I couldn’t find any credible reports—even with a deep scan of today’s coverage—indicating that Lamar University’s Cardinals are rejecting Houston-area high school basketball recruits. Instead, the news is the exact opposite: Lamar continues to add significant talent from the Houston area, including a new addition just today .
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✅ What’s really happening
🚀 Lamar Making Houston a Pipeline
Quinton Sanders (Wheatley HS, Houston): A 6′3″ guard who averaged 25.4 PPG, 7 RPG, and 5 SPG, leading Wheatley to the Class 4A-II state title game, officially signed with Lamar today .
Eian Lowe (Fort Bend Marshall, Houston area): A crafty 5′10″ guard with all-state honors and international experience for Team USA in the Philippines, joined the Cardinals in April .
Christian Thomas (C.E. King HS, Houston): A 6′6″ forward previously added in November .
🗣 Coach Alvin Brooks on the Houston additions
Brooks praised these recruits as dynamic playmakers who bring speed, versatility, leadership, and championship pedigree to the program. He said:
> “He is a young man who will provide us with length, speed and quickness… fits into our core” .
Lowe was described as bringing “leadership, vision, and passing abilities” from a successful high-school background .
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🏀 Why this matters
1. Building a strong recruiting pipeline
Lamar is leveraging Houston’s rich talent pool to bolster its roster—three key high-school prospects from the region in one class is significant for a mid-major program.
2. Bolstering backcourt and frontcourt balance
With guards like Sanders and Lowe plus Thomas up front, Lamar is constructing a class that complements its veteran core.
3. Looking ahead competitively
These signings suggest Coach Brooks is preparing for a deeper run in the Southland Conference and beyond.
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🔍 No sign of rejection or pullback
Given the overwhelming evidence of ongoing signings, there’s no factual basis for a narrative that Lamar is turning away Houston recruits. The media coverage—especially today’s announcement—strongly supports the notion of continued engagement.
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🧭 Bottom line
Claim that Lamar is “rejecting” Houston-area recruits is inaccurate—all signs show the opposite.
Lamar actively signed and praised multiple top prospects from Houston.
The program is clearly deepening its Houston connections, not severing them.
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