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

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Head coach: Ed Haskins (163-25 career record)

2014-15 record: 27-2, Class 3A state champions

State association: Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

Enrollment: 1,500




Jashaun Agosto (5-9, Sr., G) … Averaged 13.9 points, 3.6 assists per game in 2014-15

Alphonso Anderson (6-6, Sr., F) … Committed to Montana

J'raan Brooks (6-8, So., F) … Top 20 2018 prospect by 247Sports

Terrell Brown (6-1, Sr., G) … Under-the-radar recruit, can fill it up

Daejon Davis (6-4, Jr., G) … Committed to Washington

P.J. Fuller (6-4, Fr., G) … Expected to be one of West Coast's top frosh

Jelani Howard (6-3, Jr., G/F) … Played in all 29 games as sophomore

Jaylen Nowell (6-4, Jr., G) … 2014-15 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American




Dec. 19 – vs. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) at Hoophall West

Dec. 26-30 – Les Schwab Invitational

Feb. 2 – vs. Rainier Beach (Seattle)




* Haskins is a star on the rise in the high school coaching game. Also the athletic director and a special education teacher at Garfield, Haskins has led the Bulldogs to a pair of state titles and six 20-win seasons in his first seven years with the program. Prior to GHS, he as an assistant for nine years at nearby Rainier Beach and helped the Vikings win three state titles.

* Garfield is rich in basketball tradition. The Bulldogs have won 13 state titles dating back to 1955 and produced stars like Will Conroy, Brandon Roy, Chester Simmons and Tony Wroten. Jimi Hendrix and Macklemore also attended the school.

* The Bulldogs went from very good to national championship contender over the summer with the arrival of two big transfers. Davis averaged just under 20 points per game as a sophomore at Lakeside (Seattle) and is regarded as a Top 50 2017 prospect by 247Sports. Brooks started as a freshman for a Seattle Prep team that reached the 3A state tournament and he has been pegged as a Top 25 prospect in the 2018 class.

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