Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school basketball rankings: Players to watch, storylines for No. 23 Wasatch Academy

No. 23 Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) looks to 2020-21 to build on a 27-2 record and No. 3 rank last season — the best in program history — with a third consecutive season top 15 finish.

A strong mix of key returners and notable additions should be enough to offset the loss of the Tigers' top three scorers from last season. Top 50 senior Nolan Hickman and Division I forward Robbie Armbrester bolster a rotation that returns second-team MaxPreps Sophomore All-American Richard Isaacs Jr.

Drissa Traore, Brennan Rigsby, Leonard Miller and Matus Hronsky also will be in the rotation for first-year coach Paul Peterson as he looks to continue establishing Wasatch Academy as one of the game's elite programs.

Wasatch Academy faces an challenging schedule, competing in the newly formed National Interscholastic Basketball League, which features powerhouse national programs including Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.), Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.),  Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.).