CUMMING, GA – With the Region playoffs and state brackets just off on the horizon, experience is always a welcome recipe to any deep playoff run. But here we look at players from a strong 2024 class here in GA who have a chance to be impact players for their teams in the postseason. We start in 7A: By: Keith Agran Ace Bailey | SG | McEachern | 7A-Region 2 For my money, the state’s best sophomore at a highly-skilled 6-7, he was the best 8th-grader I saw 2 years ago while......
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CUMMING, GA – Part 3 now of non-senior backcourt duos I’ve seen that are impacting seasons as we speak and will into the future. By: Keith Agran Christian Anderson Jr and Kyle Walters | 2024 and 2023 | Lovett Anderson continues to assert himself on the scene as one of the top scoring PG’s in the ATL-Metro, defying the limits of size to consistently post numbers any coach or player would envy. The sophomore already has committed to Michigan, but having the security of such a high-profile offer hasn’t stopped him from......
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MILTON, GA – We looked at out-of-state top performers from Saturday’s Longhorn 5-Star Showcase hosted by Milton Basketball, we now look at homegrown guys who couldn’t be missed, as the many of the stars on the local scene borough their A-games to North Fulton. By: Keith Agran Jeremiah Wilkinson | 6-2 | CG | Hillgrove | 2024 Was looking forward to seeing Wilkinson after last seeing him suit up early with his new Hillgrove teammates back at the June Live Period camp, all that I’d heard about the kind of season he......
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MILTON, GA – Milton Basketball and Longhorn Steakhouse hosted the 5-Star Showcase this past Saturday, and 3 out of state teams came into town to participate. Here are some of the guys who impressed from that group: By: Keith Agran Styles Phipps | 6-2 | PG | 2024 | St. Mary’s (AZ) From the Phoenix-area the Knights ran into a host Eagles team playing really good basketball right now and dropped a 65-55 decision, Phipps though made a statement as a sophomore going up against the future D1-trio of Milton guards Bruce......
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CUMMING, GA – Moving through my notes so far this season, we look at still more non-senior backcourts that I’ve seen that have work still to do this season, but will be providing us thrills beyond. We’re into Part 2, and we’ll keep going until I run out of exemplary pairs (in no particular order). By: Keith Agran Jalen Lee and Orion Champion | both 2024 | Solid Rock Academy Lee has become a must-see headliner off of an impressive fall performance with his prior school as well as on the Showcase......
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CUMMING, GA – Let’s not take anything away from the Class of 2022 and the backcourt gems we all know and love, but as we get toward Region and State playoff time, let’s take a look at some guard combos (that I’ve seen) who may well have a lot to say about who hangs banners this year, and those who’ll be back next year to either win another or get another shot at one that got away. As I roll through my season notes, we open this series (in no particular order)......
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DOUGLASVILLE, GA – J-4 Sports put on its 6th Annual MLK Holiday Basketball Classic, this time at Chapel Hill HS, and though we only got in 3 of the 5 games scheduled (as the prior day’s weather played a role), we still got 3 excellent games between some teams I was seeing for the first time this year. We look at some standouts from the 6 teams: By: Keith Agran Mason Lewis | 6-3 | SF | Woodland-Stockbridge | 2024 The Wolfpack entered the game with a record of 14-3 (now 16-3......
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ATLANTA, GA – Atlanta Xpress and Sports 4 Champions combined once again this past Saturday to bring to Mays HS the Georgia Hardwood Classic, following up their excellent UA Hard in the Paint Give Back Classic from late November. The event brought in some more of the ATL-Metro’s quality programs to match each other as well as vs. some out-of-state visitors as well. We look at guards who played well from the first 5 of 6 games total on the day: By: Keith Agran Aaron Brooks | 6-2 | SG | Cumberland......
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CUMMING, GA – Let’s take a look at some really talented 2022’s who populate areas outside the ATL-Metro, but have showed off skill, strength and versatilty and have made big impressions both on the summer circuits as well as for their HS teams. By: Keith Agran TJ Grant | 6-7 | SF | Veterans | 2022 The Mercer-signee has been an easy standout to spot whether it’s over the summer with WR All-Stars or Team GA Magic or tearing up the mid-range for the WarHawks down just south of Warner Robins, the......
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LILBURN, GA – We move to Part 2 from last Saturday’s Grayson New Year’s Classic, with more eye-catchers from the 5 games. By: Keith Agran Kendall Walker | 5-9 | PG | South Gwinnett | 2023 The likes of Maalik Leitch, Jet Horne or Jacob Washington usually draw backcourt headlines for the Comets but Walker stood out Saturday, plays a little like Horne in the way he penetrates with speed and daring, like all SGHS guys he defends like his next meal depends on it, the kind of guy that fits and......
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