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Duncanville has won the last two Class 6A state titles and just added Black as a transfer from Coppell. Black, a five-star guard, was a second-team all-area selection last season and averaged 16.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2 steals per game and was the District 6-6A MVP.
The list of 2023 marquee recruits is headlined by J.J. Taylor from Kenwood Academy in Illinois. The nation’s third-ranked player is joined by Duncanville’s Ron Holland, who helped the USA Basketball men’s under-16 national team win the FIBA Americas U16 Championship in late August in Mexico, as well as McKinney’s Ja’Kobe Walter.
On the girls side, there will be a matchup of nationally ranked teams — DeSoto vs. Montverde Academy from Florida. Five-star, 6-2 forward Janiah Baker of Montverde is rated the third-best player in the nation, while 6-4 all-state forward Sa’Myah Smith of defending 6A state champion DeSoto is rated the fifth-best player in Texas in the Class of 2022.
The Thanksgiving Hoopfest, going into its 13th year, has featured a long line of players who went on to play in the NBA. That list includes The Hawks’ Trae Young (Norman Okla. North) the Kings’ De’Aaron Fox (Katy Cypress Lakes), the Knicks’ Julius Randle (Plano Prestonwood Christian), the Celtics’ Marcus Smart (Flower Mound Marcus) and 2021 No. 1 NBA draft pick Cade Cunningham (Montverde Academy), now with the Detroit Pistons.
The list of matchups for the Thanksgiving Hoopfest is scheduled to be announced Oct. 18.
Duncanville will play in two other Hoopfest events this season — the Red River Hoopfest on Dec. 3-4 at Texarkana Texas High School and the Holiday Hoopfest on Dec. 10-11 in Salt Lake City in Utah. Those are both new events.
Here is the list of teams that are scheduled to compete in this year’s Thanksgiving Hoopfest:
Bartlesville (Okla.)
Big Time Sports Academy
Centennial (Calif.)
Cole (SATX)
Dallas Madison
Denton Guyer
DeSoto (Girls)
Duncanville
Duncanville (Girls)
Faith Family
Frisco Memorial
Hardin-Jefferson (Girls)
Hillcrest
John Paul II
John Paul II (Girls)
Kenwood (Ill.)
Kimball
Lake Highlands
Lufkin
Mansfield Timberview
McKinney
Montverde Academy (Fla.) Girls
Norman North
North Crowley
North Little Rock (Ark.)
OW Wyatt
Plano East (Girls)
Pinkston
Putnam City North (Okla.)
Red Oak (Girls)
Red Oak
Rock Hill
SA Wagner
Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
TACA Storm
W.T. White
Westlake
Woodrow Wilson
Zachary (La.)
1 Comment
Leslie Kitto
Hello, I have always received the ability to buy tickets early for Hoopfest, but have not seen any information in my email for 2022. When do tickets go on sale.
Thank you
Leslie Kitto