School to participate in the Western North Carolina Phenom Hoops Showcase on Saturday, Aug. 31. Players in attendance were Luke Earnhardt ’23 of Rabun Gap, GA, N’fari Benjamin ’21 of New York City, NY, Solomon King ’20 of Marietta, GA, Avery Rivera ’20 of New York City, NY , Ricardas Butkus ’21 of Kaunas, Lithuania, John Bonney ’20 of Brooklyn, NY, Conrad Kragh ’21 of Horsens, Denmark, John Tastinger ’21 of Otto, NC, and Samuel Perez ’21 of Teruel, Spain.  The Phenom Hoops organization is North Carolina’s source for high school basketball college exposure. Team members also attended the SEBA Showcase at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta on Sept. 7. Those who attended were Tastinger, Brian He ‘23 of Beijing, China, Simon Guo ‘22 of Beijing, China, Kragh, Jaka Oberlajt ‘22 of Maribor, Slovenia, Butkus, Earnhardt, and Perez. Butkus was named to the camp’s all-star team. Pictured at the Phenom Hoops Showcase are John Bonney ’20 of Brooklyn, Solomon King ’20 of Marietta, GA, Avery Rivera ’20 of New York City, NY, N’fari Benjamin ’21 of New York City, NY, Ricardas Butkus ’21 of Kaunas, Lithuania, Samuel Perez ’21 of Teruel, Spain, John Tastinger ’21 of Otto, NC,  Luke Earnhardt ’23 of Rabun Gap, GA,, Conrad Kragh ’21 of Horsens, Denmark, and Coach Dustin Barnes. Founded in 1903, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is an independent, coeducational college-preparatory school serving students in PreK-12th grade day school and grades 7-12 for boarding school. Learn more at www.rabungap.org.