Video: Preseason Top 25 Basketball Rankings
Breaking down the national contenders heading into the 2018-19 season.
Head Coach: Rodney Haddix
Last Season: 32-5 (GEICO Nationals semifinalist)
Players to Watch:Sherif Kenney (6-5, Sr., G)
Alex Tchikou (6-10, So., F)
Guard Ashton Smith
File photo by Dan Browning
Nov. 9 — vs.
Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.)Dec. 27 — vs.
DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) — Hoop City Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Dec. 28 — vs.
La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) — Hoop City Classic)
Jan. 4 — vs.
McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) — Cancer Research Classic (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Jan. 5 — vs.
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) — Cancer Research Classic
Jan. 19 — vs.
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Guard P.J. Fuller shown playing for Garfield last season.
File photo by Steven Ryan
The Pilots have struggled to find consistency at head coach, with this season marking the sixth different head coach in the past eight seasons. Despite the inconsistencies at the top, Findlay Prep has finished no lower than No. 16 in the national rankings during that span.
Rodney Haddix will takes over for his first season at the helm of the national powerhouse with plenty of talent at his disposal.
The Pilots attack will be centered around a talented backcourt made up of Fuller, Kenney and Beauchamp — with Clemence set to anchor the paint in a potential breakout year for the under-the-radar sophomore.
The Nevada powerhouse will face a tough stretch of opponents in December and January, slated to face Top 25 opponents La Lumiere, McEachern, Sunrise Christian Academy and Bishop Gorman.
Expect to see the Pilots in New York at the end of the season, as Findlay Prep is the only team to never have missed the national championship event since its 2009 formation.
