The Arkansas Wings 16U won the Platinum Division at the first session of the Sweet 16. Photo Cred: Willie Evans The Arkansas Wings Elite 16U showed up at the Sweet 16 in Atlanta over the weekend and treated it like the business trip it was. The Wings used a swarming press along with being relentless on the glass to capture yesterdays title in 16U Platinum Division with a 52-49 over fellow Nike sponsored team the Alabama Challenge. This young Wings team is well coached and boast plenty of future Division I talent......
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Junior guard Omar Touray of Riverdale High School put on a show at our Spring Showcase. Photo Cred – Ty Freeman Omar Touray – Riverdale HS – Touray is another scoring point guard that can flat get it going on the offensive end of the floor. When he smells blood from his defender he attacks and the result could be a big time performance. He pushes the ball in transition and if he is not picked up he will be at the rim before some defenders cross half court. In the half......
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Class of 2016 point guard Isaiah Eguaebor of Mufreesboro, Tenn., proved to be on of the better play-makers at the CoachHemi.com Spring Showcase. Read about him and other top performers here. Photo cred – Nakita Hemingway. LEBANON, Tenn., – In the second year of running, the CoachHemi.com Spring Showcase became the place for prospects in Middle Tennessee and surrounding areas to put their talents on display. Over 60 players came and competed at Wilson Central High School and played on a stage to be evaluated by OTRHoopsReport.com, which is a national scouting......
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Class of 2016 forward Will Springer of Buford, Ga., set himself apart at the EBA Top 40 Camp. Read about his game here. Photo cred – Ty Freeman BUFORD, Ga., – Although the Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Camp presented by Peach State Basketball started only a year ago, it quickly grew into one of the region’s biggest camps in the month of March. The afternoon camp gave prospects the stage to evaluated by national scouting services while also training with some of regions top trainers. Shun Williams wrote about some of the......
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Mississippi State signee D’Marcus Simonds was a standout at the EBA Top 40 Camp. Photo Cred – Ty Freeman Buford, Ga. – The EBA Top 40 workout was a good chance for underclassmen to show their abilities in a skill and competition setting. Although the camp was headlined by several seniors, there were many underclassmen who proved that they will be players to keep an eye on this spring and summer. Will Benson – (Atlanta, GA) – The Westminster School – Only a handful of college programs know about the 6-foot-6 forward......
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Jonesboro HS capped an outstanding season by winning the Class AAAA state championship last weekend. Read about all the top performers here. Photo cred – Ty Freeman Macon, Ga., – The high school season came to end last weekend and a new crew of champions have been crowned. We take a look back at which individuals made the biggest impact for their teams on championship day. College Coaches can get the full report by clicking here! GHSA Championship Recap By: @JLHemingwayPSB Jaylen Brown (Marietta, Ga.) Wheeler HS – 2015 It was a fitting end......
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Langston Hughes (GA) has a talented group of young players lead by sophomore forward Chuma Okeke. Photo Cred – Ty Freeman By: @OntheRadarHoops Chuma Okeke – (Atlanta, GA.), –Langston Hughes– 2017 Height: 6’8 Position: Wing Okeke is a unique talent standing at 6-foot-8 he is a skilled small forward that can play all three perimeter positions. He’s got all the signs of a future high-major player as he’s a 6’8 wing who makes shots, sees the floor and passes well, and can handle against pressure. He is not the quickest or most......
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Kobi Simmons hopes to lead the Knights back to another state championship. The class of 2016 guard is one of the nation’s best at his position. Photo cred – Ty Freeman March Madness is officially here. That means the state championship time in the state of Georgia. The GHSA has formatted the state playoffs where every classification will play their championship games this weekend on both the boys and girls side at the Macon Coliseum. We give you a preview of each game and the top players who should be given attention.......
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Sophomore guard Alex O’Connell is a player to keep an eye on this summer. Photo Cred – Ty Freeman Alex O’Connell– (Milton, Ga), –Milton– 2017 Height: 6’3 Position: Shooting Guard O’Connell is one of the better shooters in Georgia’s 2017 class. His shot is crispy with a high release and he is has a quick release. He has a high basketball IQ and knows how to move without the ball to get open. He has the ability to shoot off the catch or dribble where he can reel off several deep jumpers......
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Pebblebrook celebrated as they knocked off Shiloh in the Final 4 on Saturday night. They will face Wheeler on next Saturday at the Macon Coliseum at 8:45pm. Photo cred – Ty Freeman Our OTRHoopsReport.com team covered the GHSA Playoffs this week by hitting some of the areas best games. Here are several of the story-lines from this week in the state’s largest classification. We also take a look at individuals who are rising to the top at the most important time in the season. College Coaches can get the full report by clicking here! CLASS......
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