MaxPreps 2016-17 Oklahoma preseason high school boys basketball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

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1. Putnam City West (Oklahoma City)
Head coach: Lenny Bert
2015-16 record: 24-5

The Patriots won their first state basketball title, and the school's first title in more than two decades with a last-second thriller 67-66 over Norman North in the Class 6A final. Putnam City West loses only two seniors from last season's championship team. The Patriots return incoming senior point guard Gerren Jackson, who scored the game winner in the championship game, along with Chris Potts, who poured in 22 points in the title tilt.

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2. Norman North
Head coach: Bryan Merritt
2015-16 record: 24-4 The Timberwolves may have been shocked in the Class 6A final, but Norman North should be OK as Trae Young decided to come back for his senior season. Young, the 6-foot-2, 170-pound senior, was The Oklahoman's Super 5 Player of the Year as a junior. He averaged 33 points, nearly five rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

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3. Edmond North
Head coach: Steven Goss
2015-16 record: 27-1

The Huskies tore through their competition in the 2015-16 regular season, only to fall to eventual Class 6A state champion Putnam City West. Edmond North got a windfall in Ardmore transfer Marvin Johnson, who averaged a 22 and nine double-double last season. In addition to Johnson, another Ardmore transfer, Carlos Coppage, also will bolster the Huskies' returners.

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4. Memorial (Tulsa)
Head coach: Robert Allison
2015-16 record: 25-4

Kobe Rose and Caleb Nero lead the Chargers into a new season after falling in last season's Class 5A final, 56-54 to Carl Albert. Nero, an incoming senior point guard, averaged 21.4 points per game and Rose, a 6-3 guard, averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Kaelen Childs and Isaiah Thomas also look to contribute for Memorial.

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5. Fort Cobb-Broxton (Fort Cobb)
Head coach: Scott Hines
2015-16 record: 16-2

The Mustangs repeated as champions last season, as they ran away from Okay 70-50 in the Class A title game. Fort Cobb-Broxton, which has won five boys basketball titles since 2000, won the Class B title in 2014-15. Fort Cobb-Broxton loses only one player from last year's squad, Levi Pierce, and returns several standouts from last season's title tilt. Greyden Steinmetz scored 27 and added 11 boards, while Cameron Hines added 20 points. Sophomore Kellen Hines, the coach's son, also played a big role last season as a freshman.