MaxPreps 2012 Preseason Xcellent 25 Basketball preview: No. 6 Lone Peak

Key returners:

Nick Emery (6-1, Sr., G), No. 67 ranked prospect in Class of 2013 Top 100, BYU verbal commit

Connor Toolson (6-3, Sr., G)

T.J. Haws (6-3, Jr., G), BYU verbal commitment

Talon Shumway (6-3, Sr., G), BYU football verbal commitment

Spencer Curtis (6-8, Jr., F)

Zach Frampton (6-2, Jr., G)

Newcomers:

Eric Mika (6-8, Sr., F), BYU verbal commit, sat out 2010-11 season following transfer

Circle the date:
Lone Peak will get a crack at two-time defending national champ St. Anthony on one of high school basketball's biggest stages – the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. Led by legendary coach Bob Hurley, St. Anthony enters the 2012-13 season riding a 65-game win streak. Surprisingly, the Jan. 21 showdown won't be the first time the teams have met. The Knights and Friars also faced off in the final of the 2007 T-Mobile Invitational final in New Mexico. St. Anthony won that one en route to an undefeated season and yet another mythical national title.

Tournament time:
The Knights are headed to the City of Palms Classic in December, which features a dozen nationally ranked teams. This group has some experience in holiday mega-tournaments, reaching the final of the Beach Ball Classic in South Carolina last season with wins over Whitney Young (Chicago) and St. Augustine (New Orleans).