GAMES
RANKINGS
Atascocita Sr. G Adam Boyd (LA Tech)
AWARDS SZN: 2025-26 Houston Boys Basketball All-VYPE Teams
*Names will be listed alphabetically
**The VYPE Awards -- naming Player of the Year Finalists & Team of the Year -- will be released in the coming weeks.
ALL-VYPE PHOTO GALLERY: Isaiah Santos -- Seven Lakes
Matt Powell (VYPE)
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All-VYPE Public School Boys Basketball Teams
FIRST-TEAM
Adam Boyd, Atascocita
Josh Goodwin Jr., Cypress Ranch
Alvin Mosley, Almeta Crawford
Daniel Patton, Cypress Falls
Isaiah Santos, Seven Lakes
SECOND-TEAM
Ife Bolaji, Cypress Springs
Devan Brown, Pearland
Jachai Cantave, Atascocita
Christian Gibson, North Shore
Nasir Price, Seven Lakes
THIRD-TEAM
TroyNelle Belle, Dickinson
Madden Hill, Clear Springs
Jayden Jones, Fort Bend Marshall
Malcolm McNair, La Marque
Trey Pinkard, Grand Oaks
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Eric Beard Jr., Heights
Bryson Campbell, Angleton
Gabe Childress, Barbers Hill
Peter Dorsey, Wheatley
Evan Egans, Crosby
Marwane Fadika, Katy Jordan
Peyton George, Strake Jesuit
Avin Glover, Pearland
Korben "KJ" Goodwin, Cypress Ranch
Daniel Green, Shadow Creek
Brandon Harris, La Marque
Yanni Ibikunle, Randle
CJ Ideozu, Cypress Springs
Ebube Joseph, Grand Oaks
Jae’qurian Lincoln, Humble
Jose Martins, Seven Lakes
Damon Miles, Clear Lake
Javen Nededog, West Fork
Malik Olajuwon, Clements
Reggie Rideau, Summer Creek
Anthony Sadler, Dawson
Zayson Salanoa, Atascocita
Chancellor Simpson, Klein
Jaylen Singleton, Almeta Crawford
De'Marcus Sloan, North Shore
Fola Sodipo, Tompkins
Armani Theus, Fort Bend Marshall
Brody Thornton, George Ranch
Chase Wiley, Iowa Colony
Tyrie Wooten Jr., Klein Oak
All-VYPE Private School Boys Basketball Teams
FIRST-TEAM
Reese Alston, Second Baptist
Shia Francis, Second Baptist
Alim Olajuwon, Episcopal
Ramsey Sato, The Woodlands Christian Academy (TWCA)
Landon Veal, Houston Christian
SECOND-TEAM
Will Arriaga, Houston Christian
Jayvien Cummings, Westbury Christian
Will Goolsby, Second Baptist
Nyle Harrison, Episcopal
Sean Jimmy-Ducksworth, Fort Bend Christian Academy (FBCA)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Chase Baker, St. Thomas Episcopal
Holden Caltabiano, TWCA
Jackson Day, TWCA
Cason Hall, Second Baptist
Preston Kieschnick, TWCA
Dan Mangala, Westbury Christian
Josiah McGowen, Houston Christian
Ghaven Mittal, Concordia Lutheran
Dylan Nunn, FBCA
Jaxen Palmer, St. Francis Episcopal
Kaiden Smith, Second Baptist
Jaylen Walker, Lutheran South Academy
THE CLUTCH 32: UIL Basketball 2025-26 State Championship Preview -- La Marque vs. Dallas Carter (4A D2)
WHERE: Alamodome -- San Antonio, TX
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LA MARQUE COUGARS
La Marque delivered a measure of poetic justice on Tuesday, flipping the script on Wheatley—a team that eliminated them in last year’s State Semifinals—in what amounted to a must-see 68-67 slugfest at Missouri City’s Hopson Field House. In doing so, head coach Kevin Wilcox and the Cougars punched their ticket to the UIL title game for the first time since 2011 (second overall), while extending La Marque’s record to 41-1 during its fifth trip to the State Tournament.
Spearheading the effort to capture the team’s first championship is a roster defined by collective firepower. Senior Je’Caryous Oliver leads the Cougars in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 14 points and nine boards per night. He’s complemented by junior Malcolm McNair (14 ppg, 3 rpg), along with seniors Brendan Harris (10 ppg, 7 rpg), Brandon Harris (8 ppg, 9 rpg), and Dylan Lindsey (10 ppg, 3 rpg), forming a dangerous rotation that forces opponents to pick their poison.
CARTER COWBOYS
Riding a 24-game winning streak, the Lyndon Love-led Cowboys have stormed through the postseason, most recently toppling Brock 52-44 after upsetting the defending 4A Division 2 champions, Kennedale, in last week’s Region II Final. Now, all that stands between Carter (30-6)—making its third appearance in the State Final and fourth all-time in the Tournament —and the program’s inaugural UIL title is La Marque.
Point guard Amarion Hunter is the undeniable engine behind the Carter machine. The junior and three-star collegiate prospect (247Sports) is averaging nearly 24 points, six assists, and four rebounds per game. Towering at 6-foot-10, sophomore post Terrell Jackson has enjoyed a breakout season, putting up 14 points and 11 rebounds on average. Meanwhile, junior guard Landen “Fats” Higgs (12 ppg, 6 apg, 4 rpg) rounds out the monster trio of the Dallas ISD powerhouse.
