CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA – We move to a new county this week as we continue our series looking at “Must-See” guys from the counties in and around the ATL-Metro. We shoot over to Cherokee, perhaps not always mentioned first on talent hotbeds in the area but has more than held its own of late in sending players to the next level. Several programs are in prime position to make deep playoff runs with a combination of grizzled veterans as well as a slew of upcoming star underclassmen. We look at 2022’s first:......
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DALLAS, GA – We continue our look at standouts from Create the Culture’s Fall League from East Paulding HS, with Part 2: By: Keith Agran Jelani Hamilton, 6-6, SG, Cumberland Christian, 2023 We can debate Hamilton or Allatoona’s Cayden Charles (the two faced off Sunday and Charles is featured as well below in this piece) as the most gifted prospect in the field in Dallas, what separates Hamilton perhaps is the natural abilities he shows off as he makes his way around the floor in accomplishing his business, the whole of his......
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DALLAS, GA – East Paulding HS is playing host to Create the Culture and Georgia HS-guru Kyle Sandy’s Fall League, featuring 16 boys teams and 8 girls. OTR dropped by this past weekend for Week 2 of 8 to evaluate some of the players on hand, and as expected some of the underrated programs on hand produced a slew of players to watch. Didn’t catch all 16 boys programs, but will be back in 2 weeks to hopefully cover those I missed, here’s Part 1 of 2 from my observations: By: Keith......
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FORSYTH COUNTY, GA – Continuing our summer look at “Must-See” guys by counties, we stay in Forsyth and look at incoming juniors and sophomores I’ve seen who are either ready to take the next step or are potentially set to emerge from the ether and gain a foothold on the recruiting scene (in no particular order). By: Keith Agran Niko Wilson, 5-11, CG, Lambert, 2023 (PSB Atlanta, pictured above) Speed to burn and plays an exciting brand of ball at both ends as he can cut up defenses on the attack and......
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FORSYTH COUNTY, GA – This is the first in a series looking at some players from ATL-Metro counties that I got good eyes on this spring and summer to categorize as breakouts and therefore must-see talents as their enter their senior seasons. We start with 2022’s in my home county of Forsyth, where there may not be a ton of high schools (8 public) but players always seem to emerge from this 2nd-fastest growing county in the state which is as high as 25th in the country in some growth listings. (players......
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EMERSON, GA – The US Basketball Games presented by Halftime Sports brought in teams from 12 states to Lake Point Champions Center, and in the HS-age divisions there was no shortage of supreme athleticism and skillset variety. While OTR didn’t get to see every out-of-state team from across the 2022 to 2025 classifications, below we’re highlighting some top guys from 4 states whose representatives really stood out. By: Keith Agran INDIANA Trent Sisley, 6-4, SF, 2025 >> Among the most highly skilled players at any position or any age group on hand,......
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EMERSON, GA – We continue our coverage of Halftime Sports’ US Basketball Games with Part 2 of standouts from the state of Georgia (in no particular order): By: Keith Agran Ryan Bellomy, 6-9, PF, Georgia (Johnson) 16U (Harrison, 2023, pictured above) In the GA vs GA game I caught Bellomy there were multiple bigs of note (Evan Daniel and Terrell Reeves of North Cobb and Soloman Mustafa-Reid of Paideia) but I found myself hitting my pad more than a few times to note Bellomy’s improvement in so many areas from even earlier......
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EMERSON, GA – LakePoint Champions Complex played host this past weekend to the 6th Annual US Basketball Games hosted by Halftime Sports, and big crowds were treated to some high-level hoops. Boys and girls teams from twelve states were represented across 8 divisions in the exciting event, and OTR was in the gym taking a closer look at the HS-aged groups from classes 2022 to 2025. Part of our coverage will include highlighting outstanding performers from across multiple states in attendance, but to start here’s Part 1 in a breakdown of some......
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Chase Jeter of Las Vegas, Nev., is a proven scorer in the paint. He showed the same skill at the USA Basketball Mini-Camp in October. Photo cred – USA Basketball Click here for the Full BrandonClayScouting.com class of 2015 ELITE 100 Rankings By: @JLHemingwayPSB Chase Jeter – (Las Vegas, Nev.), – Bishop Gorman HS – 2015 Height: 6’10 Position: Center Committed College: Duke Date: October 5, 2014 Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway Location: USA Basketball Developmental Mini-Camp (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Jeter seems to be filling out physically since our previous evaluations. He finishes well with each hand and uses his length......
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Click here for the Full BrandonClayScouting.com class of 2015 ELITE 100 Rankings By: @JLHemingwayPSB Allonzo Trier – (Rockville, Md.), – Findlay Prep – 2015 Height: 6’3″ Position: Shooting Guard Committed College: Arizona Date: October 5, 2014 Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway Location: USA Basketball Developmental Mini-Camp (Colorado Springs, Colo.) In a gym full of some of the best prospects in America, Trier still scores the ball. He does it in every way too. I was particularly impressed with his strength as he powered to the rim. His ability with body control and touch is impressive. Date: October 5,......
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