Marietta, GA – On the Radar hosted the first of 2 NCAA Live Periods in July, Elite 32, from July 6-9th across multiple locations with over 150+ teams featuring age groups from 14-17U. Lots of new and old players made impressions on our staff as well as college coaches on the sidelines. Feature stories for Elite 32 will feature breakout posts, facilitators, scorers, shooters, and utility players. By: Jennifer Brazelton 2024 | Narit Chotikavanic | Lone Star Elite Narit Chotikavanic was one of my favorite players to watch this weekend with......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – The first weekend of the July period comes to an end today at the OTR Elite 32. We found several individual players who floated to the top with their play. Several underclassmen earned attention on Sunday. While a few shoe sponsored teams showed up for afternoon games after their circuit play had concluded. Here is a rundown of the action on the fourth and final day of The Elite 32. By: Jonathan Hemingway Showtime Ballers on a Roll Although the leader of the team from the spring, Paul Djobet,......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – After two days of solid action at the OTR Elite 32, day three gave us more than our fair share of great basketball action. More overtime finishes, last second shots, and come from behind wins all highlighted today’s action. And of course, there are players earning offers and looks from the college coaches sitting court side. Here is a rundown from day three. By: Jonathan Hemingway AOT and Ace Bailey Do it AGAIN Court four was packed. With the game running more than thirty minutes behind, spectators squeezed in......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – Day two of the OTR Elite 32 brought elite competition and the college coaches out to watch. Our scouts covered two venues from top to bottom. New names and old faces turned in performances to remember. Here is a recap of the top storylines from Friday of the event. Game of the Day The most exciting game of the day took place between Wood Elite South and SW Illinois Jets. The Jets found themselves trailing by double digits early in the first half. The game looked to be on......
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MARIETTA, Georgia, – The July live period kicked off for On the Radar Hoops with Elite 32 hosting games at two venues. More than 200 travel teams will compete and look to earn scholarship offers over this weekend. Here are a few highlights from day one. By: Jonathan Hemingway Ace Bailey notches a Triple-Double With his future college coaches sitting courtside, the Rutgers bound wing put on a show to remember with his AOT squad. In a high scoring game, Bailey dropped 30 points and then proceeded to fill up every other......
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MARIETTA, GA – Combining their powers, OTR and the SH Report, headed by Shun Williams and Kris Watkins respectively, went head to head with the GBCA SE Regional Live event at LakePoint and hosted over 40 schools at Next Play 360 last Saturday. From the day, with coaches from a variety of levels in the bldg, here are a few names worth tracking on your radars. By: Keith Agran AJ Horton | G | 2024 | South Cobb Arrives at SC from Jonesboro and immediately gives them some critical versatility in the......
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CARTERSVILLE, Georgia, – The NCAA live period in the month of June has become a staple for high school teams in the state of Georgia. Last weekend at Lake Point Sports teams from all over the state of Georgia and a handful of out of state teams packed into the 12-court facility in front of hundreds of college coaches. Our staff was in the stands checking the action. We found the usual standout performers in the state along with a couple of names we expect to see trending heading into next the......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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