Christ the King is our pick as the top girls basketball team in New York this season. Also watch out for Nazareth, Bergtraum, Long Island Lutheran and Penfield.
Christ the King enters the season with extremely high expectations - the norm for the Knights.
Photo by James Conrad
MaxPreps 2013-14 New York Girls Basketball Preseason Fab 5 presented by the Army National Guard
Click here to see the girls basketball preseason Fab 5 from every state1. Christ the King (Middle Village)2012-13 record: 19-9
Head coach: Bob Mackey
Duke-bound guard
Sierra Calhoun – little sister of UConn’s Omar Calhoun – will be flanked by transfer guard
Sydney Zambrotta (5-7, soph.) and tweeners
Kollyns Scarbrough (5-11, sr.),
Dominique Toussaint (5-10, soph.) and
Shannon Barrett (5-10, sr.), who all handle the ball better than players built much closer to the ground.
2. Nazareth (Brooklyn)2012-13 record: 16-11
Head coaches: Ronald Kelley and Thomas Davis
Bianca Cuevas (5-8, sr.), as good as any New York guard when she’s fully focused, and
Yazmine Belk (6-2, sr.) will carry the load while sophomores
Shalix Hines (5-4) and
Niya Johnson (5-8) continue to develop into the next generation of coveted Division I prospects.
3. Bergtraum (New York City)2012-13 record: 25-3
Head coach: Ed Grezinsky
Aaliyah Jones (5-8, sr.), the state sportswriters’ reigning Class AA player of the year, has transferred in after leading Bishop Ford to the Federation Class crown last March and surprised some by committing to Fordham over Big East suitors. With
Joella Gibson,
Ashanae Mclaughlin and
Alexandria Smith back, a 16th-straight PSAL crown is within reach.
4. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville)2012-13 record: 20-4
Head coach: Rich Slater
Lauren "Boogie" Brozoski (5-6, jr.) already has her ride to Michigan lined up. What she lacks in size, she more than makes up for with charisma and the ability to break down defenders off the dribble in any number of ways and attract slides. That’s going to leave Seton Hall commit
Taylor Byrne (6-2, jr.) one-on-one in the paint way too often.
5. Penfield2012-13 record: 17-4
Head coach: Mark Vogt
In a state where topping 150 NYSPHSAA Class AA schools is sometimes easier than finishing third in the CHSAA’s Brooklyn/Queens division, the Patriots are the leading candidate to cut down the net in Troy in March. Siena recruit
Margot Hetzke (5-11, sr.) and shooting guard
Lucy Covley are the only returning starters, but the program’s depth has been a recent trademark.
