Marietta, GA- The On The Radar Power 24 was held this past weekend for the final NCAA Live Period of 2024. Coaches from 200-plus colleges and universities were on hand in the many gyms for the weekend. Here is a look at a few of the notable standouts from Saturday’s action at Kell High School. By: Joel Hillsman 2027 Romel Koon Jr– AOT- Koon has the makings of being another special player to come through the AOT pipeline. The 6’2 lefty is a quick off the dribble, gets to his spots and......
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Woodstock, GA- The On The Radar Elite 32 was held this past weekend during the first NCAA Live Period for the month of July. Over 120 college coaching staffs were on hand evaluating the action. Here is a look at some players who had notable efforts on Saturday July 13th and Sunday July 14th at Etowah High School. By: Joel Hillsman 2025 Braedyn Gillespie- IBA The 6’0 lefty guard showed his scoring prowess by averaging 26.5ppg with 11 three-pointers in 2 games on Saturday. The highlight was his 28-point effort including the......
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Canton, GA- The On The Radar Elite 32 was held this past weekend during the first NCAA Live Period for the month of July. Over 120 college coaching staffs were on hand evaluating the action. Here is a look at some players who stood out from the action on Friday July 15th at Sequoyah High School By: Joel Hillsman 2026 Christopher Gooden Jr– Texas Hardwork Booman– Gooden is a do everything guard, whose numbers will not wow you, however his impact will. The aggressive 6’0 multi-sport athlete backs down from nothing. The......
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Marietta, GA- The On the Radar Elite 32 was held this past weekend during the first NCAA Live Period for the month of July. Over 120 college coaching staffs were on hand evaluating the action. Here is a look at some players who had breakout performances to increase their recruiting interest from the action on Thursday July 14th at Next Play 360 By: Joel Hillsman 2025 Anthony Jones– North Point Youth (FL)- Jones displayed his ability to score and his shooting touch by knocking down six three-pointers and finishing with 24 points......
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The On The Radar Sweet Sixteen was held this past weekend during the Live Period for college coach scouting. The NCAA recruiting calendar has changed from years past and so this was the first Live Period held in May and this deep into the travel ball season. Here is a look at those that stood out during the early portion of the action at Woodstock High School on Saturday, Day 2. By: Joel Hillsman 2026 Geoffrey Njogu– Kentucky Ambition 2026- Njogu led this Kentucky Ambition 2026 team to a 4-0 mark over......
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Gatlinburg, TN- The On the Radar Rocky Top Invitational continued to feature multiple teams and players from multiple states. Here is a look at the 2025 and 2026 standouts from the event. By: Joel Hillsman 2025 Andy Johnson – Kentucky Hoop Dreams (Pictured Above); Johnson is a rangy wing that is very decisive in his game, can shoot it from the mid-range and the perimeter off the catch and off the bounce and can play above the rim. His length was shown with several deflections and keeping the ball alive on rebounds......
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Gatlinburg, TN- The On the Radar Rocky Top Invitational took place at Rocky Top Sports World this past weekend. Here is a look at the 2027 standouts from the action. By: Joel Hillsman 2027 Ivan Moskalenko (Pictured Above) -B Maze Elite UAA 15U- Moskalenko is a stretch four that possesses not only a got interior game but also can shoot it from the perimeter at an exceptionally good clip. He is tough and gritty, even playing through a bloodied nose, in a notable win over Kentucky Hoop Dreams. Moskalenko rebounds, has quality......
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Fultondale, AL- Sunday’s On the Radar Proven Grounds action at Fultondale high school featured a number of 16U and 17U teams. Here is a look at some of the standouts from Sunday’s Day 2 action. By: Joel Hillsman 2025 Bryson Berry– Team Dr1ven 2025- Berry is a bonafide scorer that scores in multiple ways via the drive and the perimeter game. He is a very athletic guard that plays above the rim, runs the floor well and defends at an elevated level. Berry in the two games we charted on Sunday averaged......
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Tarrant, AL- Parts of the On the Radar Hoops Proven Grounds were held at Tarrant High School with a number of 15U and 16U players and programs on display. Here is a look at some of the standouts from Saturday’s Day 1 action. By: Joel Hillsman 2027 Justin Vining– Carolina Pressure 15U. Forget the size, Vining is a BALLSPLAYERS ballplayer. He knows how to score, dish, defend, when to control the pace, when to attack, when to pull the jumper and leads cheers from the bench. Vining averaged 21ppg in the three......
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Saturday Standouts at Hirma High School By: Joel Hillsman 2026 Brandon Nelson– AC Georgia (Pictured Above): The work is showing for Nelson. Nelson displayed an overall game featuring attacking, active rebounding, passing, mid-range shooting, extended perimeter shooting, playing through contact, defensive activity that led to strips and steals and easy buckets most of the day. Nelson’s highlight of the weekend was 31-point performance in a two-point victory over the Georgia Stunners where these attributes were displayed. 2027 King Johnson– Team Young & Motivated: Johnson is an engineering point guard who is always......
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