OTRHoops Tournaments


OTR Rocky Top Invitational: Standout Guards (RICKERS) - May 10, 2023

On The Radar hit the Tennessee mountains this weekend for the annual Rocky Top Invitational, a loaded slate of games at Rocky Top Sports World. Programs from Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky and other southeastern states brought a collection of new eye-catchers as well as some familiar faces from OTR’s spring circuit. These are a handful of guards that stood out over the weekend. By: Cam Rickers 2025 CG Rhett Broussard – Team Scoot Puma Rhett Broussard has really jumped onto the scene the past couple of weeks with OTR, a Nashville product playing......

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OTR Rocky Top Invitational: Standout Bigs (Rickers) - May 10, 2023

On The Radar hit the Tennessee mountains this weekend for the annual Rocky Top Invitational, a loaded slate of games at Rocky Top Sports World. Programs from Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky and other southeastern states brought a collection of new eye-catchers as well as some familiar faces from OTR’s spring circuit. These are a handful of bigs that stood out over the weekend. By: Cam Rickers 2023 F Jake Hatch – Hoop Squad Jake Hatch’s combination of size and skill may surpass that of any player I saw this weekend. At 6’10, Hatch......

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OTR Sweet 16 Session II Standouts - FINAL EDITION - May 10, 2023

MARIETTA, Georgia, – Session II of the OTR Sweet 16 kicked off with a bang on Friday night and did not let up until early Sunday evening. Teams from across the Southeast made their home in Northwest Metro Atlanta for the weekend hoping to earn some time in front of college coaches during the NCAA viewing period. Here is a final list of standouts from the weekend. By: Jonathan Hemingway =The Showtime Ballers found a way to impose the will physically upon their opponents during the live period. Class of 2023 wing......

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Sweet Sixteen Session 2 - Sunday Impression-Makers

MARIETTA, GA – Sunday at Sweet Sixteen Session 2 I finished up over at NextPlay 360 to look in on more 17’s during this crucial recruiting period. Some final day Impression-Makers: By:  Keith Agran Tyson Wilson | G | 2024 | AOI Stellar controlled PG play from Wilson who can really get after it as an offensive force from multiple levels or carve you up with his decision-making, has been an AOI staple for years and has the kind of natural instincts and moxie you love for a next-level lead guard, plays......

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OTR Sweet 16 Session II - More Standouts - May 5, 2023

MARIETTA, Georgia, – Session II of the OTR Sweet 16 kicked off with a bang on Friday night and did not let up until early Sunday evening. Teams from across the Southeast made their home in Northwest Metro Atlanta for the weekend hoping to earn some time in front of college coaches during the NCAA viewing period. Here are more players that made the most of their weekend below. By: Jonathan Hemingway Class of 2023 Xavier Bell knows only how to play hard. He showed that firsthand last weekend with Game Elite.......

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Sweet Sixteen Session 2 - Saturday Impression-Makers Pt 2

MARIETTA, GA – Moved to Kell HS for Day 2 of OTR’s Sweet Sixteen Session 2, as three courts of 17U action went all day. Some guys who made Impressions, part 2: By:  Keith Agran Alex Collier | F | 2024 | Above Academy With shooting galore around them it helps Above Academy bigs Jack Sullivan (left) and Alex Collier find space and get the ball in quality finishing position, saw Sullivan at The Gauntlet too and the sticky-handed Collier was tough today at the basket – @OTRHoops Sweet Sixteen 2 pic.twitter.com/BXCtkXzJGQ......

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Standouts from On the Radar's Sweet 16 Session II (Part 2)

Marietta , Georgia- On the Radar’s ‘Sweet Sixteen Session 2’ was the second NCAA Live Period of the travel season. Back in northwest Georgia and surrounding schools, this Live Period featured many of the southeast’s best travel teams. Offers and interests have picked up significantly following the first Live Period and with this second Live Period, college coaches have really begun to hone in on who are some of the premier standout players in 2024, 2025, and 2026. By: Jennifer Brazelton   2024 | Ky’Den Mays | Georgia Stunners Ky’Den Mays was......

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OTR Sweet 16 Session II - Emerging Names - May 5, 2023

MARIETTA, Georgia, – Session II of the OTR Sweet 16 kicked off with a bang on Friday night and did not let up until early Sunday evening. Teams from across the Southeast made their home in Northwest Metro Atlanta for the weekend hoping to earn some time in front of college coaches during the NCAA viewing period. Here are the players that made the most of their weekend below. By: Jonathan Hemingway The most impressive part of Sam Maynard’s game this spring is his willingness to mesh into a new role with......

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Sweet Sixteen Session 2 - Saturday Impression-Makers Pt 1

MARIETTA, GA – Moved to Kell HS for Day 2 of OTR’s Sweet Sixteen Session 2, as three courts of 17U action went all day. Some guys who made Impressions, part 1: By:  Keith Agran Fred Tripp | F | 2024 | Hawks Elite Gold @HawksEliteAAU brings multiple teams usually and their Gold 17U team just had another good one vs @hoopatlanta_AAU, Tripp was so active up and down the floor and around the basket, goes about 6-6 and can really reject, but it was the movement which was eye-opening pic.twitter.com/o5dvFi5FAL —......

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OTR Sweet 16 Session II - First Impressions - May 2, 2023

MARIETTA, Georgia, – Session II of the OTR Sweet 16 kicked off with a bang on Friday night and did not let up until early Sunday evening. Teams from across the Southeast made their home in Northwest Metro Atlanta for the weekend hoping to earn some time in front of college coaches during the NCAA viewing period. Here are the players that made the most of their weekend below. By: Jonathan Hemingway Perhaps the player the helped his profile the most this past weekend was Andrew Lavigne with the Georgia Stunners. The......

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