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TOP DFW COACHES

When looking for the best coaches in the Dallas-Fort Worth surrounding area the list gets really long in qualified candidates. The challenge is the list could be much longer than it is and, as most high school fans will tell you, most State Championship come through the greater DFW area. So we want-ed to create a list of coaches who not only win, but who also get a great deal out of their players.

TOP 10 Boys Coaches:

1. Chris Hill Dallas Jesuit2. Chris Dyer DeSoto3. David Piehler Highland Park4. Kyle Herrema Lovejoy High School5. Danny Henderson Duncanville High School6. Von Harris Hillcrest7. Mike Hatch Justin Northwest8. Jeff Bell Brock9. Steve Smith Aledo10. Stan Blackmon Rowlett

Top 5 Private School Boys Coaches:

1. Corey Henderson Episcopal School of Dallas2. Randy Feemster TCA- Addison3. Michael Alfers Bishop Dunne4. Greg Guiler St. Mark’s5. Chris Mayberry Prestonwood Christian

TOP 10 Girls Coaches:

1. Suzie Oelschlegel Irving Macarthur2. Don Patterson Plano West3. Andy Zihlman Bishop Lynch4. Jill McDill Rockwall5. Michael Ensley North Mesquite6. Cathy Self-Morgan Duncanville7. Teri Morrison Southlake8. Ken Burroughs Argyle Liberty Christian9. Michael Oldham McKinney North10. Amy Matlock Highland Park photo credit: Dallas Jesuit

TOP 5 DFW AAU/CLUB PROGRAMS

How did we determine that these programs were the best in DFW for 2012 … We evaluated the following:

• Qualificationsoftheircoachingstaffs, • Playerswhowentontoplayatahigherlevel • Fundingfortheirteams • Differentagecategoryteams(youth)orgirlsprograms • Dotheyhaveanationalpresence? • Dotheygivebacktotheirlocalcommunity? • Didtheywintourneysin2012?

1. Dallas MustangsA staple of quality AAU basketball in DFW area, Tony Johnson’s 13 boys teams were athletic and ready to play in 2012. One of the oldest programs in DFW, Tony has put together a consistent product that deliv-ers some of the best talent in the area. The list of collegiate athletes that they have fostered is long and impressive with the most recent standout being LyBryan Nash. One thing the hoops community does not know, is that the Mustang staff devotes several resources to helping elementary age kids have a place to play in the winter.

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Winning four national events last year and funding 5 teams is only part of their success in their short three year history. They are known for supporting high school coaches and helping the kids develop over the off-season months, they try to schedule events in conjunction with High School coaches so athletes can play for their school team as well in the summer months. In the past 3 years, they have had over 50 athletes go on to play collegiate basketball.

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Top 5 DFW AAU/CLUB PROGRAMS

3. Texas Titans

The Titans have amassed a strong group of athletes sparing no expense for their players. A solid coach-ing staff, great organizational skills, and massive resources make them a program that will continue to grow.Theyfieldedthreeteamslastyearthatwerefundedbytheorganization–17U,15Uanda4thGradeLevelTeam–betweentheseteamstheywonthreenationalevents. http://www.texastitansbasketball.org/

4. Deron Williams Elite

Utilizing a great NBA player’s name for your summer team never hurts. DWill Elite had a great 2012 and boastsomeofthefinestplayersintheDallasareaespeciallyfortheupcoming2013season.Theyhaveseveral teams that all compete at the highest level regardless of their age category and provide excellent instruction for their kids to develop into great players.

5. Texas Express

Tons of teams and solid coaching really make Texas Express one of DFW best all round programs. They are well organized and all over the DFW area. They provide funding assistance for their athletes and spendagreatdealoftimehelpingcommunitypartnersadvancespecificagendas.Theyserveover150athletes on different teams and have won 6 AAU titles in several age categories.

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JAKE FLAGGERTTriumph Gold Player2013 UTEP Signee

2013 UNSIGNED TOP PLAYER FOR NORTH TEXAS

Dallashaslongbeenknownasaplacetofindaneliteathletetohelpbuildaprogramaround,especiallyfor basketball. While this time of year you see players start making commitments many of the best players are taking their time and playing their senior season. The listed players below are all Rivals.com Top 100 in Texas. They also have not committed to a school for their collegiate careers.

1. Julius Randle Prestonwood Christian

2. Keith Frazier Dallas Kimball

3. Shirmane Thomas Prime Prep Academy

4. Steven Spieth Dallas Jesuit

5. J.D. Wallace James Madison

6. Zach Dickerson Argyle

7. Anthony Walker West Mesquite

8. Kyle Wilson FW Dunbar

9. Tavarius Shine Irving MacArthur

10. Keyunta Watkins Byron Nelson

11. Victor Arnic Dallas Carter

12. Chase Fletcher Highland Park

13. Xavier Smith Plano East

14. Brett Jolly Southlake Carroll

15. Damontre Mcfarland Arlington Heights

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DISTRICT 5A PREVIEWS

District 3-5A

North Crowley has earned a right as favorite as one of the state’s top programs under Coach Tommy Brakel. ThePantherswere14-0intheirdistrictlastseasonandadvancedtotheregionalsemifinalsbeforelosingto eventual state champion Flower Mound Marcus by 11 points. North Crowley has 14-consecutive playoff berths, every season since the school opened, and must replace some top talent but seems to do so every year. Senior Norense Odiase is one of the state’s top shot blockers which will add to North Crowley’s typical defensive pressure. Senior guards Jalan McCloud and Torrence Neal will provide most of the scoring but the offense is keyed by transition offense off of stops. Arlington Bowie is an athletic program which should do well again in district but doesn’t have much height to make an extended playoff run. Senior 6-1 Jeremy Sen-glinisareturningfirst-teamall-districtplayer.Arlingtonhasaprogramwhichlikelywillcyclehighandlowandexpectapeakthisseason.IftheColtsfindsomeconsistentoutsidescoringfromthreereturningstarters,they should rebound back into the playoffs. Arlington Sam Houston returns 6-1 senior Rashard Bailey should help coach Chris LeGrand, son of former UTA coach Bob “Snake” LeGrand, regain some playoff potential.

District 4-5A

Richland Coach Richard Bacon has built quite a program since leaving college coaching and the Dallas In-dependentSchoolDistrict.Richlandshowedgreatpromiselastseasonbutwasupendedinthefirst-roundof the state playoffs by a surprising strongMansfield Timberview.Richland returns6-7OklahomaStatecommit Leyton Hammonds who has great shooting touch in addition to being a strong defender. The outside gamewillbesuppliedby5-9seniorMalikMayfield,whomovedtoNorthTexasfromWisconsinlastseason.Richland’s fast-paced style causes many problems. The Rebels challenge the state’s top programs to get ready for the state playoffs and they’ll try to avoid an early ouster this season. Southlake Carroll hopes to beastrongerchallengerafterfirst-yearCoachEricMcDadewasbroughtinfromtradition-richDuncanville.Carroll will have lightning quick guard Ray Crockett after the football season. The son of former NFL standout (RayCrockett),theyoungerCrocketthasexcellentskillsat5-11butislimitedtoaperimetergame.Amongthe state’s most respected coaches is Justin Northwest’s Mike Hatch. Northwest has a 20-win season, but little overall potential to make much of a deep playoff runs against the Region I powerhouses it meets early in the brackets.


District 5-5A

Neverunderestimate the firepower of this district. FlowerMoundMarcus is rebuildingafter consecutiveClass 5A state titles, but watch out for Lewisville and Hebron. Under Coach Gary Collier, Lewisville has highly promising sophomore Anthony Davis and Marquis Williams. Collier is a disciple and former player of legend-ary Robert Hughes of Fort Worth Dunbar. Lewisville could very much blossom into a state contender in Col-lier’s second year since arriving from building state tourney teams at Class 4A Fort Worth Arlington Heights.

Hebron Coach Mark Bishop has talented 6-0 guard Ridge Shipley returning after a standout run through the state playoffs last year. 6-5 sophomore Tyler Williams is expected to help get the Hawks back for another playoff run. Among the other district contenders, will be Denton Ryan which is fresh off a Class 4A state tour-nament berth under highly respected Coach Bryce Overstreet. Ryan in fact, had super talented alum Austin JacksonstartingincenterfieldfortheDetroitTigersintheWorldSeries.The6-1Jacksonaveraged22pointsper game for Ryan in 2005. Senior 5-10 guard Marcus Holcomb is concentrating on basketball after playing as a linebacker/running back for Ryan’s state-ranked football program last season. Holcomb’s gritty, athleti-cism is typical of a Ryan program which will challenge for the playoffs.

Two-timedefending5AstatechampMarcusisincompleterebuildmoldwithallfivestartersgraduatingandplaying in college. Starting at Oklahoma State will be Marcus Smart and Phillip Forte. Marcus shouldn’t ever expect a duo like those two again with 6-8 Nick Banyard at New Mexico. First-year Marcus Coach Clay Cody replaces Danny Henderson, who was lured away by Duncanville. Cody has almost no one remaining from Marcus’ championship roster and may even be hard-pressed to qualify for the state playoffs. Look for Flower Mound’s program to elevate with a strong pipeline of young players emerging, including 6-6 sophomore Ja-cob Feickert. First-year Coach Jason Fossett arrives from Killeen. Coppell’s perennial playoff contender also has a new coach with former assistant Kit Pehl moving over after a successful tenure as head coach at Keller Central.PehllikelymaytransitionCoppellintoamorefree-flowingoffensebutsometalentedyoungplayersmust develop.

District 6-5A

Euless Trinity has built its reputation as a state contending football power, but the Trojans will be a formi-dable hoops power with emerging 6-10 power forward Myles Turner. He’s a mobile big-bodied who has been looking very good since a broken ankle ended his summer play. Turner could be dominating in district if fall showcases are any indication. He’s jumped into national recruiting prominence with his play.

In what should be a wide open competition, Colleyville Heritage returns four players who have experience from a successful season last year. Senior guard Colten Gober is a solid performer along with 6-2 senior Dominic Perez. Heritage has built a solid program under Coach Stephen Hamrick and will rely heavily on that tradition while young players emerge. Heritage’s cross-town rival Grapevine enters with high expectations with its best depth in several years. Grapevine doesn’t have an anchor player to build upon, but the Mus-tangs will have balance to make a playoff run.

Hurst L.D. Bell Coach Willie Henderson has a knack for coming up with competitive combos and don’t expect the Blue Raiders to miss many playoffs as they did last season. Senior guard Garrett Hammonds and 6-5 senior Marcus Dixon could create a dynamic inside-outside duo.

District 7-5A

Agoodcasecoulddefinitelybemadeasthestrongestdistrictinthestate.Thereisstatetournamentqual-ity talentatDeSoto,SouthGrandPrairie,Duncanville,CedarHillandMansfieldTimberview.Desotogetsthe separation with 6-4 senior Duke commit Matt Jones leading a perennially strong program under Eagles Coach Chris Dyer. DeSoto has been to the state tournament three times in the last ten years with state titles in 2003 and 2009 and a runner-up in 2005. Not bad for a program which didn’t have a playoff win until 2003. But even with its tradition, DeSoto still only returns Jones as the only senior to run Dyer’s college-level system of plays. How good is the district, DeSoto is again paired with Cedar Hill, which played against each otherinthe’09statefinal.CedarHillisledby6-1seniorguardJalenJoneswhoreturnsalongwithall-districtselections Dorian Waggoner and Charles Wesley. There are high expectations for athletic sophomore Charlie Middleton, who was named second-team all-district as a freshman guard.

There’s great anticipation at Duncanville with the arrival of new Coach Danny Henderson, fresh off consecu-tive state titles and three-consecutive state tournament berths at Flower Mound Marcus. Henderson brings along assistant Kenny Boren to get Duncanville back to its state-contending level.


A large part of Duncanville’s problem has been losing to Marcus the last three seasons in the early rounds of the playoffs. Duncanville has a young nucleus with 6-3 junior Devontae Bailey and 6-2 Jerami Grace return-ing in the perimeter. 6-8 junior Omar Sherman is a solid inside player and there are very high expectations forsophomoresMatthewMcQuaidandDominiqueThomas.Atraditionrichprogram,Duncanvillewasasolid19-15 last season with much higher hopes with Henderson’s arrival.

NotbeoverlookedinMansfieldTimberview,theWolvesareonlyan8-year-oldvarsityprogrambuthavebeento the state playoffs in six of those years. Last year, Coach Duane Gregory had a talented team ousted by MarcusatUTA’sCollegeParkCenterbutnotbeforeTimberviewupsethighlyregardedRichlandinthefirstround.

At Grand Prairie, Gophers Coach Tom Inman led Plano to the 2005 state title and is trying to build a program withsophomoreJalonAndersonandjuniorJaylenFalls.MansfieldCoachRichieAlfredhasaprogramwhichcould create district havoc with some upsets.

District 9-5A

Richardson Berkner has established its hoops cred with 6-4 senior guard Kendal Harris regarded as one of the nation’s top players. A USC commit, Harris can lead the Rams to a victory over any opponent. Berkner willbetestedindistrictbutfirst-yearCoachJasonPettyshouldguidetheRamstoanotherdistricttitle.Pettywas the interim coach for suspended Coach Rod Wright last season as Wright was placed on UIL probation for rules violations concerning practice time. Berkner has talent with 6-6 Somo Edo, a nationally recruited leaperextraordinairewhocanintimidatemanyopponent’swithhishigh-flyingdunks.Thereismuchmoreathleticism with 6-2 junior Keenan Evans,w ho is a strong defender and rebounder and 6-2 sophomore Torey Everett is a swing-player who can shoot 3-pointers and slash inside for rebounds and follow-up points.

Trying to challenge Berkner will be Skyline, trying to regain its position as a North Texas powerhouse with al-umsincludingNBApedigreeswithLarryJohnsonandC.J.Miles.Skylinewillhaveaterrificpoint-guardscorerwith Devante Kincade after he completes the football season as the Raiders’ starting quarterback. Kincade isaterrificleaderandathlete.There’sblossomingtalentin6-2juniorChavisWright,whoisoneofthearea’stop scorers.

*Note District 8-5A is central Texas so not included


Competing for the district title will be Jesuit. Not dominating, but a solid nucleus with senior Steven Spieth, Bryan Stankey and JD Waggoner. Spieth is a talented outside scorer and is being recruited by several nation-al programs. Stankey and Waggoner are more workman-like inside but provide nice balance. Jesuit Coach Chris Hill has established the Rangers into a solid district contender each year and Jesuit could make a run in the state playoffs with its senior experience.

The surprises could come from Lake Highlands and W.T. White. Lake Highlands is a traditionally strong program under Wildcats Coach Rob Wylie. There isn’t a dominant player or many returning starters, but Lake Highlands manages to annually get itself into the playoff mix. White has some athleticism which will give it a chance to upsettalentedteams.Whitemustfindsomescoringconsistencytostatementmakingplayoffrun.

District 10-5A

NofortunesmayturnfasterthanatPlanoEast.ThePantherswonfivedistrictgameslastseasonbutareacontender for the 10-5A title and even a strong playoff run. First-year Coach Jeff Clarkson has state tourna-ment experience as a player and coach. He arrives after a state tourney season at Garland Naaman Forest last season to coach his alma mater. There is experience with McNeese State commit Marcus Mathieu, who can matchup well with nearly any point guard. A senior-dominated roster has 6-5 duo Sawyer Kipp and Jarvis Pugh. Plano East doesn’t have a highly rated single player, but it’s got a talented, experienced roster to have a solid season.



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District 5-4A

Byron Nelson is a third-year program with a high school named after the famed PGA golfer who lived in the areabutitsdevelopingastrongoverallathleticprogram.NelsonhasqualifiedforthestateplayoffsineachofitsfirsttwoseasonsandtheBobcatslookreadytomakesomenoiseintheplayoffswithreturningexperi-ence for Coach Scott Curran. Nelson doesn’t boast great size, but tenacious defense and top-shelf condition-ing have made it a program which can execute its way past more talented opponents. The top returnee is 5-8 senior Keyunta Watkins, who was a district MVP as a junior. The strongest challenge likely will come from Denton Guyer, which drops down from Class 5A.

Guyerhasfirst-yearheadcoachGrantLong,whohadbeenanassistantunderthelasttwoGuyercoaches(TreyWattsreturnedtoWall)andNathanMoses.Guyerstartedthreesophomoreslastseasonwithsixbe-ing rotated regularly, including the district’s newcomer of the year — 6-2 shooting guard Miles Crawford. Sophomore guard Sean Choate returns after moving up to varsity as a freshman during the district. Guyer has talented athletes including junior Jerrod Heard, who led Guyer to the 4A state title as a Texas running quarterback commit for the Class of 2014. The 6-3 Heard is a solid scorer and rebounder and brings a high-levelofconfidence.HeardalreadyhascommittedtoTexastobeafutureLonghornsquarterbackwiththeClassof2014.Guyerhassizewith6-6seniorJustinGriffin,6-4ZackDuncanand6-7juniorJoshJordan.Thedistrict’s remaining playoffs spots will be up for grabs between Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls Rider, Lake Dallas, Denton, Azle and Brewer.

District 6-4A

One of two interesting districts which are a hybrid of Fort Worth ISD programs and the suburbs. Fort Worth Dunbar has its lofty reputation but declining enrollment has left the Flying Wildcats scrambling just to reach the state playoffs. Coach Robert Hughes Jr., the son of legendary Coach Robert Hughes, has a potential star with 6-8 and-growing senior Kyle Wilson who is being evaluated by many top programs with Wilson having high interest in Baylor.

Birdvillemustretoolitsstartinglineupcomingoffa22-11seasonbutCoachJeffFitch’sprogramdefinitelyhas become fundamentally strong in the basics of conditioning, defense and shooting. A sign of progress actually was the loss of 8-year assistant Jeff Hudak to be Joshua’s new head coach but Fitch hired a former player Anthony Holman as the replacement. The Hawks are counting on junior guard Jeremy Crane, and se-nior forward Ben Barnett to be the keys in replacing six seniors.


District 8-4A

Waco University has a strong tradition _ former NFL standout LaDainian Tomlinson was a 3-year basketball starter_andiscomingoffaregionalquarterfinalappearancewith6-6De’vadrickWilliamstransferringinfrom Hubbard to an already strong lineup. Senior Ray Washington returns as captain at point guard and a district MVP season. Kenrich Williams returns as the Trojans’ leading rebounder and shot blocker. Crowley boasts another strong unit 6-5 senior Tim Thomas and 6-6 Rodney Carter with promising junior returnee 6-3 Byron Cooke. Everman coach Jay Mathieson hopes 5-10 sophomore KJ Malveau is the spark plug to rejuve-nate the program toward a long playoff run.

District 7-4A

Fort Worth Trimble Tech wasn’t a one-season mirage with Coach Wendell Ivory taking the Bulldogs to the regionalsemifinalsandeliminationbyDentonRyan.TechlostTCUsigneeCharlesHillbutitsstyledependedonadeeprotationandintensestyle.Sixorsevenplayerswillscoreindoublefigures,butit’llbeadifferentsixor seven with a 10- or 12-man rotation used by Ivory, a former player and coaching disciple of former Dunbar coach Robert Hughes Sr. Tech has promising sophomores Spencer Franklin and DJ McMillan to maintain its depth.

Arlington Heights and Aledo look to be Tech’s strongest challengers. Heights has 6-8 A’Shawn Robinson who is more rebounder and defender with an attitude than scoring threat. But Robinson is a highly touted offen-sive line recruit for the University of Texas in football and moves extremely well up and down the court. He keeps many opponents from driving the basket. Heights coach Dennis Helms also has talented sophomore JaJuanBurtontoworkintothemix.sixorsevenplayersscoreindoublefiguresandhavebeatenopponentsby an average of 24 points over their past three games. Aledo has an experienced nucleus led by junior guard Taylor Johnson and its depth may allow it to keep up with the fast-paced tempo in the district.

FW Southwest has one of the state’s most athletic players with 6-3 senior Robbie Rhodes. Considered by many the top receiver prospect in the state, Rhodes has committed to sign with Baylor coach Art Briles. On the court, Rhodes creates mismatches at numerous positions with the luxury of having 6-3 senior Nick Boone to take off double-team pressure.

Of course, in a district with FWISD teams, there are multiple Hughes disciples. FW south Hill coach Steven Thomas is trying to build his program in the same mold.


District 9-4A

Frisco Liberty is a rising program to watch with 6-8 sophomore Tyler Davis expected to be the anchor for some solid playoff runs for Coach Marcus Ekert. The traditional powers of the district will be Little Elm, Frisco and The Colony. Little Elm returns Biron Joseph after an undefeated district season and a 3-game playoff run. Coach Rusty Segler believes point guard Devante Pullum is on the verge of a big year. Frisco returns an experienced seven-man rotation to make another playoff run. The Colony coach Cleve Ryan annually produces a playoff caliber team. The Colony, once the home for NBAer Deron Williams, should repeat as a playoffqualifierdespitealotofnewfaces.

District 10-4A

A new district has six of eight teams coming off winning district records. West Mesquite returns the district’s top player with 5-10 scorer Braylon Rayson and standout defender 6-8 Anthony Walker with 6-3 senior Ty-rone Davis. Highland Park has high hopes it has the balance to make a substantial playoff run but the Scots alwayshavetogetpastdifficultearlyroundopponents.HighlandParkwasoustedinthesecondroundlastyear by eventual state champ Kimball. Matthew Fraschilla, son of ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla is an excellent floorleaderwhocanscorewhenneeded.Butit’sdeepandbalancedscoringwhichwillkeyanyplayoffrun.Carrollton Newman Smith traditionally plays well has 6-5 senior Stephen Spurlock creates a good tandem with senior Walter Rickett. Creekview has worked hard to establish itself as another top Carrollton program. Coach Sean Tippett has a potential star blossoming in 6-7 sophomore Larry Hughes. Mesquite Poteet might not have the depth for an extended playoff run but can certainly creates problems with upsets with its speed to create mismatches.

District 11-4A

South Oak Cliff appeared on the brink of another championship season, but got upset in the playoffs by eventualstatechampanddistrictrivalKimballintheregionalfinalafterSOChadwonthedistricttitle.CoachJames Mays II returns an athletic, 6-4 shot-blocker, rebounder with Jamaal Robateau, who can dominate top opponents with his presence in the paint. Kimball is rebuilding again with 6-5 senior shooting guard Keith Frazier able to score in bunches from long distance and with strategic drives. Senior Keith Frazier and 6-7 junior D’Angelo Allen with 6-6 senior Trent Brinkley giving Kimball great inside depth. The Knights return a keyguardwithTorreyHenry,whohadcriticalshotsinthestatefinaloverHoustonYates,butdevelopingaperimeter will dictate how far Coach Royce “Snoop” Johnson gets the Knights.


District 12-4A

Woodrow Wilson has as much front-rotation athleticism and skills as any, but it’s whether Woodrow can develop depth to be a long-term, post-season tournament run. 6-7 senior Zach Coleman can take over games while 5-10 guard Trey Washington is a consistent scorer even against top competition. Lincoln is another Dallas ISD power, with former star Chris Bosh playing with the Miami Heat, but the Tigers will rely heavily on the speedy, quickness and savvy of junior twins Derrick and Erick Neal, a pair of 5-9 guards who carried the Tigers in the state football playoffs and certainly could cause some bracket upsets in the basketball playoffs. Hillcrest is solid again, but while it’s got some height, Hillcrest doesn’t have a 6-7 power forward like Coleman. Hillcrest has a formidable front with Tim Singleton, Keaton Lambiotte, Donte Jordan, and Greg McCoy all ranging from 6-2 to 6-5.

District 13-4A

McKinney North is hoping this will be a strong playoff season with a talented junior class returning from a 22-win season as sophomores. Coach Darryll Craft has 6-3, Julion Pearre, 6-3 Kody Wilson and 5-11 Collin Curran with high expectation for 6-0 junior transfer Michael Caldwell. The Bulldogs will have to hold off a district challenge from3ApowerLovejoy,whichmovesupanenrollmentclassification.Lovejoyhasdecentheight,butitwillbeharder to control the tempo with rebounding and defense as the Leopards did against smaller classes. Wylie East will have plenty of football coaches watching them with highly touted recruits playing but 6-5 senior Marcell Ate-man(OklahomaState)and6-4QuanJones(Baylor)alreadycommittedtosigninfootball,itremainstobeseenhowmuchenergythey’llrecapturefortheirfinalbasketballseason.

District 15-4A

Arlington Seguin is loaded with depth and plays well together. Cougars coach Bobby Thigpen is ready to make a state tournament run. Senior North Texas commit Greg Wesley is a strong 6-7 who can defend well. But it’s waves of defenders which makes the Cougars a strong playoff contender from 6-5 senior TCU signee Brandon Parrish is a versatile catch-and-shooter and 5-10 senior Marcus Frazier. Lancaster again has its trademark, defensive, jump zones which can be extended from half- to full-court. There’s consistent scoring in Oral Roberts commit Bobby Word, one of the area’s top players. Lancaster also is developing 6-9 freshman Nate Morris, who has good athleticism but is developing ball skills. “Big Nate” could be a strong factor by the time the playoffs roll around.

*Note District 14-4A is East Texas so not included


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1. Fort Bend TravisNot often does the college recruiting world revolve around Texas, but it did in October with the commitment of6-5twinguardsAaronandAndrewHarrisson.Thehigh-profileduocommittedtodefendingnationalchampKentucky with a live broadcast from ESPNU. Aaron is a sharp-shooting guard who can nail drive-and-stop 3-point jumpersfromNBArange.AndrewisaterrificpointguardwhocanbeSteveNashorChrisPauldependingonwhich is needed.

2. Prestonwood Christian Academy OnlyanationallyrankedprivateschooljustnorthofDallashasthehigh-profile,provennationaltalenttochal-lengeTravis.Senior6-9forwardJuliusRandleisacrossbetweenChrisWebbertoBlakeGriffinwithhisskillsand athleticism. He’s been a long-time summer teammate of 6-5 Mike Mitchell who is one of the nation’s top football recruits. Mike’s younger brother, Mickey Mitchell is a 6-7 point guard, who can defend players almost a foot smaller and drive past similar size players easily off the dribble.

3. DeSotoEagles coach Chris Dyer is too much of a worrier to think DeSoto has a chance at a third state title, but DeSoto was one game away from the state tournament last season. Senior Matt Jones is the only senior returnee but the Duke commitment also has enough talent around him for the Eagles to receive an invite to the HighSchoo-lOT.com Invitational, so the Dukies can get an early look at the 6-4 shooting guard.

4. Kimball The Class 4A defending state champions had to rebuild last season under Coach Royce “Snoop” Johnson and hittheirstridelateintheseasonafterfinishingsecondtoSouthOakcliffindistrict.Kimballhasitstrademarkdefense which can be intimidating and the added scoring of 6-5 shooting guard Keith Frazier make the Knights more potent.

5. Houston Yates Evenwithdecliningenrollmentdroppingthemunder3Astatus,Yatescouldbethedefendingstate4AchampinsteadofKimball.Talent-ladenYateshadafive-pointleadwithtwominutesremainingbeforemissingcostlyfree-throwsandlosing,78-75,onfinalsecond3-pointer.Yatesreturnspowerfulandathletic6-5MelvinSwiftand J.C. Washington with tournament appearances Hawaii and Washington D.C. to play national programs like Oak Hill Academy and Findlay Prep.

6. SpringWestfieldAfterlosingtoDeSotointheregionalsemifinalslastseason,Westfieldlookstobeonthevergeofestablishingitselfasaperennialstatepowerhouse.Westfieldhasathleticismandreturnssomebig-gameexperienceunderMustangs Coach Van Price. Junior Chad Owens returns after a strong sophomore season. The 6-2 swingman has versatility to create many matchup problems and solve a lot too. Senior Wesley Iwundu and junior James Harrison are returning all-district starters.

7. Rowlett VenerableCoachStanBlackmonmaybethefirstfamilyofDFWhoops. Blackmon is a former University of North Texas player with a son who played for him and was all-conference in col-lege. Plus, he has twin daughters who played at Baylor during a championship season. Blackmon’s teams always look like they’re college-level coached and the Rowlett talent pipeline is now high again with Oklahoma State commit Jeffrey Carroll, Nathan Hawkins and Austin Luke.

8. Plano EastFormer Panthers star Jeff Clarkson returns to try and get Plano East back to the state tournament as he did as a player in 1994. There’s speed, experience and savvy for 6-0 senior guard Mar-cus Mathieu. This is a season East is expected to make a playoff run with fellow seniors Jarvis Pugh, Sawyer Kipp, Xavier Smith and Pat Burke ready to make a play for a District 10-5A title and beyond.

9. San Antonio BrennanJust in its third year, the namesake of former Supreme Court Jus-tice William Brennan, has reached the playoffs each year. Open-ing the school in 2009, 41-year-old Bears Coach Tommy Hines hasaterrificscorerin5-9JohnAzzinarobutthenucleusalreadyreached last year’s regional tournament. There’s some height in 6-5 senior John King and 6-4 senior Paul Derkowski which should help get Brennan on the basketball map in the spring.

10. Richardson Berkner A highly regarded commitment to USC, 6-4 senior guard Kendal Harris is a polished player who combines athleticism with good ball skills. Berkner went through a mid-season suspension of its coach last season for school disciplinary reasons but the Rams went 13-1 under Coach Jason Petty, who was elevated to head coach last spring. Berkner made its only state tournament run in2007withatalentedguard inJustinJohnson(UniversityofHouston football standoutnow), andwhile theslashing,high-light reel dunks of Harris are a different style than Johnson, it may get the Rams another trip to Austin.

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DFW TOP 10 TEAMS

1. Prestonwood ChristianJulius Randle led the U.S. 18-under national team to a gold medal this summer in the FIBA tournament in Bra-zil. The 6-9 power forward is expected to lead PCA to another TAPPS state title as well as a strong defense of the City of Palms nationally showcased holiday tournament in Florida. Even though Kansas signee Zach Peters is gone, PCA also has 6-7 point guard Mickey Mitchell, who is considered by many the top Class of 2015 player in the country.

2. DeSotoAlthough the Eagles return just one senior starter, the highly respected and talent-laden program starts with high expectations after being one victory away from the state tournament last season. Senior and Duke com-mit Matt Jones can pump up scoring when needed but Eagles are best known for textbook man-to-man defense which led to Class 5A state titles in 2003 and 2009. Junior 5-10 Takedrick Brown takes over at PG while 6-5 junior Devin Wyatt gives a physical, defensive presence in the paint.


3. Kimball The defending Class 4A state champs return for a year in which the Knights’ talented roster is targeted to win a state title. Senior Keith Frazier is one of the country’s top shooting guards and found his way in the defensive-oriented system late last season after transferring from Irving. Junior 6-7 forward D’Angelo Allen could easily average double-doubles in points and rebounds if not for Kimball’s deep rotations. Junior Trent Brinkley adds more depth inside but Kimball’s key will be developing more perimeter depth with guard Torrey Henry.

4. RowlettThe Eagles always have a tough playoff bracket, but 6-5 senior Jeffrey Carroll will make Rowlett a bracket favor-iteforRegionII.CoachStanBlackmonhasrejuvenatedtheprogramwithCarroll(anOklahomaStatecommit)and standouts Nathan Hawkins and Austin. Senior 5-10 guard Kanard Robinson also returns after getting all-district recognition last season.

5. Plano East JeffClarksonhelpedleadPlanoEasttothe19945AstatefinalasasenioralongformerBaylorplayerJohnPerkins and Texas A&M’s John Reeves. He returns after seven years as head coach at Garland Naaman Forest, whichearneditsfirststatetourneyberthin2012.EasthasaterrificcorewithseniorguardMarcusMathieu(McNeeseState)andsomeexperiencewith6-5JarvisPugh,6-5SawyerKippand6-6XavierSmith.

6. Richardson Berkner First-yearCoachJasonPettyhasbeenelevatedfromassistant.IftheRamscanhavealessinjuryfilledseason,itcouldmeananotherrunbacktothestatefinals.Therecertainlyisplentyofhighlyregardedtalentwith6-4junior guard Kendal Harris, who was the District MVP as a junior. Senior 6-5 forward Soma Edo and 6-2 junior KeenanEvanshavebeenpartofastrongnucleuswhichreachedtheregionalquarterfinalslastseason.Lookfor 6-2 sophomore Torey Everett to establish himself as one of the area’s top players.

7. DuncanvilleFirst-yearCoachDannyHendersonwasahigh-profilehireafterheledMarcustoback-to-back5Astatetitlesand three consecutive state tournaments. Henderson brought highly regarded assistant Kenny Boren as well. Marcus eliminated Duncanville in the playoffs the last three seasons. Junior Devontae Bailey is a good start for a new foundation for tradition rich Duncanville with some promising young talent including sophomores Mat-thewMcQuaidandDominiqueThomas.

8. Rockwall TheYellowjacketsshowedpromiselastseasonwitha21-winseasonandplayoffberth.CoachAlanSimmonsmust make the transition to Class 5A from 4A but has state-ranked talent such as sophomores Austin Grand-staff and Elijah Thomas returning. After a standout freshmen seasons, Rockwall will be able to have strong matchups with the most talented programs. The 6-4 Grandstaff has excellent ball skills and has NBA 3-point range shooting. The 6-8 Thomas is one of the blossoming big men for the Class of 2015.

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9. South Oak Cliff The Golden Bears looked like they were headed toward another state tournament run throughout the regular season last year but were upset by rival Kimball in a hard-fought regionalfinal.Coach JamesMays II returnsanother power-packed roster with a rising athletic star in Jamaal Robateau and consistent scoring returning from 6-5 senior Brian Umoru.

10. JesuitRanger’s coach Chris Hill doesn’t have lot of highly recruited talent, but Jesuit is paced with solid players including 6-6 senior Steven Speith, who has interest from Boston Col-lege, Nebraska and Creighton. Speith has solid help from 6-4 Bryan Stankey and the athletic 6-2, J.D. Waggoner, who has committed to Iowa State in football.

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TEXAS TOP 10 GIRLS TEAMS

1. Duncanville The defending 5A state champions appear ready to dominate again in 2012-13. District 5-5A defensive player of the year Tasia Foman is back after leading the team in scoring in the state championship game. Junior Ariel Atkins moves from forward to guard after receiv-ing all-district honors. Guard Kiara Perry is an SMU commit. Destiny Means, a 6-2 senior forward and 6-1 senior post Antoina Robinson will give the Pantherettes power in the paint. 2. Southlake Carroll Lastyear’s31-4,regionalquarterfinalistreturnsoneofthearea’sbest backcourt combos in Kami Mickens and Kennedy Leonard. Senior Mickens is a Boston College commit who is shifting from shooting guard to the point. Leonard is coming off an impressive freshman season in which she averaged 9.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.5 steals and a team-leading 5.4 assists. First-time starters Madi-son Drescher, Anna Hurlburt and Sarah Williams all measure out at 6-feet or taller. 3. West Mesquite The state’s top-ranked 4A team is led by senior forward Claudia Price, who averaged 20 points and 13 rebounds last season. The Wranglers are deep in talented juniors including guards Alexus Bertrand and Regina Garrett, plusforwardJazmyneWalker.BertrandandGarrettwerekeycontributorstolastseason’s31-7regionalfinal-ists as sophomores. 4. Plano West Westreturnsmuchoftherosterfromlastyear’s34-3regionalquarterfinalistthatwastheonlyteamtobeateventual 5A state champion Duncanville. The Lady Wolves are led by senior guard Devri Owens, a Utah commit, who was District 8-5A’s co-MVP last season. West is loaded with seniors including Grace Horn, Randi Reinhardt and Allison Staley. 5. Skyline Skyline should equal last year’s 28-5 showing with a tall lineup led by 5-10 forward Stabresa McDaniel. The Minnesota commit averaged 15.4 points and 4.4 rebounds last season. The Lady Raiders should dominate in the paint with 6-3 post Marina Lilly and 6-3 sophomore Dai’Ja Thomas.

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6.MansfieldSummit Last year’s 37-3 4A state champions will be challenged to get back to Austin after losing its entire starting lineupincludingMayaHawkins,whotransferredtoMansfieldLakeRidge.CoachTammyLusingerwillbuildonguards Keanna Kelly and Nia Jackson, forwards Ty Calloway and Stylz Sanders, and post Destiny Strange. 7.MansfieldTimberview Timberview could be poised for a deep run in the postseason with a starting lineup deep in college talent. Guard Lili Thompson, a Stanford commit, averaged 13.9 points last season. Forward JaLea Bennett, a Texas commit, averaged 9.9 points and 3.3 rebounds. Even junior guard Terriell Bradley is being recruited by big-time programs. 8. Kennedale Coach Vance Hughes’ team will be challenged early while star guard Jamaika Hughes recovers from a torn ACL. Hughes, a Texas Tech commit, averaged 14.4 points last season. Junior guard McKinley Bostad, who averaged 14.4 points last season, and forward Autumn Williams will help carry the load until Hughes returns early in 2013. 9. Aledo TheLadycatsreturnfiveall-districtplayersfromlastseason’s30-3finish.DistrictMVPMalloryPowellisback,alongwithseniorsHannahLoftin,AllannaMartinandCaileenTallant,Theteamthrivedstartingfiveguardsandshooting 3-pointers last season. 10. Cedar Hill The Lady Horns bring back a talented front court led by two powerful inside scorers. Texas A&M commit Jada Terry, a 6-3 all-district post is back. So is 6-foot senior forward Labrittney Jones, last season’s District 5-5A of-fensive player of the year. Senior guard Candace Adams, a UNT commit, also earned all-district honors.

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TOP 5 COLLEGE ASSISTANTS RECRUITING TEXAS

Steve Lutz, Creighton: Lutz comes up on everyone’s list. He has paid his dues and is well known around his native Texas. He was a former assistant for Matt Doherty at SMU before arriving at Creighton in 2010. Any Texans who has any inkling to play in the Midwest hears from Lutz quickly. He grew up in San Antonio, has bench knowledge and grinds on theroad.HeisaformerBoardofDirectorfortheTexasAssociationofBasketballCoaches(TABC).

Ulric Maligi, SMU: Everyone in Texas knew incoming SMU basketball Coach Larry Brown was taking his latest gig seriously when hehiredMaligitobehisTexasconnection.Brown,stillaregularvoiceinNewYorkandEasternhoopsmedia,has been toured around the state by Maligi, who most recently was an assistant at Houston. With particularly strong North Texas ties, Maligi once coached the powerful AAU Dallas Mustangs which had future NBA players such as Wesley Johnson, Anthony Randolph, Sean Williams and Donald Sloan.

Russell Springmann, Texas: TheubiquitousSpringmannstandsoutontheLonghornsbench(thinkalittlehairproduct,whichRickBarnesdoesn’tuse)andiswell-knowningymsaroundTexas.Whileit’sBarneswhocreatesbuzzwhenhe’sinthegym,Springmann does all the prep work to get Texas into position to compete with national programs for top Texas talent, and, at times, national talent as he did when Kevin Durant signed with Texas for the 2006-07 season. HowintohoopsisSpringmann?Hisnearly2-year-oldsonisnamedDurant.

Jerome Tang, Baylor: Hired in 2003, Tang has been a central part of Baylor’s transformation into a national power from near extinc-tion and NCAA sanctions imposed following a player payment and teammate murder which seemed to doom the Big 12 program. But Coach Tang often is by Bears Coach Scott Drew’s side on the bench and recruiting trail. TheaffableTangrecognizesandprojectsblossomingplayersearlyandBaylorbeingthefirsttopayattentiontoa recruit has often helped secure the commitment.

Alvin Brooks III, Kansas State: The smiling guy walking in the gym is Alvin Brooks III. A testament to his many connections: the likable Brooks hasnearly2,700@Coach_AB3twitterfollowerseventhoughhisspringadditiontotheK-Statestaffisfirststintinamajorconference.NewlyhiredK-StateCoachBruceWeber(formerIllinoiscoach)knewBrooksfromtherugged Chicago recruiting trails while Brooks was working his way up from the JUCO ranks, through Bradley. His father, Alvin Brooks II, is a former Houston head coach.

Sixth-ManChris Gerlufsen, Hartford: Five players from Texas are on the Hartford Hawks’ 14-person roster. It’s a long way from The Colony, TX to west Hartford, Conn. but Gerlufsen may have signed a recruiting jewel last season with blossoming 6-7 fresh-man Antoine Burrell. He is an athletic, swing forward who played for The Colony graduate Deron Williams’ Elite program. Gerlufsen is a regular in Texas gyms and has signed players for the America East Conference school from Leander, The Woodlands, The Woodlands College Park and Austin Akins. Hartford also helps its state con-nections with a game at Rice in December.

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