Longtime TABC member Gary Surratt passed away on July 2, 2026. A graduate of Texas A&M where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, he was a coach, teacher and administrator for 38 years. His coaching career included stops at Carthage, Mesquite, Huntsville and Crowley to name a few. His 1979 Huntsville team and his 1999 Crowley team won state championships and he was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024. Gary is survived by his wife Kathy, three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was two weeks from his 79th birthday at his passing.

Marc Gardner, head boys coach at San Antonio Brandeis, is retiring. He has been the head coach since the school opened 18 years ago. Marc is a San Antonio native having graduated from Marshall HS and Southwest Texas State University with previous coaching stops at Floresville, SA Roosevelt, McMullen County and SA Clark. His Brandeis teams made two regional tournament appearances and one trip to the final four during the covid cancelled tournament in 2020. His varsity teams have won 386 games. Ryan Taplin, the boys varsity assistant, has been promoted to head coach. Ryan was previously the head boys coach at San Antonio Lee HS.