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#OTRHoopsReport: Hoop Hall Shining Stars - January 26, 2015

Dwayne Bacon of Oak Hill Academy proved to be one of the nation’s ELITE scoring wings and picked up a Naismith Trophy Award Nomination at the Hoop Hall Classic. Photo cred – Robert Blachard RJBsports Springfield, Mass., – The Hoop Hall Classic is a destination on the calendar for many of the country’s top high school programs for a reason. This is one of the best evaluation weekends of the year because we get to see nationally ranked teams and individuals face off against one another in this setting. Here is a......

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ELITE 32 Recap I - July 14, 2014

Harry Giles III went toe to toe with the nation’s top post player in 2015 at the OntheRadarHoops.com Elite 32. *Photo by Jon Lopez Nike  Feature Match-up: Harry Giles vs. Diamond Stone Rarely do you get a head to head match-up of big men that are considered in the top five of their respective classes outside of a camp setting in the month of July. However, on Saturday evening this is exactly what OntheRadarHoops.com provided for basketball fans with Diamond Stone of Milwaukee, Wisc., and Harry Giles III of Winston-Salem, N.C., facing......

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#OTRHoopsReport - Prospect Eval - Isaiah Briscoe - June 5, 2014

The New Jersey Playaz have a budding star in Briscoe. *Photo by Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB   Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Isaiah Briscoe (Union, N.J.), New Jersey Playaz – 2015 Briscoe is one of those players who seem to play the game effortlessly, but produce big numbers. The 6-foot-3 point guard has a silky smooth skill set that allows him to act as a distributor or as a primary......

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#OTRHoopsReport - Prospect Eval - Allonzo Trier - May 27, 2014

Trier has positioned himself as the nation’s premier scorer in the class of 2015. *Photo by Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB   Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Allonzo Trier It is not even a question who the most consistent scorer has been on the EYBL Circuit this spring. Currently averaging 29.4 points per game, Allonzo Trier of Seattle, Wash., is putting points up at a remarkable rate. Standing at 6-foot-5, Trier......

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#OTRHoopsReport - Player Spotlight - Dwayne Bacon - May 27, 2017

Bacon will be one of the most sought after recruits this summer. By: @OntheRadarHoops   Player Spotlight: Dwayne Bacon Dwayne Bacon of Lakeland, Fla. has quickly emerged as one of the top players in the country, listed by numerous scouting services as a 4 star prospect. Bacon averaged 23 points per game in the Nike Memorial Day Classic with a game high of 28 points against the Atlanta Xpress. Bacon can score in a variety of ways, from three-point land, finishing at the basket with either hand, posting up a smaller defender......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Prospect Eval - Malik Newman - May 21, 2014

Malik Newman solidified his reputation as the top prospect in 2015 at Nike EYBL Boo Williams. *Photo Credit Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB   Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Malik Newman Malik Newman of Jackson, Miss., put a stranglehold on the top spot in the class of 2015 last weekend at the Nike EYBL Hampton event. He opened up the weekend by dropping 36 points in a victory over King James......

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#OTRHoopsReport - Player Spotlight on Josh Sharma - April 22, 2014

Josh Sharma is seeing his recruitment take off to new heights. *Photo credit to Gym Rat Insider By: @JLHemingwayPSB Player Spotlight The recruitment of 7-foot center Josh Sharma of Lexington, Mass. is taking off in recent months. In March, University of Illinois head coach John Groce and his assistant flew in to watch Sharma’s Northfield-Mt. Hermon School lose in their season finale to Brewster Academy. Most recently, Sharma met with coach Bo Ryan of Wisconsin who has an offer in place for some time now. Within the past two weeks the junior......

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