McCullar displays his top 25 status, Martinez rising and more

Class of 2019 Kevin McCullar came out in the first half for YIIS Texas Future and put up 12 of his 14 points in a win over The Program 17U Black, 44-36. McCullar's shot was a bit flat from behind the arc but when he decided to put the ball on the floor he was unstoppable.

"I thought we played great team ball," said McCullar. "At first, both teams were playing solid defense and it was a low scoring game. When I saw my shot not falling I knew that I had to take it to the basket. I felt good coming off the dribble and making

McCullar listed Colorado, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, Tulane, and UTSA all having interest and said Northern Colorado is his first and only offer.

Jayden Martinez is a prospect who has made the most of his opportunities during the spring and the Texas D1 Houston squad is benefitting from Martinez's energy.

Martinez went for 18 points that included a three-pointer in Texas D1 Houston's victory over Lone Star Elite, 64-58.

"It was a tough win," said Martinez. "[Lone Star] had the size advantage but I felt that we did a great job of beating them to the hole."

Martinez moves around and gets easy buckets due to his quickness off the floor and how active he is.

"I saw that they would leave me open and my teammates gave me the ball."

During the past two Great American Shoot-Out's, Martinez has been the spark for Texas D1, and his development has shown with his ability to score and defend. His consistent play has not made him a true contender for a Texas Hoops Top 100 ranking.

3d Empire (1-1 in pool play after day 1) as a team combined for 13 three-pointers in their route of Texas Elite-Mitch, 83-51. In the second half, Braylen Young rattled off five triples of his own on his way to a 19 point night.

Young simply ran the floor and found the holes in the Texas Elite-Mitch' perimeter defense.

"This was a huge win for us as a team going into [Sunday] with some momentuam," said Young. "I really wanted to help out the team and get things going. I felt good and tested out my range and the ball was falling for me"