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2025-26 Hightower Girls Basketball
THE LAYUP LINE: No. 2 Hightower built to maintain their aura and stay in the State mix
That run featured 23 straight wins and a return to the Class 6A-Division II Final at the Alamodome, where the Hurricanes ultimately finished as the runner-up to Fort Worth Boswell. Still, it was the fourth State appearance in program history and proof that Hightower has reestablished itself among Texas' elite.
Now comes the encore.
At the center of it all – literally– is 6-foot-4 junior Ogechi Okeke, a national recruit with offers from powerhouses like Cal, Oregon, Florida, and Oklahoma. Ranked No. 19 in the US by SportsCenter NEXT, Okeke averaged a double-double last season and earned All-Tournament honors for her dominance in the paint.
Hightower's Ogechi OkekeIsaiah Vela (VYPE)
But Brewer’s group is far from one-dimensional.
Sydney Thomas (Sr. G) returns after an 11-point-per-game campaign and a TGCA All-Star nod, while veterans Onyinye Asomugha (Sr. PF), Samyra Blount (Sr. G), and Iowa Colony-transfer Eryn Roberts (Jr. PG) add depth and versatility.
After ending a six-year drought between State appearances, Hightower now chases what’s never been done before — back-to-back trips to the big stage.
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Hightower Jr. C Ogechi Okeke
BIG SIS: Hightower's Okeke the centerpiece in H-Town
Wrong. She’s just as likely to help an opponent up off the floor as she is to post them up on it.
“I moved from Sweden before the eighth grade and I’m still pretty new to basketball,” the super junior said. “I was really uncoordinated at first and would let the little things get to me. I’ve read several books on mental health, and my confidence has improved so much. I want to uplift people— that’s just my nature.
“I used to hate my height. Now, I love it and the opportunities it’s giving me.”
Isaiah Vela (VYPE)
Now ranked No. 19 nationally in the Class of 2027, the Hightower junior is one of the most coveted recruits in the country. She helped lead the Hurricanes to the Class 6A State Finals, earning spots on the All-State Tournament Team, All-Region Team, and first-team all-district.
And now, it’s her time.
“Coach (Jasmine Brewer) has made this program a sisterhood,” Okeke said. “She’s been telling me since my freshman year that there would come a time when I’d need to lead. I think that time is now.
“I never realized how many people looked up to me — my teammates really rely on me. I’m not just doing it for me anymore. It’s for us. I’m pouring my energy into them and making sure everyone feels at home.”
The stars of 2025-26 Hightower Girls BasketballIsaiah Vela (VYPE)
Whether it’s making TikToks, hanging out at each other’s houses, or hitting Chick-fil-A, the Hurricanes have that rare chemistry —that special sauce — every great program needs.
“My social life, my school life, and my basketball life —they’re all the same people,” she said. “These girls are my family. We lean on each other because we’re all going through the same things, on and off the court.”
The sisterhood is real.
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