HIRAM, GA – OTR hosted its Super 64 Showcase last Saturday at Hiram HS, and with 70+ kids on hand, the quality level in particular was among the highest of any of the many outstanding Showcases the last 6 weeks here in town. Thought it would be fun to do a Superlatives List similar to what I did with SH Report’s Showcase, try and get as many guys into meaningful categories as we can. By: Keith Agran TOP READY-MADE COLLEGE GUY(S) Airious Bailey | 6-7 | SG/SF | Boyd Buchanan (TN) |......
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AROUND THE ATL METRO – Coaches around the ATL-Metro have come up with the great concept of showing off their seniors classes in an Open Gym format in front of coaches and evaluators. OTR recently dropped by two of them, hosted by West Forsyth and Mill Creek respectively, here are some impression-makers from the evenings (all players are class of 2022): By: Keith Agran FORSYTH COUNTY Kourtland Tolbert | 6-3 | CG | Denmark >> Playing more PG lately, good slasher and can be a high-riser given some space, has the frame......
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WARNER ROBINS, GA – Middle Georgia got some love from the OTR staff as we headed south from Atlanta Sept. 26 to the beautiful, new basketball and multi-sport North Houston Sports Complex. The folks at Hypesouth Hoops had some of Middle and South GA’s top names in attendance, and we highlight 6 below who were too good to miss: By: Keith Agran Nickolas Woodard, 6-5, SG, Taylor County, 2022 (pictured above) Most polished and college-ready player there, big guard with good movement and a frame meant to travel, can play inside or......
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MARIETTA, GA – We finish our coverage of the SEBA All-Star Shootout from last weekend with a look at guys who broke out on the day, other from anonymity or simply put another stamp on their ascending status as players to watch. By: Keith Agran Domas Kauzonas, 6-10, PF, Rabun Gap, 2023 (pictured above) One of several Rabun Gap guys in attendance who I was seeing for the first time and who made big impressions on everyone there, good movement at a legit 6-10 both as an interior scorer and defender and......
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MARIETTA, GA – In Part 2 of our look at SEBA’s All-Star Shootout from last weekend, we focus on in some of the many shooters who tickled the twine in front of a nice turnout of coaches and scouts. By: Keith Agran Mekhi Mawdesley, 6-5, SG, Habersham Central, 2022 (pictured above) Quite familiar from his BCB summer performance how hot he can get from up to 3 or 4 steps past the arc, had a run in one of his games that had coaches scribbling into their notebooks, classic catch and shoot......
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MARIETTA, GA – SEBA, Billy LoPresti and crew were back at Pope for another of their superb Showcases last weekend, this one the All-Star Shootout featuring a large turnout of sophomores to seniors. Enough standouts for 3 parts, we look first at guys who showed off the kind of versatility and position-flexibility that college coaches love: By: Keith Agran Damoni Harrison, 6-5, SG, Archer, 2022 Here we go yet again for Harrison as recognition of his vast skillset is becoming a very regular thing, such a matchup problem for most guards in......
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MARIETTA, GA – We move to Part 2 from Wood Elite’s Top 100 Showcase at Kell from a week ago, with 4 guys who were just too good to miss. By: Keith Agran Jaiun Simon, 6-6, SF, Pebblebrook, 2023 (pictured above) Had the most impressive showing overall to me, just a monster at times at both ends as he can dictate whatever he wants in spots with an offensive game that has both skill and edginess, showed more of a face-up handle than I’d seen to this point and combined that with......
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MARIETTA, GA – Wood Elite’s Quinton Wood and FUH3 Athletix’s Spencer Dixon put on their Top 100 Showcase at Kell HS last weekend, and there was an entertaining and skilled mix of big names and new names to watch among a big turnout. Below we look at 6 guys who really came out of the camp with notable eye-opening energy behind their performance: By: Keith Agran Paul Djobet, 6-6, SG, Solid Rock Academy, 2023 (pictured above) Outside of the marquee names (to come in Part 2 of my coverage) on hand nearly......
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ATLANTA, GA – Northside Parkway is a great way to get around traffic on 75-N as you make your way up to 285, Cobb and beyond, but you couldn’t get around the sweet backcourt combinations I saw at North Atlanta HS’s Fall League last weekend. Let’s get a snapshot: By: Keith Agran TJ Lewis (6-1, Senior) | K’hamani Olivacce (5-9, Senior), North Atlanta The hosts are not quite rebuilding but have to replace a lot of production off of last year’s 20-win team that drew the unfortunate long road trip to Richmond......
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NORCROSS, GA – The Pack Brothers and their Double Trouble organization held their three-day DT Academy for HS-ages this past weekend at Norcross HS, and there was a ton of big-name talent in the building. The big names performed well, I tried as I often do to dig a little deeper and pull some names out who you might not know or who are set to make big jumps in their recruitment. I was able to take in Friday’s drill session and portions of Sunday’s mixed drill and live-play action. I tweeted......
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