MaxPreps Preseason High School Basketball Top 25: No. 8 Paul VI

Healthy Panthers should contend for third consecutive WCAC regular season title and much more.

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Nov 6, 2019, 9:15am
Video: Preseason Top 25 basketball rankings
Breaking down the national contenders heading into the 2019-20 season.


Head Coach: Glenn Farello
Last Season: No. 52 in final Top 100, 27-9 (WCAC regular season co-champions)

Key Contributors:
Tyler Coleman (6-foot-6, Jr., F)
Josiah Freeman (6-4, Sr., G)
Trevor Keels (6-5, Jr., G)
Christian May (6-4, So., G)
Knasir McDaniel (5-9, So., G)
William Paige (5-10, Sr., G)
Jeremy Roach (6-2, Sr., G) — Committed to Duke
Luke Triggs (6-5, Jr., F)
Head coach Glenn Farello
Head coach Glenn Farello
File photo by Jim Redman
Key Games/Events:
Dec. 7 vs. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) — National Hoopfest (DC)
Dec. 29 vs. Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) — Slam Dunk to the Beach
Jan. 4 vs. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) — Cancer Research Classic
Jan. 16-18 vs. TBD — Bass Pro Tournament of Champions
Jan. 20 vs. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) — Spalding Hoophall Classic
Feb. 11 at Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Feb. 16 vs. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Guard Knasir McDaniel
Guard Knasir McDaniel
File photo by Jim Redman
Season Preview:
With their top two players out for the 2018-19 season with injuries, the Panthers of Paul VI battled admirably, winning 27 games against a national schedule and claiming a WCAC co-championship.

At full strength to start 2019-20, expect the talented guard-oriented group to challenge for its third consecutive WCAC regular season championship and much more.

Roach was one of those to miss the season because of a torn ACL, He figures to come out hungry and lead a loaded backcourt onto the national spotlight.

Alongside Roach, first-team MaxPreps Sophomore All-American Keels, first team MaxPreps Freshman All-American McDaniel, sharpshooter Freeman and big man Coleman should fill out the starting five.

Facing a challenging non-conference schedule that includes showdowns with No. 2 IMG Academy, No. 3 Sierra Canyon, No. 16 Wasatch Academy and a trip to the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions, look for the Panthers' four-guard rotation to give opponents trouble all season.

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