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#OTRHoopsReport SC Raptors - Program Review - August 4, 2014

Evans established himself as arguably the nation’s top true point guard in the class of 2015. He fueled the Raptors to an incredibly successful spring and summer. One of the hottest 17U teams in the country this year were the South Carolina Raptors.  They finished the season as the third ranked team in the country and finished the travel season with a 50-3 record.  Program director Lamont Simmons put together a talented group of players who played aggressively on both ends of the floor. The strength of this group lays in their......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of June 2, 2014

2014 guard Elijah Weems Walton (GA) will take two visits this week Monday June 2, 2014 Cal Poly & Chicago State have both offered 2015 Las Vegas Knicks guard Darrian Traylor Tennessee has offered 2015 Nike Team Florida guard Haanif Cheatham Tulane has offered 2015 Boo Williams forward Chris Clarke Former Houston wing Danuel House will transfer to Texas A&M 2014 PG Hassani Gravitt will do a post grad year at Hargrave (VA) Villanova has offered 2016 PG Payton Pritchard of Team Fast 2014 SG Elijah Weems Walton (GA) will visit Tennessee......

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#OTRHoopsReport - Team Spotlight - SC Raptors - May 29, 2014

The Nike MDC is the latest of many tournament that the SC Raptors have taken home this spring. The South Carolina Raptors Elite are currently listed by Five Star Basketball as the No. 2 travel team in the country.  The Raptors have a record of 34-1 this season after winning tournament championships at Knoxvegas Heat, Southern Exposure, Bob Gibbons and the Nike Memorial Day.  Program director Lamont Simmons has put together a talented group of players this year that play hard and well together. Here are a few of their standout players.......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap Week of May 12, 2014

Florida State picked up a commitment from 2014 PF Phil Cofer Monday May 12, 2014 2015 WE R1 forward Derrick Jones will visit UCONN today 2015 Arkansas Wings guard Marlon Hunter has received an offer from East Carolina Florida State picked up a commitment from Whitewater (GA) 2014 PF Phil Cofer 2014 Lanphier (IL) PG Larry Austin has committed to Xavier Georgia Stars 2015 PF Noah Dickerson has committed to Georgetown Washington State has offered Game Point 2015 SF Bennie Boatwright Rice will host Martin Luther King 2014 PG Paul Jackson on......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of April 28, 2014

2015 SG Malik Beasley of St. Francis (GA) picked up 8 offers over the weekend Monday April 28, 2014 Georgia Stars 2015 SG Malik Beasley picked up offers from Cal, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, St. Johns, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, and SMU over the weekend Minnesota has offered 2015 Atlanta Xpress (GA) Danjel Purifoy & Doral Moore Mercer and High Point have offered 2015 Alabama Elite Gerron Scissum Elon has offered 2015 Alabama Elite SG Ethan Stair 2015 Club Ohio forward Myo Baxter has been offered by St. Francis (PA) 2015......

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#OTRHoopsReport - KnoxVegas Recap - April 17, 2014

Jaylen Fisher showed his potential as a must watch point guard last weekend in Knoxville. Knoxville, Tenn. – The Knoxville Heat Tournament is one of the better events in the month of April. The event attracted elite travel teams from across the Southeast who competed in pool play and a single game playoff. Here are a number of prospects that caught our eye from this weekend’s tournament. Pick-and-Pop Specialist Luke Maye (Huntersville, NC), Hough HS-2015 AAU Team: Team United Maye is a skilled forward that can stretch the floor with his ability......

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