ATLANTA, GA – As the summer travel season comes to a close with OTR having put on a monster spring and summer buffet across the region, attracting teams and players from as far as the West Coast, the Dakotas, Texas and the Midwest to name just a few, and along the way performing our core task of helping to set the table for hundreds of prospects to perhaps see their college basketball dreams come true. Back to life on the local Georgia hardwoods with Fall Leagues soon to heat up, we take......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Carmelo Adkins | RJ Hampton | 2023 The 6’5″ guard out of Western Reserve Academy, Carmelo Adkins, came to Atlanta to prove he can compete with the best of them. Has a nice length and uses his......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Zyere Edwards | PSB Atlanta | 2023 The 5’9″ point guard out of St. Andrews School, Zyere Edwards, has been one of the most consistent guards this AAU season. Edwards does a lot of the little things......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Ethan Blackmon | BMM | 2023 The 6’7″ big out of iSchool of Lewisville, Ethan Blackmon, was phenomenal all weekend. In the game against Team Breakdown UAA, Blackmon helped his team to a 20 point win with......
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MARIETTA, GA – Following up our highly successful OTR and SH Report Team Showcase a day earlier, we returned to NextPlay 360 a day later for an individual Combine, a chance for players to get one last day of drills and live play in before heading back to their travel programs to gear up for the July Live Periods. I’ve broken it down by “Top Dawgs”, “Tantalizing Talents” and “Names To Know” (below): By Keith Agran NAMES TO KNOW Jameel Peters, 6-1, 2023, Guard, Peachtree Ridge >> Expecting this PRHS program to......
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MARIETTA, GA – Following up our highly successful OTR and SH Report Team Showcase a day earlier, we returned to NextPlay 360 a day later for an individual Combine, a chance for players to get one last day of drills and live play in before heading back to their travel programs to gear up for the July Live Periods. I’ve broken it down by “Top Dawgs” (prior), “Tantalizing Talents” (below) and “Names To Know” still to come: By Keith Agran TANTALIZING TALENTS Terrell Reeves, 6-7, 2023, Forward, North Cobb >> Looking bigger......
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MARIETTA, GA – Following up our highly successful OTR and SH Report Team Showcase a day earlier, we returned to NextPlay 360 a day later for an individual Combine, a chance for players to get one last day of drills and live play in before heading back to their travel programs to gear up for the July Live Periods. I’ve broken it down by Top Dawgs (below), and “Tantalizing Talents” and “Names To Know” still to come: By Keith Agran TOP DAWGS Kham Little, 6-4, 2023, Guard, Mary Persons >> Another instance......
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MARIETTA, GA – Two top state of Georgia basketball entities combined forces last weekend to provide a forum for high school teams to compete during the June Live Period. On The Radar Hoops and Southern Hoops Report hosted a 1-day Shootout at NextPlay 360, and a good turnout of teams and players made quite a few highlights. Some standouts: By: Keith Agran Jake Whitaker | 6-6 | PF | Kennesaw Mountain | 2024 Has been emerging this spring and now into June with inspired and multi-faceted play, can be really physical as......
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CUMMING, GA – Coach David Sokol and the North Forsyth basketball program hosted a strong field last week for 4 days of highly competitive June hoops. I was able to get over for some Tuesday 6/21 action, here are some guys who were at the top of their games for the 4 of 6 tips I saw. By Keith Agran Caleb Underwood | 5-10 | CG | South Forsyth | 2024 Combined nicely with 2023 forward Jackson Spitzer on an inside-out combo, Underwood is sound with the ball and really sees the......
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EMERSON, GA – The GBCA put on another tremendous weekend of Live Period basketball up at LakePoint June 17-19, three 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 were......
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