Eastern High School

Kentucky's large-school state champion and King of the Bluegrass winner the year before, and the scorer of a state-record 156 points in one game. Four starters had gone, but the Eagles reached this year's King of the Bluegrass semifinals before Science Hill beat them. Jermaine Taylor, a 6-0 senior point guard, was Louisville's preseason player of the year, and 6-0 swingman Ramon Taylor scored 17.5 a game. 6-3 coming in.