Below are awards for Coach and Newcomer of the Year. See more awards at the end of this story.
Coach of the Year
Stephen Pearce, Wylie
The District 10-6A coach of the year led Wylie to the first state tournament appearance in school history, and Pearce’s 32-7 team set a school record for most wins in a season. Wylie wasn’t in the top 25 in the final state rankings, but it beat third-ranked Killeen Ellison 50-42 in the 6A Region II final to make it to state. Wylie is the only place that Pearce has been a head coach, and he has a record of 127-64 in six seasons. Pearce played football, basketball and baseball at Wylie, and he threw for 5,243 yards and 40 touchdowns in two years as the Pirates’ quarterback and was inducted into Wylie’s Sports Hall of Honor. He played football at Tulsa as a college freshman, then played basketball at Collin College as a sophomore.
Recent winners
2019: Duane Gregory, Mansfield Timberview
2018: Jeff McCullough, Allen
2017: Duane Gregory, Mansfield Timberview
2016: Chris Dyer, DeSoto
2015: Toby Martin, Irving MacArthur
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Newcomer of the Year
Arterio Morris, Kimball
Classification: Sophomore
Position: Point guard
Height: 6-3
The four-star recruit was an all-state selection and led Kimball to a 30-7 record and the Class 5A Region II final. Morris averaged 22.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 3.1 steals and 1.1 blocks, and he made an average of 3.2 3-pointers per game. He is rated the third-best player in Texas, the sixth-best point guard in the nation and the 29th-best player overall in America in the Class of 2022 by 247Sports. Morris has offers from Kansas, Texas Tech, Oregon, Texas A&M, TCU, Houston, SMU and Stephen F. Austin, according to Rivals.
Recent winners
2019: Trae Clayton, Oak Cliff Faith Family
2018: Wade Taylor, Lancaster
2017: R.J. Hampton, Little Elm
2016: Jalen Wilson, Denton Guyer
2015: C.J. Roberts, Richland
More boys basketball awards
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Player of the Year: Lancaster’s Mike Miles
Coach and Newcomer of the Year
First, second and third all-area teams
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