MaxPreps 2014-15 Rhode Island Girls Basketball Fab 5 presented by the Army National Guard
1. La Salle Academy (Providence)2013-14 finish: 18-6
Head coach: Sean Reddy
La Salle Academy has won the Division I state championship six times in the past eight years and it could be primed to win another state crown in 2015. The Rams return one of the state's top players in
Isabella Folgo, who earned third team all-state honors as a sophomore. Meanwhile teammate
Ainsley Burns, a junior, received honorable mention All-Division I. The Rams lost to eventual state champion North Kingstown 52-49 in last year's Division I semifinals.
View last season's Rhode Island girls basketball rankings, presented by the Army National Guard2. North Kingstown2013-14 finish: 24-2
Head coach: Bob Simeone
The defending Division I state champions will have to make up for the loss of Alexandra Barton and Taylor Buckley, both of whom earned first team all-state honors by the Providence Journal. The Skippers will rely on
Molly Fied, a 5-8 senior who earned all-division honors by the Rhode Island Coaches Association.
Brenna Copolla and
Amanda Bednarick, two of the leading scorers on last year's team, also return.
View last season's Rhode Island girls basketball playoff brackets3. Rogers (Newport)2013-14 finish: 26-0
Head coach: Frank Brow
Rogers finished the season undefeated and won a battle between unbeatens in the Division II championship game against St. Raphael Academy 55-32. The team's top two players, Josie Chavez and Brianna Morgera, have both graduated, but
Sarah Morris, an all-area player as a junior, returns for Frank Brow's team.
View last season's Rhode Island girls basketball stat leaders4. Barrington2013-14 finish: 11-11
Head coach: Stephen Lenz
Barrington reached the Division I state finals last year, falling to North Kingstown. Under coach Stephen Lenz, the team has averaged 22 wins over the past eight seasons. Barrington loses all-state power forward Maura Kelty to graduation but it returns all-division selection
Grecia Restituyo, a senior center.
View the MaxPreps Rhode Island girls basketball pro photo galleries5. Sanchez Complex (Providence)2013-14 finish: 22-2
Head coach: Ty Dale
Sanchez Complex captured the Division III state championship in 2014 and returns four of the team's top scorers from that squad. Included in the group is all-state pick
Elfreda Hoff and all-division selections
D'asia allen and
Willcia McBorrough. Hoff, a junior, and McBorrough, a sophomore, averaged 14 points per game last season while Allen, a senior, led the team with 19.6 points per game.