Early Signing Day 2023: Where top Texas high school basketball prospects signed

Early Signing Day 2023 is here. Many of the top Texas high school standouts athletes (non-football) have signed National Letters of Intent with their respective college choices on Wednesday, the start of the early signing period.
The top-ranked basketball player in the state, Carrollton Newman Smith four-star forward Nicolas Codie, signed with Texas, and Longhorns basketball coach Rodney Terry welcomed the 6-foot-9 power forward in a video hopping out of a sports car.
Who else is signing — style points and all?
SBLive Texas is keeping this post updated with the top signees across the Lone Star State. Please submit any notable omissions to andy@scorbeooklive.com or @SBLiveTX on social (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
Players are listed in alphabetical order:
Kuol Atak, Haltom
Welcome to the 𝟒𝟎𝟓 📍
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) November 8, 2023
Kuol Atak is officially a Sooner!#Sooners | @kuol_atak pic.twitter.com/8z880S8fUJ
Signed with: Oklahoma basketball
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Brooks Bahr, Keller
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY @BrooksBahr3 🤙 pic.twitter.com/4ABGi8Z9Kl
— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) November 8, 2023
Signed with: BYU basketball
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Nicolas Codie, Carrollton Newman Smith
the best in Texas play at Texas 🤘
— Texas Men’s Basketball (@TexasMBB) November 8, 2023
welcome home, @NCodie25! #HookEm pic.twitter.com/aasvNxF7Lb
Signed with: Texas basketball
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Trent Burns, PSAT Academy
The Tigers have added their second top-ranked 7-footer to their No. 2 class in the nation with the addition of Trent Burns!
— Mizzou Hoops (@MizzouHoops) November 8, 2023
Thrilled to officially welcome @Tr3ntB21 to the family! #MIZ 🐯 pic.twitter.com/uBJOP8coEO
Signed with: Missouri basketball
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Justice Carlton, Seven Lakes
staying home 🤘
— Texas Women's Basketball (@TexasWBB) November 8, 2023
welcome to the Forty! #HookEm pic.twitter.com/FBpfxt9rF9
Signed with: Texas basketball
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Kayde Dotson, Beaumont United
Can’t wait🐺🐺 https://t.co/ZU4EPpMaU9
— iamkaydedotson (@iamkaydedotson) November 8, 2023
Signed with: New Mexico
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Rian Forestier, San Antonio Brandeis
A sharpshooter is headed from Texas to LA.
— USC Women's Basketball (@USCWBB) November 8, 2023
Welcome to the family, Rian Forestier! ✌️ pic.twitter.com/NEUFuYWhM7
Signed with: USC basketball
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Braden Hausen, Amarillo
Join us to celebrate Signing Day with our Sandie athletes!
— Amarillo Basketball (@_AHSBASKETBALL) November 2, 2023
Wednesday, Nov 8th @ 6:30pm
AHS Commons#floorburnhigh #blowsandblow@lancelahnert @KaleSteed @KVIIsportsguy @CBrakebill @NC10_Sports @hpisani91 @PressPassSports @806hsscmedia pic.twitter.com/iuJolOUWNV
Signed with: High Point basketball
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Tyran Mason, Plano
Let’s get it!!! https://t.co/8zAGLBlaNC
— Tyran Mason 3 ⭐️ Athlete (@tyran__2) November 8, 2023
Signed with: North Texas basketball
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Doryan Onwuchekwa, Faith Family
D1!#OakCliffMADE pic.twitter.com/kR9rLxXFrf
— OAK CL1FF FA1TH FAM1LY (@OakCliff_FFA) November 8, 2023
Signed with: Colorado basketball
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David Punch, Harker Heights
A top 100 player nationally and No. 8 in the state, 6-7 four-star forward @DavidPunch17 is a Horned Frog!
— TCU Men's Basketball (@TCUBasketball) November 8, 2023
Welcome to the #FrogFam, David!#GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/BdGgv2KVvj
Signed with: TCU basketball
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Ashton Simmons, West Brook
A top 10 Texas talent is staying in the state.
— TCU Men's Basketball (@TCUBasketball) November 8, 2023
Welcome to the #FrogFam, @_Ashtonsimmons2! #GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/fnbErWHUDG
Signed with: TCU basketball
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Adhel Tac, Cy Falls
Today is the day! I’ll be live on Instagram at 3:25 CST! pic.twitter.com/BA9MBV9vfQ
— Adhel Tac (@TacAdhel) November 8, 2023
Signed with: Adhel Tac basketball
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Isaac Williams, Faith Family
All in! #Committed @teamtraeyoungmb@OakCliff_FFA @Islanders_MBB pic.twitter.com/2nHYyst1NV
— Isaac Williams (@IsaacWilliamsIV) November 6, 2023
Signed With: Texas A&M Corpus Christi
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-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx
Lead image by BYU Basketball

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.
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