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The foot never comes off the gas for Jazian Gortman.

The Thompson Twins have always accompanied one another in their basketball journeys. But now comes a turning point that will forever alter the trajectory of their careers: the 2023 NBA Draft.

February 11, 2023 — Under the glimmering lights of State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Dominick Barlow fearlessly elevates over fourth-year forward De'Andre Hunter for an emphatic two-hand flush.

With time running out and the City Reapers trailing by one, Amen Thompson found his twin brother, Ausar, across the court who splashed a three for the lead with three seconds remaining. A half court attempt by the YNG Dreamerz was off the mark giving the Reapers a 3-0 sweep.

With 2.3 seconds remaining, Amen Thompson took the inbounds pass and drove to the basket hitting a layup as time expired to get the 80-78 victory putting the City Reapers up 2-0 in the best-of-five series.

The City Reapers held on late against the YNG Dreamerz for an 81-77 victory to take game one in the best-of-five series.

The YNG Dreamerz got the 96-89 victory over the Holy Rams to win the best-of-three series and claim their spot in the Overtime Elite Championship against the City Reapers.

The Holy Rams fended off elimination with an 84-79 victory over the YNG Dreamerz at OTE Arena on Saturday night behind a tough performance after a hard loss last night.

The City Reapers closed out the series against the Cold Hearts with an 89-75 victory led by Ausar and Amen Thompson in front of a packed house at OTE Arena.

After trailing in the third, the City Reapers went on a run in the fourth quarter to get the 104-97 win over the Cold Hearts in game one of the best-of-three series.

Overtime Elite announced its regular season awards just ahead of its semi-final matchups. The awards were voted on by coaches, players, fans and Overtime staff. The fans showed their love for OTE as over 15,700 fans cast their vote.

The Cold Hearts and Holy Rams both closed out their best-of-three series in two games on Saturday night at OTE Arena. Without much drama, the Cold Hearts handled business against the Hillcrest Bruins and the Holy Rams withstood a couple fourth quarter runs from the Falcons to hold on and advance to the semis.

The two top seeds handled business on Friday night at OTE Arena as the playoffs kicked off. The Cold Hearts and the Holy Rams both got crucial wins in the best-of-three series to put them on the cusp of securing their spot in the semi-finals.

With the regular season finished, it’s playoff time at Overtime Elite starting this weekend. The first two seeds have the week off waiting to find out who their opponents will be, but there will still be high level action at OTE Arena this weekend.

After the final week of the regular season, Tyler Smith has been named OTE Player of the Week.

After last weekend, the seeds are set across the board with matchups set for the first weekend. The five and six seed were decided in the final game between the Bruins and the Falcons. The Bruins won the game 102-89 to get the five seed and chance to play the Cold Hearts in the first round.

The YNG Dreamerz bounced back to get the 101-93 victory over the Holy Rams to end the regular season on a high note.

In two tight games at OTE Arena on Friday night, the City Reapers and Holy Rams both secured wins with games going down to the final minute.

The Cold Hearts took care of business on the road at the Hillcrest Bruins 115-93 where they cruised for most of the second half.

Jalen Lewis continued his dominance on the road in Phoenix by posting 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the YNG Dreamerz to the win over the Bruins 97-89.

After a near triple double, Ausar Thompson has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week. It’s the second time Ausar has earned the OTE weekly honor.

After trailing by as many as 21 points in the second quarter, the Word of God Holy Rams stormed back with a huge second half to get the 92-89 win and sweep the Cold Hearts in the season series.

The Cold Hearts got back in the win column with a huge 83-73 victory over the YNG Dreamerz on Friday night at OTE Arena in front of a sold out crowd.

With the regular season winding down, Word of God Holy Rams and Jayden Quaintance are hitting their stride at the perfect time. Quaintance helped the Holy Rams get two big wins over the OSL Falcons last week as well as the 3v3 OTE Takeover Championship to be named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week.

The Word of God Holy Rams had a big performance from Druh Gibbs-Lawhorn and Jayden Quaintance to get their third win in a row on Tuesday night.

After catching fire in the fourth quarter in the City Reapers win over the YNG Dreamerz, Eli Ellis has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week.

After struggling much of the night on offense, the City Reapers exploded in the fourth quarter to get the 76-64 victory over the YNG Dreamerz at OTE Arena to move to 12-1 on the season.

After the City Reapers took care of business against Word of God to move to 11-1 on Monday, they now turn their attention back to the YNG Dreamerz for a rematch that decides the season series.

The YNG Dreamerz Alexandre Sarr and Word of God’s Jayden Quaintance have both been named Overtime Elite Co Player of the Week after both having great weekends, helping their teams win.

The YNG Dreamerz continued their domination over the last month with a decisive 96-64 victory over the OSL Falcons on Saturday night at OTE Arena.

The YNG Dreamerz executed their game plan close to perfection in knocking off the City Reapers 71-61 on Friday night at OTE Arena.

Overtime Elite has a massive game this week between their two teams sitting in first and second place with the City Reapers and YNG Dreamerz playing Friday, January 13 at 7 p.m. on Amazon Prime.

Amen Thompson had a huge night that helped lift the City Reapers to 10-0 on the season as they took down the Cold Hearts 101-90.

After a big trade that involved seven players, the City Reapers still rolled over the Cold Hearts 101-90 on Friday, January 6 at OTE Arena.

Overtime Elite is back after a holiday break as the regular season rolls on with the City Reapers taking on the Cold Hearts this Friday, January 6 at 7 p.m. on Amazon Prime.

Eli Ellis has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week after the City Reapers moved to 9-0 on the season after defeating the Hillcrest Bruins and the OSL Falcons.

The story of the night at OTE Arena was the Cold Hearts snapping their losing streak with a 91-79 victory over the Hillcrest Bruins on Saturday night. The two teams were tied at 60 after three and the Cold Hearts used a late surge to get the 12-point win and their third victory of the season.

The OSL Falcons stole the night at OTE Arena with a huge 100-83 over the Cold Hearts on Amazon Prime with huge performances from Ty-Laur Johnson and Christian Jones. Johnson had a huge second half finishing with 29 points and Jones was right behind him with 28. They had an answer to every run the Cold Hearts tried to make in the second half before pulling away in the fourth quarter.

After leading by 10 at the half, the YNG Dreamerz outscored the Word of God Holy Rams 65-22 in the second half on the way to a 50-point victory in Raleigh on Tuesday night.

Ausar Thompson has won the Overtime Elite Player of the Week after having a strong weekend getting wins over the Cold Hearts and the Hillcrest Bruins.

A close game turned into a rout in the third quarter as the City Reapers topped the Hillcrest Bruins 108-80 at OTE Arena.

The City Reapers and YNG Dreamerz both got wins at OTE Arena on Friday, December 9.

After having his first double-double of the season, Alexandre Sarr has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week.

The YNG Dreamerz outscored the Cold Hearts by 17 points in the second half to move to 5-1 on the season after winning 99-87 at OTE Arena on Friday, December 2.

After Thanksgiving break, Overtime Elite will resume its regular season this Friday, December 2 at 7 p.m. The Cold Hearts are set to play the YNG Dreamerz on Amazon Prime.

Ralph Martino Jr., a senior from Baltimore, MD, signed a scholarship with Overtime Elite. Martino joins the Cold Hearts and makes his debut on Friday, December 2nd at 7pm ET at OTE Arena, airing live on Amazon Prime Video. The 6’6” combo guard brings instinctive playmaking and dynamic finishes at the rim to a highlight-reel ready Cold Hearts squad. Over the summer, Martino played with Team United and most recently played at Shabach Christian Academy. Last season, he was honored by being named 6A First Team All-District and First Team All-Region.

Jahki Howard has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week after leading his team to victory over the Hillcrest Bruins on Tuesday, November 22.

The Cold Hearts Bryce Griggs has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week after posting a triple double last week against the OSL Falcons in the Bronx.

Amen and Ausar Thompson combined to score 51 points against the YNG Dreamerz to lead the City Reapers to an 87-71 victory.

The Cold Hearts got a big 101-86 road victory over the OSL Falcons in the Bronx with a shorthanded roster on Wednesday, November 16.

The YNG Dreamerz used a huge fourth quarter comeback to stay undefeated setting up a huge matchup on Friday with the City Reapers on Amazon Prime.

Freddie Dilione from the Word of God Holy Rams has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week.

The Cold Hearts and Word of God Holy Rams battled on Saturday night at OTE Arena in one of the best Overtime Elite games to date as the Holy Rams came out on top with a thrilling 104-103 victory.

The YNG Dreamerz and City Reapers both came away with wins at OTE Arena on Friday, November 11.

After a big opening weekend in front of two sold out crowds, Overtime Elite heads into the second week of the season with some big matchups coming.

After leading the YNG Dreamerz to a perfect 2-0 weekend to start the season, Jaylen Martin has been named the Overtime Elite Player of the Week.

The YNG Dreamerz and Cold Hearts both captured wins on the second night of the season in front of a sold-out crowd at OTE Arena.

Overtime Elite kicked off its second season with a double header at OTE Arena between the City Reapers and OSL Falcons and the YNG Dreamerz against the Hillcrest Bruins on Friday, November 4 in Atlantic Station.

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Rob Dillingham has signed a scholarship to join Overtime Elite for the league’s second season that kicks off Friday, November 4, streaming live on Amazon Prime Video at 7pmET.

Overtime Elite finished up its preseason and the trade window officially opened up. The three teams wanted to optimize their rosters with trades as they prepare to start the regular season.

Today, Prime Video and Overtime Elite (OTE) announced a multiyear agreement giving Prime Video exclusive global streaming rights to 20 live games per season for the next three seasons, beginning November 4, making Prime Video OTE’s first global media rights partner. In addition to broadcast rights, Prime Video will exclusively stream a season-long unscripted series set to debut in mid-2023. Amazon has also made an investment in Overtime as part of its Series D funding round.

GMC and Overtime Elite signed a multi-year deal, making GMC the official truck and SUV partner for the next generation basketball league. The partnership kicked off with GMC’s title sponsorship of Overtime Elite’s opening night on Thursday, October 20th. The sold out event featured some of the biggest names in basketball including Amen and Ausar Thompson, Mikey Willilams and the Boozer twins. This blockbuster event was streamed on Overtime Elite’s YouTube channel for millions of fans around the globe. At 8pm local time, we collectively debuted the wait list for the highly anticipated GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 truck.

Overtime Elite announced its 2022-23 schedule that will kick off in Atlanta on Thursday October, 20. After the announcement of expansion, there will be many high level players playing at OTE Arena throughout the season including Jared McCain, the Boozer twins, Freddie Dilione (2023), Isaiah Elohim (2024), Jason Asemota (2024) and many more.

Overtime Elite is set to launch its second season and is taking things to a new level with more talent, new franchises and a new look designed for our fan-first approach. The league has 20 players returning from last season and signed 10 new players to the league to bring 30 players to Atlanta.

Eli Ellis, coming off an exceptional season as one of the top scoring freshmen in the country, has signed a scholarship to join Overtime Elite ahead of their second season starting this fall. He joins eight other signees that have elected to go with the OTE scholarship option, preserving his NCAA basketball eligibility. Ellis joins Bryson Tiller as the second prospect from the class of 2025 to join Overtime Elite.

As Overtime Elite prepares for its second season, the league will take some of its draft eligible players to Spain and Serbia to play against top-level professional competition. The trip will provide continued exposure to new opportunities and elevated competition and environments as they continue to prepare for their next steps in basketball.

Overtime Elite kicked off day four of its signing week with the announcement of big man Jayden Williams. He will bring an elite skill set and a competitive edge to the league as season two kicks off this fall in Atlanta. Williams join other highly-coveted prospects including Naas Cunningham, Trey Parker, Kanaan Carlyle, Jahki Howard, Bryson Tiller, ZZ Clark and Tyler Bey as OTE’s newest signees. Fears and Williams have signed a scholarship option preserving their NCAA basketball eligibility.

Overtime Elite announced the signing of two elite prospects today - point guard ZZ Clark and small forward Tyler Bey. Keeping the momentum of OTE Signing Week, both players bring dynamic skills and athleticism to the league as it prepares for its second season of elite basketball. Clark and Bey join other highly-coveted prospects including Naas Cunningham, Trey Parker, Kanaan Carlyle, Jahki Howard and Bryson Tiller as OTE’s newest signees. Both players signed a scholarship option preserving their NCAA basketball eligibility.

Overtime Elite announced the signing of two highly-rated prospects from Georgia, Jahki Howard and Bryson Tiller, during day two of OTE Signing Week. Howard and Tiller join Naas Cunningham, Trey Parker and Kanaan Carlyle as OTE’s newest signees for the highly-anticipated second season of the league in Atlanta. Both players signed a scholarship option preserving their NCAA basketball eligibility.

Trey Parker and Kanaan Carlyle, two of the best high school players in the country, have signed a scholarship to join Overtime Elite for the league’s second highly anticipated season. They join 2024 #1 rated prospect Naasir Cunningham, and like Cunningham, they have not accepted a salary, preserving their NCAA basketball eligibility.

Overtime Elite (OTE) announced today that 2x NBA Champion and 6x All-Star Pau Gasol has joined the Board of Directors. Gasol’s appointment is effective immediately, and he participated in his first board meeting this week. Gasol joins Overtime CEO and Co-Founder Dan Porter, Overtime President and Co-Founder Zack Weiner, Overtime CFO Farzeen Ghorashy, Carmelo Anthony and Jay Williams on the OTE Board.

During the offseason at Overtime Elite, their players are playing all around the world to continue improving their game. Izan Almansa and Alexandre Sarr both represented their countries in the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup that took place in Spain.

After the 2022 NBA Draft ended, teams quickly moved to sign the best players available making three former Overtime Elite players in high demand across the league.

Byrson Warren and Matt Bewley were two of 27 athletes invited for the USA Men’s U18 training camp May 26-June 2 in Houston, Texas.

Jean Montero and Dominick Barlow have received invites to the NBA Combine May 18-20 in Chicago, the NBA league office announced.

Kok Yat became one of 44 players to be invited to participate in the G League Elite Camp in Chicago May 16-17.

Alexandre Sarr is one of 18 players to be invited to the French National Team training camp to begin the selection process for the U17 World Cup in Malaga, Spain from July 2-10.

OTE announced today the signing of Naasir Cunningham, the consensus #1 ranked player from the 2024 class. Cunningham is the first athlete to sign and join OTE for the second season. Cunningham will join OTE as a scholarship athlete and has not accepted a salary, preserving his NCAA basketball eligibility.

Coming off their first season with Overtime Elite, Matt Bewley, Bryson Warren and Jalen Lewis will be three of 48 athletes to participate in USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp from April 1-3 in New Orleans in conjunction with the 2022 NCAA Final Four.

Trailing by nine in the first quarter, Team Elite rallied to beat Team OTE and claim the first Overtime Elite Championship 52-45 in the decisive third game of the best-of-three series.

Down 1-0 in the Overtime Elite Championship, Team Elite held off a furious rally to push the series to a third and decisive game with a 74-69 victory.

Team OTE showed why they were the regular season champions handling Team Elite 72-51 in game one of the Overtime Elite Championship.

Team Elite used a fourth-quarter surge and a late bucket by Ryan Bewley to take the lead with 23 seconds and secure the second spot in the championship against Team OTE beginning on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m.

Emmanuel Maldonado got drafted 11th by the Mets de Guaynabo in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional league in Puerto Rico. This makes him the first Overtime Elite player to get drafted to another league around the world.

Overtime Elite finished out its inaugural regular season with three more wins against The Skill Factory, Phhoenix Prep and SPIRE Institute.

The three Overtime Elite teams all handled their opponents with ease on Friday night in front of a big crowd at OTE Arena.

We have always loved Black History Month. Black History Month isn’t just about Black American history, it’s about Black leaders in countries from all around the world, especially from Jamaica where our family is from. Our grandfather, our inspiration, came here as a first generation immigrant with limited resources at a time when taking a risk like this meant risking your life and everything you’d worked for.

With the top seed on the line in the Overtime Elite standings, Team OTE prevailed 60-52 over Team Overtime behind a huge game from Johned Walker at OTE Arena.

Team OTE led from start to finish in their crucial game with Team Elite to put themselves back into first place in the standings.

Overtime Elite dominated their competition at the SPIRE Institute and finished the six-game stretch 6-0 in Ohio.

Each Overtime Elite team handled their business up in Ohio against SPIRE Institute, Western Reserve Academy and International Sports Academy on Thursday night.

Trailing by nine points early in the second quarter, Team Elite got rolling and never looked back, defeating Team Overtime 73-53 at OTE Arena on Tuesday night.

Overtime Elite had a perfect weekend going 6-0 against Hillcrest Prep, The Skill Factory and DME Academy at OTE Arena.

Overtime Elite’s three teams took care of business on the court on Friday against The Skill Factory, Hillcrest Prep and DME Academy. They each beat their opponents by an average of 30 points at OTE Arena wearing their fresh jerseys from Billionaire Boys Club.

Team Overtime found itself back in first place after going 2-0 this weekend beating Our Saviour Lutheran and Combine Academy.

All three Overtime Elite teams dominated its competition at OTE Arena on Friday night. They hosted Our Saviour Lutheran, Combine Academy and Sunrise Christian Prep and all three OTE teams won by double figures.

Overtime Elite, the transformational professional basketball league based in Atlanta, has partnered with Meta Quest to make Quest 2 the league’s official VR headset. As part of the partnership, Overtime Elite and Meta are teaming up to create immersive VR experiences that will bring fans up close and personal with the next generation of elite basketball stars.

In a pivotal matchup with first place on the line at OTE Arena on Saturday night, it was Team OTE that outlasted Team Overtime to get the 76-74 victory in overtime.

Team Elite came out firing in the first half of the pivotal league matchup with Team OTE, but couldn’t hang on as a huge second-half surge gave Team OTE the 64-53 win in Atlantic Station.

Overtime Elite took the floor for the first time in 2022 and 7-0 center Jah Jackson made his first appearance with Team Elite against The Skill Factory. To commemorate Jah’s first time on the court, Overtime collaborated with Dreamathon to produce shirts for him and his teammates to wear during intros!

Overtime Elite started the new year off strong winning all three of their games on MLK Day at OTE Arena in Atlantic Station against Moravian Prep, Vertical Academy and The Skill Factory.

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With the holiday season approaching, Overtime Elite has finished the first portion of their inaugural season in Atlanta.

Team Elite got a big win over previously undefeated Team Overtime 70-64 on Tuesday night at OTE Arena in Atlantic Station.

Overtime Elite had a perfect Saturday defeating Dream City, Bella Vista Prep and Phoenix Prep at the Phhacility in Phoenix.

Overtime Elite traveled to Phoenix Prep to play in a prep series this weekend and Friday night they took on Phoenix Prep, Phoenix Prep’s PG and Dream City.

The three Overtime Elite teams closed out the weekend strong going 3-0 against Word of God, We Are United and Colorado Prep.

Overtime Elite hosted its second prep series event in Atlantic Station on Friday, November 19.

Overtime hosted their first pro-simulation game at OTE Arena on Friday, November 12.

Overtime Elite was back in its facility in Atlantic Station and this time was playing its first League Series games where all three of its teams matched up against each other.

Overtime Elite stayed perfect early in their season, pushing their record to 12-0 after three more wins against Winston Salem Christian, Liberty Heights and Combine Academy on Tuesday night.

Overtime Elite played in their first road games in North Carolina just north of Charlotte at Combine Academy on Monday night.

Overtime Elite capped its opening weekend by going 6-0 with three dominating performances at the OTE Arena in Atlantic Station.

Overtime Elite opened their new building in style by going 3-0 in front of a full house in Atlantic Station on Friday, October 29.