Georgia Tech is off to a great start with their 2024 recruiting class. The Yellow Jackets made the Peach State a priority from the beginning and it’s paid off with Nell Fortner’s staff landing four of the state’s premier guards. In Dani Carnagie, Gabbie Grooms, Tianna Thompson, and Chazadi “Chit Chat” Wright, Tech’s future on the perimeter looks more than promising. All four bring different pieces to the overall puzzle. Here’s a quick look at what each brings to the table.

The Open Run is an opportunity to get in the gym with the Brandon Clay Training staff. Former University of Kentucky star guard and BCT alum Maci Morris was the headline trainer this weekend. Here are some of the standouts from Saturday’s session:

Peace Ashina

Trinity Grant

Lucy Hood

Averie Jones

Ellison Steinhauer

Kylie Watkins

The Fall season is primetime for elite individual events and Elite Is Earned brought its CMO National Camp Series back the San Francisco Bay Area. A special piece of the event in the invite-only Breakfast Club workout on Sunday. This group was as talented as any during the 2023 camp tour:

Addie Deal

Jazz Davidson

Sydney Douglas

Harper Peterson

Alabama is hosting some of the nation’s premier underclass prospects for their home football weekend against Tennessee. Kristy Curry’s Crimson Tide staff led by Roman Tubner and Colsten Thompson have a marquee list lined up to spend the day in Tuscaloosa. -- Brandon Clay

Wootten 150 Showcase is held annually for some of the high school games biggest and brightest stars. Hosted by the group that is in charge of selecting players for the McDonald’s All-American Games, it gives participants a chance to both interact with and play in front of the committee members on hand. Here’s my takeaway on some of the best performances from senior class members.

Katie Gearlds knows first hand how good Purdue Women’s Basketball can be when the Boilermakers can retain the top in-state talent. Gearlds, a former Miss Indiana Basketball winner in 2003, was a college star in West Lafayette from Day One winning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2004. Entering her third season at her alma mater, Gearlds has already experienced success landing quality in-state prospects. She and her staff did it again twice this week landing two Elite 60 prospects in the Class of 2025 in the process in Avery Gordon of Brownsburg and Kira Reynolds of South Bend.

This episode takes a look at the Nike Hoop Summit play from:

Blake Buchanan

Isaiah Collier

Bronny James

Michael Nwoko

Mikayla Williams

Brandon Clay breaks down Class of 2023 Guard Bronny James of Sierra Canyon (CA) and why his candidacy for the McDonald's All-American Game was legitimate.

Brandon Clay breaks down multiple McEachern products: Class of 2024 guys JaMichael Davis and Airious "Ace" Bailey as well as Class of 2025 post JD Palm.

Brandon Clay takes a fresh look at Class of 2026 Guard Kate Harpring of Marist School (GA) / Southeast All Stars play so far this school season.