Contenders, Prospects, & Sleepers: 6A Region III District 24

<p>It is October and that means its only days away from season opening games. Let’s take a dive into the various districts, and begin previewing teams and players to watch! Today we dive into the UIL 6A-III District 24!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Pre-Season Player of the Year:</strong></span></p> <p>This year player of the year candidate goes to the reigning player of the year in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Tramon Mark</strong></span>. He is a University of Houston commit and was player of the year last season where he averaged 26 points per game, brought down 5.6 rebounds per game, dished out 4.4 assists per game, had his hand in the cookie jar with an 2.4 steals per game average. This will be his fourth year as a Varsity starter and has a total of 1,964 points already and will hit the 2,000 point mark more than likely in his first game of the season. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Team to Beat:</strong></span></p> <p>The team to beat will once again be the Dickinson Gators as they tore threw the district last season and are a heavy favorite to compete for a UIL State Title this season. They are already ranked 4th in the TABC polls. Last season they went 11-1 in district play and 21-9 overall and fell in the second round of the playoffs. They will be lead by their three headed monster in seniors <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Tramon Mark</strong></span> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">(Houston)</span></strong>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Deuce Guidry</strong></span>, and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Marcus Williams</strong></span> <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Northern Colorado)</span></strong>. They will also receive great contributions from these seniors as well who are very bouncy <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jabari Miller</strong></span> and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Xzaviour Borderlon</strong></span>. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Biggest Threat:</strong></span></p> <p>Clear Lake Falcons should be the next best team in the district and will be the biggest threat. Although they were a senior oriented team last season you can expect big play from current senior <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jaja Sanni</strong></span> <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>(UTSA)</strong></span> who was the offensive MVP of the district last season. He averaged 13.1 points per game, was dropping dimes with a 4.7 assists per game average, and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 43 percent from the field. Expect him to put up some big numbers for the Falcons this year.. Last season they went 10-2 in District play and 28-7 overall as the made it to the second round of the playoffs. They will also have solid contributions from senior guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Caleb Wright</strong></span> and sophomore point guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Alex Lee</strong></span>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Sleeper:</strong></span></p> <p>Clear Creek Wildcats will be the team the no one in the district should be over-looking. This young team only loss four seniors from last year team but return two of their best prospects in sophomore point guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Seth Jones</strong></span> who was District Newcomer of the year last season and junior guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Maurice Pinnock</strong></span> an All-District 2nd team member from last season. Last year they went 9-3 in district play and finished 23-9 overall after an first round exit of the playoffs last season. Expect them to be just as successful this season and they may even finish as the second best team in the district. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Top Prospects to Watch [Last Years Awards]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Tramon Mark </strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">6'6 SG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dickinson</span></i> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>(Houston)</strong></span> <a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></strong></a> <strong>[District MVP] </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><b>JaJa Sanni </b></span></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">6'3 G Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Lake </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>(UTSA) </strong></span></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></strong></a> </span><strong>[District Offensive MVP]</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Seth Jones </strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">6'1 PG So. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Creek </span></i><strong>[District Newcomer]</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Deuce Guidry</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 5'9 PG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dickinson </span></i><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></strong></a> <strong>[All-District 1st Team]</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Brandon Andrews</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6'0 G Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Brook </span></i><strong>[All-District 1st Team]</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><b>Garrett Rooker </b></span></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">6'3 G Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Springs</span></i><strong> [All-District 2nd Team]</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><b>Maurice Pinnock </b></span></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">5'10 G Jr. <i>Clear Creek </i><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jabari Miller</strong></span> 6'6 F Sr. </span><i style="font-size: 1rem;">Dickinson </i><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><b>Marcus Williams</b></span></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6'3 CG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dickinson </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400; color: #3366ff;"><strong>(Northern Colorado)</strong></span><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;"> PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><b>Braydon Wright </b></span></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6'6 F Jr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alvin</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Xzaviour Borderlon</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’1 G Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dickinson </span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Samuel Bell</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’3 F Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alvin</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Caleb Wright</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6'0 G Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Lake</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kemauri Millender</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’0 PG So. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Brook</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Marcus Millender</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 5'10 PG Fr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Brook</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Orlando Horton Jr</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 5'7 PG Fr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Falls</span></i></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Contenders</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dickinson</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Lake</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Creek</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Brook</li> <li>Alvin</li> </ol>