Preseason NPP Top 25: No. 12 Montrose Christian

12. Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.)
Last year: Stu Vetter
Coach: 25-3
Top players: G Terrance Ross (6-6, Sr.); F Josh Hairston (6-9, Sr.); G Justin Anderson (6-6, So.); G Tyler Hubbard (5-10, Jr.); Paul Gombwer (6-6, Jr.); F Michael Carrera (6-6, So.); G Nazareth Long (6-2 So.)
Top games: Dec. 17-22 at Iolani Classic (Honolulu); Feb. 13 vs. St. Anthony (N.J.) at Primetime Shootout (Trenton, N.J.)
Notable: The Mustangs roster is chocked full of versatile players who can play inside and outside. Ross (Maryland) and Courtland (Va.) transfer Hairston (Duke) are top 50-rated recruits by rivals.com. Anderson is a supreme athlete with unlimited potential. Gombwer (Nigeria), Carrera (Venezuela), and Long (Canada) are top-flight international transfers.

Quotable: This could be my best team at Montrose.” – Vetter, who has led the Mustangs to a final national or regional ranking seven straight seasons.