DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The second of four trips to Florida headed back to Mainland HS, and there was some great talent in the gym once again to follow up The Opening March 25-26. Our third look is at guards whose play at both ends and as versatile weapons was hard to miss. By: Keith Agran Aidan Agnew | G | 2024 | Born to Impact Elite 17U (pictured at top) Refers to himself as Big Guard and he’s got the goods to back it up, a body that gets into and......
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ATLANTA, GA – The OTP organization has revamped its coaching staff and organizational leadership a bit, and with the likes of top basketball guys like Jay Slone, Kevin Mobley and Nick Battle joining head man Jack Shaughnessy, this is one of the better run orgs I’ve come across over their existence. Crisp and high-level practices and interesting under-the-radar talent highlight another year of OTP on the scene. By: Keith Agran Jeremiah Holloway | G | Winder-Barrow An unsigned 2023 gem in the ATL-Metro after a dominating senior season under really good coach......
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ATLANTA, GA – Always try and make it a point to see GA Legacy up close each Spring, they being one of the organizations who truly embraced me in the early days of my quest to get into Scouting. Their 2024 returns virtually intact from a solid summer in the 16s last year, and they’ve added some interesting pieces as well. By: Keith Agran Chase Damerell | F | West Forsyth The clear standout from the workout as he showed off some of the added physicality he frankly needed to take the......
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The second of four trips to Florida headed back to Mainland HS, and there was some great talent in the gym once again to follow up The Opening March 25-26. We start with guys who did a little bit of everything really well. By: Keith Agran Jordan Naylor | G | 2024 | PSB-Tampa 17U (pictured at top) A First-Team All-Weekend guy in my view if we were tracking it after he was easily one of the best 16U’s I saw last spring with us, the dynamic scoring......
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SUWANEE, GA – Outside of our own premier OTR schedule, the first of two Tipoff Classic events this one in April from Hoop Hustlers is one of the best events on the calendar. I hung around Cts 6 and 7 for most of Saturday’s schedule to take in as much top-level 17U action as I could. Here is Part 2 of 2 on some guys who were hard to miss: by Keith Agran Micah Smith | F | 2024 | AE5 (Sandy Creek) A complete type performance from Smith earlier going head......
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SUWANEE, GA – Outside of our own premier OTR schedule, the first of two Tipoff Classic events this one in April from Hoop Hustlers is one of the best events on the calendar. I hung around Cts 6 and 7 for most of Saturday’s schedule to take in as much top-level 17U action as I could. Here is Part 1 of 2 on some guys who were hard to miss: by Keith Agran Micah Tucker | G | 2025 | Team Huncho (Mt Pisgah) I'm far from the first to need to......
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WILDER, KY – The inaugural trip to the Midwest for OTR was a terrific success, as some of the top teams from the region descended on Town & Country Sports & Health Club and its 5 courts for two rousing days of action. With a second OTR trip looming over Memorial Day weekend back to the same location, we got an opening taste of some of the talent from Ohio, Kentucky and points further east and west. These guys were first-rate talents in a good field all weekend: By: Keith Agran Jay......
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WILDER, KY – The inaugural trip to the Midwest for OTR was a terrific success, as some of the top teams from the region descended on Town & Country Sports & Health Club and its 5 courts for two rousing days of action. With a second OTR trip looming over Memorial Day weekend back to the same location, we got an opening taste of some of the talent from Ohio, Kentucky and points further east and west. Some long-range bombers highlighted the weekend, here are a few. By: Keith Agran James Nowell......
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WILDER, KY – The inaugural trip to the Midwest for OTR was a terrific success, as some of the top teams from the region descended on Town & Country Sports & Health Club and its 5 courts for two rousing days of action. With a second OTR trip looming over Memorial Day weekend back to the same location, we got an opening taste of some of the talent from Ohio, Kentucky and points further east and west. Some athletic performers highlighted the weekend, here are a few. By: Keith Agran Daniel Ntambwe......
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ALABASTER, AL – Thompson HS was the main host site as OTR took its show on the road to the Birmingham-area, and brought in a ton of the state’s best as well as some up-and-coming GA teams who fared well. I was bouncing between age groups all weekend, let’s look at some Day 2 Eye-Catchers. By: Keith Agran DJ Hamlett | G | 2024 | Bama Celtics (Tuscaloosa, AL, pictured at top) I first saw Hamlett 2 years ago with a Celtics 2024 team that was terrorizing the 15U division at the......
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