March Madness is here, and the NCAA Division I 68 team field has been announced for the men’s basketball tournament. Many people will fill out the brackets and do extensive research to determine which schools will win it all.
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This year, the number of former high school basketball alumni at Texas High School is represented by Big Dance. There are 32 teams with at least one player who graduated from Texas High School.
The Texas Longhorns have the most homemade talent, with nine players graduating from Texas High School. There are six at Texas A&M, and five at Houston and Texas Tech. There are four in Kansas and Troy, while there are three in McNese, Marquette and New Mexico.
This is a list of NCAA Men’s Tournament players who originally attended high schools in Texas.
Americans
Elijah Spring, Chinese Spring
Arizona
KJ Lewis, El Paso Chapin/Duncanville
Auburn
Adalin Scott, Dallas David W. Carter
Blake Muschalek, Addison Trinity Christian Academy
Colorado
Jalen Crocker Johnson, San Antonio Warren
Jalen Lake, Waxahatchi
Grand Canyon
Jacobe Kohls, Denton Geier
High Point
Terry Anderson, Deerpark
Braden Hausen, Amarillo
Houston
Cordelius Jefferson, Arlington James Martin
Ramon Walker, Alvin Shadow Creek
LJ Cryer, Katy Morton Ranch
Joseph Taggler, Cypress Falls
Terrance Arceneaux, Beaumont United
Kansas
Jamali McDowell, Manbell
KJ Adams, Austin Westlake
Noah Shelby, Dallas Greenhill School
Rylen Griffen of Richardson
Kentucky
Walker Horn, Austin Westlake
Freedom
JC Shirer Jr., Arlington Grace Prep Academy
Marquette
Cameron Brown, Plano John Paul II
Josh Clark, Sugarland William P. Clements
Maryland
Jahari Long, Berele Episcopal
Jay Young, Garland
McNeese State
T’Johnn Brown, Dallas Skyline
DJ Richards Jr., Cypress Creek
Eric Villarreal, Lake Houston Clear
Memphis
Jared Harris, Silsbee
PJ Haggerty, Crossby
Michigan
Reuben Jones, Houston Jack Yates
Michigan
Gehrig Normand, North Richland Hills Birdville
Mississippi
Max Smith, Austin Anderson
Zach Day, Midland Christian
Mississippi
Shawn Jones Jr., Alvin Shadow Creek
Mount St Mary’s
Dallas Hobbs, Planodynamic Prep
New Mexico
Kayde Dotson, Beaumont United
Daniel Thomas, Dallas Carter
CJ Noland, Waxahachie
Oklahoma
Kuol Atak, Haltom City
Siu-Edwardsville
Joe Valley, Houston Yates
St. John’s
Zuby Ejiofor, Garland
Aaron Scott, Heritage School of Sports Science in Spring/Klein Oak in Spring
Tennessee
Campbell Duncan, Austin Anderson
Gavin Paul, Austin Westlake
Texas
Julian Larry, Frisco Lone Star/Lewisville Issoku Academy
Chendal Weaver, Mansfield Timberview
Preston Clarke, Austin Westlake
Nick Cody, Carrollton Newman Smith
Tromon Mac, Dickinson
Malik Presley, San Marcos
Ze’rik Onyema, San Antonio John Jay
Anton McDermott, Hallsville
Devon Plyer, Houston PSAT Academy
Texas A&M
Zhuric Phelps, Midland Legacy/Duncanville
Hayden Hefner, Nederland
Wade Taylor IV, Lancaster
Christopher McDermott, Houston Booker T. Washington
Jerryn Lee, Paris
Manny Obaseki, Allen/Plano John Paul II
Texas Tech
Jazz Henderson and Oak Cliff’s Dallas Face Family
Leon Horner, Plano Dynamic Prep
Jack Francis, Austin Anderson
JT Toppin, Dallas Face Family in Oakcliffe
Colvin Green, Midlogian
Troy
Marks Rigsby Jr., Irving MacArthur
Miles Rigsby, Irving MacArthur/Fort Worth O’Do Worth Wyatt
Taton Connorway, Burleson Centennial
Jackson Fields, Alief Lawrence E. Elkins, Missouri
UC-San Diego
Tyler McGee, Denton Geier
Utah
Carson Templin, Lucas Lovejoy
Vanderbilt
Coulson Messer, Dallas Highland Park
Jordan Williams, Houston Second Baptist
Yale
Samson Arethan, Lake Richardson Highlands
There are also 13 players on the scene. After attending a Texas high school, he still insists on the school’s website to transfer the town of Texas as his hometown.
The school is listed in the player’s hometown or high school, followed by the place where he graduated. Adding six universities along with players with Texas connectivity, it will become 38 out of 68 NCAA teams. Teams listed below, not above, are underlined in bold.
Baylor
Langston Love, Tiboro Steel/Montvelde Academy
Omar Adegbola, Houston/Montverde Academy
Clemson
Ace Buckner, Dallas/La Lumiere
Illinois
Tre white, Little elm/prolific prep
Kansas
Zach Clemence, San Antonio/Findley Preparation/Sunrise Christian Academy
Marquette
Chase Ross, Dallas/Cushing Academy
Missouri
Trent Burns, Cypress/Good Vision Academy
Mount St Mary’s
Jonathan Ogunfuye, Cypress Ranch/Spire Academy
Oklahoma
Jacolb-Fredson-Cole, Bellaire/Link Academy
San Diego State
Magoon Gwath, Euless/Veritas Prep
Texas
Jamie Wilson, Austin/Oakhill Academy, VA.
Tre Johnson, Richardson Lake Highlands/Link Academy
uconn
Liam McNeely, Richardson JJ Pierce/Plano John Paul II/Montverde Academy
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