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Guy V. Lewis Top 50 watch list announced

Guy V. Lewis Top 50 watch list announced
De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings won the Guy V. Lewis Award two years ago. Vype

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As district play begins in basketball, so does the Guy V. Lewis 2017-18 Award watch list.

Houston is home to the likes of NBA pros such as De’Aaron Fox (Cy Lakes) and Justin Jackson (HCYA) of the Sacramento Kings, Justise Winslow (St. John’s) of the Miami Heat, Wesley Iwundu (Westfield) of the Orlando Magic, Joseph Young of Indiana Pacers, Kelly Oubre (Bush) of Washington and Andrew Harrison (Travis) of the Memphis Grizzlies. Don’t forget Gerald Green of the Rockets who played at Gulf Shores Academy.

These are the guys who came before this installment of the Guy V. Lewis Award. College Park’s Quentin Grimes, Sam Houston’s Kendric Davis and Jamal Bieniemy headline the list, but there are dozens of H-Town hoopers challenging for the city’s top player award.

HERE IS THE TOP 50 WATCH LIST

SENIORS

Abdul Atatishe, Westside

Ajare Sanni, Clear Lake

Bryson Etienne, Bush

Cliff Guidry, St. John’s

Darius Mickens, Willis

DJ Peavy, Dekaney

DJ Weaver, Cy Falls

Durey Cadwell, Klein Forest

Efe Odige, ProVision

Jackson Moffatt, Magnolia

Jaedon Ledee, Kinkaid

Jamal Bieniemy, Tompkins

Jay Lewis, Conroe

Jeremiah Gambrell, Madison

Jermaine Drewery, North Forest

Jock Hughes, Yates

Keith Haymon, Cy Ranch

Kendric Davis, Sam Houston

Kobe Wilson, Atascocita

Miller Kopp, Houston Chrisitian

Mitchell Seraille, Yates

Neil Van Beck, Westside

Nigel Hawkins, Cy Falls

PJ Byrd, Bush

Quentin Grimes, College Park

Romello Wilbert, The Woodlands

Tamir Bynum, Lamar

Terrell Wilson, FB Marshall

Trajan Wesley, Cy Falls

Tristan Ikpe, Deer Park

Tyrone McMillan, Houston Davis

Uche Dibiamaka, Second Baptist

Zach Nuttall, Bryan

JUNIORS

AJ Ragland, Bellaire

Delor Johnson, Cy Ranch

Donovan Williams, Elkins

Ja’Mere Redus, Eisenhower

Ja’Mare Redus, Eisenhower

Javonnne Lowery, Pearland

Jesse Zarzuela, Spring Woods

Keionte Cornelius, Spring

Montavious Murphy, Klein Collins

Pierce Hellums, Concordia Lutheran

Sahvir Wheeler, Houston Christian

Tayvion Fisher, Foster

Tyron Henry, Shadow Creek

SOPHOMORES

Jahari Long, Episcopal

LJ Cryer, Morton Ranch

Micah Peavy, Dekaney

Tramon Mark, Dickinson

The award is named for Guy V. Lewis, the legendary Hall of Fame coach who led the University of Houston to five Final Four appearances, 592 wins and was the architect of the “Game of the Century” between the Cougars and UCLA.

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Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.

Green, who hit six 3-pointers, continued his recent scoring surge. He is averaging 32 points in Houston's last six games, including a career-best 42 points against Memphis on Monday.

Fred VanVleet added 16 points, eight assists and three steals for the Rockets, who beat Denver for the fifth time in six meetings.

The Nuggets were without two of their five leading scorers in reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic (right elbow inflammation) and Aaron Gordon (right calf injury).

Jamal Murray and Christian Braun each scored 22 point for Denver, which had 18 turnovers in the loss, including five apiece from its starting backcourt of Murray and Russell Westbrook.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston won its fifth in a row and improved to 10-3 in its last 13 games to solidify its standing as the No. 2 team in the Western Conference.

Nuggets: Denver, which had won eight of its previous 10 games, absorbed its most lopsided defeat since a 145-118 loss to the New York Knicks on Nov. 25.

Key moment

Houston opened the second quarter on an 8-2 run that was capped off by a corner 3 by former Nugget Jeff Green that stretched the Rockets' lead to 11 points. Houston outscored Denver 41-25 in the period to take a 69-48 lead into halftime.

Key stat

The loss was Denver’s eighth in 20 home games this season, matching the Nuggets’ home loss total across 41 regular-season games in 2023-24.

Up next

Houston continues its three-game road swing Thursday at Sacramento. The Nuggets are back in action Friday at the Miami Heat.

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