MARIETTA, Georgia, – A few hundred teams from across the Southeast lined up to compete against the best at the OTR Power 24. College coaches from across the country filed in to watch the action. Here is a list of players that caught our eye from the last two days of the tournament. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2023 Sean Cusano is reaping the rewards of his hard work this summer. He picked up three offers in the days following the end of the event from USC Upstate, Chattanooga, and Emory......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – The Power 24 provided a final opportunity in 2022 for travel teams around the Southeast to show off their talents in front of college coaches. The four-day showcase gave the stage to some of the top independent teams in the region. Here is a look at standouts from the first two days at Next Play 360. By: Jonathan Hemingway Keyshawn Adams with the Charlotte Aces heated up quickly from beyond the arc. The 6-foot-6 forward has a quick trigger and when his feet are squared, he can reel off......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Carmelo Adkins | RJ Hampton | 2023 The 6’5″ guard out of Western Reserve Academy, Carmelo Adkins, came to Atlanta to prove he can compete with the best of them. Has a nice length and uses his......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Zyere Edwards | PSB Atlanta | 2023 The 5’9″ point guard out of St. Andrews School, Zyere Edwards, has been one of the most consistent guards this AAU season. Edwards does a lot of the little things......
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Marietta, Georgia- The first Live Period in July for On the Radar Elite 32 showcased some of the top basketball prospects. Over 200 teams from states as far as California, South Dakota, and Texas and 400+ college coaches came through from July 7-10 to catch some of the best talent in the country. By: Jennifer Brazelton Ethan Blackmon | BMM | 2023 The 6’7″ big out of iSchool of Lewisville, Ethan Blackmon, was phenomenal all weekend. In the game against Team Breakdown UAA, Blackmon helped his team to a 20 point win with......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – The OTR Elite 32 brought together many of the nation’s top independent programs together in front of nearly 400 college coaches last weekend. Here is our second installment of to performers from the event. By: Jonathan Hemingway I could not be higher on class of 2024 guard Karris Bilal with the Georgia Stars 16U team. He is an elite shooter who has elite instincts. He proved he could get his shot off consistently and accurately in the high screen and roll action. It was his work away from the......
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MARIETTA, Georgia – The OTR Elite 32 Showcase was an overwhelming success last weekend. Teams from as far away as California, South Dakota, and Texas travelled to play in front of upwards of 400 college coaches. Once again the On the Radar Hoops organization proved to be the premier independent platform to attend during the NCAA live period. Here is a first installment of standouts from the games at Next Play 360. By: Jonathan Hemingway Isaac Burns – South Dakota Attack – 2023 Burns was one of the best shooters in the......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and players are making plans for the next three months. There are several college ready prospects ready that will receive their high school diplomas in coming weeks that are competing at OTR tournaments. There are even more up and coming underclassmen that are looking to carve out their niche in the college recruiting world. Here is part three of our standout list from the Summer Jam event from last weekend. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2023 Jayden Cooper of Crimson......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – Over 75 teams from the Southeast came to Cobb County to compete and receive premier media coverage last weekend. This is the final opportunity for teams to compete in a travel ball setting before the open periods crank up in July. Here are a few names that caught our eye on the opening day of the tournament. By: Jonathan Hemingway PSB Elite point guard, Zyere Edwards, put everyone on notice in his opening game on Saturday morning. He scored 20 points by being the lead playmaker for his squad.......
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Gatlinburg, TN – There was a lot of talent to be seen at the On the Radar Rocky Top Invitational in Gatlinburg. Independents and shoe teams collided which showcased some new talent to begin tracking heading into the summer live period. By: Jennifer Brazelton Will Brent: STARS HSA – 2023 The 6’5″ shooting guard out of Ravenwood High School, Will Brent, was very impressive and consistent with his shooting capabilities at the Rocky Top Invitational. Brent really stood out in his game against Hawks Elite, coming out of halftime and......
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