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It’s a fun time of the year for me. High school state tournaments, McDonald’s All American Game, Division 1 conference tournaments, March Madness is looming,  but one that flies under the radar are the JUCO conference tournaments. I spent the day in my hometown of Tyler, Texas to catch some Region XIV Basketball and good ... Read more

This time of the year, teams are jostling for playoff position in district play, continuing to build up their resumes in hopes for a Geico’s National Tournament invite, but from a player perspective, especially ones that are high end 4 and 5 star guys, they are hoping to see their names appear on the McDonald’s ... Read more

We don’t have much time left until the 2022-2023 scholastic season will come to a close but from the fall camps, fall leagues and regular season & district games, we got a better feel of this freshman class. Travel with me as we go through the DFW, Houston, Beaumont & Central Texas to explore and ... Read more

  The 64th annual Whataburger Tournament commenced at Mansfield Legacy in 2022 and albeit talks of it being a down year, I thought we saw quality play and performances. Missing was the likes of a Fab50 team like Duncanville or Richardson Lake Highlands but we did see some of the better teams in the state ... Read more

2023 guard Chris Johnson announced this evening that he has committed to Kansas. Johnson, who will be attending Montverde Academy in Florida is the Jayhawks first commitment in the 2023 class. Kansas outlast Alabama and UCLA to gain a commitment from Johnson as they were in hot pursuit of Chris and attended many of his ... Read more

I’m far from a veteran, but it’s been eight years since I decided to get entrenched in the grassroots scene and more notably in Texas. One of the main things I’ve realized is that a week can go by and the amount of roster movement, recruitment changes, stock risers and just overall changes equal to ... Read more

The 10th Annual LoneStar Challenge took place this past weekend and it was an opportunity for some old faces and some new to showcase their abilities on a strong platform against some of the top talent around. Here is part two of some more playmakers who put together a solid body of work over the ... Read more

The 10th annual Lonestar Challenge commenced at the Duncanville Fieldhouse and the crop of talent that manned the courts was strong. Tournament directing is a beast and the staff caught up on some sleep. Let's get to it with my journal! ‘22 Markel Johnson - Houston Superstars vs OWE The forward prospect out of Center, ... Read more

The 10th Annual LoneStar Challenge took place this past weekend and it was an opportunity for some old faces and some new to showcase their abilities on a strong platform against some of the top talent around. Here is part one of  some playmakers who put together a solid body of work over the weekend. ... Read more

Kayden Bennet, 2025 Guard Lefty that can really score the basketball and has a knack for putting the ball in the basket. One of the most naturally talented players in his class.Will be at Duncanville next season and will be good to see him under David Peavy’s tutelage. Can be as good as he wants ... Read more

Mannnnnnnnn, The past 10 days have been a long one. I put on my coaching hat as I arrived at Gatlinburg, Tennessee for 5 days for the East Coast National Homeschool Tournament. As much as I’ve enjoyed my 4th yr coaching, was definitely ready to cue the start of the grassroots season, and what better ... Read more

Over the weekend I had a chance to take in the Spring Ice Breaker put on by RCS Sports in Houston. It was a chance to see players with their club teams get acclimated to the AAU Grind and show where they stand. Here are some stand outs from Saturday   TJ Caldwell (Team Grffin ... Read more

AK Smith (Steele) Has been good in a couple games slashing to the rim and making plays. Good athlete has shown good body control and ability to finish in traffic. Fills the lane well in transition. Hits the mid-range shot. Marlon Linton (Crandall) Crafty lefty that can score the ball. Facilitates, shoots it well. A ... Read more

Had a chance over the break to see 2 of the state of Texas top teams in Austin Westlake and Duncanville. Game was played at a neutral site at Mary Hardin Baylor. Neither team disappointed. This game featured SMU Signee Zurich Phelps of Duncanville and KJ Adams a University of Kansas signee. Both teams came ... Read more

STANDOUTS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER With the season now underway Texasboysbasketball has been covering the majority of the state of Texas since mid-November. Despite Covid 19, without any tournaments being allowed this year, God has blessed us to be able to see what we have seen to provide coverage for the young prospects across ... Read more

STANDOUTS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER With the season now underway Texasboysbasketball has been covering the majority of the state of Texas since mid-November. Despite Covid 19, without any tournaments being allowed this year, God has blessed us to be able to see what we have seen to provide coverage for the young prospects across ... Read more

Over the summer and early part of fall Texasboysbasketball was able to cover and host several events across the state. With loads of talent on display from the class of ‘21 throughout the incoming class of ’24 here is a look at the players to watch in the Austin Centex area. 2021 KJ Adams (Austin ... Read more

Over the summer and early part of fall Texasboysbasketball.com was able to cover and host several events across the state. With loads of talent on display from the class of ‘21 throughout the incoming class of ’24 here is a look at the players to watch in theSan Antonio South Texas area. 2021 JaSean Jackson(SA ... Read more

To end the fall on a solid note Texasboysbasketball.com came into Houston to host the Lonestar Top100 Camp. The camp allowed me to see the progress of some as well as find some hidden gems. Here are some the Top Playmakers of the Day  '22 Chanse Perkins  had a very productive day. Showed that he ... Read more

We drove down I-45 to Spring, TX for OTR’s Fall School Shootout presented by Marcus Sloan. This edition I will highlight a crop of 2021 availables that performed this past weekend. Let’s dive in There’s still a solid amount of available talent in the Lonestar State & I’m talking about ones that still have a ... Read more

Tim’s Playmakers from ASAK Elite tournament Cason Wallace (TAZ Elite) Solid!!! 2 way guy who was smooth and efficient all day. Real good with the ball. Hurts you at multiple levels. Defensively can take away your best player. Long, athletic to go along with good foot speed . CJ  Noland (TAZ Elite) Strong!! Shot it ... Read more

When you read this I'll already be in Austin for the Urban ASAK Classic but my Friday evening was spent at Drive Nation for "The Circuit League Session II." Friday was considered an appetizer for Saturday but there was a strong amount of recruitable prospects on hand and some good evaluation games occurring as well.  ... Read more

Not only one of the best in the state but someone that has rose in the national ranks and established himself as one of the top prospects in the county; Daimion Collins updates TBB on his recruitment. First though, we talked to Daimion about the summer. With the pandemic effecting the everyday function of living, ... Read more

It was an adventurous three days, which started last Thursday and finished with me limping through the finish line on Saturday. I traveled to three major cities in Texas (Houston, San Antonio, DFW-albeit I live in the DFW) to catch a bevvy of prospects from around the Lone Star State. Thursday - San Antonio, TX ... Read more

Texasboys basketball kicked off the 1st of 3 mini camps this past weekend in Houston. 70 plus participants in the classes of 2021-23 chose to take advantage of the opportunity to put their most recent work to the test. The day started out with several drills with game like situations leading up to game play ... Read more

Below is the link to #SessionII of the Texasboysbasketball.com's Mini Camp https://basketball.exposureevents.com/151042/tbbs-mini-camp-series-session-ii/registration

Mini Camp Session 1 (Houston, TX) is complete and the TBB Staff would deem it a success. High level players, high level staff, excited for what Session 2 (San Antonio) has in store. Speaking of high level players, 2022 Terrance Arceneaux (JL3, Beaumont United) was one of the premier participants at the camp. He talked ... Read more

With Covid 19 putting any chance of a live period to bed; Texas Hardwork is trying to do their part to still create a platform to help get kids some type of exposure. Using technology and connections to their advantage; A scrimmage was set up with some well respected organizations like Cooz Elite from Houston, ... Read more

 I had a minute to catch up with ‘23 Big Man Kendrick DeLuna about his recent offers and also his time with the Houston Hoops. Kendrick was quick to point out how playing with the Houston Hoops has benefited him tremendously thus far. “The practices have been really good and have challenged me a lot. ... Read more

Basketball is still being played and we at Texasboysbasketball.com have you covered with well.... coverage. I wrote a beavy of notes (well not paper but on the notes app on my phone) and wanted to share my thoughts from a Friday night of hoops at Duncanville Fieldhouse. Lets start with the matchups. TX  Legion vs ... Read more

As players and teams try to shake off the Covid rust and get back to work a few under the radar players in the Centex area caught my eye last weekend. They look to build on some solid performances. ‘21 Gavino Ramos (NL Raiders) - Craft guard who can run a team but get a ... Read more

Took some time to review this weekend at Duncanville Fieldhouse for the Showtyme Classic. We talk about multitude of players that grabbed our attention and ones we gathered notes on. We took a quick dive on players in the 2023 class so let’s get to it! Cooper Sisco, Wing - Southern Assault: Shot it at ... Read more

BASKETBALL.HAS.RETURNED! 2020 isn’t shaping to be one of my better years on earth and I don’t believe I’m alone at all when I make that statement. But amid being in a pandemic and the loss of a basketball Legend such as Jazzy Hartwell, basketball being played again has been a bright spot. And of course, ... Read more

Monday marked the first day D1 Coaches can contact players from the 2022 class. In Texas, the crop of rising juniors that inhabit that group, has the opportunity to be one of the best we’ve seen in Texas. Well that class has gotten stronger with the addition of point guard Mason Docks who is coming ... Read more

A little over a week since premier 2021 prospect KJ Adams announced his Top 10 Schools which included Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Georgetown, Arkansas, Kansas, Baylor, Iona, Texas & UCF. KJ talks to the staff about the ones that have been pursuing him the hardest and gives us some notes on his recruitment.  Kansas: One ... Read more