MARIETTA, GA – Back to Marietta I went for Day 3 of OTR’s Sweet 16 Session 1, and the day turned up some really good-l0oking 16U talent at Kell HS, as these juniors-to be get their games in order for bigger live periods still to come. Part 1 of 2: By Keith Agran Nick Womack | SG | Inspire Elite | 2024 Super athletic in a hybrid G/F type role, caught the ball in multiple spots on the floor against multiple defenses and was able to score in all of them, nice-looking......
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POWDER SPRINGS, GA – The Saturday grind during a live period was in full effect at McEachern HS’s 5 courts on Saturday April 9, here’s Part 3 on the 17u guys who were hard to miss from a rollicking Sweet Sixteen Session 1 in front of a large contingent of coaches. By Keith Agran Dylan James | PF | 1Family | 2023 Toughness and sound play at the forward position for one of Florida’s top players it was a pleasure watching James play, had stretches where he basically did whatever he wanted......
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POWDER SPRINGS, GA – The Saturday grind during a live period was in full effect at McEachern HS’s 5 courts on Saturday, here’s Part 2 on the 17u guys who were hard to miss from a rollicking Sweet Sixteen Session 1 in front of a large contingent of coaches. By Keith Agran Brigham Rogers | PF | Atlanta All-Stars | 2023 (pictured above) Rogers’ transformation from 2 years ago to now has been particularly satisfying to me as I’ve been there up close to follow it, his progression is both impressive and......
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POWDER SPRINGS, GA – The Saturday grind during a live period was in full effect at McEachern HS’s 5 courts on Saturday, here’s Part 1 of several parts to come on the 17u guys who were hard to miss from a rollicking Sweet Sixteen Session 1 in front of a large contingent of coaches. By Keith Agran Elijah Walden | SF | B.A.N.G UP | 2022 Love the motor and energy he plays with and at around 6-5 he has some positional versatility as he can face you up or be really......
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MARIETTA, GA – The first Live Period went off with a tremendous bang, as over 250 teams at 8 venues converged on the ATL-Metro for the first of four marquee weekends on the Southeast’s premier travel circuit. We had scouts spread out over multiple sites doing their best to capture as much of the top talent on hand as possible. I wanted to see bits of all 3 HS-age groups, so I started Friday evening at Marietta Middle school to dip into some of the 15U talent that will be making waves......
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MARIETTA, GA – The first Live Period went off with a tremendous bang, as over 250 teams at 8 venues converged on the ATL-Metro for the first of four marquee weekends on the Southeast’s premier travel circuit. We had scouts spread out over multiple sites doing their best to capture as much of the top talent on hand as possible. I wanted to see bits of all 3 HS-age groups, so I started Friday evening at Marietta Middle school to dip into some of the 15U talent that will be making waves......
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POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia – The second edition of the OTR Sweet 16 featured some of the nation’s most pursued prospects. National media such as Eric Bossi from Rivals.com and Andrew Slater of The Athletic were on hand to report on the action. In our first recap of the weekend, we take a look back at which prospects had the most buzz coming in and out of the weekend. #OTRSweet16 Stars of the weekend ‘19 Josiah James (@tmpbasketball) ‘19 Diante Smith (Showtime Hoops) ‘21 Jaden Harris (GA Stars) ‘19 Caleb Mills (@PSBelite) ‘20......
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Nashville Celtics guard Tristan Jarrett made a name for himself at the first session of the Sweet 16. Atlanta, Ga. – The Sweet 16 proved to be a success this year. Players from around the Southeast participated in the Sweet 16 Tournament and competed in front of dozens of college coaches. Here is a rundown of some players who took advantage of the opportunity. Zion Williams He is cat quick with a tight handle as he pushes the ball in transition at high speeds. He has a laundry list of dribble moves......
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SC Elite forward Najee Garvin made a name for himself at the Sweet 16. Photo Cred: Courtney Davis College coaches were lined up along the courts at the On the Radar Hoops Sweet 16 to watch the guard oriented South Carolina Elite. Here is a rundown on their success from last weekend. Dyshane Murphy He is cat quick with a tight handle as he pushes the ball in transition at high speeds. He has a laundry list of dribble moves and he can beat pressure at will. Jones can penetrate and kick......
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South Georgia Kings guard Zion Williams was one of the top scorers at the Sweet 16 Session II. Photo Cred: Courtney Davis Zion Williams – 5’8 – PG – South Georgia Kings The young guard scored the ball in bunches. Knocked down the long ball every game while putting pressure on bigs when he got in the painted area. The 15 year old played up to 16U and gave Charlotte Aces 38 points Noah Burroughs – 5’10 – Guard – Alabama Basketball Academy The ABA PG shot the ball at a high......
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