Video: Breaking down the Independent Top 10Billy Preston, dynamic backcourt will make Oak Hill Academy tough to beat.2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Head coach: Steve Smith (1,026-92 career record, 32nd season)
2015-16 record: 45-1, No. 2 final national ranking
PLAYERS TO WATCHTy-Shon Alexander (6-4, Sr., G) … Committed to Creighton
Matt Coleman (6-1, Sr., G) … Top 50 prospect in Class of 2017
David McCormack (6-9, Jr., C) … Kansas, Maryland have offered 290-pounder
Kenny Nwuba (6-9, Jr., C) … Native of Nigeria
Billy Preston (6-8, Sr., F) … Top 25 prospect attending fourth school in high school career
Devontae Shuler (6-2, Sr., G) … Committed to Mississippi
Lindell Wigginton (6-2, Jr., G) … Committed to Iowa State
The 2016-17 Oak Hill Academy Warriors.
Photo by Randy Sartin
* This backcourt should be a thing of beauty. Alexander, Coleman, Shuler and Wigginton are all back after contributing to the Dick's Nationals championship team a year ago. Wigginton was the team's leading scorer in 2015-16 and earned MaxPreps All-American honors.
* The most intriguing addition is versatile and productive forward Preston, who spent the last two seasons at Advanced Prep International in Dallas. He's also spent time at a pair of programs in California but all that travel hasn't scared off big time college programs. 247Sports has USC, Indiana, Kansas, Syracuse and Maryland heading his recruitment.
KEY DATESDec. 15 – vs.
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) @ New Castle Fieldhouse in Indiana
Dec. 17-21 – Iolani Classic
Jan. 7 – vs.
Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W.Va.) @ Chance Harman Classic
Feb. 4 – vs.
Chino Hills (Chino Hills, Calif.)Chino Hills @ Nike Extravaganza
Feb. 11 – vs.
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) @ Primetime Shootout
Look for an expanded preview of Oak Hill Academy on Nov. 14.
