Most people in the high school basketball world know who Tre Johnson is.
The senior helped Lake Highlands to a 6A state championship last season before transferring to Missouri prep school Link Academy for his last year of high school. Johnson is a 6-6, 190-pound five-star shooting guard who signed with Texas. He is in the running for the 2024 McDonald’s All American Game, and more than 35,000 accounts follow the teen on Instagram.
With a resume like Johnson, it would be hard to go unnoticed. But Johnson, the nation’s fifth-best player, is not the only big name prospect who hails from the Dallas area.
Here’s what you should know about some of the metroplex’s other top boys basketball recruits in the Class of 2024.
PF Nic Codie, Carrollton Newman Smith, 6-9, 200
A Texas signee, Codie is Texas’ top boys basketball recruit in the Class of 2024, according to 247Sports. The four-star prospect boasted 21 offers from schools including Houston, LSU and Oklahoma State. Codie is ranked as the 52nd-best player in the nation and the 10th-best in the nation at his position. During his junior season, Codie averaged 16 points a game and nine rebounds a game for a Newman Smith team that finished 22–8 and won the District 9-5A title. Codie is the son of Nakia Codie, a former NFL player who played college football at Baylor.
C Doryan Onwuchekwa, Faith Family Academy, 6-10, 225
Onwuchekwa, a four-star Colorado signee, helped Faith Family to its third 4A state championship since 2019 last season. He had other offers from programs including Texas and Virginia Tech. The senior is the seventh-best player in Texas, according to 247Sports, and the 24th-best center in the nation. Against Houston Washington in the 4A state championship game last March, Onwuchekwa had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
PF Dillon Battie, Lancaster, 6-7, 195
The ninth-best player in Texas according to 247Sports, Battie is a three-star Temple signee. He also had offers from Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, SMU and others. When Battie was a junior, Lancaster finished 25–8 and won District 14-5A. Battie is the 34th-best power forward in the nation. Within the span of nine minutes, he had 41 points and six rebounds in No. 1 Lancaster’s 119-28 win over Terrell on Friday.
CG Brooks Bahr, Keller, 6-4, 180
Bahr, a three-star BYU signee, was The Dallas Morning News’ District 4-6A Offensive Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. The 12th-best player in Texas and the 24th-ranked combo guard in the nation, according to 247Sports, Bahr held 27 total offers from USC, Wake Forest, Utah and others. He averaged 21.4 points per game last regular season. Bahr scored 21 points in Keller’s 73-56 win over Keller Central on Friday.
SF Chance Puryear, Carter, 6-7, 190
The Carter product signed with SMU, but he had offers from other schools including North Texas and Louisiana Tech. A three-star prospect, Puryear is the 15th best player in Texas and the 46th-ranked small forward in the Class of 2024. Puryear helped lead Carter to the Class 4A Region II championship, where it lost to eventual state champion Faith Family Academy. He averaged 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists as a junior.
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