Preseason MaxPreps Independent Top 20 basketball rankings: No. 12 Real Salt Lake Academy

Second-year program looks to improve on inaugural season's 27-2 record.

By Jordan Divens

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Oct 27, 2021, 9:29am

No. 12 Real Salt Lake Academy (Herriman, Utah)

Head coach: David Evans | 2020-21 record: 27-2

National ranking: Unranked | GEICO Nationals history: N/A

Head coach David Evans

File photo by Steven Ryan

Players to watch

G — Liam Dayco-Green

Height: 6-1 | Class: Sophomore (2024)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

W — Trey Evans

Height: 6-5 | Class: Junior (2023)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

W — J.R. Higby

Height: 6-5 | Class: Junior (2023)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

G — David Katoa

Height: 6-4 | Class: Sophomore (2024)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

G — Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn

Height: 6-2 | Class: Junior (2023)

National rank: No. 30 | Status: Uncommitted

C — Stephen Osei

Height: 6-11 | Class: Sophomore (2024)
National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

C — Adam Stewart

Height: 7-0 | Class: Senior (2022)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

G — Taki Uluilakepa

Height: 6-1 | Class: Junior (2023)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

Key dates

Nov. 26 — vs. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) at Holiday Hoopsgiving

Nov. 27 — vs. Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) at Holiday Hoopsgiving

Dec. 2 — vs. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) at Bob Kirk Invitational

Dec. 10-11 — Crimson Cliffs Tournament

Dec. 27-29 — Beach Ball Classic

Jan. 21 — vs. Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) at Quincy Shootout

Jan. 22 — vs. Math, Civics & Sciences (Philadelphia) at Quincy Shootout