Preseason Top 25 High School Basketball Rankings: No. 3 IMG Academy

Five star prospects Armando Bacot, Josh Green, Jaden Springer and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl headline an elite roster in 2018-19.

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Oct 17, 2018, 12:00am
Video: Preseason Top 25 Basketball Rankings
Breaking down the national contenders heading into the 2018-19 season.


Head Coach: Sean McAloon
Last Season: 22-5
IMG Academy has one of the most elite rosters in the nation.
IMG Academy has one of the most elite rosters in the nation.
Photo by David Rosenblum
Players to Watch:
Armando Bacot Jr. (6-foot-10, Sr., F) — Committed to North Carolina
Noah Farrakhan (6-1, Jr., G)
Josh Green (6-6, Sr., G)  — Committed to Arizona
Dior Johnson (6-1, Fr., G)
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (6-9, Sr., F) — Committed to Villanova
Jaden Springer (6-4, Jr., G)
Jarace Walker (6-4, Fr., G)
Guard Josh Green
Guard Josh Green
Photo by David Rosenblum
Key Games/Events:
Dec. 7 - vs. Wilson (Washington, D.C.) — ARS/Rescue Rooter National Hoopfest (Washington, D.C.)
Dec. 8 - vs. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) — ARS/Rescue Rooter National Hoopfest
Dec. 15 - vs. Waxahachie (Texas) — ARS/ Rescue Rooter National Hoopfest (Dallas)
Dec. 17-22 - City of Palms Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Jan. 18 - vs. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) — Flyin to the Hoop (Dayton, Ohio)
Jan. 20 - vs. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) — Spalding Hoophall Clasic (Springfield, Mass.)
Forward Armando Bacot Jr.
Forward Armando Bacot Jr.
Photo by David Rosenblum
Season Preview:
IMG Academy has established itself as more than just an elite football program — dominating competition on the hardwood as well in recent years.

Over the summer, the Ascenders stockpiled one of the most talent-rich rosters in the nation, adding a loaded crop of transfers to a pair of elite returning starters.

Farrakhan, a Top 50 Class of 2020 prospect, and Green, a Top 10 Class of 2019 recruit, return to the 2018-19 starting rotation joined by three 5-star upperclassmen. Senior big men Bacot and Robinson-Earl, and junior guard Springer round out the daunting starting five.

The Ascenders will have every opportunity to distinguish themselves as the top team across high school basketball next season with a December schedule that features Sunrise Christian Academy, Oak Hill Academy, DeMatha and a trip to the City of Palms Classic.

The sky is the limit for this ultra-talented group primed to make their second appearance in GEICO Nationals while in search of their first-ever win at the national championship event in late March.

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