Lakers carrying the sting of overtime loss in Dick’s Nationals championship game into 2016-17 campaign.
Video: La Lumiere photo shootBrian Bowen, Tyger Campbell lead national championship hopefuls.
Preseason Independent Top 10 presented by the Army National Guard
Head coach: Shane Heirman (53-6 career record, third year)
2015-16 record: 27-4, No. 6 final national ranking
Enrollment: 200 (9-12)
Back in 2012,
MaxPreps profiled an upstart basketball program with big ambitions under the direction of a first-year coach.
The coach was Alan Huss, now an assistant at New Mexico.
Head coach Shane Heirman
Photo by Randy Sartin
The program was La Lumiere and the vision of big time high school basketball has been realized.
Under the direction of third-year head coach Shane Heirman, the Lakers begin the 2016-17 campaign as our preseason Independent Top 10 No. 1-ranked team.
La Lumiere beat nationally-ranked St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) and Montverde Academy (Fla.) to reach the Dick's Nationals final last April. A heartbreaking, overtime loss there to Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) should fuel a talented group this season.
Leading the way will be 2015-16 MaxPreps Junior All-American
Brian Bowen, who posted 20.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season. The 6-foot-7 guard is regarded as a Top 25 prospect by 247Sports with Michigan State, Arizona and Texas among the contenders for his services.
The other key piece in the backcourt back from last season is sophomore point man
Tyger Campbell, who already has two varsity seasons under his belt. He played as an eighth-grader for perennial Tennessee power Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville).
Gallery: La Lumiere preseason photo shootIn an interesting scheduling twist, La Lumiere will meet Lighthouse Christian (Antioch, Tenn.) on Jan. 28. That program is coached by Campbell's father, Tony.
The Lakers are out to a 3-0 start this season, winning those outings by an average of 35.6 points per game.
Forward Brian Bowen was a MaxPreps Junior All-American last season.
Photo by Randy Sartin
(6-9, Jr., F/C) … Top 50 prospect in the Class of 2018
Guard Tyger Campbell
Photo by Randy Sartin
(6-0, Sr., G) … Younger brother of Illinois guard Jalen Coleman
Jacob Epperson (6-11, Sr., C) … Native of Australia with several high major offers
Jaren Jackson (6-9, Sr., F) … Committed to Michigan State
Jordan Poole (6-3, Sr., G) … Committed to Michigan
KEY DATESDec. 10 – vs.
Westbury Christian (Houston, Texas) @ Hoophall West
Dec. 15 – vs.
New Albany (Ind.) @ ESPN Tip-Off
Dec. 21-23 – Chick-fil-A Classic
Jan. 6 – vs.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio) @ Cancer Research Classic
Jan. 7 – vs.
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) @ Cancer Research Classic
Jan. 16 – vs.
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) @ Spalding Hoophall Classic
The 2016-17 La Lumiere Lakers team.
Photo by Randy Sartin
