55TH ANNUAL BOB STRAS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
BOYS' BRACKET
NOV. 30 - DEC. 2, 2017
WALSH GYMNASIUM DALLAS, TEXAS
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
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Amarillo Tascosa |
Fort Worth South Hills |
Jesuit Dallas |
Frisco Lone Star |
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Irving MacArthur |
Mesquite H.S. |
St. Ignatius (Calif.) |
San Antonio Memorial |
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 30
Friday, December 1
Time |
Visiting Team |
Score |
Home Team |
Live Stats |
CONSOLATION BRACKET |
3 p.m. |
Memorial |
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54-61
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South Hills |
Live Stats |
4:30 p.m. |
MacArthur |
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60-72 |
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Mesquite |
Live Stats |
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET |
6 p.m. |
St. Ignatius |
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68-55 |
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Lone Star |
Live Stats |
7:30 p.m. |
Tascosa |
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41-64 |
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Jesuit Dallas |
Live Stats |
Saturday, December 2
Time |
Visiting Team |
Score |
Home Team |
Live Stats |
Live Video |
SEVENTH-PLACE GAME |
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9 a.m. |
MacArthur |
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62-30
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Memorial |
Live Stats |
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CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP |
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10:30 a.m. |
South Hills |
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34-74 |
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Mesquite |
Live Stats |
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THIRD-PLACE GAME |
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1:30 p.m. |
Tascosa |
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Lone Star |
Live Stats |
Live Video |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME |
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12 p.m. |
St. Ignatius |
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61-72 |
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Jesuit Dallas |
Live Stats |
Live Video |
2017 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Tournament Most Valuable Player |
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Julius Marble, Jesuit Dallas |
All-Tournament Team |
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Marcus Hill, Jesuit Dallas |
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Darrion Trammell, St. Ignatius |
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Matthew Redmond, St. Ignatius |
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Cody LeBlanc, Mesquite |
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
Jesuit Dallas is No. 15 in the state according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) with a 5-0 record. The Rangers upended Plano East, 53-51 on Nov. 28, withstanding a late charge from the Panthers to keep their unbeaten start to the year intact. Returning all-district selections Reid Hatzmann, Michael Jankovich and Marcus Hill, the Rangers aim for their first tournament title since 2012.
Tascosa is currently 4-1 heading into the weekend, aiming to secure its second tournament title in three years after a first round loss to Midway last winter. The Rebels return 2016-17 UIL District 2-6A Newcomer of the Year King Doerue. On Tuesday, Tascosa defeated Plainview, 59-94, recovering from a 65-38 setback against Amarillo on Nov. 21.
South Hills will arrive at Jesuit Dallas looking for its first win of the season. Currently owners of an 0-3 record, the Scorpions fell to Brewer, 56-30, on Nov. 28 in their final pre-tournament warmup. Losing their two all-district players to graduation, head coach Drew Bell will turn to a roster consisting of five juniors and four seniors.
Lone Star is currently 2-4, recording a 1-3 mark last week at its home tournament, defeating Creekview 50-40 before dropping decisions to Mount Pleasant, Mesquite Horn and OKC Storm. Sophomore Julian Larry, last year's District 13-5A Newcomer of the Year, returns alongside All-District First Team pick Nick Bolton. Last year, Lone Star finished third at the tournament after securing a 54-51, first round win over Mesquite.
MacArthur scored its first win of the season, 66-50, against The Colony to garner some momentum heading into Thursday's first round clash against St. Ignatius. Sophomore and 2017 District 7-6A Freshman Most Valuable Player Blake Burris returns for head coach Toby Martin, helping anchor a young roster with one senior, six juniors, three sophomores and one freshman.
St. Ignatius arrives in Dallas from California after dropping a 60-43 decision to Las Lomas at the Newark Tip-Off Classic. Last season, the Wildcats advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division III Semifinal, entering the tournament one of the regional top seeds.
Memorial returns one all-district selection from a team that qualified for last year's UIL 5A Basketball Tournament while entering the tournament with a 4-5 record. The Minutemen hope to snap a two-game skid against Jesuit on Thursday, last capturing a 61-63 win over St. Augustine on Nov. 18.
Mesquite aims to repeat a tournament title game run in 2015, but will need to avenge a first round loss to the Frisco Lone Star Rangers last season in its first round matchup. Skeeters head coach Brian Curts welcomes back three all-district selections, highlighted by first-team designee Aaron Sanders. Mesquite is currently 1-5, its lone win of the season a 77-71 triumph over Little Elm.