IT'S PLAYOFF TIME IN TEXAS
Tons of playoff news and talking points from UIL, TAPPS and a recap of the SPC state finals.
Table of Contents:
📢 They Said What?!
TexasHoopsTV Highlight Hub
📊 Week 15 Team Rankings (6A-1A)
Introducing: The GASO Bracket Challenge
UIL Playoff Pairings: Notable First Round Matchups
📝 SPC Tourney - 4A All-Tournament Teams
Updated Regional Power Rankings
TAPPS News & Notes
🙋♂️Familiar Faces: TX College Standouts
👔 Staff Picks: Stock Risers
📢 They Said What?!
It really is the best time of the year for basketball people in the state of Texas. Starting on Monday, all the way through the 8PM tip of the 6A state championship game at the Alamodome on March 11, we’re going to be working around the clock to bring you the best TXHSBB coverage possible from every corner of the state.
Whether you are a player, coach, or parent, don’t take this time for granted! As a player, you get a maximum of 4 of these playoff experiences. Make the most of it making memories with your teammates that will last a lifetime.
NOTE: For free and easy to access UIL Playoff Brackets for the 6A & 5A classifications, download the Great American Shootout App.
TexasHoopsTV Highlight Hub
We also recorded a new episode of the GASOCAST this week, talking tons of SPC notes and previewing some anticipated matchups and games from the ongoing TAPPS playoffs.
📊 Week 15 Team Rankings (6A-1A)
Editor’s Note: With the playoffs starting next week, this will be the final week Duncanville will be featured as the in these rankings due to their postseason ineligibility.
Introducing: The GASO Bracket Pick’Em
With the playoffs starting and it getting close to the real March Madness, we’ve decided to launch our own Bracket Challenge for the Texas high school playoffs!
And just to keep things simple, you don’t even have to fill out a complete bracket! Just name the four regional champions in both 6A and in 5A, and you will win a free premium subscription to the GASO FastBreak Newsletter for the rest of the year!
The rules are simple:
Find our contest tweet (linked below) on our main TexasHoopsGASO twitter page and quote tweet it to officially enter.
Make your picks! 6A Region 1-4 champions and 5A Region 1-4 champions (8 total teams).
Submit your tweet by 6:00 PM Tuesday, February 21st and you’re entered!
Best of luck! We will post winners the week of the state tournament.
UIL Playoff Pairings: Notable First Round Matchups
All across the state brackets are being filled out in all classifications, with several ties needing to be settled to get the exact seeding right. But the brackets have already taken enough shape for us to see several big time first round matchups, with Lyndon Cook (@GASOLyndon) breaking down notable games set to be played next Monday/Tuesday.