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Super 25 Preseason Boys Basketball: No. 13 Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.)

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Alex Lomax, a sophomore guard for East, is the 2016 Mr. Basketball in Class AAA. Lomax averaged 13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists during the regular season, but even without dazzling stats, he won the award. "It shows that if you're a team player, you can overcome just average numbers," he said. File photo (Photo: Theron Malone)

Alex Lomax, a sophomore guard for East, is the 2016 Mr. Basketball in Class AAA. (Photo: Theron Malone)

No. 13: Memphis East

Location: Memphis, Tenn.

2015-16 record: 32-2

Final 2015-16 Super 25 ranking: 21

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The Mustangs won the state AAA title and return a deep roster, led by three returnees: junior SG TJ Moss, senior SF Radarius Washington and senior PG Alex Lomax (13.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 5.8 apg), who was the state’s Mr. Basketball for Class AAA.

Chandler Lawson, a 6-9 senior W, and 6-8 PF Malcolm Dandrige give the team plenty of size.

Key transfers include 6-4 junior SG Jayden Hardaway from Palmetto, Fla., who is the son of Coach Penny Hardaway, and 6-6 sophomore PG Antavion Collum, who moved in from Olive Branch, Miss.

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