State Tournament Preview

The state's ultimate basketball showpiece awaits. Over the next 72 hours the Alamodome will see 6 state champions crowned. We preview what you need to know from all classifications.

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📊 Final UIL Team Rankings (6A-1A)

State Tournament Predictions & Preview

It’s finally time to crown some state champions in Texas public school ball, and the staff of GASO will be courtside at the Alamodome to cover the action. We break down the major talking points and let you know what to expect from the next 72 hours of hoops at the highest level. But first, our staff makes their picks for the champions:

6A Predictions:

Sam Lowe, GASO President: Lake Highlands over Beaumont United

Tim Littlefield, GASO Scout: Lake Highlands over Beaumont United

Blue Zertuche, GASO Recruiting Director: Lake Highlands over San Antonio Brennan

Ryan Massad, GASO Business Director: Lake Highlands over Beaumont United

Lyndon Cook, GASO Evaluator/Editor: Lake Highlands over Beaumont United

5A Predictions:

Sam Lowe, GASO President: Dallas Kimball over Killeen Ellison

Tim Littlefield, GASO Scout: Dallas Kimball over Killeen Ellison

Lyndon Cook, GASO Evaluator/Editor: Killeen Ellison over Dallas Kimball

Blue Zertuche, GASO Recruiting Director: Dallas Kimball over Killeen Ellison

Ryan Massad, GASO Business Director: Dallas Kimball over Killeen Ellison

4A Predictions:

Sam Lowe, GASO President: Faith Family over Booker T. Washington

Tim Littlefield, GASO Scout: Faith Family over Booker T. Washington

Lyndon Cook, GASO Evaluator/Editor: Faith Family over Boerne

Blue Zertuche, GASO Recruiting Director: Faith Family over Booker T. Washington

Ryan Massad, GASO Business Director: Faith Family over Booker T. Washington

3A Predictions:

Tim Littlefield, GASO Scout: Lytle over Hitchcock

Blue Zertuche, GASO Recruiting Director: Lytle over Hitchcock

Lyndon Cook, GASO Evaluator/Editor: Hitchcock over Childress

2A Predictions:

Tim Littlefield, GASO Scout: Flatonia over Lipan

Blue Zertuche, GASO Recruiting Director: Lipan over LaPoynor

Lyndon Cook, GASO Evaluator/Editor: Lipan over LaPoynor

1A Predictions:

Tim Littlefield, GASO Scout: McMullen County over Graford

Blue Zertuche, GASO Recruiting Director: Jayton over Graford

Lyndon Cook, GASO Evaluator/Editor: Jayton over Graford

6A State Preview: Friday Night Session

7PM: No.2 Beaumont United v. No.13 San Antonio Brennan

8:30PM: No.1 Richardson Lake Highlands v. No.15 Desoto

(Tre Johnson of Lake Highlands)

The Big Picture: After all the drama, upsets and craziness of the past two weeks the field has been whittled down to a final four, and the storylines could hardly be better. Top ranked Lake Highlands handled a tough road to navigate through region 1, where they will see an athletic Desoto group that managed their way through a wide open region 2. Beaumont United extended their state leading 33 game winning streak to get back to the Alamodome, where they will appear in class 6A for the first time after winning back to back 5A titles the past two seasons. In the opposite corner, San Antonio Brennan dominated the regional tournament in region 4 with their 2025 and 2026 prospects shining.

The Names to Know:

Tre Johnson - Lake Highlands - 2024

The consensus number one player in the nation. There’s a reason he’s drawn comparisons to the late Kobe Bryant in terms of his elite shotmaking. Lake Highlands is probably too balanced for us to see a 47 point Tyrese Maxey-esque performance, but you can never count that out as a possibility; He did just hit 7 threes on Byron Nelson in the regional final.