Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school basketball rankings: No. 1 Columbus
By Jordan Divens
Nov 8, 2023, 9:50am
Explorers begin the season as team to beat led by reigning MaxPreps National Player of the Year Cameron Boozer.
Head coach: Andrew Moran
2022-23 record: 26-4
National ranking: No. 8
State Championships: Two (2022, 2023)
Players to watch
Height: 6-7 | Class: Senior (2024)
National rank: Unranked
| Status: Committed to Princeton
Height: 6-9 | Class: Junior (2025)
National rank: No. 2
| Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-4 | Class: Junior (2025)
National rank: No. 18
| Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-3 | Class: Junior (2025)
National rank: Unranked
| Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2024)
National rank: Unranked
| Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2024)
National rank: No. 34
| Status: Committed to Michigan State
Height: 6-5 | Class: Sophomore (2026)
National rank: No. 14
| Status: Uncommitted
Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2024)
National rank: Unranked
| Status: Uncommitted
* Player rankings via 247Sports
Key dates
Nov. 22 — vs. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)
Nov. 24 — vs. McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Nov. 25 — vs. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)
Dec. 1 — vs. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Dec. 18-23 — City of Palms Classic
Dec. 26-30 — Les Schwab Invitational
Jan. 5 — vs. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Jan. 9 — vs. Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.)
Jan. 13 — vs. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
Jan. 15 — vs. Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)
Reigning MaxPreps National Player of the Year Cameron Boozer averaged 21.1 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game last season. (Photo: Lonnie Webb)
