The 2023 edition of the Overtime Elite Fall Combine brought some of the biggest names in college basketball to the OTE Arena on Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta’s Atlantic Station neighborhood.
The likes of Bruce Pearl (Auburn), Mike Woodson (Indiana), Kenny Payne (Louisville), Hubert Davis (North Carolina), Tony Bennett (Virginia) and dozens of other college coaches and NBA scouts were in attendance to watch prospective recruits in a variety of on-court basketball drills and settings.
UK was also represented at the event, with associate coach Orlando Antigua on site to watch two players in particular.
Kentucky’s lone commit in the 2024 recruiting class is Somto Cyril, a center who is gearing up for his second season at Overtime Elite.
One of UK’s top recruiting targets in the 2024 class is Karter Knox, whose older brother Kevin was a one-and-done star in Lexington under Kentucky head coach John Calipari.
Knox made the move to Overtime Elite this summer ahead of his final prep basketball season.
Both Cyril and Knox were among the Overtime Elite players who took part in Tuesday’s Fall Combine, which featured everything from individual skill sessions to five-on-five full court play.
Here are highlights from Cyril’s and Knox’s outings in front of college coaches and pro scouts.
Class of 2024 Kentucky commit Somto Cyril is introduced before playing for Team Overtime in the 2023 edition of The Basketball Tournament in Dayton, Ohio, in July. Cyril is UK’s first, and so far only, commitment in the 2024 recruiting class. Ben Solomon The Basketball Tournament
Somto Cyril highlights
On Monday, prior to OTE’s Fall Combine in front of a plethora of college coaches and NBA scouts, Cyril underwent BAM (Basic Athletic Measurement) testing.
Here are some standout statistics from those measurements, followed by highlights of Cyril from Tuesday.
▪ Standing Reach: 9 feet, 2 inches.
▪ Wingspan: 7 feet, 7 inches.
▪ Height: 6 feet, 10 inches.
▪ Hand Length: 10 inches.
▪ Hand Width: 10 inches.
▪ Standing Vertical: 33 inches.
▪ Lane Agility: 12.38 seconds.
▪ Reaction Shuttle: 3.08 seconds.
Also of note, Cyril participated in several shooting drills Monday.
He went 15-for-30 (50%) on pull-ups, 10-for-25 (40%) on catch-and-shoot three pointers and 35-for-70 (50%) overall from the field.
Karter Knox is one of UK’s top recruits in the 2024 recruiting class. Michael Clubb
Karter Knox highlights
On Monday, Knox also underwent BAM (Basic Athletic Measurement) testing.
Here are some standout statistics from those measurements, followed by highlights of Knox from Tuesday.
▪ Standing Reach: 8 feet, 8.5 inches.
▪ Wingspan: 6 feet, 10.5 inches.
▪ Height: 6 feet, 6.25 inches.
▪ Hand Length: 9 inches.
▪ Hand Width: 9 inches.
▪ Standing Vertical: 27.5 inches.
▪ Lane Agility: 11.70 seconds.
▪ Reaction Shuttle: 3.10 seconds.
Also of note, Knox participated in several shooting drills Monday.
He went 18-for-30 (60%) on pull-ups, 14-for-25 (56%) on catch-and-shoot three pointers and 37-for-70 (52.9%) overall from the field.
Cameron Drummond works as a sports reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader with a focus on Kentucky men’s basketball recruiting and the UK men’s basketball team, horse racing, soccer and other sports in Central Kentucky. Drummond is a second-generation American who was born and raised in Texas, before graduating from Indiana University. He is a fluent Spanish speaker who previously worked as a community news reporter in Austin, Texas.Support my work with a digital subscription
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