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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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 1 Eye-Catchers. By: Keith Agran Sam Funches | F | 2026 | Alabama Fusion (Germantown, MS, pictured at top) On a loaded Fusion 15U with future D1 players littered all over Funches appears the most intimidating in the......
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Woodstock, Georgia- On the Radar’s ‘Who Wants the Smoke’ was the last tune up prior to an upcoming back-to-back NCAA Live Period. Back in northwest Georgi and surrounding schools, this tournament featured many of the southeast’s best travel teams. ‘Who Wants the Smoke’ gave a preview of which teams to track and prospects to follow heading into the Live Periods. By: Jennifer Brazelton 2024 | Amari Brown | AE5 Amari Brown has been a name that On the Radar scouts have come to know well. Brown is a pass first type......
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WOODSTOCK, GA – In a group setting, some Sunday Scene Stealers who impressed during my Day 2 of OTR’s The Opening at Etowah HS. By: Keith Agran Team Scoot Shaheed 16U Amari Morgan, G, 2025, Lanier (pictured at top) Miller Moody, F, 2025, Jasper (AL) Rhett Broussard, G, 2025, Goodpasture (TN) After a Saturday at Kennesaw Rec which was eye-opening, he was terrific again Sunday at Etowah, in an overall sense perhaps no player made a greater overall impression than Morgan, has all the attractive tools headed to a potential big junior......
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ATLANTA, GA – Travel season came on like a hurricane this past weekend with 5 sites and scouts galore covering as much of the ground as possible for OTR’s The Opening, always one of the circuit’s most exciting events. With a large portion of our staff zeroing in on the bevy of 17U talent on hand, I took to the streets and spent time at the outer sites looking in on younger up-and-comers. By: Keith Agran Mason McKinney | G | 2026 | Team Forrest (Paulding County, pictured at top) Great natural......
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ATLANTA, GA – Travel season came on like a hurricane this past weekend with 5 sites and scouts galore covering as much of the ground as possible for OTR’s The Opening, always one of the circuit’s most exciting events. With a large portion of our staff zeroing in on the bevy of 17U talent on hand, I took to the streets and spent time at the outer sites looking in on younger up-and-comers. By: Keith Agran Rhett Broussard | G | 2025 | Team Scoot Shaheed (Goodpasture [TN]) Caught his act last......
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