This morning class of 2023 wing Paul Djobet committed to the University of Miami (FL). The Orlando native is a 6-foot-7 prospect who attended West Oaks Academy and played with the Showtime Ballers on the travel circuit. The On the Radar Hoops media team had many opportunities to watch and evaluate Djobet. He established himself as the top unsigned senior at the events this spring. He is a college ready athlete and a skilled scorer. Djobet scores the ball off the bounce at the rim, shows range beyond the 3-point arc, and......
Continue Reading
WILDER, KY – Back to northern Kentucky OTR went, to host our 2nd trip to the region and another impressive field of teams from the Bluegrass and surrounding states. We played tournament-style basketball for this one rather than our more traditional pool play, and the intensity as we got down to a champion in the 3 high school divisions was fun to watch. Quite a few backcourt combos stood out as these duos did damage in a lot of ways: By Keith Agran: Antjuan Welch II & Dez Carpenter | HandlesandBuckets 16U......
Continue Reading
ORLANDO, Florida, – Hot dogs on the grill are what the average American may do over the Memorial Day weekend, but for basketball fanatics like us, the gym is where we ended up at the end of May. The OTR Memorial Day Classic provided a bookend to the spring travel season. A final opportunity for players and their teams to compete and get covered on the travel circuit. The Orlando edition of this tournament was a good one. Plenty of competition and standout players. Here is a third look at the players......
Continue Reading
WILDER, KY – Back to northern Kentucky OTR went, to host our 2nd trip to the region and another impressive field of teams from the Bluegrass and surrounding states. We played tournament-style basketball for this one rather than our more traditional pool play, and the intensity as we got down to a champion in the 3 high school divisions was fun to watch. Quite a few backcourt combos stood out as these duos did damage in a lot of ways: By Keith Agran: Athens McGillis & Bryce Snell | All H.E.A.R.T. 16U......
Continue Reading
ORLANDO, Florida, – Hot dogs on the grill are what the average American may do over the Memorial Day weekend, but for basketball fanatics like us, the gym is where we ended up at the end of May. The OTR Memorial Day Classic provided a bookend to the spring travel season. A final opportunity for players and their teams to compete and get covered on the travel circuit. The Orlando edition of this tournament was a good one. Plenty of competition and standout players. Here is a second look at the players......
Continue Reading
ORLANDO, Florida, – Hot dogs on the grill are what the average American may do over the Memorial Day weekend, but for basketball fanatics like us, the gym is where we ended up at the end of May. The OTR Memorial Day Classic provided a bookend to the spring travel season. A final opportunity for players and their teams to compete and get covered on the travel circuit. The Orlando edition of this tournament was a good one. Plenty of competition and standout players. Here is a first look at the players......
Continue Reading
WILDER, KY – Back to northern Kentucky OTR went, to host our 2nd trip to the region and another impressive field of teams from the Bluegrass and surrounding states. We played tournament-style basketball for this one rather than our more traditional pool play, and the intensity as we got down to a champion in the 3 high school divisions was fun to watch. We look at guys who made an immediate impression, part 2: Wes Enis | G | 2024 | Team Wildcat Select HGSL After being in the conversation for best......
Continue Reading
Folds’s Fab 5- 5 standouts from Florida Memorial Day Battle By: Josh Folds 24’ G Kaiden White – Kaiden continues his consistent overall play with another great event in the books. Kaiden has great size and athleticism for a combo guard and can score from anywhere on the floor. Kaiden is a consistent scorer that coaches can count on and will give you everything he has on the defensive end. I expect his recruiting to heat up as we head into the summer. 24’ W Narayan Thomas– Narayan uses his 6’5 frame......
Continue Reading
Florida Memorial Day Battle- Names to Know By: Josh Folds 24’ G Nate Smathers– Nate is a consistent outside shooter who had a quick and high shot release making it difficult to guard. Nate has a solid frame and helps with rebounding while on the defensive end. Nate had a productive overall weekend and seems to have great upside to his overall game. 24’ CG Caleb Jones-Dicks– Caleb is a flat out dog who can go from start to finish. Caleb was one of the highest scoring guards from the weekend and......
Continue Reading
MARIETTA, GA – With OTR split between Florida and Atlanta as the juggernaut continues to grow, I took to NextPlay 360 Saturday and Kell HS for what turned out to be a lot of quality action. Here are some guys from Kell Sunday who were “Can’t Miss”: By: Keith Agran The @CityHuskies 16U bigs combo of Rashad Dorsey (left) and Kevon Walker play off each other really well when on the floor together, when not in the lineup together each gets after it around the basket and is a handful athletically to......
Continue Reading