Reloaded Eagles eye repeat as national champions.
Coming off a historically dominant season,
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) appears to have another loaded roster heading into the
2020-21 high school basketball campaign.
Eight Eagles rank No. 64 or higher in their
respective class, led by a trio of top 10 prospects in Roman Catholic
transfer Jalen Duren and key returners Caleb Houstan and Dariq Whitehead.
Other
key additions include DaRon Holmes, the 2019-20 MaxPreps Arizona Player of
Year, 4-star forward Malik Reneau, and MaxPreps Sophomore All-Americans
Justice Williams and Jalen Hood-Schifino.
Since hiring Kevin Boyle prior to the 2011-2012 season, the
Eagles have held a top 10 spot in the national rankings each
of the past nine years, winning over 90 percent of their games and four national titles. Montverde Academy went 25-0 and earned MaxPreps national champion honors last year in a coronavirus-shortened season.
Montverde
again faces a challenging national schedule competing in the newly
formed National Interscholastic Basketball League, which features
powerhouse national programs including Hamilton Heights Christian
Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.), Legacy Early
College (Greenville, S.C.), Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.),
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) and Wasatch Academy (Mt.
Pleasant, Utah).
Forward DaRon Holmes
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Height: 6-9 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 2 | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-8 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 38 | Status: Committed to Dayton
Height: 6-4 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 25 | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-8 | Class: Senior (2021)
National rank: 8 | Status: Committed to Michigan
Height: 6-4 | Class: Senior (2021)
National rank: 31 | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-1 | Cass: Senior (2021)
National rank: 111 | Status: Committed to Creighton
F Malik ReneauHeight: 6-7 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 64 | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-5 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 7 | Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-3 | Class: Junior (2022)
National rank: 28 Status: Uncommitted
Center Jalen Duren
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Wing Dariq Whitehead
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Guard Justice Williams
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Head coach Kevin Boyle is surrounded by a wealth of talent.
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