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Top 10 Plays of the Texas (UIL) 2024 state boys basketball tournament

Vote: Who had the top play of the Texas (UIL) state boys basketball tournament?

We narrowed down 10 best plays from the UIL state boys basketball tournament in San Antonio. Now, you pick a winner.

The Texas high school state boys basketball tournament crowned six champions on Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

There were no shortage of great plays from Class 1A all the way up to 6A. We covered the week in its entirety, and gathered the top 10 individual highlights from the week.

PAST TOP PLAYS: JAN. 15 | JAN. 22 | JAN. 29 | FEB. 5 | FEB. 12 | FEB. 19 | MAR. 4

Scroll up to the top of the page to watch the Top 10 plays video, then read a description of each and vote in the poll below for your favorite. Voting stays open until Monday, March 18 at 11:59 central time.

Congrats to Martin's Mill freshman Kara Nixon, who ran away with the vote last week for the top play in Texas. Her 2A state title game-winner received 51 percent of the more than 85,000 votes cast.

Produced by James Trietley. Have a play to nominate? We want to hear from you. Reach out to andy@scorebooklive.com by Saturday each week with details.

TOP 10 PLAYS OF TEXAS STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

10

Lipan senior guard Tyson Tarpley nails a corner 3 in a 2A state semifinal win over New Home.

9

Plano East's senior guard splits the defense and speeds past for the layup in the 6A state title win over Stony Point.

8

Stony Point junior guard Junior Goodlet gives his team the lead with a corner 3 in a win over Beaumont United in the Class 6A semifinals.

7

Lake Ridge senior forward Ahmare Rose gets the steal and throws down a slam dunk.

6

Lipan freshman guard Court Gaylor comes up with the steal and ties the game against New Home in the 2A state title.

5

Hitchcock senior guard Damien McDaniel scores on a euro-step layup in the Class 3A title win over Ponder.

4

Lancaster junior center Amari Reed delivers a slam dunk in the Class 5A title win over Killeen Ellison.

3

Benjamin junior guard Grayson Rigdon ties the game with a 3-pointer in a loss to Jayton in the Class 1A title. 

2

Faith Family sophomore forward Davion Adkins executes a putback slam in the Class 4A state title — a win over Silsbee.

1

Plano East completes an undefeated 40-0 season, winning the 6A state title.

-- James Trietley | @sblivetx

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