No. 12 Principia (St. Louis, Mo.)Head coach: Jay Blossom
2025-26: 29-2
National ranking: No. 4
State championships: 2 (2025, 2026)
Players to watch
C — Majok Ater
Height: 6-9 | Class: Sophomore (2029)
National rank: No. 14 | Status: Uncommitted
C — Sekou Cisse
Height: 6-9 | Class: Senior (2027)
National rank: No. 183 | Status: Uncommitted
F — Tyran Frazier
Height: 6-9 | Class: Senior (2027)
National rank: No. 53 | Status: Virginia Tech commit
G — Collin McConneyhead
Height: 6-2 | Class: Senior (2027)
National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted
G — Kingston Money
Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2027)
National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted
W — Wyatt Slay
Height: 6-4 | Class: Senior (2027)
National rank: Unranked | Status: Eastern Illinois commit
G — Gassim Toure
Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2027)
National rank: No. 135 | Status: Uncommitted
Key Dates
Dec. 10-12 — Elite 8 @ St. Joseph
Dec. 18 — Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Jan. 9 — St. Francis (La Canada, Calif.)
Jan. 16 — Westerville North (Westerville, Ohio)
Jan. 18 — Crossroads (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Jan. 22 — Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)

Top 20 sophomore Majok Ater is among a talented crop of frontcourt prospects for Principia. (FILE PHOTO: Wes Hale)