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CANYON, Texas – The No. 7 West Texas A&M men's basketball team closes out the 2017-18 regular season in search of a regular season conference title at Texas A&M-Commerce and at Tarleton State.  The Buffs and Lions battle at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while WT visits Tarleton State Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
WIN STREAK OF 8 X 3 – For the third time this season, the Buffs have won eight-straight games after the two wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Angelo State last week.  WT is 24-2 overall and 14-2 in Lone Star Conference play heading into the final week of the regular season.  WT's eight-game winning streak is tied for 12th nationally this week. 
 
DOWN TO THE FINAL TWO - The Buffs and UT Permian Basin Falcons are tied for the league-lead heading into the final two games of the regular season both at 14-2.  WT and UTPB play the same teams in the same locations this week as the league champion and top seed in the upcoming Lone Star Conference tournament will be decided.  If both teams win both games this weekend, both would be crowned co-league champions, but UTPB would be the top-seed in the LSC Tournament next week by virtue of sweeping Tarleton State, where WT would split with the Texans in that scenario.  If both teams split, there are a number of scenarios to play out, while if both teams get swept, both would be crowned league co-champions, but UTPB would still be the top-seed based on its win earlier in the year over Tarleton State.
 
LOOKING FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP - With two wins this weekend and at least one loss by UT Permian Basin, the Buffs will win their first outright conference regular season title since 1994 as the team shared three South Division titles (1998, 2000, 2007) and won the South Division outright in 1999 and 2008.  They could still win the outright title with a split and two losses by UTPB.  A split by both, two losses by both or both WT and UTPB winning both games will be a share of the title.   
 
WATCH AND HEAR THE BUFFS – Fans not able to attend WT men's basketball games this season can  find links to live stats and audio/video streaming at www.gobuffsgo.com on the men's basketball schedule page as Kent Johnson and Lucas Kinsey will have the call of all the games both home and away this season. 
 
ADVANCED LSC CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS ON SALE NOW -  Advanced tickets for the 2018 Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship are on sale now at LSC member institutions with an all-session pass for $45 ($15 off the regular price) until February 27.  The LSC Championship will be held Mar. 1-4 at Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.  Fans can save $15 off the regular price for all-session passes and avoid fees by making an on-campus advance purchase.  The all-session ticket grants access to all seven sessions at a reduced rate of $45.  The all-session price increases to $60 for those not purchased through LSC schools by February 27.   Single-session tickets, which are available by a specific session only, are $15 for adults and $10 for students (University students with valid school I.D. (any institution) or children ages 2-18).  Individual session tickets are only for sale at the Dr Pepper Arena Box Office or on Ticketmaster.  Buff and Lady Buff fans, don't wait and purchase your tickets now through the WT Athletic Ticket Office or online at www.gobuffsgo.com for the LSC Basketball Championship!
 
WT IN THE NABC POLL – WT moved up to seventh in the latest NABC Top 25, marking the highest ranking in the poll for the Buffs since also ranking seventh on Jan. 16.  For the fourth-straight week, Lincoln Memorial leads the poll, followed by Queens (N.C.), Ferris State, Western Oregon and West Liberty.  Bellarmine moved up to sixth, followed by WT,  Valdosta State is eighth, followed by Morehouse and Northwest Missouri State rounds out the top ten.  UTPB sits 12th in the rankings this week, moving up from 13th last week. Arkansas-Fort Smith is 18th, while Fort Lewis is 21st and Dallas Baptist is 24th among other teams in the region.
 
SECOND NCAA REGION RANKINGS - The Buff remained the top seed in the region for the second-straight week.  The top six in the rankings remained the same with UT Permian Basin at No. 2, followed by Arkansas-Fort Smith, Fort Lewis, Regis and Dallas Baptist was sixth again.  Colorado Mines moved from tenth to seven, followed by Texas A&M-Commerce at eighth, after ranking seventh last week.  Tarleton State remained ninth and Angelo State moved from eighth to tenth.
 
RECAPPING LAST WEEK – The Buffs closed out the 2017-18 home slate with a pair of convincing wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville (88-60) and Angelo State (120-88) on Senior Day.  The Buffs finished the home regular season slate at 14-1 and have won 35 of 36 dating home games dating back to the 2015-16 season.  Against TAMUK, the Buffs had a balanced attack with six players in double figures as the team shot an even 50 percent from the field, marking the first time shooting 50 percent or better since Dec. 30 against Northern New Mexico (.507).  It also marked just the seventh time all season of shooting 50 percent or better.  The Buffs were 30 of 60 from the field and held TAMUK to just 40.4 percent.  The Javelinas came in averaging less than 70 points against this season, but the Buffs put up 88.  Freshman CJ Jennings had 15 points to lead the team, while tying his career-best with four triples.  WT drained 14 triples in the game and had 14 made free throws.  On Senior Day, WT honored four seniors who played in their final regular season home game in a WT uniform as the 2017-18 senior class included; David Chavlovich, Jordan Evans, Rylan Gerber and Tommy Gove.  WT absolutely destroyed the Rams with the 120-88 win, marking the most points by the Buffs in a game since 1999.  WT shot a season-high 56.9 percent from the field and a season-best 59.5 in the first half.  WT had three players score 20 points or more as Chavlovich paced the team with 29 points, while Evans added 24 points with five triple and freshman Gaige Prim added his eighth double-double of the season with a career-high 20 points and 15 rebounds.  WT was a season-best 41 of 72 from the field, while knocking down 15 triples and going 23 of 27 from the line.
 
SCORE 120 - The 120 points by WT and the 88 from Angelo State marked the most scored between two teams in the First United Bank Center (208) since it opened in 2002.  WT's 120 was the most since the Buffs scored 122 against SW Assemblies of God during the 1999-2000 season.  As for a conference team, it was the most since scoring 127 against Abilene Christian in the LSC Tournament in Canyon in 1991.  This marks the seventh time this season WT has scored 100 points or more (6-1).
 
PRIM POW AGAIN - For the third time this season, freshman Gaige Prim was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week as he put together another outstanding week as he averaged a double-double for the No. 8-ranked Buffs posting his eighth-double-double of the season with a career-high 20 points and tied his career-high with 15 rebounds in a 120-88 thumping of Angelo State on Saturday for Senior Day.  He went 11 of 19 from the field for the week (.579), while going a team-high 11 of 14 from the line (.786) with one assist and one block.  Prim pulled down a team-high 10 offensive rebounds and 12 on the defensive end for the week as he accounted for 22 of 78 total rebounds for the Buffs in the two games.  For the season, Prim is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game, while ranking second on the team in rebounding at 7.8 per game.  He is 93 of 177 from the field (.525), while going 94 of 123 from the line (.764).  He has 73 offensive rebounds and 131 on the defensive end this season.
 
DURING THE CURRENT WINNING STREAK - During the current winning streak, the Buffs are averaging 96.2 points and allowing 73.1, while shooting at a .466 clip (239 of 513) and are 114 of 282 from beyond the arc for a .404 average.  WT is 178 of 227 from the line (.784), while pulling down 43.6 rebounds per game and allowing 37.0.  The Buffs are holding the opposition to just a .390 average from the field (195-500) and just a .322 clip from beyond the arc (57-177), while the opponents are 138 of 199 from the line (.693).  Individually, Chavlovich is averaging 21 points in seven games and is 47 of 108 from the field (.435), while going 21 of 58 from beyond the arc (.362) and 32 of 38 from the line (.842) with 36 assists and 13 steals.  Evans leads the team during the span with 29 triples in 77 attempts (.377) with 36 field goals made in 91 attempts (.396), while averaging 6.1 rebounds per game for third on the team and 15.9 points per game.  Junior Ryan Quaid is averaging 12.3 points per game and 8.4 rebound per game, while going 32 of 53 from the field for team-high .604 average and freshman Gaige Prim is averaging 11.8 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds per game.  Prim is 30 of 51 from the field (.588) and 34 of 44 from the line (.773) to lead the team in free throws made.  Junior Gach Gach is averaging 10.9 points per game and is third in 3-pointer made with 17 of 38 (.447).
 
MOVING UP THE SEASON CHARTS - Senior Jordan Evans has buried 103 triples this season as he now is second all-time in school history in triples in a season.  Senior teammate David Chavlovich leads the school record book with 112 triples in 2015-16.  Evans needs nine triples to tie Chavlovich for the school-record in a season, while Chavlovich leads the record book with 287 triples attempted in 2015-16 and 277 in 2016-17, with Evans currently third in triples attempted in a season with 249.
 
QUAID ENTERS TOP TEN IN SEASON REBOUNDS - Junior Ryan Quaid entered the top ten in rebounds in a season with 266.  He needs just thee rebounds to tie DaShawn Harris for ninth with 269 (1995-96). 
 
TOP IN 3's - Both Chavlovich and Evans are the top two career 3-point shooters in school history as Chavlovich has buried 357, while Evans has 278 triples.  The duo also leads the record book in 3-point field goals attempted for a career has Chavlovich has attempted 981 triples, while Evans has 702.
 
PLAYIN' GAMES - Chavlovich broke the school-record for games played in a career this past week as he stands at 117, surpassing the previous mark of 116 set by Kyle Shield (2004-08).   
 
CHAVLOVICH NATIONALLY - Nationally speaking, Chavlovich ranks second in NCAA Division II among current player in career scoring with 2,226 points and fourth overall in all divisions.  He is first in D2 in triples made (357), first in 3-pointers attempted (981) and leads all divisions.  He is first in D2 and second in all divisions in field goals attempted (1,747).  He is second in D2 in 1,500 points and 350 assists with 448 assists.
 
ABOUT TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE - The Lions enter with an 18-7 record and a 10-6 mark in LSC play.   TAMUC sits fourth in the league standings with two games left and has a two-game lead on Angelo State.  TAMUC has gone 4-6 in its last 10 games, including a 77-73 loss at Tarleton State a week ago Tuesday,  after starting the season 14-1.  The Lions are third in the league in field goal percentage at a 45.8 clip this season, while also ranking third in the league in field goal percentage defense, holding teams to a 41.8 clip, ranking 40th nationally.  TAMUC is second to WT in free throw percentage in the league at a 72.7 clip, while ranking third in the league in rebounding margin (3.9), scoring defense (70.2) and steals per game (7.4).  Individually, Reggie Reid leads the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game, while Willie Rooks is second on the squad at 15.8.  Reid is fifth in the LSC in assists (4.2), while ranking fourth in free throws made (108), sixth in free throws attempted (133) and sixth in free throw percentage (.812).  He is fifth in total assists (105), while ranking fifth in minutes (860) and sixth in total points.  Rooks is third in 3-point field goals per game 2.56, while ranking fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (.374) and fifth in triples made with 64. 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES WITH TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE - WT leads the all-time series with TAMUC 56-34 and has won the last three and five of six.  Prior to that, TAMUC had won five-straight.  WT on the first meeting this season over the then-No. 10 Lions 86-82 on ESPN3 as part of the Division II Showcase on Jan. 20 in Canyon.  Last season, WT downed the Lions 97-86 in the NCAA South Central Regional in Golden, Colo., en route to a Sweet Sixteen finish for the Buffs.  It was the first Sweet Sixteen appearance for WT since 1997-98.  WT is 24-18 in known games in Commerce, but TAMUC has won the last three meetings in Commerce, including a 104-103, double overtime win there last season.  
 
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE - The Buffs and Lions played in a matchup of two ranked teams in the ESPN3 Division II Showcase game on Jan. 20, with WT pulling out a thrilling 86-82 win in front of a season-high 2,258 fans.  TAMUC entered after a devastating loss at UTPB on a last -second buzzer-beater by the Falcons two nights earlier and it started the Lions' current 4-6 mark in their last ten games.  Despite the loss at UTPB, the Lions gave WT everything it could handle as WT senior David Chavlovich scored 30 points, while Willie Rooks dropped a game-high 35.  Trey Conrod tied the game at 82 with 1:10 left, but Chavlovich was key down the stretch with an "and one" and one more free throw scoring the final four points of the game to seal the win, capped with a huge rebound by junior Ryan Quaid - one of his game-high 16, on a missed triple inside a minute left by the Lions who were looking for the equalizer at that point.  Chavlovich went 9 of 22 from the field with three triples and 9 of 11 from the line and six assists, while Quaid had 13 points and 16 rebounds, three assists and three blocks on 6 of 10 from the field.  Senior Jordan Evans added 16 points and four triples, while TAMUC was led by Rooks' 35 points on 10 of 19 from the field with four triples and 11 of 12 from the line.   WT led by 10 at half, but saw TAMUC outscore the Buffs 47-41 in the second half.
 
ABOUT TARLETON STATE - The Texans enter as one of the hottest teams in the league as winners of five-straight and the only team to beat WT at home this season.  The five-game winning streak is second-best in the LSC behind WT currently, while the Texans are 17-9 overall and 11-5 in conference play, sitting third.  They cannot catch either WT or UTPB for second in the league standings, but can definitely help themselves with a pair of wins over WT and UTPB to secure the No. 3-seed in the upcoming LSC Tournament and enhance their resume for the NCAA Tournament.  TSU has gone 8-2 in its last ten games dating back to the 82-74 win at WT on Jan. 18.  The Texans will host UTPB before WT visits for Senior Day on Saturday.  Leading the way for the Texans this season is Corinthian Ramsey at 18.5 points per game.  He is fourth in the LSC in points per game, while ranking third in 3-pointers attempted (192), fourth in 3-pointers made per game (2.54), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (.344) and third in total triples made (66).  Ramsey is third in the LSC in free throws attempts (141), third in free throws made (120) and second in free throw percentage at a .851 clip.  Deshawn Riddick is third in scoring at 12.1 points per game, but he is third in the LSC in minutes played at 35:06, while ranking second on the team in triples made with 58.  Josh Hawley is second in scoring at 14.3 points per game and leads the team in rebounding at 9.1 per contest.  Hawley leads the LSC in blocked shots per game at 1.85 ranking 32nd nationally, while ranking third in the LSC in defensive rebounds at 6.38, fourth in field goal percentage (.519), fourth in offensive rebounds (2.69) and leads the league in total blocks with 48, ranking 28th nationally.  He is third in the league in rebounding with 236 rebounds for 40th nationally.  As a team, the Texans rank first in the league in fewest fouls and 18th nationally with 389, while ranking first in scoring defense as teams are scoring just 68.2 points against them for 29th nationally.  TSU is holding teams to a .326 clip from beyond the arc to lead the league and 29th nationally.  TSU is second in the league in field goal percentage defense holding teams to a .407 clip for 16th nationally, second in free throws made (458) and second in each area from beyond the arc.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES WITH TARLETON STATE - Tarleton State is the only LSC team to lead the all-time series with WT as the Texans hold a 27-25 lead and won 82-74 in Canyon on Jan. 18.  TSU has won 11 of the last 15 in the series and are 16-7 in Stephenville.  WT last won in Stephenville on Jan. 24, 2009, and have gone 0-8 there since.
 
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST TARLETON STATE - Tarleton State became the only team this season to come from a halftime deficit against the Buffs and win as WT held a slim 38-36 lead at halftime, before TSU shot lights out in the second half, going 16 of 27 from the field (.593) and 9 of 15 from beyond the arc (.600) in the second half alone, outscoring WT 46-36.  TSU shot 57.4 percent for the game tying the season-high for opponents against WT, while going 12 of 22 from beyond the arc (.545).  WT shot just 37 percent from the field (27-73), while going 10 of 37 from beyond the arc, but was a perfect 10 of 10 from the line.  Five WT players were in double figures as junior Gach Gach recorded his first double-double as a Buff with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  WT dominated the glass with a 40-33 lead in rebounding and a 20-8 lead on the offensive end, but struggled to score.  TSU had a game-high 23 points from Deshawn Riddick with six triples in seven field goals made, while Josh Hawley had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.  Corinthian Ramsey added 18 points and Preston Enloe added 16 points with four triples off the bench. 
 
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK 20 - With the 105-86 win over UT Permian Basin on Jan. 30, the Buffs won their 20th game, marking the third consecutive season of 20 or more wins.  WT last won 20 or more games for three seasons or more from 1997-2001 with four-straight 20-plus win campaigns.
 
THE 24-2 START - WT's 24-2 start is the best regular-season start in the modern era school history as the 24 wins in a regular season are the most since 1937-38 season with a 25-4 record as the team finished 26-6.  The 1941-42 team went 28-3, but a number of those games were in the postseason. 
 
QUAID TABBED WEEKLY BEST AGAIN - Junior Ryan Quaid was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season following his ninth and tenth double-doubles in road wins at Angelo State and at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Jan. 11-13).  Quaid finished the week averaging 17.5 points, 15.5 rebounds with 31 total rebounds and 21 defensive boards, along with three blocks, and went a team-best 13 of 21 from the line (.619).  He was 9 of 12 from the line. He is the only player in the league to earn the honor four times this season.
 
QUAID TABBED USBWA WEEKLY BEST  - Junior Ryan Quaid was named United States Basketball Writers Association Division II men's basketball National Player of the Week.  It is his first weekly honor as USBWA National Player of the Week.
 
CHAVLOVICH NAMED TO WATCH LIST -  Senior David Chavlovich was named one of 50 student-athletes to the Small College Basketball (SCB) 2018 Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List, announced Feb. 15. Chavlovich and UT Permian Basin's Daeshon Francis are the lone representatives from the LSC, and the South Central Region.
 
BROWN WINS 80 - WT fourth year head coach Tom Brown won his 80th game at the helm of the Buffs in the thrilling 70-69 victory at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Jan. 13.  Brown currently is 88-33 (.727) during his time at WT. 
 
EVANS FIFTH IN SCORING - Senior Jordan Evans sits fifth all-time in career coring at WT with 1,1321 points in 92 games for a 14.4 average per game.  He eclipsed the 1,000-point mark earlier this season.  He is 85 points from fourth place, occupied by Price Brookfield (1940-42) with 1,406 points.
 
CHAVLOVICH TOPS ALL-TIME - This season, senior David Chavloivch has taken over the all-time lead in career field goals made (717), field goals attempted (1,747), 3-point field goals made (357), 3-point field goals attempted (981), free throws made (475) and free throws attempted (602). 
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE - Junior Ryan Quaid ranks 20th nationally in double-doubles with 12 to lead the LSC.  Haywood Highsmith of Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) leads the nation with 23.  Quaid has 18 double-doubles for his career.  WT freshman Gaige Prim has eight double-doubles this season in his first year as a Buff.  The duo has had double-doubles in the same game twice this season against Midwestern State (1/4/18) and at Cameron (2/8/18).
 
HIGH SCORING BUFFS - WT is averaging 90.8 points per game ranking sixth nationally and leading the LSC.  The Buffs have scored 90 or more points 13 times this season and have scored over 100 points seven times.  All but four games this season the Buffs have scored 80 or more points.  WT is sixth nationally in scoring margin at 16.8 per game to lead the league.
 
DEADLY FROM DISTANCE - WT is fourth nationally in 3-point field goal attempts (843), while ranking sixth in 3-pointers made (316) and fifth in 3-pointers per game at 12.2 as all lead the LSC.  WT is 316 of 843 from beyond the arc this season for a .375 clip ranking third in the LSC.  The Buffs are holding teams to just a .331 clip from beyond the arc for third in the LSC and 41st nationally. 
 
CHAVLOVICH AND EVANS FROM DOWNTOWN - Senior Jordan Evans is third nationally in 3-pointers attempted (249), fourth in 3-pointers made per game (3.96) and third in total triples with 103.  Evans is second in the LSC in 3-point field goal percentage at a .414 clip.  Senior David Chavlovich is sixth in the LSC in triples made with 60, fourth in triples attempted (179) and sixth in the league in triples per game at 2.40.   
 
GETTING THE FREEBIES - As a team, the Buffs are ninth nationally in free throw attempts this season (673), second in free throws made (514) and first in the LSC in free throw percentage at a .764 clip for 28th nationally.  WT recorded a perfect 10 for 10 in free throws against Tarleton State Jan. 18, marking the second time this season the Buffs have been perfect at the line (9-9 vs. Rollins (12/19).  WT went a season-high 37 of 46 from the line (.804) at Cameron (2/8/18).  The Buffs are just seven made free throws behind Lees-McRae (N.C.) who leads all of Division II in free throws made with 521. 
 
WITH THE ASSIST - The Buffs are 52nd nationally in assist/turnover ratio at a 1.25 clip to lead the LSC, while ranking second in the league in assists per game at 15.7.  WT is second in the league in total assists with 408 ranking 49th nationally.  Senior David Chavlovich is third in the LSC in assist/turnover ratio at 2.14 and leads the LSC in assists per game at 5.0 for 46th nationally.  He is 48th in the nation in total assists with 126 to lead the LSC. 
 
PROTECTING THE ROCK - WT is second in the LSC in fewest turnovers with 327, while ranking second in the LSC in turnovers per game at 12.6.  WT is fifth in the LSC in turnover margin at 1.5.
 
GLASS CLEANERS - The Buffs are ninth nationally and second in the LSC in defensive rebounds per game at 29.38, while ranking ninth nationally in total rebounds with 1,098 for second in the LSC.  WT is ninth nationally in rebounds per game at 42.23 for second in the conference.  WT is 33rd nationally and leads the LSC in offensive rebounds per game at 12.85.  Junior Ryan Quaid is 28th nationally in defensive rebounds per game (7.15) ranking second in the league, while leading the LSC in offensive rebounds at 3.08 ranking 44th nationally.  He is 21st  nationally in rebounds per game at 10.2, ranking second in the LSC.  Quaid is 15th nationally in total rebounds with 266 for second in the league. 
 
GETTIN' TO THE RIM - The Buffs are fifth in the LSC in field goal percentage at a .455 clip.  Junior Ryan Quaid leads the team at a .620 clip ranking 14th nationally and second in the LSC on 137 of 221.  WT is 766-1684 from the field.  Quaid's 137 field goals made ranks second on the team behind senior David Chavlovich with 155. Chavlovich is third in the LSC in made field goals.
 
LSC RECORDS FALL - Senior David Chavlovich owns the LSC career records for 3-pointers made (357) and 3-pointers attemped (981).  The previous records were 325 triples made from Stephen Hamrick of Eastern New Mexico (1992-96) and 3-pointers attempted (811) also by Hamrick.  Chavlovich is 114 points from tying the LSC career scoring record in the LSC of 2,380 points by Nate Granger of Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) from 1973-77.  Chavlovich has scored 504 points this season, ranking third in the LSC in total points and 56th nationally.  He would need 619 total points this season to break the record for the season as he has scored over 619 points each of the last two seasons.
 
CHAVLOVICH FOR 40 – Senior David Chavlovich dropped a career-high 40 points in the 92-88 win over Adams State (11/17).   Chavlovich went a career-best 13 of 18 from the field, 6 of 9 from beyond the arc and 8 of 10 from the line.  He played in a season-high 35 minutes and his 40 points ties the LSC high this season with Corinthian Ramsey of Tarleton State who had 40 against UC-Colorado Springs.  The 40 points by Chavlovich ties former Buff Dale Blaut (2/14/70) for fourth-most all-time in a game by a Buff.
 
LOOKING AHEAD - The 2017-18 regular season is complete as the Buffs will head to Dr Pepper Arena for the LSC Championship Mar. 2-4 as either the top-seed or the No. 2-seed in the tournament with the NCAA South Central Region set for Mar. 10-13 at a site to be determined.  The 2018 NCAA Division II Elite Eight is set for  Mar. 21-24 in Sioux Falls, S.D., at the Sanford Pentagon.
 
BUFFS SIGN ONE IN NOVEMBER - WT signed the services of Mar'Qualen Grant for the 2018-19 season as he inked with the Buffs on National Signing Day.  Grant, shot 59 percent from the field and averaged 15.3 points per game for Waxahachie High School, while averaging six rebounds per game, four steals per game and six assists per contest.  He was a first team all-district 10-5A selection last season and was named the 2016-17 Newcomer of the Year in District 10-5A.  Last season, Grant helped lead his team to a 29-7 record and 14-0 in district play, while finishing the season as the 5A Region 2 semifinalist.  He also competed in AAU for head coach Brandon Ray.  Grant helped lead his team to the title of the Adidas Gauntlet Tournament in South Carolina.  It was the first time a Texas team had won the tournament.
 
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