OT Select Season 3 Captains are Here

OT Select announced the eight players who will serve as captains for the upcoming 2026 season today. The full list of captains and the teams that they will represent can be found below:

📍 GG Banks (YGE)

📍 Jessie Moses (Royal Reign)

📍 Jordyn Palmer (Cold Hearts)

📍 Tati Griffin (Flau State)

📍 Kaleena Smith (ISO WRLD)

📍 Micah Ojo (Venom Tears)

📍 Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka (All Knighters)

📍 Eve Long (Drifty Dreamerz)

GG Banks

📍 Team: YGE

📍 Years at OT Select: 3

📍 Previous Team(s): YGE

📍 Best OT Select finish: 2024, Semis

📍 Class/Ranking: 2027, 4th

GG Banks has been one of the most electric players OT Select has ever seen and now she is returning for one last run at a championship this summer. Banks has served as the captain of YGE for the last two years and returns to that same role this season. Over the course of two seasons, Banks is averaging 20.6 PPG, a top ten mark in league history, and her 7.6 APG are second all-time only behind Kaleena Smith ⭐

In her first season, Banks led YGE to a surprise appearance in the semi-finals as one of the youngest players in the entire league. Last year, Banks and YGE fell just short of another semi-finals appearance after a crushing loss to Royal Reign in the Bubble Breaker. Now she looks to lead her squad to the promised land in her last season having already put together one of the most decorated careers in OT Select history 😤

Jessie Moses

📍 Team: Royal Reign

📍 Years at OT Select: 2

📍 Previous Team(s): YGE

📍 Best OT Select finish: 2024, Semis

📍 Class/Ranking: 2027, 41st

Jessie Moses is making her triumphant return to OT Select after missing all of last year with a torn ACL. In her return, Moses is being thrust into a major role as the captain of Royal Reign after they made a surprise run to the semi-finals last season. Moses played her first year in the league for YGE who she helped lead on a shocking run to the semi-finals despite them being the youngest team in the league. Moses is one of the premiere three-point shooters the league has ever seen, as she won the Trey Ball Challenge during OT Select’s inaugural season 🥹

Moses has put together an immensely successful high school career as well, winning the Pennsylvania state championship and also surpassing the 1,000 point threshold. Moses is now set up for an incredible comeback season and is hoping to lead Royal Reign to their second consecutive Championship Weekend 👑

Jordyn Palmer

📍 Team: Cold Hearts

📍 Years at OT Select: 2

📍 Previous Team(s): RWE

📍 Best OT Select Finish: 2025, Week 1

📍 Class/Ranking: 2027, 7th

Jordyn Palmer is returning for her second season as a captain at OT Select but this time she will be taking the helm of the Cold Hearts. Palmer is the seventh ranked player in the class of 2027 and her bruising post style of play will fit in nicely with the Cold Hearts. In her first season as part of OT Select, Palmer served as the captain of RWE where she averaged 11.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG 🥶

In addition to a great season at OT Select, Palmer also coated herself in glory when she won the annual Overtime Select Queen of the Court competition, defeating Trinity Jones in the championship game. Palmer is a FIBA gold medalist after taking home the championship at the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup as part of Team USA. After an early exit during OT Select last year, Palmer is locked and loaded with her new squad to carry the Cold Hearts to their first ever championship 🇺🇸

Tati Griffin

📍 Team: Flau State

📍 Years at OT Select: 2

📍 Previous Team(s): Drifty Dreamerz

📍 Best OT Select Finish: 2025, Bubble Breaker

📍 Class/Ranking: 2028, 1st

After missing all of last year’s OT Select season with an injury, Tati Griffin returns for her second consecutive season as a captain, this time in charge of the league’s newest team: Flau State. Griffin may have missed out on her first OT Select season but the number one ranked player in the class of 2028 is poised for a breakout year 🤑 

Griffin just finished her sophomore year and has already crossed the 1,000 point threshold. To capture just how great Griffin truly is she started playing in U17 competitions at the age of 12. She is built for the moment. Partnering with WNBA star Falu’Jae Johnson, Griffin and Flau State are set up to be your new favorite team and one of the best teams in the whole league 🏀

Kaleena Smith

📍 Team: ISO WRLD

📍 Years at OT Select: 3

📍 Previous Team(s): ISO WRLD

📍 Best OT Select Finish: 2024 & 2025, Finalist

📍 Class/Ranking: 2027, 1st

Kaleena Smith has captained ISO WRLD and led them to the championship game each of the past two years. Now in her final year at OT Select, Smith is ready to finally get ISO WRLD over the hump and secure her first championship and to become the most decorated player in league history. In two years at OT Select, Smith is already the league’s leading scorer and will keep adding to that already remarkable total this year 🌎

“Special K” is as cold as they come and is just as likely to cross you up to get to the rim as she is to splash a three ball in your eye. Smith is the number one ranked player in the class of 2027 and her never-ending success on the court reflects why that is the case. On top of that, Smith is just a winner, winning the California high school state tournament each of the last three years. The only thing left for Smith to do in her high school career is to take home an OT Select championship and that is exactly what she plans on doing this summer 🥣

Micah Ojo

📍 Team: Venom Tears

📍 Years at OT Select: 3

📍 Previous Team(s): RWE, YGE

📍 Best OT Select Finish: 2025, Bubble Breaker

📍 Class/Ranking: 2027, 8th

After two years in the league, Micah Ojo is finally getting her own team, taking the reins of the Venom Tears. Ojo enters the season as the eighth ranked player in the class of 2027 and the defensive stalwart is looking to make history this year. The Venom Tears have never made an appearance at Championship Weekend and now Ojo finds herself tasked with getting the Venom Tears to their best finish ever 🐍

Ojo is one of the greatest paint protectors the league has ever seen and is also the queen of extra possessions as OT Select’s premiere offensive rebounder. After another excellent season, Ojo took home the Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year award for the first time in her career. Ojo has never advanced to championship weekend but with the Venom Tears brand behind her she is well set up for her first ever appearance on high school women’s basketball's biggest stage 💪

Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka

📍 Team: All Knighters

📍 Years at OT Select: 2

📍 Previous Team(s): Drifty Dreamerz

📍 Best OT Select Finish: Bubble Breaker

📍 Class/Ranking: 2027, 2nd

Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka has some big shoes to fill as she takes the mantle from OT Select champion and number one ranked player in the class of 2026, Saniyah Hall, as the captain of the All Knighters. Wilson-Manyacka is one of the most decorated high school basketball players in the country, coming into this season as the second ranked player in the class of 2027. Wilson-Manyacka played last season at OT Select for the Drifty Dreamerz who she led with 18.5 PPG and 8.5 RPG ⚔️

Wilson-Manyacka has already put together a remarkable high school career, finishing 2026 as a Naismith High School Player of the Year Semi-Finalist and state champion. Prior to that, Wilson-Manyacka took home two gold medals as part of Team USA, most recently in 2024 as part of the U17 National Team. In her first year as a captain at OT Select, Wilson-Manyacka will have the hefty weight of expectations placed upon her shoulders but her accolades more than suggest she is up for the challenge 🏅

Eve Long

📍 Team: Drifty Dreamerz

📍 Years at OT Select: 2

📍 Previous Team(s): Venom Tears

📍 Best OT Select Finish: Week 1 w/Venom Tears

📍 Class/Ranking: 2027, 5th

After a season with the Venom Tears, Eve Long is ready to captain her own team and finds herself at the helm of the Drifty Dreamerz. Long has her sights set on leading the Dreamerz to their first championship weekend in program history. Long enters this season as the fifth ranked player in the class of 2027 and is also coming off a high school year in which she was named the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year 💤

Standing at 6-3, Long is an absolute beast in the paint, averaging 9.0 RPG last year, a top ten mark in OT Select history. Outside of select, Long is a gold medalist, earning her medal as part of Team USA. The Drifty Dreamerz desperately need new leadership to break through to championship weekend and Eve Long is just the girl to get the job done 🫨

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