MaxPreps 2015-16 High School Basketball Early Contenders, presented by Dick's Sporting Goods and Under Armour: Oldsmar Christian

Video: Early Contenders - Oldsmar Christian



Head coach: Jordan Fair (84-22 career record)

2014-15 record: 32-4

State association: Sunshine Independent Athletic Association

Enrollment: 175




Dontay Bassett (6-8, Sr., F) … Committed to Florida

Troy Baxter (6-8, Sr., F) … Committed to South Florida

L.J. Figueroa (6-5, Jr., G) … Boston College, Louisville, Miami among offers

Eric Hester (6-3, Sr., G) … Committed to Florida

Jerome Merritt (6-5, Sr., G/F) … Division I schools showing interest

James Pursley (6-8, Fr., F) … Highly-regarded Class of 2019 prospect

Elijah Weaver (6-4, So., G) … Florida and Louisville have already extended offers

Herman Williams (6-2, Sr., G) … Committed to Louisiana-Lafayette




Nov. 28 – vs. Norland (Miami) at Breast Cancer Awareness Classic

Dec. 19-21 – Chick-fil-A Classic

Dec. 27-31 – Under Armour Holiday Classic

Jan. 23 – vs. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W.Va.) at ARS.com Tampa Hoopfest




* Fair's career is off to a promising start. Not many coaches have 80 career wins under their belt before the age of 25 — that's right, he's just 25 years old. A former player at North Florida, Fair is a graduate of Oldsmar Christian and has returned to his old school to build a power. Fair was the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2014-15.

* Baxter, Hester and Williams played together over the summer for Team Breakdown, which went 8-4 on the Under Armour circuit and reached the second round of the postseason tournament.

* With all of Oldsmar's senior star power, Figueroa gets overlooked a bit. But the Dominican Republic native had a big summer, drawing offers from Boston College, Louisville and Miami among others. Figueroa is the No. 56 overall prospect in the 2017 class by the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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