The final time an undefeated Texas males’s basketball staff gained the highest division state championship was the 2006-07 Duncanville Panthers (39-0).
SAN ANTONIO — Editor’s observe: The video printed above was a WFAA profile of the Plano East boys basketball staff in February.
The Plano East boys basketball staff is one win away from etching its title within the Texas highschool report books.
The Panthers defeated Mansfield Lake Ridge (61-45) within the UIL state semifinals Friday on the Alamodome in San Antonio. With the win, Plano East improved to 39-0 on the season and have become the primary staff for the reason that 2006-2007 Duncanville Panthers (39-39) to complete an undefeated season and win a state championship of their prime division. The Texas males’s basketball staff is one win away. -0).
Beaumont United gained the 5A state title, the second-highest division in Texas, with a 30-0 report in 2020-21. Prior to Beaumont United, Houston Yates went 34-0 and gained the 4A state title in 2009-10.
If Plano East takes the lead and wins state, it’s going to end the season with a 40-0 report. The final Texas highschool boys basketball staff to attain a 40-win season was 2A Martins Mill, which went 40-0 in 2019-20, earlier than shedding to Gruber within the state championship recreation (32-0). The season ended with a report of 5 wins and 5 losses. Season 40-1.
The final time a Texas highschool boys staff went undefeated with 40 wins and gained a state title in every division was the 2003-04 Houston Milby staff.
Plano East will play the winner of Round Rock Stony Point (37-1) and Beaumont United (34-3) within the 6A state championship on Saturday, March 9 at 8:30 p.m.