The Evolution of Carlos Orr
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In this article:
PICTURED:
Carlos Orr
Carlos
Orr
6'3" | SG
Gatlinburg-Pittman (football) | 2024
State
TN
.
Gatlinburg-Pittman brings back essentially their entire team and nobody outside of
Ty Glasper
Ty
Glasper
6'1" | PG
Gatlinburg-Pittman | 2025
State
TN
is as important to their anticipated success as
Carlos Orr
Carlos
Orr
6'3" | SG
Gatlinburg-Pittman (football) | 2024
State
TN
.
It is important to note that
Carlos Orr
Carlos
Orr
6'3" | SG
Gatlinburg-Pittman (football) | 2024
State
TN
is verbally committed to University of Illinois football, and could leave GP after his first semester wraps to enroll at Illinois. It is not certain, but obviously should that happen his high school basketball career would end at that point.
Carlos is pivotal for the Highlanders. Rewind a bit to relive this legacy.
“He didn’t start as a freshman, but he played a lot of minutes,” said Gatlinburg-Pittman Head Coach Rashid Moore. “We probably wouldn’t have won this District Championship without his contributions his freshman year. He played really well, some big games.”
The versatility sets Carlos apart from other athletes his size. He plays wide receiver, defensive back, attacks from the wing or on the block in basketball and defends the rim like a seasoned big man.
He could defend a college wing today.
“When he first came up here from my hometown, he came up here as an eighth-grader, because he was the tallest one on the team, they always played him in the post and out of position,” said Coach Moore. “He was always pretty much the best ball-handler on those teams. I don’t really believe in that. If we have to do that, I’ll do it but if we can still win games and you can play your natural college spot and us still be able to win games…I will try that. He has always played wing for us. His whole time in high school. He hasn’t missed a beat with that.”
What does he give you that no one else can on the team?
“He is a longer athlete,” shared Coach Moore. “He is normally just as athletic as a small guard, but he has an obvious advantage especially rebounding and in the paint with his length. So, that is a matchup advantage that he creates. We don’t have that from a lot of guys on the roster.”
Orr earned All-District after averaging 15.4 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
The District 2-2A is contentious and loaded with talent. Consider reigning State Champion Alcoa and potential Mr. Basketball
Shane Cherry
Shane
Cherry
5'9" | PG
Austin-East | 2025
State
#353
Nation
TN
compete within the same district as
Carlos Orr
Carlos
Orr
6'3" | SG
Gatlinburg-Pittman (football) | 2024
State
TN
and the Highlanders.
Enjoy him while you can.