Who's the best player in the area?

[adminbaberuth]

Since I don't see any high school basketball, who's the best player in the area with no regards to any classification. I read alot about J’Covan Brown the young man going to UT, is he the best?  If so, who is next in line?

[Gabe]

Douglas Howard of Silsbee isnt too bad at all. I have seen him several times and was always impressed.

[BLUEDOVE3]

I just started watching area high school games, but I always hear Brown from Memorial Port Arthur and DeCarlos Franks from Ozen. I've only seen Franks play, but you can get into his head and disrupt his game at times.

[BMTSoulja1]

Brown is head and shoulders above the rest.  Second, I would have to go with Thomas from EC, from what I see.  I havn't seen Ozen play yet.  You can ask me the question once the second half of district gets here.

[BLUEDOVE3]

The thing I keep remembering when questions like this come up is the kid from Hardin-Jefferson last season. His name kept popping up as one of the better players in the area. But based on recruiting news I received, there wasn't a big interest in his basketball skills from the big D-1's. I guess this is one of the downfalls of too much publicity over shadowing your skills. Obviously Brown may be the real deal.

[baller001]

you are talking about Ryan Donahoe there was two things that kept him from going to a bigger college he played all last year with a knee that probaly wasnt at 50 percent and he waited to long he had offers from some bigger schools but he held out waiting on the bigger schools and they left him at  his junior college give him 2 years there and i believe he will get an offer from a bigger school

[setx_athletics]

I just started watching area high school games, but I always hear Brown from Memorial Port Arthur and DeCarlos Franks from Ozen. I've only seen Franks play, but you can get into his head and disrupt his game at times.

You've got to remember DeCarlos is only a soph. this kid is the real deal and is very good.

[BLUEDOVE3]

You've got to remember DeCarlos is only a soph. this kid is the real deal and is very good.

Thats true, he is young and by the time he is a senior, he may be as good as JoCovan (sp?) Brown at Memorial.

[BMTSoulja1]

Thats true, he is young and by the time he is a senior, he may be as good as JoCovan (sp?) Brown at Memorial.

I dont' think so.  Good, but won't be able to hold a candle to J. Brown, IMO.

[Guest nostradamus]

Donahoe was also the victim of playing at a 3A school.  Believe it or not but the recruiters of big time schools look at the A's, especially if you are a normal sized kid (ex:  Joseph Jones from Normangee received big time stuff because of his size despite his playing at a 1A).

Had several area HISD coaches say that had Donahoe played at one of the 5A's in Houston he would have signed Big 12 or Big 10. 

[setxslam]

I hear Donahoe's having nagging trouble with his knee.  I have faith that his talent will eventually take him to bigger and better things.  That kid simply willed HJ to a state championship-- on one good leg.

[hj_hawk_60]

this isn't in any particular order but i'd say some of the best from what i've seen...

Brown - PAM

Franks - Ozen

Thomas - EC

Burell - HJ

Bernard - HJ

Bray - Kountze

just a few..

[w518991]

Shannon Robinson Silsbee

[UT#1]

J.Brown could be great too bad he has the attitude he does, D. Bray from kountze hasnnt impressed me at all....

[Lazeek]

Tremain Thomas is IMO the best that SE Texas has.....he is a beast!!!

[warfan]

J.Brown could be great too bad he has the attitude he does, D. Bray from kountze hasnnt impressed me at all....

Tremain Thomas is IMO the best that SE Texas has.....he is a beast!!!

AGREE!!!

[ozensfinest]

AGREE!!!

i think decarlos frank is the best that setx has 2 offer nxt 2 jcovan da kid is amazing he wuz the leading scorer in a playoff game against huntsville lastyear as a freshman n he will only get better i say he'll b better den jcovan especially with a coach like boutee behind him

[BMTSoulja1]

That's pushing the envelope.  Decarlos is good, but won't be overall better then J'Coven before he leaves Ozen.  At the rate he's going, he'll be close as heck though.

[DP#1FAN]

Tremain Thomas is IMO the best that SE Texas has.....he is a beast!!!

agree, he also doesn't act like a a____.

[24 over par]

tt at ec is the best i have saw this year