OTRHoops Tournaments


OTR Hoops: Proven Grounds Sunday Standouts from Fultondale HS - April 30, 2024

Fultondale, AL- Sunday’s On the Radar Proven Grounds action at Fultondale high school featured a number of 16U and 17U teams. Here is a look at some of the standouts from Sunday’s Day 2 action. By: Joel Hillsman 2025 Bryson Berry– Team Dr1ven 2025- Berry is a bonafide scorer that scores in multiple ways via the drive and the perimeter game. He is a very athletic guard that plays above the rim, runs the floor well and defends at an elevated level. Berry in the two games we charted on Sunday averaged......

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OTR Hoops: Proven Grounds Saturday Standouts from Tarrant HS - April 30, 2024

Tarrant, AL- Parts of the On the Radar Hoops Proven Grounds were held at Tarrant High School with a number of 15U and 16U players and programs on display. Here is a look at some of the standouts from Saturday’s Day 1 action. By: Joel Hillsman 2027 Justin Vining– Carolina Pressure 15U. Forget the size, Vining is a BALLSPLAYERS ballplayer. He knows how to score, dish, defend, when to control the pace, when to attack, when to pull the jumper and leads cheers from the bench. Vining averaged 21ppg in the three......

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On the Radar's Summer Jam Standouts - Part 3

Marietta, GA – On the Radar was back home to host the annual Summer Jam showcasing 15-17U teams from across the southeast across in several host sites across Cobb and Cherokee County. The tournament featured noteworthy prospects from sponsored and independent teams who are college ready or on the verge of becoming a true college prospect within the next few years. This feature specifically highlights 2025 and 2026 standouts in a three part series. By: Jennifer Brazelton   2026 | Dillon Nixon | Bo Bell Elite 2026 guard Dillon Nixon found himself......

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OTR Hoops: Day 2 Spotlight from Proven Grounds - April 28, 2024

FULTONDALE, Alabama, – On the Radar Hoops returned to the Birmingham area for a second time this spring to host the Proven Grounds. Teams from around the Southeast met up to compete and showcase their talent. Our media team was in full force to shine the spotlight on the stars who played their best. Here is the second installment of standout names with a special focus upon top 2025 names. By: Jonathan Hemingway Bryson Berry – Team Dr1ven – 2025 Berry submitted his application for top prospect for the weekend. His resume......

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OTR Hoops: Proven Grounds Day 1 Standouts - April 27, 2024

FULTONDALE, Alabama, – On the Radar Hoops returned to the Birmingham area for a second time this spring to host the Proven Grounds. Teams from around the Southeast met up to compete and showcase their talent. Our media team was in full force to shine the spotlight on the stars who played their best. Here is the first installment from this weekend. By: Jonathan Hemingway Rashad Bryant – Team Dr1ven – 2025 Bryant possesses a blend of physical attributes and silky skill. He is a 6-foot-7 wing-forward who showed off his soft......

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OTR Hoops: Shaquan Worthy’s Battleground Finals Evals 7th & 8th - April 25, 2024

Shaquan Worthy’s Battleground Finals Evals 7th & 8th By: Bilal Benjamin Blaze Johnson | Atlanta Celtics | 2028 (Pictured) Johnson is a southpaw guard that showed his true shooting ability in championship action against a well-coached Handlelife team. Burying threes both off the catch and off the bounce, Johnson did it at his own pace. He created good separation out of isolation situations and made good reads to pull up out of the pick and roll action. The guard wasn’t one dimensional as he also made some strong attacks to the basket where......

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OTR Hoops: Shaquan Worthy’s Battleground Finals Evals 6th - April 25, 2024

Shaquan Worthy’s Battleground Finals Evals 6th By: Bilal Benjamin Messiah Lancaster | Decatur Blazers (Pictured) Lancaster is a combo guard with strength and size that showed his unique ability to score the ball from all three levels. Off the bounce, Lancaster displayed a strong attack while properly using his body to play through contact and draw foul. He also showed off his court vision when it was time to dish the rock off to his teammates. When the ball wasn’t in Lancaster’s hands, he showed a nice shooting stroke from the outside......

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OTR Hoops: Shaquan Worthy’s Battleground Finals Evals 4th & 5th - April 25, 2024

Shaquan Worthy’s Battleground Finals Evals 4th & 5th By: Bilal Benjamin Derrick Tatum Jr | J Smoove Celtics | 2031 Tatum Jr had it going in the championship game against Game Elite. The ball smothering guard wasted no time picking up his man full court, applying ball pressure and being a bug to his opponents. On the offensive end, Tatum Jr showed an ability to get a bucket whenever his team needed him to do so. He has a tight handle, a smooth floater game and also knows when to keep things......

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OTR Hoops: Summer Jam Sunday Standouts @JHillsman - April 24, 2024

Summer Jam Recap Sunday Standouts from Marietta High School By: Joel Hillsman 2027 Justin Wise– Georgia Stars EYBL 2027 (Pictured above); Wise future is very bright. He is a knockdown shooter and shoots the basketball from anywhere on the floor, communicates well on both ends of the floor and when not shooting he is making the extra pass or hitting the glass to end a defensive possession or allow for an offensive second chance opportunity. Wise displayed his work on his attacking drives to the basket and made difficult shots with contact......

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On the Radar's Summer Jam Standouts - Part 2

Marietta, GA – On the Radar was back home to host the annual Summer Jam showcasing 15-17U teams from across the southeast across in several host sites across Cobb and Cherokee County. The tournament featured noteworthy prospects from sponsored and independent teams who are college ready or on the verge of becoming a true college prospect within the next few years. This feature specifically highlights 2025 and 2026 standouts in a three part series. By: Jennifer Brazelton   2025 | Salim London | Georgia Stars 2025 G and Hoover product Salim London......

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