Jack Yates of 2010 was raw
It was a solid decade for the Houston basketball community.
The Bayou City won nine state titles -- three by Jack Yates. There were several McDonald's All-Americans and future pros like Danuel House, the Harrison Twins, Carsen Edwards, Daymean Dotson and Joseph Young to name a few.
How about the coaching jobs? Yates' Greg Wise and FB Bush's Ronnie Courtney -- well, held court. Wise stacked titles and Courtney has won titles at Willowridge and Bush. David Green reached state with Hightower before winning a title at North Shore. He's now the captain of the ship at Beaumont United.
It was a basketball Renaissance in H-Town and VYPE had a front-row seat.
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VYPE's TOP 20
No. 1 Yates, 2010 (Class 4A State Champs)
One of city's Best Ever… Peters, Gardner, Young in the backcourt
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No. 2 FB Travis, 2013 (Class 5A State Champs)
Harrison Twins cement legacy with title
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No. 3 Cypress Falls, 2017 (Class 6A State Champs)
Young team with Hawkins, Wesley knocked off Wagner
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No. 4 FB Bush, 2010 (Class 5A State Champs)
Coach Courtney wins state at Bush after huge career at Willowridge
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No. 5 North Shore, 2014 (Class 5A State Champs)
Jarrey Foster (SMU), Kerwin Roach (Texas) led the way
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No. 6 Terry, 2013 (Class 4A State Champs)
Derrick Griffin was a BEAST
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No. 7 Atascocita, 2016 (Class 6A Runner Up)
Edwards, White, Shead were fun to watch. Best team to not win a title
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No. 8 FB Travis, 2012 (Class 5A State Runner-Up)
Harrison Twins were a year away
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No. 9 Tompkins, 2018 (Class 6A State Runner Up)
Lost in OT to Allen; Senior-heavy squad with balance
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No. 10 Yates, 2012 (Class 4A State Runner-Up)
Fell to Dallas Kimball by three in finals; Daymean Dotson was the star
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No. 11 Brazosport, 2015 (Class 4A State Champ)
Who? Yes, the Exporters were led by Caleb Smith and Devonte Patterson
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No. 12 Klein Forest, 2019 (Class 6A State Runner Up)
Coach Cary Black and squad pushed Duncanville
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No. 13 Yates, 2013 (Class 3A State Champs)
Reached finals, Dallas Madison had to forfeit
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No. 14 Yates, 2014 (Class 3A State Champs)
Reached finals, Dallas Madison had to forfeit
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No. 15 Sam Houston, 2016 (Class 5A State Semis)
HISD squad had a run with Kendric Davis
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No. 16 La Marque, 2011 (Class 4A State Runner-Up)
Remember the name Julien Lewis (Texas)? Carried the Cougars
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No. 17 Clear Lake, 2016 (Class 5A State Runner-Up)
Coach Penders pushed all the right buttons
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No. 18 Hightower, 2011 (Class 5A State Semis)
Hurricanes led by Danuel House was headliner; fell to NBA star Marcus Smart
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No. 19 FB Elkins, 2016 (Class 5A Runner Up)
Cinderella team fell to Lancaster
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No. 20 FB Marshall, 2017 (Class 5A Runner Up)
Walker and Rice were big-time scorers
Coach Ronnie Courtney cements legacy at Bush
Bradley Collier
