MaxPreps 2016-17 Los Angeles City Section preseason girls basketball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

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1. Palisades (Pacific Palisades)
Head coach: Torino Johnson
2015-16 record: 24-9

The Dolphins, ranked 51st nationally last season, return their leading scorer Chelsey Gipson (17.6 points per game). The 5-6 point guard also averaged 3.7 rebounds and 3.9 steals per game. Kayla Williams, a 5-6 sophomore, averaged 11.9 points per game as a freshman and Chaniya Pickett was also a first-team All-City Open Division performer last year as a junior.

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2. Fairfax (Los Angeles)
Head coach: Judi Edwards
2015-16 record: 24-9

The Lions return second-leading scorer Fatou Semebene, a senior who averaged 11.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Another key returner is senior Philomena Smorynskii (7.8 ppg). Fairfax graduated three of eight players from last year's team.

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3. Legacy (South Gate)
Head coach: Ronald Estrada
2015-16 record: 29-5

The Tigers return top scorer Arianna Harper, a 5-8 senior who averaged 15.6 points per game last season. She also averaged 4.8 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game. Jennifer Pool, a 5-2 point guard, also scored double-digits often last year and averaged 9.4 points and 4.4 steals per game. The Tigers averaged nearly 66 points per game last season.

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4. Carson
Head coach: Nicole Perkins
2015-16 record: 24-10

The Colts graduated just two girls from a 13-person roster. They return Audrina Villela, a 5-7 senior who averaged more than 12 points per game. Desire Evans, a 5-9 senior, is another top returning player. She averaged 9.6 points per game last season.

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5. El Camino Real (Woodland Hills)
Head coach: Cara Blumfeid
2015-16 record: 24-10

The Conquistadors graduated just two girls from a 10-person roster last year. Returning is All-City Open Division performer Kianna Hamilton-Fisher, a junior forward.