Preseason Top 25 High School Basketball Rankings: No. 9 McEachern

Isaac Okoro, Sharife Cooper look to guide an experienced group to first state title in program history.

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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: Mike Thompson
Last Season: 26-3 (GHSA Class AAAAAAA quarterfinalist)
Head coach Mike Thompson
Head coach Mike Thompson
File photo by Jim Redman
Player to Watch:
Alyn Breed (6-foot-2, Jr., G)
Sharife Cooper (6-0, Jr., G)
Jared Jones (6-9, Sr., F) — Committed to Northwestern
Quinton McElroy (6-2, Sr., G)
John Michael Wright (6-2, Sr., G)
Isaac Okoro (6-6, Sr., W) — Committed to Auburn

Key Games/Events:
Nov. 10 - vs. Holy Spirit Prep (Atlanta) — Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic (Powder Springs, Ga)
Dec. 15 - vs. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) — TOC Holiday Classic (Marietta, Ga.)
Dec. 17-22 - City of Palms Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Jan. 4 - vs. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) — Cancer Research Classic (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Jan. 5 - vs. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) — Cancer Research Classic
Jan. 17-19 - Bass Pro Tournament of Champions (Springfield, Mo.)
Jan. 21 - vs. Ranney (Tinton Falls, N.J.) — Spalding Hoophall Classic (Springfield, Mass.)
Wing Isaac Okoro
Wing Isaac Okoro
File photo by Jim Redman
Season Preview:
Each of the past two seasons have ended in disappointing fashion for very talented, but young McEachern teams.

This season, a now senior-laden group has all the talent and experience needed to get over the hump and capture the schools first ever Georgia state championship.

The Indians return a lot of familiar faces, led by AJC.com Class AAAAAAA first team All State selection Okoro and 5-star junior guard Cooper.

Okoro and Cooper will once again be joined by talented big man Jones and key role players McElroy and Breed.

McEachern will certainly be battle tested when it enters state tournament play after trips to the City of Palms Classic, Bass Pro Tournament of Champions, and top 25 match-ups with Findlay Prep, Imhotep Charter and Ranney.

Look for this season to be different for an experienced group with all the talent needed to capture its first state crown in Georgia's toughest classification this season.

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