Preseason MaxPreps Independent Top 20 basketball rankings: No. 3 IMG Academy

Trio of five-star seniors hope to propel Ascenders first GEICO Nationals title since 2019.

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Oct 27, 2021, 9:38am


Head coach: Sean McAloon | 2020-21 record: 21-3
National ranking: No. 5 | GEICO Nationals history: One title (2019), three appearances (4-2 record)

Players to watch
Forward Jarace Walker
Forward Jarace Walker
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W — Noah Batchelor
Height: 6-6 | Class: Senior (2022)
National rank: No. 212 * | Status: Committed to Memphis

Height: 6-3 | Class: Senior (2022)
National rank: No. 18 | Status: Committed to Alabama

Height: 6-7 | Class: Senior (2022)
National rank: No. 35 | Status: Uncommitted

Height: 6-4 | Class: Senior (2022)
National rank: No. 4 | Status: Committed to Baylor

Height: 6-5 | Class: Sophomore (2024)
National rank: Unranked | Status: Uncommitted

Height: 6-7 | Class: Senior (2022)
National rank: No. 37 | Status: Committed to Michigan

Height: 6-2 | Class: Junior (2023)
National rank: No. 124 | Status: Uncommitted

Height: 6-8 | Class: Senior (2022)
National rank: No. 13 | Status: Uncommitted

* Player rankings via 247Sports

Key dates

Dec. 2  — vs. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) at NIBC
Dec. 3 — vs. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) at NIBC
Dec. 4 — vs. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) at NIBC
Dec. 17-22 — City of Palms Classic
Jan. 6 — vs. Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.) at NIBC
Jan. 15 — vs. AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) at Spalding Hoophall Classic
Jan. 17 — vs. Montverde Aademy (Montverde, Fla.) at Spalding Hoophall Classic
Jan. 21 — vs. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) at Ascender Classic
Feb. 3 — vs. La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) at Metro Classic
Feb. 6 — vs. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) at Lehigh Valley Hoop Fest
Guard Jaden Bradley
Guard Jaden Bradley
File photo by Pete Wright

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