Preseason Top 25 High School Basketball Rankings: No. 8 La Lumiere

Lakers look to Junior MaxPreps All-Americans Isaiah Stewart, Keion Brooks for fourth consecutive GEICO Nationals bid.

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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: Pat Holmes
Last Season: 23-4 (GEICO Nationals participant)
Head coach Pat Holmes
Head coach Pat Holmes
File photo by Randy Kemp
Players to Watch:
Keion Brooks (6-foot-8, Sr., F)
Gerald Drumgoole (6-5, Sr., G)
Wendell Green Jr. (5-11, Sr., G)
Kamari Lands (6-7, Fr., W)
Desmond Polk (6-4, Jr., G)
Isaiah Stewart (6-9, Sr., C)
Paxson Wojcik (6-4, Sr., G) — Committed to Loyola Chicago

Key Games/Events:
Nov. 13 - vs. SPIRE Institute (Geneva, Ohio)
Dec. 8 - vs. Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)
Dec. 17-21 - 'Iolani Classic (Honolulu)
Dec. 28 - vs. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) — Hoop City Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Jan. 4 - vs. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) — Cancer Research Classic (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Jan. 5 - vs. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) — Cancer Research Classic
Jan. 21 - vs. Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.) — Spalding Hoophall Classic (Springfield, Mass.)
Center Isaiah Stewart
Center Isaiah Stewart
File photo by Randy Kemp
Season Preview:
After getting his first season as Lakers head coachunder his belt, Holmes looks to guide the Indiana powerhouse to their fourth consecutive GEICO Nationals.

Led by Junior MaxPreps All-American honorable mention selections, Stewart and Brooks, look for La Lumiere to be a serious contender on the national circuit.

Depth will be the key for a talented Lakers rotation that will feature talented newcomers Drumgoole, Green Jr., Polk and Lands — along with key returners Wojcik and Jakovic Kukic.

La Lumiere faces one of the toughest stretches of any team during the holiday season, bookended by trips to Honolulu and the 'Iolani Classic and Spalding Hoophall Classic, where the Lakers face Rancho Christian. They will also face Findlay Prep, Bishop Gorman and Montverde Academy during the rigorous month of basketball.

Look for the battle-tested group to be a tough out in New York just two years after winning their first national title event at the then-Dick's Nationals in 2017.

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