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ONE SHINING MOMENT: Greater Houston well-represented in NCAA Tourney

Mar 16, 2026

As the nation fills out its 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament brackets, Greater Houston is well represented.

From the University of Houston Cougars men's basketball to McNeese State Cowboys basketball, more than two dozen athletes in the field hail from the Space City.

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THE FAMILY BUSINESS: Tomball’s Hopkins has been competing since birth

Tomball Sr. Libero/DS Gemma Hopkins

Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)

The bar has always been set high for Tomball’s Gemma Hopkins.

It started with older sister Lily Hopkins, who played at Tomball and still plays college ball at Texas-Arlington. Then came Catcher Hopkins, who has won a pair of state titles for Tomball baseball and is headed to play for Texas A&M.

THE SETUP: No. 6 Cypress Ranch | VYPE Houston Volleyball 2026 Preseason Rankings

The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Cy Ranch Mustangs volleyball team.

Farrah Sheeren (VYPE)

Despite fielding high-level talent year after year, Cypress Ranch often ran into the same postseason roadblock—perennial powerhouse The Woodlands. That narrative shifted in 2025.

Head coach Collea McKinney and the Mustangs flipped the script, knocking off The Woodlands en route to the deepest playoff run in program history. Cy Ranch later built on that breakthrough with a win over two-time defending state champion Grand Oaks in the Region II Final, securing the program’s first-ever berth in the UIL State Tournament before closing the season at 39-9 overall.

THE SETUP: No. 7 Grand Oaks | VYPE Houston Volleyball 2026 Preseason Rankings

The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Grand Oaks Grizzlies volleyball team.

Matt Powell (VYPE)

In recent years, it has almost become expected that Grand Oaks would make extended playoff runs—a reflection of the consistency and development instilled by head coach Morgan Rogers and her staff.

This past campaign followed a familiar script, as the Grizzlies captured another undefeated district title before advancing to the Region II Final, where they fell to Cypress Ranch, narrowly missing a chance at a third consecutive UIL state championship and closing the year at 37-9.

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