EMERSON, GA – The GBCA put on another tremendous weekend of Live Period basketball up at LakePoint this past weekend, 3 non-stop days for Division 1 coaches to be in the gym looking at our bevy of local GA athletes. It was a great success and blast for those of us on the ground who do this for a living, as we’re incredibly fortunate to have a community of coaches that get it and are willing to put in the work and time for a venture of this size and stature. Here......
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WOODSTOCK, GA – Relentless Hoops continues to put on high-level camps and showcases around the ATL-Metro, and we had a chance to stop by for Day 1 at Etowah HS. Here are 5 names to know from the first five games on the main court: By: Keith Agran Aiden Weaver | 6-3 | SG | Etowah | 2025 2023s Brandon Rechsteiner and Mason Etter most often draw consistent raves for their play and rightfully so, but it was the explosive Weaver who showed off some of his tantalizing talents on this day,......
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DENMARK, SC – For a 2nd year in a row I took a June jaunt out to support Voorhees College Head Coach Cabral Huff and his staff and check in on some players from both the Savannah and Augusta areas as well as South Carolina and Tennessee. Standouts from the last 4 games of the day at Voorhees main gym: By: Keith Agran Kenye Williams | 6-4 | SF | Groves | 2024 Rangy athlete with great spring off the deck and activity around the basket, cleaned the glass at both ends......
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KENNESAW, GA – Kennesaw State Head Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and his staff put on another highly competitive June team camp on 5 courts over 2 days this past weekend, and some of GA’s top returning and emerging talent were on hand. Some Day 2 notables: By: Keith Agran Zach Bleshoy | 6-2 | PG | Pope | 2025 With Will Kuimjian off to Mt Bethel it’s all Bleshoy as the main man at point and he didn’t disappoint as he looks comfortable for a young player and meshes really well with outstanding......
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KENNESAW, GA – Kennesaw State Head Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and his staff put on another highly competitive June team camp on 5 courts over 2 days this past weekend, and some of GA’s top returning and emerging talent were on hand. Some Day 1 notables: By: Keith Agran Albert Wilson | 6-5 | SF | North Cobb Christian | 2023 Almost couldn’t miss as he was on point from the arc all the way to the basket in a pretty dominant early morning performance versus a good RiverRidge bunch, much of the......
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ATL METRO – My “Deft Handle” column makes a summer return, taking the opportunity of an open Friday to drop in on two locations for play dates, first to East Forsyth in the morning and then off to Dacula in the afternoon. Some observations from the day: By: Keith Agran EAST FORSYTH THE NOW: The Broncos return all of their production from last year’s first iteration in GHSA play that was far better than the record indicated. The 3-headed backcourt of 2023’s Matthew Rouse, Bryce Bracco and Ryan Sander is back to......
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SOUTHEAST, USA – Compiled by the OTR staff, we take a look at some of the spring’s top stock-risers as they’ve laid a foundation or built upon lofty reputations to stand out in the crowd (in no particular order). Let’s go with 5 more from the Peach State in Part 2 (high school in parentheses). By: THE OTR STAFF & Keith Agran Derrion Reid | 6-7 | SF | 2024 | Team Dickerson (Grovetown, pictured at top) As good and legit as his Grovetown teammates are it’s been useful to see Reid......
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MCDONOUGH, GA – Jarrett Christian and the staff at Pro Movement Athletics do a phenomenal job here in the ATL-Metro putting on camps and clinics for boys and girls within a wide variety of age groups. Back to WarHawk country we went for their latest seasonal gathering of high school prospects, many from middle and south GA. Here are 8 who couldn’t be missed. By: Keith Agran Samuel Shoptaw | 6-2 | PG | Lowndes | 2025 (pictured at top) There was a bit of pre-Showcase buzz whirling around the gym about......
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WOODSTOCK, GA – To the hardwood went SH Report and Kris Watkins once again, this time for a Spring version of their highly successful and exposure-driven camps designed to get kids noticed before college coaches and regional evaluators. Of the near 100 kids who came and played hard, here’s part 2 of the guys that were drawing a lot of eyeballs: By: Keith Agran Yusef Bowyer | 5-6 | PG | Maynard Jackson | 2025 (pictured at top) Has been playing up with the GA Canes the whole spring and even at......
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SOUTHEAST, USA – Compiled by the OTR staff, we take a look at some of the spring’s top stock-risers as they’ve laid a foundation or built upon lofty reputations to stand out in the crowd (in no particular order). Let’s start with 5 from the Peach State (high school in parentheses). By: THE OTR STAFF & Keith Agran Arrinten Page | 6-9 | PF | 2023 | TSF (Wheeler) For our latest look-in on Page, see https://ontheradarhoops.com/june-impact-players-7a-2023s-part-1/ NOTABLE OFFERS: Alabama, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia, Georgia St Peyton Marshall | 7-0 | C | 2024......
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