Video: Breaking down Dick's NationalsA look at the teams and bracket in 2016 field.
The 2015-16 high school basketball season comes to a close this week in New York City as Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals takes center stage.
No. 1-ranked
Chino Hills (Calif.) – ineligible for Dick’s Nationals participation as a member of the California Interscholastic Federation – took some of the drama out of the event over the weekend by capping an undefeated season and likely wrapping up consensus mythical national championship acclaim.
However, the weekend won't lack intrigue.
A potential rematch of the last two title games could materialize between No. 2
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and No. 3
Montverde Academy (Fla.). The two perennial powers have met in the final each of the past two years and Montverde is the three-time defending champion.
Joining the Warriors and Eagles in the Big Apple will be No. 7
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), No. 8
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), No. 9
Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.) and No. 10
La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) plus unranked
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) and
Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah).
SEE FULL BRACKETAll first round games will be broadcast by ESPNU while the semifinal games will move to ESPN2. Saturday's championship game will tip at 12 p.m. EST (ESPN).
Photos by (left to right): Randy Kemp, John Jones, Jann Hendry, Steven Ryan
Andy Johnson
Record: 28-1
MaxPreps X25 rank: 7
MaxPreps computer rank: 18
Quality wins: No. 8 St. Benedict’s Prep,
Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), Wasatch Academy
Losses: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)Head coach: Shane Heirman
Record: 25-3
MaxPreps X25 rank: 10
MaxPreps computer rank: 36
Quality wins: Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.),
Prolific Prep Academy (Napa, Calif.),
Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)Losses: No. 8 St. Benedict’s Prep,
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), Wasatch Academy
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.)Head coach: Sharman White
Record: 30-2, GHSA Class AAAAA state champions
MaxPreps X25 rank: NR
MaxPreps computer rank: 122
Quality wins: Allatoona (Acworth, Ga.),
Centerville (Ohio)Losses: No. 17
Chaminade (St. Louis),
Lone Peak (Highland, Utah)Montverde Academy (Fla.)Head coach: Kevin Boyle
Record: 25-1
MaxPreps X25 rank: 3
MaxPreps computer rank: 2
Quality wins: Sierra Canyon,
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.),
St. John's (Washington, D.C.), No. 16
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.),
Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.),
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia),
Roselle Catholic (N.J.), Wasatch Academy, No. 25
Westlake (Atlanta), Wheeler
Loss: No. 1
Chino Hills (Calif.)Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)Head coach: Steve Smith
Record: 40-1
MaxPreps X25 rank: 2
MaxPreps computer rank: 3
Quality wins: Sierra Canyon, No. 9 Providence Day, No. 16 DeMatha, No. 17 Chaminade, No. 18
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.),
Jonesboro (Ga.),
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.),
Mountain Mission (Grundy, Va.),
Rainier Beach (Seattle)Loss: 22ft Academy
Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.)Head coach: Brian Field
Record: 30-3, NCISAA Class 3A state champions
MaxPreps X25 rank: 11
MaxPreps computer rank: 29
Quality wins: Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.),
High Point Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.),
Norcross (Ga.),
Pace Academy (Atlanta), Wheeler
Losses: No. 2 Oak Hill Academy, No. 11
Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), Mountain Mission
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)Head coach: Mark Taylor
Record: 34-1
MaxPreps X25 rank: 8
MaxPreps computer rank: 8
Quality wins: No. 10 La Lumiere,
Westtown (Pa.)Loss: No. 7 Findlay Prep
Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)Head coach: Curtis Condie
Record: 29-3
MaxPreps X25 rank: NR
MaxPreps computer rank: 45
Quality wins: No. 10 La Lumiere,
Sagemont (Weston, Fla.)Losses: No. 3 Montverde Academy, No. 7 Findlay Prep, Lone Peak
