In the Team Takeover National Hoops Showcase, Keith Stevens has arguably the country’s premier one-day high school showcase. HYATTSVILLE, Md. – The Team Takeover National Hoops Showcase has set the bar high for one day showcases nationwide. Director Keith Stevens had over fifty Division One graded prospects take part in the seven-game slate inside the Morgan and Kathy Wooten Gymnasium on the campus of DeMatha Catholic High School. What that collection of talent in one place, please believe that we walked away with plenty of knowledge. Here are three upperclass prospects who......
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Big Blue Nation came out to Hoop Fest to see future Wildcats and also to get a glimpse of Kentucky coach John Calipari in between games. *Photo by Jonathan Hemingway Benton, Ky. – The Hoop Fest hosted by Marshall County High School provided the venue for a terrific showdown of elite talent this past weekend. A line up of nationally ranked teams squared off against one another after seeing the first two days of Hoop Fest cancelled due to ice and snow. With the tradition that Marshall County has set in place......
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From Georgia to Kentucky to Minnesota, the OTRHoopsReport had “Spike Lee” seats everywhere during a jam packed 10 hours full of basketball. *Photo by Brandon Clay Saturday was one of the busiest days of the 2013-14 high school season for the OTRHoopsReport team. We could think of no better way to recap what we witnessed on the hardwood than to bring our readers along with us through the busy day. Enjoy an inside look through our court side seats at our team in action. By: @BrandonClayPSB, @JLHemingwayPSB & Shun Williams @OntheRadarHoops 11:50......
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Class of 2016 PG Alterique Gilbert Miller Grove (GA) has played as well as any guard in Georgia this season Photo by: Ty Freeman Editor’s Note: “Recruiting Recap” is a regular piece designed to catch our readers up on the latest in the world of recruiting. Monday December 9, 2013 Class of 2016 lead guard Lamonte Turner of Arlington County Day (FL) recently picked up an offer from Miami. Turner has continued to gain interest after transferring and reclassifying. Turner currently holds offers from Auburn, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina Virginia will be in......
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Class of 2015 forward Jaylen Brown powered Wheeler past Miller Grove in the final game of the Nike Explosion. MARIETTA, Ga. – The Nike Explosion was held this weekend at Wheeler High School. This is a must see event each year that features some of the top programs in the Southeast. Here are a few of the top performers from the fourth annual Nike Explosion. By: Shun Williams @OntheRadarHoops Alterique Gilbert – Miller Grove (GA) – 2016 The 5-foot-11 lead guard has played as well as any player in the state of......
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From Colorado to Minnesota, Tyus Jones doesn’t care who stands in his way to future success as a Duke Blue Devil and beyond. *Courtesy of USA Basketball MINNEAPOLIS – The Breakdown Tip Off Classic has emerged as possibly the nation’s premier single-day event featuring boys and girls games in the country. Two top guards nationally in Tyus Jones and Jarvis Johnson went at it in the day’s nightcap giving us plenty to write about. By: @BrandonClayPSB 1) Tyus Jones should be a star in Durham. Tyus Jones of Apple Valley, Minn., is......
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Amir Coffey of New Hope, Minn., showed and proved that he is back and should be considered amongst the nation’s elite wing players in the class of 2016. *Courtesy of USA Basketball MINNEAPOLIS – The Breakdown Classic has emerged as possibly the nation’s premier single-day event featuring boys and girls games in the country. We were on hand with plenty of ink and paper for the talent on hand. We learned a good deal about both Amir Coffey and Jackson Greenwaldt during the day. By: @BrandonClayPSB 1) Amir Coffey is back and......
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Thomas Bryant of Rochester, N.Y., showed a world of talent and promise at the prestigious Marshall County HoopFest. *Courtesy of USA Basketball Benton, Ky. – The basketball crazed state of Kentucky provides the perfect setting for a premier showcase of high school basketball in the month of December. Although snow and ice shut down the first two days of the tournament, several of the nation’s top programs were still able to play on Saturday to showcase their skills. Although the iced roads kept many of the hometown fans home, the event was......
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Gilbert drove his way past Luella at the OntheRadarHoops.com Invitational. *Photo by Ty Freeman Alpharetta, Ga. – The buzz generated from last weekend’s OntheRadarHoops.com Invitational continues to echo into this week. Scholarship offers, highlight dunks and a number of games that went to the wire kept many people talking about the showcase that took place at St. Francis High School on Saturday night. Here is another look back at several of the performers that helped make the #OTRHoopsInvitational a success. By: @JLHemingwayPSB FEATURE PLAYER Alterique Gilbert (Lithonia, Ga.) Miller Grove –......
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Tyus Jones arrived in Colorado focused and ready to work on securing his spot on the Nike Hoop Summit roster next spring. *Courtesy of USA Basketball Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @BrandonClayPSB Class of 2014 prospect Tyus Jones of Apple Valley, Minn., made a statement on the Nike EYBL circuit establishing himself as the nation’s top point guard. As if that wasn’t enough, he upped the ante with his play in Colorado Springs during......
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