Chuck Kendley of Reagan High School has been chosen for the 2015 Express-News All-Area basketball team
Position: forward
Height, class: 6-5, senior
Notable: Recovered from devastating leg injury junior year to average 18.8 points, 9.3 rebounds per game his senior year … Received TABC Class 6A first-team honors … Unanimous 26-6A all-district first-team selection … Will play collegiately at Lubbock Christian.
Other players named to the Express-News All-Area basketball team include:
Tony Allen
School, position: Judson, guard
Height, class: 6-3, senior
Notable: 15.8 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 44 percent 3-point shooter … Earned Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Class 6A honors … Signed with Campbell … District 25-6A co-MVP.
Clevon Brown
School, position: Churchill, forward
Height, class: 6-8, junior
Notable: 16.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.2 blocks per game … District 26-6A first-team … Earned all-tournament honors at Northside ISD, Georgetown.
Asa Cantwell
School, position: Johnson, guard
Height, class: 6-3, senior
Notable: Averaged 20.4 ppg, 51.7 percent shooting, 42 percent 3-point shooting … TABC Class 6A all-state selection … Houston Baptist signee … District 25-6A first-teamer.
Cayne Edwards
School, position: Clemens, forward
Height, class: 6-4, senior
Notable: Averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds per game … Led Clemens to back-to-back state tournament appearances … Will play basketball at Army … District 25-6A co-MVP.
Jalon Gates
School, position: Clemens, guard
Height, class: 6-0, junior
Notable: Team-high 16 points per game … Shot 53 percent from two-point range, 45 percent from behind 3-point line … District 25-6A first-team selection.
Ellis Jefferson
School, position: Brandeis, guard
Height, class: 6-0, junior
Notable: 19.4 points per game, surpassed 1,000 career points during 2014-15 season … District 27-6A first-team for second straight year … Receiving lots of Division I interest, including an offer from Central Michigan.
Chuck Kendley
School, position: Reagan, forward
Height, class: 6-5, senior
Notable: Recovered from devastating leg injury junior year to average 18.8 points, 9.3 rebounds per game his senior year … Received TABC Class 6A first-team honors … Unanimous 26-6A all-district first-team selection … Will play collegiately at Lubbock Christian.
Jorden Kite
School, position: Clark, guard
Height, class: 6-4, senior
Notable: Averaged 19.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game … Signed with Incarnate Word … Led Clark to third round of Class 6A playoffs … Made TABC Class 6A all-state team.
Jordan Murphy
School, position: Brennan, forward
Height, class: 6-7, senior
Notable: 23.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists per game, 1.9 steals per game … TABC Class 6A first team all-state selection … District 27-6A MVP … Virginia Commonwealth signee … Ranked No. 7 recruit
in Texas’ Class of 2015 by
TexasHoops.com.
Dimitri Peterson
School, position: Warren, forward
Height, class: 6-5, senior
Notable: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1.8 blocks per game … Unanimous District 27-6A first-team all-district selection … Signed with St. Mary’s along with Stevens’ Aaron McGlowin.
Newcomer of the year
Tristan Clark
School, position: Judson, center
Height, class: 6-8, sophomore
Notable: Averaged 9.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.2 blocks per game … Knocked down 74.1 percent of his shots for the season, a school record … Named the District 25-6A newcomer of the year … Receiving interest from Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference schools.
Article courtesy of BEN BABY, STAFF WRITER : APRIL 4, 2015. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Esparza, For the San Antonio Express-News / San Antonio Express-News