Independent Top 10 team preview: No. 2 Oak Hill Academy

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Billy Preston, dynamic backcourt will make Oak Hill Academy tough to beat.

2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)

Head coach: Steve Smith (1,026-92 career record, 32nd season)

2015-16 record: 45-1, No. 2 final national ranking

PLAYERS TO WATCH



Ty-Shon Alexander (6-4, Sr., G) … Committed to Creighton

Matt Coleman (6-1, Sr., G) … Top 50 prospect in Class of 2017

David McCormack (6-9, Jr., C) … Kansas, Maryland have offered 290-pounder

Kenny Nwuba (6-9, Jr., C) … Native of Nigeria

Billy Preston (6-8, Sr., F) … Top 25 prospect attending fourth school in high school career

Devontae Shuler (6-2, Sr., G) … Committed to Mississippi



Lindell Wigginton (6-2, Jr., G) … Committed to Iowa State STORYLINES

* This backcourt should be a thing of beauty. Alexander, Coleman, Shuler and Wigginton are all back after contributing to the Dick's Nationals championship team a year ago. Wigginton was the team's leading scorer in 2015-16 and earned MaxPreps All-American honors.

* The most intriguing addition is versatile and productive forward Preston, who spent the last two seasons at Advanced Prep International in Dallas. He's also spent time at a pair of programs in California but all that travel hasn't scared off big time college programs. 247Sports has USC, Indiana, Kansas, Syracuse and Maryland heading his recruitment.

KEY DATES

Dec. 15 – vs. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) @ New Castle Fieldhouse in Indiana

Dec. 17-21 – Iolani Classic

Jan. 7 – vs. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W.Va.) @ Chance Harman Classic



Feb. 4 – vs. Chino Hills (Chino Hills, Calif.)Chino Hills @ Nike Extravaganza

Feb. 11 – vs. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) @ Primetime Shootout

Look for an expanded preview of Oak Hill Academy on Nov. 14.