Stags aim for fifth consecutive 30-win season behind strong returning cast.
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) has established itself as a mainstay in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school basketball rankings, finishing in the top 10 each of the past three seasons.
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Conference's No. 2 preseason team, the Stags return eight players who saw minutes in their rotation last season while adding top 100 junior Rodney Rice.
Elijah and Jordan Hawkins, Jacoi Hutchinson,
Will Reynolds, Jerrell Roberson and Tyler Ward return from last year's 30-3 team and all are expected to see increased roles this
year for coach Mike Jones.
A fourth straight 30-win season earned the Stags a No. 6 rank in the final MaxPreps Top
25. They are expected to compete in this year's Spalding Hoophall Classic, Hoophall
West and Peachtree Invitational along with a grueling WCAC
schedule.
Guard Jacoi Hutchinson
File photo by Lonnie Webb
Height: 5-9 | Class: Senior (2021)
National rank: NR | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-6 | Class: Senior (2021)
National rank: 47 | Status: Committed to Connecticut
Height: 6-2 | Class: Sophomore (2023)
National rank: 20 | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2022)
National rank: NR | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-4 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 83 | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-8 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: NR | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-5 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 128 | Status: Uncommitted
Guard Rodney Rice shown playing for Bullis (Md.) last season.
File photo by Cliff Lavelle
