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PREVIEW: On the Radar Hoops Tip-Off Classic (High School) - October 29, 2021

Norcross High School will be the location of the ninth annual On the Radar Hoops Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic. Current NBA players that have made their imprint at this event in the past include Sharife Cooper (McEachern), Brandon Boston (Norcross), Malik Beasley (St. Francis), Devin Vassell (Peachtree Ridge), Patrick Williams (West Charlotte), Josh Okogie (Shiloh), Collin Sexton (Pebblebrook) and others. This year’s edition of the Tip-Off Classic will showcase future college stars and perhaps a few future pros as well. Time will tell. In the meantime, you can be the judge of which......

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Banneker Fall League Standouts

UNION CITY, GA – A nice field assembled down at Banneker HS this past Saturday for Fall League action on 3 courts, and we got a good look at 7 teams during my stay, here are some of the standout performers: By: Keith Agran Simeon Cottle, 6-2, CG, Tri-Cities, 2022 (pictured above) Cottle is coming off a great summer where he was positively lethal most days out for ABC Elite, he was equally dangerous Saturday with his Bulldog mates as after getting 12 in a defensive clash with Sandy Creek early in......

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The Opening Notebook - March 22, 2021

Powder Springs, Georgia, – On the Radar Hoops hosted a “The Opening” this weekend at McEachern High School. Nearly 200 teams competed at several venues in the Cobb County area. Basketball inches back to normalcy around the country. Tournament directors and school officials during The Opening ensured that spectators and participants played under safe conditions amid the current pandemic conditions. Here is a look at standouts from day one action from the high school division of the tourney. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Caleb Blackwell – Atlanta Xpress, (Buford, Georgia) – 2022 Blackwell was a......

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Spring Super 64 Notebook - March 14, 2020

The Spring Super 64 Camp featured many of the top seniors and underclassmen.  The 2019-20 High School basketball season could have arguably been one of the best in recent memory. The year was filled with a big collection of talented athletes, competitive tournaments throughout the year and a state tournament that saw great games, upsets and eight deserving champions crowned on the men’s side at the infamous Macon Centreplex. That positive energy will now be carried over into the offseason where camps, tournaments and showcases will take place until the 2020-21 season......

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Hawks Naismith Tip-Off Classic Standouts - November 20, 2019

The Hawks-Naismith Tip-Off Classic featured some of the top teams in the state of Georgia.  Atlanta, Ga– Throughout the state of Georgia, the second weekend of the high school basketball season featured several intriguing match-ups; a lot of them in showcase format. At Norcross High School, the On the Radar Hoops Tip-Off Classic featured defending state champions McEachern and Therrell as well as perennial powerhouses Norcross, Southwest DeKalb, and Pebblebrook. Down at Albany State West, the Dougherty County Tip-Off Classic had some of the best teams from the rural part of the......

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