EMERSON, GA – Took in some Saturday action from LakePoint this past weekend at the 2nd of RYZE’s three Live Showcases, and got a chance to look in on some teams I hadn’t seen a lot of so far this spring. Here are some eye-catchers from the day: By: Keith Agran Jakenes Heard | 6-5 | SF | ENG United | 2023 (pictured above) Looking bigger, stronger and more well-rounded this Model HS product is not only having a noticeable spring for ENG but is set for a breakout senior season even......
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MARIETTA, GA – Switched over to Marietta HS from Next Play 360 for some Sunday action from Who Wants The Smoke. Here are some can’t-miss, quick-hitters who shined: By: Keith Agran Ethan Carter (pictured above) >> One of the weekend’s most complete players for his age, the Game Elite 360 G/F can do just about anything he wants out there at 6-6 with tremendous natural gifts and a court awareness that is steps ahead of his peers, plays spatially like a PG and then quickly morphs into an interior force with both hands......
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MARIETTA, GA – Four courts of action provided some great juice last Saturday at OTR’s Who Wants The Smoke tournament, as a deep field of top teams from Georgia and beyond descended on the Marietta-area for some high level, post-live period action. Again we had the gym covered with scouts, here’s Part 2 of 2 on some guys who couldn’t get by me. By: Keith Agran Cassius Watkins | CG | GA Canes | 2024 Getting difficult when watching the Canes 16U version to decide who’s looking better between Watkins and 2025......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – In our final edition of the Who Wants the Smoke recap, we look at a group of players that earned attention last weekend at the Next Play 360 facility. Follow all our media team on Twitter for complete coverage of the top players. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2023 point guard Mekhi Craft holds the helm for his ball club, H.Y.P.E. He does an excellent job of setting the table and delivering the ball to his teammates. He showed some aggressiveness driving the ball this weekend and we expect......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – Non live period events are still a good time for prospects to make a name for themselves. The On the Radar Hoops media team had the full court press on last weekend. With multiple evaluators and videographers on hand, top prospects were able to elevate their profile even without any college coaches in the gym. Here are a few names that stood out above the rest. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2024 Muhamma Alcine of Charge Academy is a strong, versatile wing. He proved himself to be an aggressive......
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MARIETTA, GA – Four courts of action provided some great juice last Saturday at OTR’s Who Wants The Smoke tournament, as a deep field of top teams from Georgia and beyond descended on the Marietta-area for some high level, post-live period action. Again we had the gym covered with scouts, here’s Part 1 of 2 on some guys who couldn’t get by me. By: Keith Agran Gabe Bolden | SG | Georgia Legacy | 2024 Has put the work in on the body and more importantly on the full-court game as this......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – There is no rest for those who looking to make their mark in the travel basketball sphere. The weekend after the second open period, more than 100 teams were back in the gym this weekend to compete. The OTR media team was in full effect. Here are a few of the names that caught our attention from day one. By: Jonathan Hemingway Gabe Bolden – Georgia Legacy – 2024 Bolden is becoming a staff favorite, because of his productiveness and hard-nosed attitude. The well-built guard uses his body well......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – Part four of our recap features players from seven different states from around the Southeast. There are rising seniors that are ready to take the helm at their respective schools while there are also underclassmen that are ready to make their mark this summer. Here is our final edition of standouts from the OTR Sweet 16 Session II. By: Jonathan Hemingway We liked how Jaylyn Armstong of TNT Hoopsquad competed last weekend. He is a hard-nosed point guard who puts his down to mix things up for his team.......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – In this report we document players who stood out on the third and final day of the OTR Sweet 16 Session II. Marietta High School was filled with buzzer beaters, close competitive games, and of course individual standout performances. Here are the prospects that we took special note of from Sunday at the event. By: Jonathan Hemingway Kelechi Akali – Pistons Elite – 2023 We took notice of Akali in a Sunday morning game. He is a 6-foot-6 post player with long arms and plenty of athletic upside. He......
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POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia, – The second open period of the spring brought talented teams and college coaches to track their progress. Our staff saw familiar faces and were introduced to new names in the process. Here is a rundown of a few of the names that stood out from the opening night of the Sweet 16 Session II. By: Jonathan Hemingway Alexander Doyle – Showtime Ballers – 2022 Doyle was the talk of the tournament on Friday night. He is a 6-foot-10 wing-forward that can rip the nets from deep. His footwork......
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