By Robert Alfonso Jr. Norcross, GA – Berkmar set the tone early and never looked back. The Patriots aggressive play led to a 70-53 over Sequoyah in the open game of the OTR Tip-Off Classic at Norcross High Saturday. This was Berkmar’s first win of the year under newly hired head coach William Witherspoon, who is a Patriots alum. “It […]
Cartersville, GA – Coming off a .500 season, the Cartersville High boys basketball program is looking to peak later in the year. The Hurricanes have a slew of players returning under head coach Mike Tobin. Cartersville opens the season on Tuesday, November 19 against Carrollton in its home-opener. The Canes finished the regular-season second in Region 7-AAAAA last season. They […]
Lawrenceville, GA – Antoine Stroud took over the helm at Archer High last season and hit it out of the park. Archer finished the season 21-9 before a Sweet 16 exit from the Georgia High School AAAAAAA state playoffs. The Tigers picked up a strong road win in the playoffs at Camden County before being eliminated by Pebblebrook. This season, […]
Robert Alfonso Jr. Tampa, FL – The fourth annual Future Elite All-American Camp assembled some of the best talent in the Southeast and a player came from Nevada to compete in one of the best evaluation camps before the start of the high school season. These players had evaluators associated with John Lucas camp and the NBA Top 100 camp, […]
By Robert Alfonso Jr. Tampa, FL – A week later and it still doesn’t seem real. Amir Abdur-Rahim, the head men’s basketball coach at South Florida, died last Thursday from a medical procedure at a Tampa-area hospital due to complications that arose during the procedure. He leaves behind a wife and three children, among siblings and family. The basketball coach […]