OTRHoops Tournaments


2024 Standouts at On the Radar's 'Who Wants the Smoke' (Part 1)

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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OTR The Opening - Sunday Scene-Stealers

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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OTR's The Opening - Rising Names To Know

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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OTR The Opening Upperclassmen Standouts Part II - March 23, 2023

WOODSTOCK, Georgia, – On the Radar Hoops hosted The Opening at five different facilities in the Cobb-Cherokee County area last weekend. Travel teams from several different states made the commitment to compete and be seen at this event. Here is a recap of notable upperclassman that we evaluated on Saturday at Woodstock High School. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2024 point guard Shaun Smith got it going early for H.Y.P.E. Hawks at The Opening. He hits jumpers behind the ball screen and is equally adept at making plays off the dribble. Smith’s......

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OTR’s The Opening: New Names Emerging - March 23, 2023

OTR’s spring and summer circuit kicked off this weekend with The Opening, bringing together several of the top programs in the southeast. We got a little taste of everything including breakout performances, down to the wire finishes, and independent programs making waves. Here are some new names that emerged this weekend at The Opening. By: Cam Rickers (@CamRickersHoops) 2024 W Andrija Vujacic – Atlanta Stars (Tallulah Falls) Saturday was my first look at the Atlanta Stars and the pair of Andrija Vujacic and Rob Hunter were equally impressive. Vujacic is a European......

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OTR The Opening 16U Standouts - March 22, 2023

On The Radar’s opening weekend event, The Opening, took place this weekend and provided a nice look at some of the top programs around the Southeast. We saw some killer matchups including several between sponsored programs and top independent teams. For the most part, I bounced back and forth between 17u and 16u games, both of which featured some legitimate prospects. By: Cam Rickers (@CamRickersHoops) 2025 C Mekhi Ragland – Team Huncho (Berkmar) Mekhi Ragland was undoubtedly one of the most impressive prospects from the 16u division, showcasing a unique skillset to......

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OTR's The Opening - Backcourt Gems

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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OTR The Opening 17U Standouts - March 21, 2023

OTR’s The Opening: 17u Standouts This weekend played host to The Opening, On The Radar’s first circuit event of the spring and the competition did not disappoint. I hovered between the 4 courts at Woodstock High School, catching as much 17u action as possible. These are a few guys that made big impressions on opening weekend. By: Cam Rickers (@CamRickersHoops) 2024 G Brentis Schaeffer – Game Elite K (Langston Hughes) While we’re only 4 games into the spring circuit, Brentis Schaeffer has already helped his stock tremendously in my eyes. Schaeffer is......

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OTR The Opening - Day 1 Upperclassmen Standouts - March 20, 2023

WOODSTOCK, Georgia, – On the Radar Hoops hosted The Opening at five different facilities in the Cobb-Cherokee County area last weekend. Travel teams from several different states made the commitment to compete and be seen at this event. Here is a recap of notable upperclassman that we evaluated on Saturday at Woodstock High School. By: Jonathan Hemingway Fresh off a state championship with Kings Ridge Christian, senior Micah Hoover was back in the gym making sure everyone remembers his name. He drew praise from the entire OTR media crew while suiting up......

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2025 Standouts from On the Radar's The Opening

Woodstock, Georgia- On the Radar’s “The Opening” kicks off an 18 tournament AAU season going deep into July. This weekend’s tournament took place March 18-19 in northwest Georgia and featured many of the southeast’s best travel teams. The Opening gave a preview of which teams to track and a peak on who some of the next upcoming prospects. By: Jennifer Brazelton   2025 | Jayden Bell | Team Power The 6′ guard out of Butler High School, Jayden Bell, is a name to know in the class of 2025. Was one of......

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