MaxPreps 2015-16 San Diego Section preseason high school girls basketball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

Bishop's leads the way on the list. But also watch out for La Jolla Country Day, Mission Hills, Torrey Pines and Horizon Christian Academy in the San Diego Section #MaxPrepsFab5.

La Jolla Country Day won a Division V state title last season.

Photo by Greg Jungferman

2015-16 San Diego Section Preseason Girls Basketball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

1. Bishop's (La Jolla)
Head coach: Marlon Wells
2014-15 finish: 24-10

The Knights had a weird year, going 2-4 in league play, losing in their San Diego Section Open Division opener and then reaching the Division V regional final. Section Player of the Year Destiny Littleton returns after averaging 33.7 points and 12 rebounds per contest as a sophomore, and Alessandra Aguirre is another junior-to-be who played an important role, averaging 13 points. Layla Cunningham will be a senior and she posted 13.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest.

See last season's San Diego Section girls basketball computer rankings

2. La Jolla Country Day
Head coach: Terri Bamford
2014-15 finish: 18-11

The defending Division V state champions also lost their first Open Division section playoff game and then beat Eastside College Prep (East Palo Alto) for the state crown. Mai-Loni Henson returns for her senior year after being named to the All-Section Team (16.4 points and 11.7 rebounds per game), and there was an astounding six freshmen on the roster last season.

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3. Mission Hills (San Marcos)
Head coach: Christopher Kroesch
2014-15 finish: 26-6

The Grizzlies won the Open Division section title as the No. 2 seed but lost to Long Beach Poly in the first round of the regional playoffs, same division. They're sitting pretty for a return to the spotlight, as two first team all-section players are back - and they're both tall. Madison Adams (5-10) will be a senior forward and Khayla Rooks (6-0) will be just a junior. And Kroesch was also the San Diego Section Coach of the Year, so the Grizzlies look like they're covered for this season.

See last season's California girls basketball playoff brackets

4. Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Head coach: Denise Bennett
2014-15 finish: 21-10

The Falcons went 1-1 in the Open Division section playoffs and then lost their first game in the Division I regional playoffs. Senior Sierra Campisano is a star, as she averaged 24.7 points and 12.6 rebounds per game last season, and she will hope to lead the team deeper into playoff success. Last year's team had eight seniors, so younger players will need to step in.

See last season's California girls basketball stat leaders

5. Horizon Christian Academy (San Diego)
Head coach: Vickie Carrington
2014-15 finish: 23-9

The Panthers were Division I section champions but left out of the regional playoffs. The good news is they return 27.4 points, 2.2 blocks and 21.1 rebounds per game from Dijonai Carrington, an all-section player as a junior. Role players surround Carrington, like Sierra Rains and Katie Doran.

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