Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school basketball rankings: No. 18 Timpview

The Thunderbirds return entire rotation headlined by BYU commits Dean Rueckert and Will Openshaw.

By Jordan Divens

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Nov 4, 2025, 9:17am

No. 18 Timpview (Provo, Utah)

Head coach: Brad Kitchen

2024-25: 20-6

National ranking: Unranked

State championships: Six (1988, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2010)

Players to watch

G — Cooper Cleveland

Height: 6-4 | Class: Senior (2026)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

G — Mason Ford

Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2026)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

G — Lincoln Holcombe

Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2026)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

C — Will Openshaw

Height: 6-10 | Class: Senior (2026)

National rank: Uncommitted | Status: BYU commit

W — Jackson Palmer

Height: 6-5 | Class: Senior (2026)

National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

W — Dean Rueckert

Height: 6-8 | Class: Senior (2026)

National rank: No. 86 | Status: BYU commit

Key Dates

Nov. 18 — at Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)

Nov. 26 — vs. American Fork (Utah)

Dec. 12 — vs. Lufkin (Texas)

Dec. 19-23 — Tarkanian Classic

Jan. 9 — at Orem (Utah)

Jan. 27 — at Layton Christian Academy (Layton, Utah)

Feb. 3 — vs. Orem (Utah)

Top 100 BYU pledge Dean Rueckert averaged 18.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game last season. (PHOTO: Jann Hendry)