By JACOB POLACHECK
Overtime Elite has announced a rebranding, renaming it’s current three teams and expanding its league to add three additional high school teams.
The league recently announced its three new teams – The City Reapers, Cold Hearts and YNG Dreamerz. In addition to these teams, the league will feature high school programs Hillcrest Prep (AZ), Our Saviour Lutheran (NY) and Word of God (NC).
Our Saviour Lutheran features class of 2023 four-star center Youssouf Singare, who announced his commitment to UConn Wednesday evening.
Overtime Elite has 20 players returning from last season, most notably, projected Top-10 2023 NBA Draft picks Amen and Ausar Thompson, while also adding 10 new players, including 2024 five-star prospects Naas Cunningham and Jayden Williams.
Games are set to begin this November with the official schedule being released on Friday, September 23.
Each team will play each other three to four times a year, plus playoffs and OTE Championship series.
Rosters for the three current teams are listed below:
| City Reapers | Maintaining NCAA Eligibility | School | Year with OTE |
| Ryan Bewley | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Tyler Bey | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Malik Bowman | No | N/A | 2nd |
| De’Vontes Cobbs | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Somto Cyril | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Eli Ellis | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Jahki Howard | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Tudor Somacescu | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Amen Thompson | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Ausar Thompson | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Cold Hearts | Maintaining NCAA Eligibility | School | Year with OTE |
| Matt Bewley | No | N/A | 2nd |
| ZZ Clark | Yes | Illinois | 1st |
| Bryce Griggs | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Nathan Missia-Dio | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Trey Parker | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Tyler Smith | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Bryson Tiller | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Johned Walker | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Jayden Williams | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Kok Yat | No | N/A | 2nd |
| YNG Dreamerz | Maintaining NCAA Eligibility | School | Year with OTE |
| Izan Almansa | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Kanaan Carlyle | Yes | Stanford | 1st |
| TJ Clark | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Naasir Cunningham | Yes | Uncommitted | 1st |
| Jazian Gortman | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Jah Jackson | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Jalen Lewis | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Jaylen Martin | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Alex Sarr | No | N/A | 2nd |
| Bryson Warren | No | N/A | 2nd |
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