Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Carmelo Adkins | RJ Hampton | 2023 The 6’5″ guard out of Western Reserve Academy, Carmelo Adkins, came to Atlanta to prove he can compete with the best of them. Has a nice length and uses his......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Zyere Edwards | PSB Atlanta | 2023 The 5’9″ point guard out of St. Andrews School, Zyere Edwards, has been one of the most consistent guards this AAU season. Edwards does a lot of the little things......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Ethan Blackmon | BMM | 2023 The 6’7″ big out of iSchool of Lewisville, Ethan Blackmon, was phenomenal all weekend. In the game against Team Breakdown UAA, Blackmon helped his team to a 20 point win with......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – The OTR Elite 32 brought together many of the nation’s top independent programs together in front of nearly 400 college coaches last weekend. Here is our second installment of to performers from the event. By: Jonathan Hemingway I could not be higher on class of 2024 guard Karris Bilal with the Georgia Stars 16U team. He is an elite shooter who has elite instincts. He proved he could get his shot off consistently and accurately in the high screen and roll action. It was his work away from the......
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MARIETTA, Georgia – The OTR Elite 32 Showcase was an overwhelming success last weekend. Teams from as far away as California, South Dakota, and Texas travelled to play in front of upwards of 400 college coaches. Once again the On the Radar Hoops organization proved to be the premier independent platform to attend during the NCAA live period. Here is a first installment of standouts from the games at Next Play 360. By: Jonathan Hemingway Isaac Burns – South Dakota Attack – 2023 Burns was one of the best shooters in the......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and players are making plans for the next three months. There are several college ready prospects ready that will receive their high school diplomas in coming weeks that are competing at OTR tournaments. There are even more up and coming underclassmen that are looking to carve out their niche in the college recruiting world. Here is part three of our standout list from the Summer Jam event from last weekend. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2023 Jayden Cooper of Crimson......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – Over 75 teams from the Southeast came to Cobb County to compete and receive premier media coverage last weekend. This is the final opportunity for teams to compete in a travel ball setting before the open periods crank up in July. Here are a few names that caught our eye on the opening day of the tournament. By: Jonathan Hemingway PSB Elite point guard, Zyere Edwards, put everyone on notice in his opening game on Saturday morning. He scored 20 points by being the lead playmaker for his squad.......
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Gatlinburg, TN – There was a lot of talent to be seen at the On the Radar Rocky Top Invitational in Gatlinburg. Independents and shoe teams collided which showcased some new talent to begin tracking heading into the summer live period. By: Jennifer Brazelton Will Brent: STARS HSA – 2023 The 6’5″ shooting guard out of Ravenwood High School, Will Brent, was very impressive and consistent with his shooting capabilities at the Rocky Top Invitational. Brent really stood out in his game against Hawks Elite, coming out of halftime and......
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Gatlinburg, TN – There was a lot of talent to be seen at the On the Radar Rocky Top Invitational in Gatlinburg. Independents and shoe teams collided which showcased some new talent to begin tracking heading into the summer live period. By: Jennifer Brazelton Deondrea Lindsey: BMaze Elite – 2025 The 6’7″ power forward out of Knox Catholic, Deondrea Lindsey, captures you with size, and then makes big time plays seem effortless. Lindsey has already made a name for himself having picked up a couple D1 offers from Georgetown, Georgia Tech, and SMU.......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – In our final edition of the Who Wants the Smoke recap, we look at a group of players that earned attention last weekend at the Next Play 360 facility. Follow all our media team on Twitter for complete coverage of the top players. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2023 point guard Mekhi Craft holds the helm for his ball club, H.Y.P.E. He does an excellent job of setting the table and delivering the ball to his teammates. He showed some aggressiveness driving the ball this weekend and we expect......
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