Wheeler High School

State champion in 1994, runner-up in 1995 and 30-1 the season before, Doug Lipscomb's Wildcats were ranked second in Georgia, scoring about 85 a game and giving up 70. Junior guard D.A. Layne, 6-2, averaged 30 points and shot 43 percent from 3, an all-state pick as a sophomore wanted by Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan, Georgia Tech and N.C. State, as was 6-5 junior Antwuan Dixon (15 points, 12 rebounds). Lipscomb worried about youth and size, and point guard Caleb Thomas was hurt. 7-0 coming in.