Video: Early Contenders - Sunrise Christian AcademyMaxPreps 2015-16 High School Basketball Early Contenders, Presented by Dick's Sporting Goods and Under Armour
Head coach: Luke Barnwell (First year)
2014-15 record: 21-4
State association: Independent
Enrollment: 545 (K-12)
Head coach Luke Barnwell and his 2015-16 Sunrise Christian Academy players
Photo by Sam Soliday
Players to Watch
Radshad Davis (6-3, Sr., G) … Bahamas native
Isiah Jasey (6-8, Jr., F) … Top 100 prospect in 2017 class
Kameron McGusty (6-5, Sr., G) … Committed to Oklahoma
Bryan Trimble (6-3, Sr., G) … Averaged 14.1 points per game at Raytown South (Mo.) last year
Terrell Turner (6-4, Jr., G) … Offers from Georgia, Memphis
Derrick Walker (6-8, Sr., F) … Another Raytown South transfer
Lindy Waters III (6-6, Sr., G) … Committed to Oklahoma State
Roman Young (5-11, Sr., G) … Offers from Oklahoma, SMU
Forward Isiah Jasey
Photo by Sam Soliday
Key Dates
Dec. 3 – vs.
Advanced Prep International (Dallas) at Marshall County Hoopfest
Dec. 4 – vs.
Victory Prep (Houston) at Marshall County Hoopfest
Dec. 17-19 – City of Champions Holiday Classic
Jan. 7 – vs.
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) at Mustang Madness
March 10-12 – St. James Invitational
Guard Kameron McGusty
Photo by Sam Soliday
Buffalo Storylines
* Just 25 years old, Barnwell takes over for former Sunrise coach Kyle Lindstead, who moved on to take a position under Greg Marshall at Wichita State. Barnwell is a native of Kansas who played collegiately for Newman University.
* The Buffaloes picked up a pair of big time late additions this fall. McGusty – a Top 50 prospect according to 247Sports – left Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas) in late October to enroll at Sunrise. Just a few days earlier, Waters announced he was leaving Norman North (Okla.) to spend his senior year with the Buffaloes. Waters is the No. 115 overall prospect in the 2016 class by 247Sports.
* Sunrise Christian has a growing list of former players at the NCAA level. Marvin Clark (Michigan State), Buddy Hield (Oklahoma), Tum Tum Nairn (Michigan State), Sebastian Saiz (Mississippi) and Dusan Ristic (Arizona) are all former Buffaloes.
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