#MAKINGBELIEVERS

In this prodigious 2023–2024 season, Plano East completes the trifecta for Plano ISD, as the boys’ basketball program, with its unequaled 40–0 historical run through Texas’s highest classification, 6A, concludes with the state tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Get the full behind-the-scenes look into this senior-laden ball club, featuring player-driven team-building concepts, individual sacrifices, and goal-setting principles. Game-by-game summaries reveal the team’s genuine love for one another and for the game of basketball. This special group of players not only ignited a basketball-hungry city with their play on the court, but also galvanized an Eastside community while gaining state and national acclaim.

Told through the eyes of varsity assistant coach Greg Thomas, these accounts chronicle his 22 years with the Plano East basketball program. The stories capture the highest highs and a few lows, moments of triumph and heartbreaking disappointment, as well as the process behind this long-awaited journey to secure the first UIL championship in school history.

If you’re looking for inspiration, insight, and an enjoyable excursion into Texas high school basketball, this book is for you.