Off-season Notebook: McCallie Blue Tornado
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The Prep Hoops staff is taking a closer look inside Tennessee high school basketball programs, months ahead of the 2024-2025 season. Our next team feature is McCallie School of Chattanooga, TN.
Head Coach: Kenneth White
McCallie graduated two stars, their two leading scorers: Parker Robison, Kenneth Chime (11.4 ppg, 11.6 rpg). Robison was the coach's kid, the floor general. Chime's athleticism and size will be impossible to immediately replace. Still, the team is strong again thanks to [player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard']'s continued development and transfer [player_tooltip player_id='1696241' first='Jayden' last='Scott'] joining from outside Atlanta. [player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard'] is a Top 5 sophomore in the state. [player_tooltip player_id='1810740' first='Kaleb' last='Gallman'] is the most veteran player on the team.
McCallie Stats
State Tournament Championship Record: 7-9
Appearances (9): 2017, 2016, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2001, 1922
Team Runner-up (2): 2017, 2011
Partial Roster (2024-2025)
Anticipated Starters*
Team Roster
| # | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight |
| 0 | Reid Levitt | Sr. | G | 6'0" | - |
| 5 | [player_tooltip player_id='1696241' first='Jayden' last='Scott']* | Jr. | PG | ||
| 4 | [player_tooltip player_id='1810740' first='Kaleb' last='Gallman']* | Sr. | SG, SF | 6'4" | 175 lbs |
| Andrew Smith | Jr. | G | 6'0" | 165 lbs | |
| 12 | [player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard']* | So. | SG, SF | 6'5" | 172 lbs |
| 14 | Christian Lawhorn | Sr. | SG | 6'2" | 150 lbs |
| 20 | [player_tooltip player_id='2350150' first='De'Shun' last='Tipton'] | Jr. | G | 5'9" | - |
| 21 | Artrell Knight* | Jr. | F | 6'4" | - |
Anticipated starters are: [player_tooltip player_id='1696241' first='Jayden' last='Scott'], [player_tooltip player_id='1810740' first='Kaleb' last='Gallman'], Artrell Knight, [player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard'].
[player_tooltip player_id='1810740' first='Kaleb' last='Gallman'] is steady as a primary or secondary ball-handler. Look for Gallman to score even more this season out of necessity. He will be up from 10.8 ppg. Wingard will be encouraged to attack and shoot at will. [player_tooltip player_id='1696241' first='Jayden' last='Scott'] is the one new player. He will instantly start at the "1". Artrell is likely to enjoy a bump in scoring and minutes as he matures from a sophomore to a junior. The team will lack the depth of 2023-2024. It will be experienced but lack the senior depth. [player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard'] started as a sophomore though. He has a chance to be a Top 100 nationally guy.
| School Name | *W-L | *Pct. | *PF | *PA | W-L | Pct. | PF | PA | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Webb | 7-1 | 0.875 | 505 | 419 | 25-5 | 0.833 | 1,862 | 1,520 | 1 L |
| Baylor | 7-1 | 0.875 | 522 | 432 | 19-6 | 0.760 | 1,545 | 1,333 | 2 L |
| McCallie | 3-5 | 0.375 | 455 | 485 | 17-9 | 0.654 | 1,533 | 1,357 | 2 L |
| Knoxville Catholic | 2-6 | 0.250 | 453 | 472 | 16-13 | 0.552 | 1,821 | 1,691 | 1 L |
| Chattanooga Christian | 1-7 | 0.125 | 462 | 589 | 9-15 | 0.375 | 1,607 | 1,689 | 9 L |
