EliteMixtapes
A night that raised the bar
EliteMixtapes captures the second Classic.
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2015 / THE FILMS & THE FEELING7 PICKS FROM THE ARCHIVE
THE NIGHT,
ON REPEAT.
The plays. The people. The moments that travelled beyond the gym. Step back into the 2015 Classic.
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ON 7 FEATURED YOUTUBE VIDEOSPublic counts checked October 2, 2026.
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ON 7 FEATURED YOUTUBE VIDEOSPublic counts checked October 2, 2026.
Video views, not unique people or total event reach.
Hoopmixtape
The gym comes alive
Dennis Smith Jr., Kwe Parker and a showcase full of talent.
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Hoops By Ballislife
Carolina’s next wave
Dennis Smith Jr., Harry Giles and J.J. Smith in the spotlight.
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BallislifeEast
Team Wall puts on a show
Jalen Harris and Jalen Johnson at the Classic.
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Jacey Zembal
Dennis, before the league
Dennis Smith Jr. at the 2015 Classic. Archival upload: Jun 19, 2026.
Jacey Zembal
Harry, at home on this floor
Harry Giles at the 2015 Classic. Archival upload: Jun 19, 2026.
A curated selection of available coverage. Films and posts belong to their credited creators. Some archival footage was uploaded after the event; those dates are noted on the cards.
2015 / The story behind it
From
that night.
The second Classic continued to draw North Carolina talent around a deeply personal cause. Ballislife’s 2015 recap features Dennis Smith Jr., Harry Giles, Jerome Robinson, Kwe Parker, Jalen Johnson, and Brandon Childress among the players who took part.
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Webb Wellman’s coverage credits Kevin Graves and Karolina Diamonds for organizing that edition and acknowledges the family and community supporters behind it. The growing event still carried the same purpose: gathering people together in Josh’s memory.
The surviving photographs and highlight film capture a tradition beginning to take shape.
The photo archive / 2015
In the frame.
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