• Intro

• State Tournament Stars Who Later Played in the NBA

• Girls Who Later Played in the WNBA

• Father (Coach) & Son

• NFL Stars at State Basketball Tournament

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• Girl Basketball Champions Who Were Also Track Champions

• Later Careers of Girl Champions

• Great Finishes at Girls State Tournaments

• Quiz on Boys State Tournament

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• Teams with Most State Championships

• Coaches with Most State Championships

• Counties with Most State Championships

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• Schools that Won Basketball & Football State Championships in the Same Year

• Schools that Won Girls' & Boys' Basketball Championships in the Same Year

• Boys Who Made All-State Tournament 4 Consecutive Years

• Boys Who Made All-State Tournament as Freshmen

• Schools with Most Players on All-State Tournament Teams

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• Boys (1,748) Who Made All-State Tournament by School

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• Girls Who Made All Tournament for 4 Consecutive Years

• Girls Who Made All Tournament for 3 Years

• Girls (1,434) Who Made All State Tournament by School

 

INTRO

This website includes information on 644 state high school championship teams in Texas from 1921-2008.    A total of 347 boys teams have won state titles in the UIL from 1921-2008; 255 girls teams have won state titles in the UIL from 1951-2007;  25 girls teams have won state titles in the Texas AAU from 1925-1950; and 17 girls teams won state titles in the "High School Girls Basketball League of Texas" in 1939-1954.  Narratives on each of these 644 teams are presented elsewhere in this website.  This Miscellaneous Section presents various facts about the players  from these championship teams.

 

NBA Stars

Many stars on Texas state basketball championship teams went on to play in the NBA with the most famous being Shaquille O’Neal of SA Cole in 1989.  Other NBA players who led their H.S. teams to state championships were/are Slater Martin of 1942 & 1943 Houston Jeff Davis;  John Beasley of 1960 Linden-Kildare; Ken Spain of 1964 Houston Austin; Gene Phillips of 1965 Houston Jones; Dwight Jones of Houston Wheatley in 1968-70; Ira Terrell of 1972 Dallas Roosevelt; Eddie Owens of 1973 Houston Wheatley; Terry Teagle of 1976 & 1977 Broaddus; LaBradford Smith of 1985 Bay City; Greg Ostertag of 1991 Duncanville; Stephen Jackson of 1995 PA Lincoln; Jeryl Sasser of 1996 & 1997 Dallas Kimball; Daniel Ewing of 2000 & 2001 Sugarland Willowridge; T.J. Ford of 2000 & 2001 Sugarland Willowridge; Kendrick Perkins of 2001 Beaumont Ozen; Chris Bosh of 2002 Dallas Lincoln; and Daniel Gibson of 2004 Houston Jones.

 

WNBA Stars

Several girls from the Texas high school state basketball tournament have later had careers in the WNBA with the greatest being Sheryl Swoopes who led her Brownfield team to the1988 3-A state title; led Texas Tech to the NCAA title in 1993; was named All-American in 1992 & 1993; was named the Naismith NCAA Player of the Year in 1993; was a member of three U.S.A. gold medal Olympic teams; was a 3-time MVP of the NBA; was a 3-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year; and was a member of 4 WNBA championship teams.  Others from the TX state tournament who later played in the WNBA were/are Tamika Catchings of Duncanville; Chandi Jones of Bay City; Tiffany Jackson of Dallas Lincoln/Duncanville; Erin Grant of Mansfield; Shalonda Enis of Celeste; Angela Aycock of Dallas Lincoln and Monica Lamb of Houston Yates.

 

FATHER & SON
The dream of every coach is to win a state championship but the ultimate dream is for that coach to win the championship with his son leading the team to victory by making the “last shot” as depicted in the movie, “Hoosiers.”  The “winning with my son” dream and the “winning with my son making the last shot dream” have been realized on several occasions.

 

Coach Ray Morris watched his son, 5’9” Sr Eric Morris, make two “last shots” for Shallowater in the 2004 1A final as Eric hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 18 seconds left in regulation and then hit a floating “runner” in the lane at the buzzer of OT to defeat Argyle and win the title.  Eric was the top scorer in the final with 18 points and was named MVP.

 

Coach C.L. Nix watched his won, 6’3” Jr Jamie Nix, hit two FTs to tie the game for Whitehouse in the 1978 2A final and then Jamie made another FT with one second remaining to defeat Dimmitt and win the title.  A second son, 6’5” Sr Carey Nix was also a starter on this team.

 

Coach Ken Cleveland watched his son, 5’11” Kevin Cleveland lead Dimmitt to two 3A state championships in 1982 over Linden-Kildare & 1983 over Van Vleck.  Kevin scored 24 points in both finals, made All State Tournament both years and scored 2,728 points in four years (1979-83) to rank 29^th on the all-time TX H.S. Basketball career scoring list according to Texas Basketball Magazine.

 

Coach Stan Bonewitz watched his son, 6’3” Sr Stanley Bonewitz, score 36 points in the 1995 5A final for SA East Central against Dallas Carter.  Stanley was voted the MVP of the final.  He averaged 31.2 points and 10 assists per game on a team that averaged 108 ppg.

 

Coach Wayne Tipton watched his son, 6’0” Sr Sam Tipton, score 26 points for Gruver in the 1A final against Honey Grove in 1966.  Sam was all-state in 1966 and All State Tournament in 1965 & 1966.

 

Coach Allen Simpson watched his son, 6’2” Jr Sammy Simpson, lead the 1986 Amarillo team to the state championship in the 5A final over Dallas Kimball.  Simpson was the leading scorer on the year and was named All State Tournament.

 

Coach James Rogers watched his son, 6’1” Sr Kyle Rogers, score 42 points in the 3A  final for Ferris in 1994.  Kyle was All State Tournament and was named MVP of the final.

 

Coach Doug Boxell watched his son, 6’0” Jr Lance Boxell, lead his team to the 2A championship for Ponder in 2001.  Lance had a near triple double (10 points, 10 rebounds & 9 assists) in the final & was named All State Tournament and MVP of the final.  Boxell completed a "triple family double" in 2008 when he won state at Ponder with his son, Isaiah.  He had won state at Santo in 1990 with his son, Zach, and thus by 2008 had won state with three different sons.

 

Several coaches accomplished a “double” by both playing on and coaching a state championship team.  Donnie Victorick played (as a role player—not a star) for Snook in 1965 & 1966 and coached the BlueJays to 5 state titles in 1980-84.  Andre Boutte was a player on the 1980 & 1981 Beaumont Hebert championship teams and won titles as a coach at PA Lincoln in 1991 & 1995 and at Beaumont Ozen in 2001.  Duane Joubert was the top scorer for the 1991 Hardin-Jefferson championship team and later coached the 2005 Kountz state champions.

 

NFL STARS AT STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

 

Several NFL stars led their teams to high school basketball championships in Texas.  The first was Malcolm Kutner of Dallas Woodrow Wilson who led his team to the 1938 state title.  Other (later) NFL stars who led their teams to championships were Harmon Rowe of Livingston in 1939; L.G. Dupree of Texas City in 1949; Rod Bernstine of Bryan in 1983; Hart Lee Dykes of Bay City in 1985; Bobby Taylor of Longview in 1992; and Leonard Davis of Wortham and Keith Davis of Italy in 1997.  In 2007 both Leonard Davis and Keith Davis were members of the Dallas Cowboys.  The 1977 championship Daingerfield team included three future NFL players (Gary Lewis, Darryl Lewis and John Rodgers.   Tony Jones led Grapeland to the 2A state title in 1985 before playing football at UT and in the NFL.

Other NFL players were on championship teams but were not (basketball) stars---Gene Cockrell of 1953 Pampa; Harold Lewis of 1954 Pampa; Lester Hayes of 1973 Houston Wheatley; Terry Hoage of 1978-79 Huntsville; and Kim Phillips of 1984 New Boston.  Other NFL players played in the state tournament but were not on championship teams---e.g., Doak Walker of semi-finalist Dallas Highland Park in 1944; Kyle Rote of finalist SA Jefferson in 1947; Junior Coffee of 1960 & 1961 Dimmitt; Carl Hilton of finalist Galveston Ball in 1982; Buddy Humphrey of Kilgore in 1955 & Keith & Kerry Cash of finalist SA Holmes in 1987.