ATLANTA, GA – I take just a little bit of pride in calling the Grovetown Warriors last year as the future 6A champions, that bold but not altogether ridiculous (at least to me) assertion that they were really good. A full room of ATL scouts and media at the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic scoffed, siding more with traditional powers as their predictions, but Coach Darren Douglas and his supremely talented Warriors group took home the prize, and by the way, are nearly all back for another run again in 6A. The regular cast......
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – Got the chance to spend a few hours with coach Loren Hall and his Born2BallNation crew as they put on their All-American camp for top middle schoolers held at Central Gwinnett HS. Several impression-makers were repeat top performers from NGS’s middle school camp back in August. By: Keith Agran Deuce Grayson | G | 2030 (Team Huncho) The vast majority in attendance were from the 2027 to 2029 classes but Grayson had perhaps the day’s most stirring showing in a 3-point shooting contest performance that had all of us......
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ATLANTA, GA – With transfer portal news making national headlines at the college level and impacting rosters in massive ways, the similar phenomenon of the high school transfer player certainly has become a notable topic around the state of Georgia as well. Movement of players has certainly picked up pace in recent years, and this year’s chase for every classification will potentially be impacted by one or more geography-changing hoopsters. After starting with 7A in Part 1, we work down to 6A and 5A, using 3 Impact Levels, all with certainly some......
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ATLANTA, GA – With transfer portal news making national headlines at the college level and impacting rosters in massive ways, the similar phenomenon of the high school transfer player certainly has become a notable topic around the state of Georgia as well. Movement of players has certainly picked up pace in recent years, and this year’s chase for every classification will potentially be impacted by one or more geography-changing hoopsters. In Part 1 we’ll work our way down starting with 7A guys whose arrival at their new destination could have far-reaching effects,......
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NORCROSS, GA – Dropped by Meadowcreek HS last weekend to get a look at the final week of Mustangs AC Eric Smith’s fall league. Coach Smith does a June team league as well and has a big hand in developing players around the Metro and offering opportunities to be seen for Gwinnett, DeKalb and other programs. Some Eye-Catchers from the day: By: Keith Agran Jeremiah Ruffin | 6-3 | CG | Wilson Academy | 2024 An up-tempo and athletic group from Wilson took the floor again after showing off those same qualities......
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Cumming, Georgia, – The Southern Hoops Report hosted its second annual Jamboree for high school teams from around the metro Atlanta area. It provided a great opportunity for teams to get a warmup for the season in front of major media outlets in the city. Here is a second edition of players who will be making noise this season. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2023 Ansar Osman of South Gwinnett will be a trending name this season. He is a 6-foot-7 wing who brings versatility and skill to the court. He is......
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CUMMING, GA – One of the fall’s best events was filled with exciting play this past weekend as SH Report put on their Fall Jamboree at Dobbs Creek Rec, and the turnout of teams was truly outstanding. With 6 courts going from 9 to 5pm, it’s impossible to see everyone, but here are some game-changers from the day I was able to get eyes on, Part 2 (alphabetical by team): By: Keith Agran Thomas McBride, G, 2024, Kennesaw Mountain >> The Mustangs are crawling back toward respectability with some good fire and guidance......
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SPARTANBURG, SC – The now annual trip up I-85 to the Upward Star Center is sure to produce some very good talent coming from North GA and the Carolinas. The tremendous staff of the Upward Stars organization put on their Combine once again, and some faces from the OTR appearances during the spring and summer as well as last year’s Combine showed out. Here’s Part 2 of Standouts, as we saw some sure-to-track underclass names to know: By: Keith Agran Trent Steinour | 6-9 | SF | Lake Norman (NC) | 2025......
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CUMMING, GA – One of the fall’s best events was filled with exciting play this past weekend as SH Report put on their Fall Jamboree at Dobbs Creek Rec, and the turnout of teams was truly outstanding. With 6 courts going from 9 to 5pm, it’s impossible to see everyone, but here are some game-changers from the day I was able to get eyes on, Part 1 (alphabetical by team): By: Keith Agran Solomon Jones, G, 2023, Alpharetta >> Following up a strong spring and summer with HYPE Hawks, attack package improved......
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SPARTANBURG, SC – The now annual trip up I-85 to the Upward Star Center is sure to produce some very good talent coming from North GA and the Carolinas. The tremendous staff of the Upward Stars organization put on their Combine once again, and some faces from OTR appearances during the spring and summer as well as last year’s Combine showed out. Here’s Part 1 of Standouts, as in a deep field we saw in particular some sure-to-track underclass names to know: By: Keith Agran Jaden Priester | 6-6 | SF |......
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