SUWANEE, GA – Twice a travel season the folks at Hoops Hustlers put on the Tipoff Classic, held primarily at SSA but also a few outside venues. It yearly draws some of the top teams in the ATL-Metro and throughout the Southeast, and I got a look at some game blocks during Saturday’s action. By Keith Agran OUT-OF-STATE GEMS >> Mid-State Elite out of Tennessee is a name program from the Volunteer state, and their 17U’s were impressively athletic, 6-7 mobile forward Ronald Jessamy has several D1 offers and was all over......
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POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia, – Per the usual with On the Radar Hoops events, it takes multiple recaps to cover all the talent. This recap might feature some of the biggest names from the event. Look and see which players could be competing in NCAA March Madness tournaments in years to come. By: Jonathan Hemingway Sam Alexis – 1 Family Hoops – 2023 From a physical standpoint Alexis is readymade for the next level. He has huge hands and a powerful lower body. Those attributes alone will allow him to bang and contribute......
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POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia, – Every opportunity to play in front of college coaches is a valuable one. The young men who competed at the Sweet 16 tournament last weekend made the most of stage provided for them. Here is a third installment of standouts from my notebook last weekend. By: Jonathan Hemingway Christian Burnett – Georgia Man Up – 2022 Burnett is a high energy ball handler who specializes on the defensive end of the floor. He can turn up the heat on opposing guards and force them into mistakes. Burnett is......
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POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia, – Over 300 teams from around the Southeast came to compete at the On the Radar Hoops Sweet 16 Session I. This marked the first open period of the calendar year. Despite the rapid changes in college basketball recruiting, the event was still well attended by coaches. Here is a first look at the players who caught our eye in the event’s first round of games. By: Jonathan Hemingway Rafeal Belines – Team MOAM – 2023 Belines is a guard who brings toughness and physicality to the back court.......
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CUMMING, GA – We move to our final part of our Team Blasts from OTR’s The Opening, with 6 more teams from the action at Dobbs Creek Rec. By: Keith Agran Atlanta Select Prime 17U IMPRESSION-MAKERS: 2023 Caleb Taylor, 2023 Chase Lawrence, 2023 Josh Daniels SUMMARY: The Lithonia HS trio of Taylor, Lawrence and Daniels is back at again for Atlanta Select, and they looked sharp and in form in a tight one vs Atlanta Nets at The Opening. Love Taylor’s ability to get at the basket and be physical, but he’s got......
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CUMMING, GA – We move to Part 3 of 4 of our Team Blasts from OTR’s The Opening, with 6 more teams from the action at Dobbs Creek Rec. By: Keith Agran SEBA 17U IMPRESSION-MAKERS: 2023 Landen Pitts, 2023 Javonne Williams, 2023 Dante Harrison SUMMARY: With a deep roster, we’re sure to get many more mentioned from those particular SEBA group throughout the next 5 months, but at The Opening, just like the workout I had seen the week before, Pitts and Williams impressed once again. Allatoona’s Pitts is one of the better......
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CUMMING, GA – We move to Part 2 of our Team Blasts from OTR’s The Opening, with 6 more teams from the action at Dobbs Creek Rec. By: Keith Agran ManUp 17U Unsigned IMPRESSION-MAKERS: 2022 Stephen Lewis, 2022 Quay Harrison, 2022 Keshawn Evans SUMMARY: We’re capping our Impression-Makers at 3 per team, but this team features Mason Lockhart as well in what is going to be very entertaining, and hopefully leads to more offers for these talented seniors. Lewis looked really sharp and really comfortable handling the point, the likely destination for......
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CUMMING, GA – The excitement of the start of travel season was on full display this past weekend for OTR’s The Opening, held at multiple facilities in Forsyth and Gwinnett. I was honed in on the predominantly 17U grouping that played most of their games at Dobbs Creek Rec and their six courts (but there were some 16U’s mixed in). As the season wears on I will surely dip much more closely into the other age groups. With all the names making impressions, I thought we’d do some capsule Team Blasts on......
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WOODSTOCK, GA – One of the premier Showcase events in the ATL-Metro took place March 13 at Etowah HS, and over 140 kids participated in the annual Southern Hoops Report’s Spring Showcase. From unsigned 2022’s down to 2025’s, here’s a lightning look at the guys who couldn’t be missed: By: Keith Agran Tre Chatman | 6-5 | SG | TSF Prep | 2022 Virtually unstoppable most of the day with a variety of power moves in close and smooth agile variety from other ranges, can play the bully game or face you......
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SNELLVILLE, GA – Was able to swing over last Saturday to Snellville from Kennesaw and the SBT Combine to take in some action from the Double Trouble Invitational at one of their sites, Brookwood HS. Here are 5 guys who caught my eye over 5 afternoon hours: By: Keith Agran Adonai Mussie | PF | Parkview | No Excuses Elite 16U (pictured above) Distinctive Parkview flavor with No Excuses, and the athletes across the roster were as expected Panther-level. Long and lean at around 6-8, Mussie was an absolute eraser around the......
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