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Recognition, Adaptation, Implementation

From gyms being closed completely in El Paso, to all on-line school instruction being used in many of Texas’ large urban districts, to face to face instruction from day one in countless other school districts; we’ve all made it to the start of the 2020-2021 school year! Recognizing what our individual situation entails is the first place to begin in getting our teams ready for the upcoming basketball season. One coach’s school instructional plan could be completely different from a neighboring school who competes in your district. Understand what’s expected of you from your superinten- dent, principal, and school administration. Adapting is what we do as coaches. Injuries, ineligibilities, pandemics; whatever obstacle we may encoun- ter we adapt our plan, our strategies, our focus. Our teams and players will continue to look to us coaches for guidance. They need our unwavering direction now more than ever. Implement your plan and move forward full steam ahead. Don’t dwell in hypotheticals. Carry out your plan in the here and now! Nothing is promised to us in the future. What should we do if/when we get to a roadblock during this 2020-2021 school year? Begin anew by recognizing the complexities of your circumstances, adapt your plan to the new reality, and implement your new plan to the best of your abilities.

Best of luck as you prepare for the greatest time of the school year, basketball season!

Best Swishes, Mike Carrabine, 2020-2021 TABC President

Mailing the cards in October allows TABC time to locate coaches who have changed schools over the summer and obtain their new mailing addresses. The 2020-21 cards are a completely new design and include the member’s name and a membership number on the front and important information including a QR code for our web site on the back. To be admitted to most high school games be prepared to show your card and a picture ID. For college games call ahead to be put on the pass gate list. If you scout a game as a staff, make sure each assistant brings their card as one card won't admit a group of coaches. The final decision on complimentary admittance rests with the host school or venue. We thank all schools who honor our membership card and allow our coaches to grow professionally and prepare their teams by scouting without having to pay to go to work. Let’s make sure we don't abuse that privilege. We are working with the athletic directors’ association to ensure that our card is accepted at as many venues as possible.

TABC works closely with the athletic coalition which includes the UIL and the “power five” THSCA, TGCA, THSADA (Athletic Directors) and THSBCA (Baseball). We are involved in every meeting and have a representative at each Legislative Council meeting. Addressed below are three of the issues that we hear the most about.

SHOT CLOCK The UIL allowed schools an opportunity to experiment with using a shot clock during invitational tournaments over the past two years if they would collect data from the event and pass that along to the UIL. So few schools participated that the shot clock was not considered for adoption at this time. It may be revisited after two years but for the time being it is a dead issue. In two years TABC will conduct an in depth statewide poll to see if enough interest exists for us to pursue the matter.

SPLIT CONFERENCES The concept of split conferences for determining state champions also did not receive enough support for it to be considered at this time by the UIL Legislative Council. The arguments that it would double the number of state champions and “that football does it”, were outweighed by the fact that it would put an end to the state tournament as we know it. Di- minished crowds, non-centralized championship sites or stretching the event from Monday through Saturday, and inability for fans to attend the entire event were several of the reasons the majority opposed it. It too is a dead issue for the next two years.

FOUR TEAMS IN THE PLAYOFFS FOR CONFERENCE 1A This is an issue that has contin- ually gained support and TABC is working to help make it a reality. Conference 1A is the only classification that still has only three teams from each district qualify for the state playoffs. Forcing the 2020-21 Calendar 2 district champion to sit idle for up to 10 days or try to find a meaningless “tune-up” game where players risk injury is one of the reasons for pushing for an even number of teams in the playoffs. TABC Board of Directors 3 District Picks 9 TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 2 2020-2021 Basketball Calendar

October Membership Cards Will Be Mailed 21 First Day for UIL Girls Practice 26 First Day for SPC Interschool Practice, Scrimmages, Games 28 First Day for UIL Boys Practice 31 First Day for UIL Girls Scrimmages November 2 First Day for TAPPS Practice 2 First Day for SPC Games 6 First Day for UIL Girls Interschool Games 7 First Day for UIL Boys Scrimmages 12 First Day for TAPPS Interschool Games 13 First Day for UIL Boys Interschool Games December 1 TABC Membership Dues Goes Up to $50 UIL Schools 5 Consecutive Days Off (Must Include Dec. 24-26) February 17 TAPPS District Certification 11-13 SPC Championships - Houston 9 UIL Girls District Certification 16 UIL Boys District Certification March 4-6 UIL Girls State Tournament at the Alamodome 4-5 TAPPS 1A, 2A, 3A State Championships 5-6 TAPPS 4A, 5A, 6A State Championships 11-13 UIL Boys State Tournament at the Alamodome May 1 Last Day to Pre-Register for TABC Clinic 13-15 TABC Clinic in San Antonio June TABC Camp of Champs - Southwestern University TBA Girls HS Team Camp TBA Girls 14U Camp TBA Boys and Girls Fundamental Camp TBA Boys 14U Camp TBA Boys HS Camp 18-20 Summer State Tournament 25-27 NCAA Showcase Window TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 3

Angela Spurlock - Seven Lakes C.J. Villegas - San Angelo Central Jason Saunders - Lumberton Rachel Carmona - McAllen Mem. 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Past President Secretary

Tyler Helms - Idalou Brad Floyd - Mt. Vernon Stephanie Cowen - P. Aransas Small Girls - Reg. 1 Small Girls - Reg. 2 Small Girls - Reg. 3 Small Girls - Reg. 4 Large Girls - Reg. 1

Cheri Montgomery - Doug Brotherton - Ross Reedy - Frisco Liberty Diane Konarik - Salado Vickie Benson - A. Bowie Bay Area Christian The Village School Large Girls - Reg. 2 Large Girls - Reg. 3 Large Girls - Reg. 4 Midsize Pvt. Girls Large Pvt. Girls

Kollyn McWhinney - Lovelady Rob Ogle - LIttlefield Ethan Lunn - Tolar Kevin Herring - Central Heights Nathaniel Garza - San Perlita At Large Small Boys - Reg. 1 Small Boys - Reg. 2 Small Boys - Reg. 3 Small Boys - Reg. 4

Jim Forbes - E.P. Andress Dale Reed - The Woodlands Matt Farmer - New Caney Pete Solis - Laredo Nixon Derek Martin - O’Connell Large Boys - Reg. 1 Large . Boys - Reg. 2 Large Boys - Reg. 3 Large Boys - Reg. 4 Small Pvt. Boys

Bruce Biedinger - S.A. Lutheran Ron Crandall - Hou.Christian Jason Burton - TX A&M Commerce Scott Schumacher - Blinn JC Jason Martens - St. Mary’s Midsize Pvt. Boys Large Pvt. Boys College Women College Men Clinic Liaison

Dean Edwards - Stamford Josue Flores - Hutto Rick Sherley - TABC Johnnie Carter - TABC Bob Wall - TABC Camp Rep. Social Media Liaison Executive Director Assistant Director Assistant Director TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 4 Annual TABC Board of Directors Meeting

Your TABC Board of Directors met in Austin on Saturday, September 12. TABC president Mike Carribine presided over the meeting with 23 board members and all three TABC directors present. The board reviewed the past year’s activities and approved next year’s budget. Two ad hoc committees were formed to investigate ways to increase TABC membership by providing more value to its members, and to look into ways to im- prove communication by incorporating newer technologies. TABC TABC in association with the Texas Athletic Directors Association is again offering complimentary membership to Texas Athletic Directors, Principals and Superinten- MEMBERSHIP dents. Many of these people are former coaches and friends of basketball. We welcome them and would like their input on how we can help their basketball programs. 2020-2021 If your administrators would like to join TABC, all we need is their e-mail address so they can receive our newsletter and a mailing address where we can send their membership card. Please share this information with administra- 1350 tors. We would like to say welcome to those who have already joined. We appreciate your support. SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

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People, Places and Things Our people, places and things section is your opportunity to get statewide recognition for things that you and your team are doing throughout the season. Please send us news and pictures of special events, player, coach or team accomplishments or just interesting basketball news from your community to [email protected].

TABC presents Milestone Awards to Texas coaches who reach their 300th varsity win and each multiple of 100 thereafter. If you reach one of those milestones during the season, please let TABC know immediately so that we can order your plaque. Plaques commemorating 300 and 400 wins can be picked up at the TABC clinic or it will be mailed to you. Plaques for 500 and subsequent milestones are presented during a halftime ceremony at the UIL state tournaments. We must send a list of all coaches who will participate in that ceremony by February 1, so please don’t wait until after your season is over to let us know about your achievement. Please e-mail your documenta- tion to [email protected] when you reach your 300th, 400th, 500th and subsequent century marks. TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 6 Hoops for Hope - Texas Style TABC would like to encourage our members to send us any news on activities in which your teams participate involving raising funds in the fight against cancer and other diseases. We have called our coordinated effort Hoops for Hope – Texas Style in order to include the many causes for which you raise money. Many schools have hosted fundraisers to provide assis- tance for, or in honor of, local teachers, coaches, students or residents. Some have mirrored the NCAA Coaches vs. Cancer efforts where both opposing coaches wear basketball shoes during their game. Others have hosted “Pink Out” events which have raised funds for “The Cure.” Please send TABC news and pictures you have from your events during the season. They serve to give you and your team recognition for your efforts and also to give others ide- as on how they might be able to help as well. Keep up the good work and let us hear about it. Please send your news and pictures to [email protected]

Brooke Garner is a 16-year-old that lives in Austin with her parents and 3 dogs and is a Junior at Bowie High School. As a child she was very active and enjoyed activities such as piano, gui- tar, act-ing, basketball, wakeboarding, wake surfing, snow skiing, volleyball, track, and tennis. She loved to play with other kids and was even in the Spanish Club. Her quality of life was dis- rupted when at the age of 14, she was diagnosed with Juvenile Systemic Arthritis. As this is an invisible disease, there is no way to tell the pain that Brooke battles daily. Brooke explains “Every single day, I wake up with severe pain in my jaws, knees, hands, wrists, fingers, knees, ankles, and toes - with the jaw joints being the worst. It has caused me to miss over 25% of my Freshmen and Sophomore years in High School due to doctors’ visits or to just simply hurting too bad to concentrate. Last year, I was on the High School J.V. Basketball team, but missed over half the games because I was in so much pain.â€ Brooke does not want anyone to feel sorry for her. But she does want to spread awareness about the realities of Juvenile Arthritis and the daily challenges that it brings to over 25,000 children in Texas. While this disease has completely changed her life and impacted everything she does or wants to do, it has also brought her closer to her family which she is grateful for. She is an advocate for the Ar- thritis Foundation and is looking forward to helping bring meaningful change and an improved quality of life to other Ar- thritis Warriors. Brooke says, “While at this point in time, I can say that I am beating this disease, make no mistake about it, I am not giving up and will win this battle one day!” TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 7 TABC Presents the Class of 2021 Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame The induction banquet will take place May 15, 2021 at the San Antonio Airport Hilton.

Carl Allen, Coach: Boys head coach at Waskom and Sabine High Schools. His teams won 714 games. He led his teams to 14 playoff appearances, 12 District Championships, four State Tournament appearances and two State Championships at Sabine in 1980 and 1981. The 1981 team went undefeated with a 34-0 record.

Bill Doty, Player: Played at Clear Creek High School, where he was a three-year starter for legendary coach George Carlisle. He helped lead the Wildcats to three consecutive State Tournament appearances in 1960, 1961 and 1962. During that span, the Wildcats compiled a 109-10 record. He averaged more than 24 points per game as a senior and collected more than 1,100 rebounds during his career.

Erin Grant, Player: Graduated from Mansfield High School in 2002 after leading the school to four consecutive State Championships in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. She is the only Texas High School player to win four straight State Championships. She was named Miss Texas Basketball in 2002. She was named first team All-State all four years while leading them to a 145-6 record.

Buddy Hawkins, Coach: He was the head girls coach at Winnsboro High School for 29 years. His teams won more than 800 games and made 21 playoff appearances in 29 years. He led Winnsboro to 14 consecutive District Championships, 12 State Tournament berths and three-straight State Championships in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Ken Loyd, Coach: A head boys’ basketball coach for more than 40 years, with coaching stints at Hunting- ton and Avinger High Schools. He won 851 games during his career, which included a State Championship at Huntington in 1974 and two State Championships at Avinger in 1977 and 1996. He served as President of TABC in 1981-82.

Samantha Morrow, Coach: The head girls’ basketball coach at Mansfield, Summit and South Grand Prairie High Schools. With more than 600 wins, her teams made 18 playoff appearances in 19 years, won 10 Dis- trict Championships, and won four consecutive State Championships at Mansfield in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. She led Summit to the State Semifinals in 2007 and led South Grand Prairie High School to the Re- gional Finals in 2017.

Stacy Stephens, Player: Played at Winnsboro High School, where she led the Lady Raiders to three consecutive State Tournament appearances in 1998, 1999 and 2000, including two State Championships in 1999 and 2000. She was named All-State three times and All-State Tournament three consecutive years.

Robert C. Zamora, Player: Led South San Antonio High School to three consecutive State Tournament appearances in 1959, 1960 and 1961. The 1961 team won the State Championship with a 31-4 record. He was named All-State and All-State Tournament in 1960 and 1961. He led the city in scoring during his senior year by averaging more than 25 points per game. He tied a State Tournament record by making 17 free throws in a game.

Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame Nominations

Nominations for the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame are always being accepted. Below is some information on how candidates are considered and how you can nominate someone.

CATEGORIES: COACH, PLAYER, CONTRIBUTOR REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED: ACTIVE COACHES MAY BE CONSIDERED AFTER REACHING 900 WINS. RETIRED COACHES MAY CONSIDERED AT ANYTIME BASED ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS. TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS MAY BE CONSIDERED FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL. CONTRIBUTORS MAY BE CONSIDERED AT ANYTIME.

TO NOMINATE: PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] 1. Name of Nominee 2. Years (ex. 1956-1959) /Records/School(s) 3. Honors, Stats, Newspaper Articles, Letters of Recommendation 4. Name/Contact Information of the Person Making the Nomination

ALL NOMINATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SELECTION COMMITTEE. TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 8

The 2021 TABC Clinic will be held May 13-15, in San Anto- nio, at St. Mary’s University and our host hotel, the Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel. Both have free parking! Coaches who have committed to speaking include Billy Clyde Gillispie, Tar- leton State men, Jason Burton, TAMU-Commerce women, Johnny Estelle, TAMU-Kingsville men, Raegan Pebley/Hannah Howard, TCU women, Nell Fortner, Georgia Tech women, Bob Starkey, Texas A&M women, Cayla Petree, Gulf Coast State women, Kermit Davis, Mississippi men, Kelly Graves, Oregon women, Ravon Justice Sam Houston women, and Jerome Tang/Alvin Brooks III/Josh Jakus, Baylor men. Once again TABC will host the Hall of Fame induction banquet on Saturday. TABC has nego- tiated excellent room rates with the Hilton and other nearby ho- tels. It is not too early to sign-up for the Clinic. Early registration for the clinic ends on May 1, 2021. To reserve rooms at the host hotel, call 1-888-728-3031 and use the code TXBC. For more information about the clinic and TABC membership, please go to our website at tabchoops.org.

@Tabchoops www.tabchoops.org Texas basketball! TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 9 TABC District Picks Survey for 2020-21

This prediction is for (please circle): Boys Girls 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A PVT District _____

THIS IS HOW I PREDICT THE TEAMS WILL FINISH IN MY DISTRICT NEXT YEAR:

1.______5.______

2.______6.______

3.______7.______

4.______8. ______

INFORMATION ON YOUR TEAM: Name of Coach ______

School Name ______Mascot ______

Number of Returning Starters ______Number of Returning Letterman ______

2019-20 Season Record ______JV Record ______District Record ______

Last Year’s Playoff Results ______

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What are the strengths of your team?______

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TOP 5 TEAMS IN YOUR REGION AND CLASS

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

Yes, I Want To Help

Name ______School ______

Cell Phone: ______Home Phone ______

E-Mail: ______Current Coaching Position ______

Dist. ______Class ______Region ______

Boys or Girls (Please Circle)

Fill out, scan and email to: [email protected] OR Fill out and mail to: TABC, PO Box 2886, Sugar Land, TX 77487-2886 TABC Roundball Roundup—Page 10 2020-21 TABC Membership & 2021 Clinic Registration (May 13,14 & 15) PLEASE NOTE: CLINIC PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 1, 2021

Name ______

School ______

Email Address ______

Cell Phone Number______

Position (circle one) BOYS (men) / GIRLS (women)

Level (circle one) HEAD COACH / HS ASSISTANT / MIDDLE SCHOOL / COLLEGE

League (circle one) UIL TAPPS SPC TCAL TCAF College Conference______

Classification (High School only) 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A District #______

Mailing Address: Please select one: Home School

Street Address______

City______State______Zip______

(PLEASE PROVIDE A CHECK MARK BY ALL THAT APPLY)

CLINIC REGISTRATION 2021 ($75 per coach) ______

INDIVIDUAL DUES: 2020-2021 dues: ($35 per coach before Dec 1, 2020)______(It will be $50 after Dec 1, 2020)

GROUP MEMBERSHIPS: ($30 per coach for 3 or more coaches from the same school) ______($25 per coach for 8 or more coaches from the same school) ______

Mail form and payment to: TABC, PO Box 2886, Sugar Land, TX 77487 or Fax Form and CC# to: 281-313-8224 CHECK $______CASH $______CREDIT CARD $ ______Check #: ______-OR- Credit Card #: ______Expiration Date: ______Amount to be charged on Credit Card: $______Please circle one: VISA MC AMEX DISC

TABC e-mail: [email protected] TABC website: www.tabchoops.org PHONE: 281-313-8222

Active Coaches-$35: Coaches that are paid by school All members will receive our newsletter. Retired- $25: Retired Coaches Only Active, Retired and Middle School members receive a membership card. Middle School Coaches – $15: M.S. and Jr. High coaches

No refunds will be issued. Other – $20: Non-school coaches, parents, and friends of basketball