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Another high-profile 4-star high school boys basketball talent is making his way to the Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
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According to Kayser Hoops on Wednesday afternoon, Class of 2027 four-star shooting guard Lucai Anderson is leaving Lubbock (TX) Trinity Christian School for national powerhouse IMG Academy. Anderson is currently ranked No. 9 in the state of Texas, No. 25 among shooting guards and No. 97 nationally, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings.
Anderson, who is also slated to play for Germany’s U18 national team, was the top player at Trinity Christian School last season, averaging a team-high 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for the Lions. Now he heads to a Ascenders’ team that has been loading up with talent all throughout the off-season as they look to re-install themselves as one of the best teams in the land.
This off-season saw a overhaul of the boys basketball program at IMG Academy, which included the hiring of Jackson Johnson as the new head coach. Johnson previously coached up in the New England region at Boston (Mass.) The Newman School, leading one of the best boys basketball programs in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), winning 38 games and multiple championships along the way.
The Ascenders ended this past season with a 21-9 record and finishing at No. 6 in the final 2025 Florida High School Boys Basketball Massey Rankings and No. 47 nationally, according to the Rivals National 2025 High School Boys Basketball Composite Rankings.
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“Established in 1978, with a pioneering concept known as the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, IMG Academy has since grown to become a global phenomenon. Today, IMG Academy is the world’s leading sports education brand, providing access and opportunity for student-athletes with an innovative suite of on-campus and online programming. IMG Academy is the only education brand directly responsible for filling one-quarter of all college roster spots on an annual basis. In 2021 alone, IMG Academy helped place 30,000 kids into college.”
