Dynamic Prep finishes No. 1 in final National Top 10 high school basketball rankings

Head coach Jermaine O'Neal leads third-year program to Chipotle Nationals title game, final No. 1 ranking.

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Apr 7, 2025, 9:00am
Despite being the No. 10 seed in a 10-team field, Dynamic Prep (Irving, Texas) advanced to the Chipotle Nationals title game over the weekend in its first appearance at the event.

The upstart Lone Star State program coached by former NBA All-Star Jermaine O'Neal knocked off No. 8 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 67-52 in the opening round, No. 7 Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) 74-55 in the quarterfinals and No. 3 Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) 83-64 in the semifinals.

Dynamic Prep (34-5) fell to MaxPreps Top 25 No. 1 Columbus (Miami, Fla.) in the championship game.

Four players averaged double figures for O'Neal's team, including SMU signees Jaden Toombs (15.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game) and Jermaine O'Neal Jr. (14.5 points, 3.8 rebounds), Sam Houston State commit Jacobe Coleman (11.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists) and mid-season transfer and Rutgers signee Chris Nwuli (10.3 points, 5.5 rebounds).

Leroy Kelly IV added 9.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

A pair of top 10 Class of 2027 prospects also provided key minutes off the bench as Ryan Hampton (7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds) and Marcus Spears Jr. (6.3 points, 5.3 rebounds) gained valuable experience in the rotation.

The third-year program won 25 of its last 27 games to close out the year.

Dynamic Prep outscored opponents by 19.9 points per contest this season and won championships in the four-team City of Palms Classic Signature Series along with the eight-team Nike Invitational Tournament.

See the final National Top 10 of the 2024-25 season below.
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
Final National Top 10

Record: 34-5
Chipotle Nationals runner-up.

Record: 28-5
Chipotle Nationals semifinalists.

Record: 35-6
Chipotle Nationals semifinalists.

Record: 21-7
Chipotle Nationals participant.

Record: 25-5
Chipotle Nationals participant.

Record: 21-7
Chipotle Nationals participant.

Record: 22-9
Chipotle Nationals participant.

Record: 19-8
Chipotle Nationals participant.

Record: 21-8
Chipotle Nationals participant.

Past National Top 10 champions
2011-12 — Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
2012-13 — Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
2016-17 — La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)
2021-22 — Montverde Academy
2022-23 — Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)
2023-24 — Montverde Academy

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