Team Preview: Carl Albert (5A)
Carl Albert may have lost more games than expected last season, finishing the year 18-7, but each of their losses came against the most competitive competition. They lost to 4A’s Heritage Hall twice, 6A’s Midwest City twice, 6A’s Southmoore once,…
Access all of Prep Hoops
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingCarl Albert may have lost more games than expected last season, finishing the year 18-7, but each of their losses came against the most competitive competition. They lost to 4A’s Heritage Hall twice, 6A’s Midwest City twice, 6A’s Southmoore once, 5A’s Tulsa Memorial once, and Del City towards the end of the season.
They still managed to sweep through the 5A playoffs and clinch a State Tournament birth.
Expect Carl Albert to connect the dots this season and make that transition from being ‘good’ to ‘elite.’ As usual, 5A will be competitive but top-heavy, and I expect Carl Albert’s stacked senior class comprising of James Locke James Locke 6'3" | SG Carl Albert | 2021 State OK , Jaden Harrell Jaden Harrell 5'9" | PG Carl Albert | 2021 State OK , Curtis Rose Curtis Rose 5'10" | SG Carl Albert | 2021 State OK , Maurice Cudjo Maurice Cudjo 6'0" | SG Carl Albert | 2021 State OK , and Quentin Woodson to play the Titans to the top of 5A.
The Titans’ four talented guards are all ranked in the top 105 of our 2021 class. They’ve also been playing with each other for at least three years (not considering the years they may have played together in middle school), so the chemistry is there to pair with their talent. Carl Albert’s big guy rounds out their talented quintet. Woodson is the glue guy for this team and the enforcer. Giving him the ball in the paint is almost an automatic bucket because of his brute strength and lengthy wingspan. He’s able to overpower and out-rebound most high school bigs, and his court vision makes him an above-average facilitator as well.
Last season, Carl Albert was on the fringe of being the best team in 5A. They lost to Del City by two points and lost to Memorial by three in two nail-biting contests. Expect the continuity and experience from this year’s Carl Albert team to put them over the top and place them right back into the 5A State Tournament once again.