Xcellent 25 national champion Blackman ready to defend title in 2014-15.
Blackman hopes to celebrate on the MaxPreps Tour of Champions once again after the 2014-15 season.
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MaxPreps 2014-15 Tennessee Girls Basketball Fab 5 presented by the Army National Guard
1. Blackman (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)2013-14 record: 34-1
Coach: Chad Hibdon
The defending Xcellent 25 national champion will start the season as No. 1 in the country again, which makes it pretty easy to slot
Crystal Dangerfield,
Alex Johnson,
MeMe Jackson and friends at the top of Tennessee. And did I mention Blackman is playing a brutal schedule?
View last season's Tennessee girls basketball rankings, presented by the Army National Guard2. Ridgeway (Memphis)2013-14 record: 30-4
Coach: Rhonda Kendall
Ridgeway rolled through Tennessee's postseason until running into Blackman in the AAA finals, and a lack of elite competition might have caught up to the Roadrunners. But with
Brandi Beasley and
Eryn Foster back, don't be surprised to see the same matchup at season's end.
View last season's Tennessee girls basketball playoff brackets3. Oakland (Murfreesboro)2013-14 record: 26-7
Coach: Jennifer Grandstaff
Oakland may have lost three seniors, but the big guns are back — including
Ansley Eubank and
Shelby Gibson. In addition, transfer
Abby Wright has arrived from Lancaster Christian, where she averaged 22 points and eight rebounds per game.
View last season's Tennessee girls basketball stat leaders4. Riverdale (Murfreesboro)2013-14 record: 20-8
Coach: Cory Barrett
If you like young talent, you'll love Riverdale, which has reloaded with two outstanding freshmen (
Brinae Alexander and
Alexis Whittington) and a top sophomore (transfer
Anastasia Hayes). There's only one senior, so there may be some peaks and valleys, but given the talent on board, the peaks should be pretty high.
View Tennessee girls basketball pro photo galleries5. Elizabethton2013-14 record: 27-3
The defending AA champs bring back
Kelci and
Kayla Marosites, plus plenty of help, so a repeat title is a definite possibility. It's hard to say just how good Elizabethton really is, however, as they don't play a particularly challenging schedule.
