Preseason Top 25 High School Basketball Rankings: No. 6 DeMatha

Head Coach: Mike Jones

Hunter Dickinson (7-foot-1, Jr., C)

Carsten Kogelnik (6-6, Jr., W) — Committed to Brown

Justin Moore (6-4, Sr., G) — Committed to Villanova

Paul Smith (6-8, Jr., F)

Earl Timberlake Jr. (6-6, Jr., G)

Joshua Wallace (6-0, Sr., G)

Jamir Young (6-1, Sr., G)

Dec. 8 - vs. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) — ARS National Hoopfest (Washington, D.C.)

Dec. 9 - vs. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) - ARS National Hoopfest

Dec. 15 - vs. Guyer (Denton, Texas) — ARS National Hoopfest (Dallas)

Jan 5 - vs. Norcross (Ga.) — Cancer Research Classic (Wheeling. W. Va.)

Jan. 19 - vs. Olive Branch (Miss.) — Spalding Hoophall Classic (Springfield, Mass.)

Jan. 29 - at Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)

Feb. 10 - vs. Paul VI (Fiarfax, Va.) Season Preview:

In today's day it's rare to see a national Top 10 high school basketball program return all five starters with no major transfers breaking up the starting rotation.

The Stags do just that in 2018-19, returning Dickinson, Kogelnik, Moore, Smith and Timberlake from last season and starting the season with the same national ranking they ended the 2017-18 season.

Finishing last season as WCAC, Alhambra Invitational and Maryland Private School state champions, the Stags have lofty expectations of repeating as WCAC tournament champions and finishing Top 5 nationally, according to head coach Mike Jones.

The Stags will face a difficult non-conference schedule, taking on IMG Academy, Guyer, Norcross, Roman Catholic and Olive Branch, in addition to their rigorous conference slate.

Experience, chemistry and talent are the three major reasons why DeMatha begins 2018-19 with their highest preseason ranking in over a decade.