The rosters for the 2024 McDonald’s All-American game were announced on Tuesday.
While no player from the DFW metroplex was picked, one coach will be on staff. North Crowley boys basketball coach Tommy Brakel will assist for the West team. The game will take place on April 2 at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Brakel is in his 26th season at the helm for North Crowley – the only head coach in program history.
North Crowley is 23-3 this season and 7-0 in District 3-6A. The Panthers are currently ranked #3 in Class 6A and #2 by GM Sports Media. Brakel recently surpassed 750 career wins following a 75-41 home win over Weatherford.
NC went 31-7 last year and 14-0 in district with a trip to the 6A Region 1 semifinals.
North Crowley has missed the playoffs just once in program history.
The Panthers won the Class 5A state title in 2008, a 73-67 victory over Fort Bend Dulles. Brakel was also voted 5A coach of the year that season. They have posted 20+ wins in 24 seasons and have gone 25 straight years of being state ranked. NC has won district 15 times and had both a 66-game home win streak and 77-game district win streak during Brakel’s tenure.
Prior to North Crowley, Brakel spent four years as a junior varsity coach at Crowley HS where his teams went 163-9. Brakel played college ball at Sul Ross State where he was a two-time NAIA All-American and graduated in 1993.
