SUGAR LAND, Texas, – The Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame today announced the Class of 2027. The group includes four legendary coaches and four standout players who are being recognized for their achievements on and off the court and their overall influence on the game of basketball in the Lone Star State.

The new members will be inducted during a banquet on May 8, 2027, at the Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel during the annual Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Clinic.

The coach inductees are Stan Bonewitz, Matt Garrett, Leland Hand and Danny Wrenn. The players are Clay Click, C. J. Miles and Amber Tarr Delach. Jamie Smith is entering the Hall of Fame as a player/contributor. Collectively, the Class of 2027 features 2,994 coaching victories, 12 state championships, nine All-State selections and a Title IX trailblazer.

“The Class of 2027 is another outstanding group for the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame,” said TABC Executive Director Johnnie B. “Hawk” Carter. “Whether it is on the court, in the classroom, or in everyday life, these men and women have left a lasting legacy both within and outside of the state of Texas.”
For more information about the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame Banquet or the TABC Clinic, please visit tabchoops.org or call 281-313-8222.

The Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2027

STAN BONEWITZ – COACH
Stan Bonewitz coached for 36 years with 35 of those as a head coach in San Antonio. He had head coaching stints at St. Gerard and East Central High Schools, winning 708 games. During that span, his teams made 19 playoff appearances, capturing District Championships, six Regional Tournament appearances, two Regional Finals, one Regional Semi-Finals and three Regional Championships. His East Central teams made three State Tournament appearances, which included the undefeated, 35-0 State Champion 1995 team that averaged nearly 109 points per game. Coach Bonewitz was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and named one of the Top 100 Coaches in UIL history in 2021.

CLAY CLICK – PLAYER
Clay Click was a three-year starter for Hall of Fame Coach Charlie Boggess at Alamo Heights High School. The Mules amassed an impressive 82-23 record during that time as he averaged 16 points per game as a sophomore, 20 per game as a junior, and 30 as a senior. He scored more than 2,200 points in his career. He was a first-team All-District selection three times, and All-Region and All-State selections in 1996-97 and 1997-98. He led the Mules to the Regional Finals in 1996-97 and to the Regional Semi-Finals in 1997-98. He was named to the San Antonio Super Team and to the Parade All-America Honorable Mention Team following his senior year and was selected to play in the TABC All-Star Game. Click played collegiately at Southwest Texas State.

MATT GARRETT – COACH
Matt Garrett coached for 35 years while serving as a head coach for 30 of those years. He coached at Mason, Nazareth, Victoria, Bowie, Hardin-Jefferson, Christoval, Chapel Hill, and Happy High Schools. He compiled a 707-270 record and made the playoffs 24 of his 30 years as a head coach. His teams won 17 District Championships, made 13 Regional appearances, and won five Regional Tournaments. He captured four State Championships, including three-straight at Nazareth in 2001, 2002 and 2003. In 2019, his Chapel Hill team compiled a 37-0 record en route to the state title. He was selected TABC Coach of the Year in 2000, 2001, and 2019. He was also named the Texas Sports Writers Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2001. Garrett was named Coach of the Year 19 times. He was selected one of the Top 100 Coaches in UIL history in 2021.

LELAND HAND – COACH
Leland Hand, who was recently named head coach at Zavalla High School, has coached for 34 years with 32 of those serving as a head coach at Big Sandy, Troup, Huntington, Warren, West Sabine, Grand Saline, and Shelbyville High Schools, and East Texas Baptist University. During that span, he has compiled an 805-192 record. Coach Hand has led his teams to 24 playoff appearances, 22 District Championships, 17 Regional Tournaments, six State Tournaments, and back-to-back State Tournament Championships at Troup in 1992 and 1993. His Troup teams did not lose a District game for 10 years (118 games). He has been selected District Coach of the Year 17 times, East Texas Coach of the Year eight times, and Stephen F. Austin University Coach of the Year seven times.

C. J. MILES – PLAYER
C. J. Miles played for Hall of Fame Coach J. D. Mayo at Dallas Skyline High School. A four-year varsity starter, he averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game as a freshman, 19 points and 12 rebounds per game as a sophomore, 23.2 points and 11.5 rebounds as a junior, and 24.5 points and 10.4 rebounds as a senior. He was selected All-District four times, All-Region three times, and All-State three times. Following his senior year, he was named a Parade First Team All-American, McDonald’s First Team All-American and selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American game. He was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Texas in 2005. He was named one of the Top 100 players in UIL history. He was the 34th pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz at 18, making him the youngest player in Jazz history. Miles went on to have a 17-year NBA career.

JAMIE SMITH – PLAYER/CONTRIBUTOR
Jamie Smith played at Austin McCallum from 1976-1980. Prior to that she attended Lamar Middle School where they did not have girls basketball, so she wanted to play on the boys team and was not allowed. (Title IX was passed in 1972). She and her family pursued the opportunity for girls to be allowed to play basketball, and Austin ISD started girls basketball in all of their district schools. Jamie went on to have an outstanding high school career scoring more than 3,400 points and averaging 30 points per game as a four-year starter. Following graduation, she went on to play collegiately at Delta State University in Mississippi for two years before transferring to Southwest Texas State for her final two years.

AMBER TARR DELACH – PLAYER
Amber Tarr Delach was a four-year starter for Ozona High School. She lettered in three different sports — basketball, tennis, and track. She led Ozona to back-to-back State Tournament Championships during her freshman and sophomore years in 1995 and 1996, earning the State Tournament MVP award both years. Ozona was State Runner-up her senior year in 1998. She was named All-State all four years and named Miss Texas Basketball in 1998. She was selected as one of the Top 100 players in UIL history in 2021. After graduating from Ozona High School as valedictorian, she went on to play for legendary coach Marsha Sharp at Texas Tech University.

DANNY WRENN – COACH
Danny Wrenn began coaching in 1987 as an assistant to Hall of Fame Coach Kathy Harston at Plainview High School. Wrenn took over as head coach at Plainview High School in 1989 to begin a historic run that saw the Lady Bulldogs compile a 774-224 record. The Lady Bulldogs made the playoffs 31 of the next 33 years under Wrenn. During that span, the Lady Bulldogs went 105-4 between 2001-2003, losing one game in 2001 and 2002. He led Plainview to 10 Regional Tournaments, five Regional Tournament Championships, and three consecutive State Championships in 2001, 2002, 2003, and a State Finals appearance in 2004. Coach Wrenn was selected one of the Top 100 Coaches in UIL history. Wrenn passed away in 2023.