Wenonah is our pick as the top team in Alabama this season. Watch out for Carver, Hazel Green, Mountain Brook and Madison Academy as well.
Lewis Sullivan of Hazel Green is back for his senior season, looking to defend his 6A Player of the Year award.
File photo by Joe Boyd
MaxPreps 2013 Alabama Boys Basketball Preseason Fab 5 presented by the Army National Guard
Click here to see the boys basketball preseason Fab 5 from every state1. Wenonah (Birmingham)2012-13 record: 34-2, Class 5A state champions
Head coach: Cedric Lane
Can anybody stop the Dragons? Wenonah has won three state titles in a row and piled up 93 wins during that reign of terror. Senior guard
Justin Coleman – an Alabama commit – is back to lead the charge for four titles after posting 20.3 points per game as a junior.
2. Carver (Montgomery)2012-13 record: 26-2
Head coach: James Jackson
Stunned in the 6A semifinals last season, the Wolverines aim to return to the championship form they enjoyed in 2012. The trio of
Brandon Austin (6-5, Jr., G, Alabama commit),
Brandon Murphy (6-7, Sr., F, Indiana State) and
Demetrius Houston (6-6, Sr., G/F, Mississippi State) gives them the firepower necessary to make a run.
3. Hazel Green2012-13 record: 23-9
Head coach: Todd Jeffers
Senior forward
Lewis Sullivan (6-7) was the state's 6A Player of the Year last season and an absolute steal for Alabama-Birmingham.
4. Mountain Brook (Birmingham)2012-13 record: 30-6, Class 6A state champions
Head coach: Bucky McMillan
The Spartans won their last seven games of the season a year ago – including a 21-point win over Sparkman in the final – en route to a state title. While Mountain Brook took some hits via graduation, the trio of
Patrick Keim (6-2, Sr., G),
Tawarren "Gman" Grant (6-2, Jr., G) and
Ben Shearer (6-0, Sr., G) keeps expectations high.
5. Madison Academy2012-13 record: 23-12
Head coach: Andy Blackston
The Mustangs should take a significant step forward in year two of the
Josh Langford era. Langford, a 6-5 sophomore guard, is one of the nation's top Class of 2016 prospects and put up 23.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as a freshman.
