Corporate
Family Sponsors
SLAM
The Munro Family | The Mulholland Family | The Paulls | The Lee Family
THREE POINTERS
Placke Family | Mary and Anthony Williams | The Dickey Family | Merideth and Mac Jones
The Johnson Family | The Brolsma Family | CORE Therapy and Pilates
The Butler Family | Chad and Ruthie Seiders | The Villareal Family
The Cannatti Family | The King Family | Jennifer & Hal Davis
JUMP SHOTS
Anonymous | The Horne Family | The Gravelle Family
The Strelitz Family | The Newberg Family
FREE THROWS
The Weitz Family | The Blunt Family | The Dhruv’s Family
The Nicola Family | Claire Carter Legal Defense | The Nakfoor Family
LAY-UPS
The Lucas-Coote Family | The Purushothaman Family | Drew & Heather Stringer
The Frazer Family | Elizabeth & Greg Smith | The Zhang Family
The Knape Family | The Family of Thompson Bennett
The LaRue Family | The Newhouse Family | The Keough Family
Leslie Spencer ~ Moreland Properties ~ The Mahagan Group
The Clark Family | The Kachalia Family | The Smith Family | The Whitcomb Family
4100 Westbank Drive Austin, TX 78746 www.eanesisd.net
Coach Robert Lucero
Coaches Garrick Gonzales John Polanco Alex Budke Michael McKelvy Superintendent Dr. Jeff Arnett Principal Steve Ramsey
Director Callan Nokes
Secretary Beth Thornton
Trainers Colin Drinkard Cody Watkins Contents 6-7 Coaching Staff 12 2022 – 2023 Schedule 13 Pre-Season Rankings 15 Coach Lucero Report 23 Class of 2023 21-22 Varsity Team & Players 18 Chap Club 32 Junior Varsity Team 34 Freshman Red Team 36 Freshman Blue Team 38 Westlake’s Winning Tradition
Westlake High School
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Coaching Staff
ROBERT LUCERO
Head Basketball Coach
9th year WHS Head Coach
2021-2022 District Coach of the Year
2018-2019 District Coach of the Year
2017-2018 District Coach of the Year
2016-2017 District Coach of the Year
2021-2022 All-Central Texas Coach of the Year
2015-2016 All-Central Texas Coach of the Year
2013-2014 All-Central Texas Coach of the Year
2013-2014 TABC – Class 5A Coach of the Year
1 year Hays HS Head Coach
5 years WHS JV/Assistant Coach
13 years WHS World History Teacher
Previous Schools: Hays HS, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Nacogdoches HS Graduated University of Texas Arlington 2001
Married to Krystal Lucero, sons Bonifacio "Bo" and Bryant.
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Coaching Staff
JOHN POLANCO
Assistant Varsity Coach
Westlake Nation Administrator
9th year at WHS teaching Biology
20th year as an Athletics Coach & Teacher
Previous Schools: Reagan HS, Johnston HS, Crockett HS
Originally from Texas City, TX graduating from Texas City High School in 1991
Graduated from Sam Houston State University 1996, BS in Exercise Science
Texas Teaching Certificate from Texas State University 2002, MS in Education with emphasis on Sports Management from the University of Texas 2020
Married to wife Michelle Smith (former Chap), stepson Charlie Smith (14), Furry companions George and Ruffles
GARRICK GONZALES
Assistant Coach / JV Head Coach
5th year WHS Coach, basketball & boys track
5th year WHS Special Education Teacher
14 Years Basketball Coach
8 Years Special Education Teacher
Previous Schools: St. Andrew’s MS, St. Gabriel’s MS, St. Stephen’s HS, St. Andrew’s HS, Alamo Heights HS, Travis HS
Graduated University of Texas Austin 2012
University of Texas Austin Masters 2014
ALEX BUDKE
Assistant Coach / 9th Grade Red Coach
Assistant Coach / 9th Grade Red Coach
2nd Year at Westlake High School.
Teaching Economics, Coaching Basketball, and Track.
Previous Schools: Crandall High School, Central High School (KC), Oklahoma State University.
Graduated from Oklahoma State University with Bachelors in Education. Masters in Educational Administration.
Married to Emily Budke, Dog (Blue)
MICHAEL MCKELVY
Assistant Coach / 9th Grade Blue Coach
2nd year WHS Basketball Coach
7th Year WHS Varsity Football Coach
11 years Basketball Coach
11 years Math Teacher
Previous Schools: Hill Country MS, St. Gabriel’s MS, St. Michael’s HS
Graduate of the University of Notre Dame 1994, Texas Tech School of Law 1996, Lamar University M.ED.
Married to wife Kim, sons Michael (Fr. U. Of Wisconsin), Mason (Junior WHS), daughter Maegan (7th HCMS)
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2022-2023 Schedule
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2022-2023 Boys UIL 6A
Preseason Rankings
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC)
Class 6A
1. Duncanville
2. San Antonio Brennan
3. Allen
4. Richardson Lake Highlands
5. Alvin Shadow Creek
6. Dickinson
7. Arlington Martin
8. Austin Westlake
9. Beaumont United
10. Cy Falls
11. Richardson
12. Humble Atascocita
13. SA Reagan
14. Mansfield Legacy
15. Laredo United
16. Fort Bend Elkins
17. San Marcos 18. Cy Creek 19. The Woodlands College Park 20. North Crowley 21. SA Warren 22. DeSoto
23. South Grand Prairie
24. Pearland Dawson
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25. Frenship
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Coach Lucero Report
Dear Westlake Nation,
Welcome to the 2022-2023 basketball season! The players, coaches and I are looking forward to the new season and all that it might entail.
Our basketball program’s continued success is credited to the many dedicated previous athletes that believed in our core value to always bring “CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL EFFORT”. This year’s group of players will do their best to play up to this standard and to grow as a group so that at the end of the season they can be at peace with the job they did. We hope to grow into a "TEAM FIRST" group and that our play will make our families proud.
The Chap Basketball Program would also like to thank all of the parents, fans, sponsors and administration for their continued support. I can’t say enough about the importance of having a strong community supporting our players. We hope that our hard work and level of play honor the commitment and high standards that surround Westlake High School.
We hope to see you in the gym. Go Chaps!!!
Coach Lucero
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2022-2023 Westlake Varsity Basketball
Check out the Westlake Basketball website: www.westlakenation.com
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Top row: Riggs Curtis (manager), Gavin Paull, Henry Villareal, Donavan Lee, Blake Miri, Eric Seghers, Rowe Whitcomb, Hunter Davis, Mike King, Garrett Nakfoor, Jacob Newberg (manager)
Bottom row: Max Purushotham, Loch Cunningham, Landon Munro, Wonder Kahozi, Andrew Cannatti, Jack Seiders, Brodie Wilhelm, Tristan Daniel-Byington, Isaiah Coote
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2022-2023 Westlake Varsity Basketball
#1 Gavin Paull G, Jr.
#2 Garrett Nakfoor G, Sr.
#5 Andrew Cannatti F, Jr.
#4 Donovan Lee G, Jr.
#3 Henry Villareal G, Sr.
#10 ErikSeghers F, Sr.
#24 Blake Miri G, Sr.
#22 Max Purushotham F, G, Jr.
#20 Mike King G, Jr.
Riggs Curtis Player Assistant
#45 Jack Seiders P, So.
Jacob Newberg Manager
#55 Brodie Wilhelm P, So.
#50 Landon Munro F, Sr.
#35 Wonder Kahozi P, Jr.
#25 Hunter Davis G, So.
#30 Isaiah Coote G, F, Sr.
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#32TristanDaniel-Byington P, Sr.
Westlake Basketball Class of 2022-2023
Varsity Team Captain 2022-2023
Blake Miri
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Jacob Newberg (manager), Eric Seghers, Rowe Whitcomb, Loch Cunningham, Blake Miri, Henry Villareal, Tristan Daniel-Byington, Isaiah Coote, Garrett Nakfoor, Riggs Curtis (manager)
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Junior Varsity Team
Front Row: Dillon Mulholland, Casey Goel, Evan Brolsma, Gideon Creasey, Brandon Clark, Luke Butler
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Back Row: Cash Walton, team manager, Caleb Dunn, Jaxon Lee, Blake Cannatti, Joel Cannatti, Logan Smith, Rohit Kachalia
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Freshman Red Team
Front Row: Thompson Bennett, Tyler Williams, Brayden Horne, Jack Newhouse, Marco Nicola, Austin Knape, Thomas Hines
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Back Row: Carter Johnson, Drake Dickey, Jacob Jones, Beckham Blunt, Nico Kiske, Bryan Zhang, Gabriel Placke, Sawyer Frey
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Freshman Blue Team
Front row: Bobby Frazer, Becket Duncan, Ryan Keough, Adam Gravelle, Henry Weitz, Harry Larue, Charlie Farris
Back Row: Wyatt Stringer, Andrew Garwood, Miles Streitz, Brogan Spencer, Sawyer Smith, Dhruv Karthik, Henry Noelke, Takumi Okuno
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Not pictured: Austin Knox
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Westlake’s Winning Tradition
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.2022
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS 1972,
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REGIONAL QUARTER-FINALS
REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS 1991, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
REGIONAL FINALS
1991, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
STATE SEMI-FINALS
2018, 2021, 2022
STATE FINALIST
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Class of 2022
Preston Clark - University of Texas Austin; Conor McManus - St. Edward’s University; Walker Horn - University of Kentucky; Donovan Santoro - committed to Providence College
Class of 2021
KJ Adams - University of Kansas; Eain Mowat - Southern Nazarene University
Blake Nielsen - St. Edward’s University; Cade Mankle - Colorado School of Mines
Class of 2019:
Will Baker – University of Nevada; Darius McBride – Southern Methodist University
Class of 2018:
Matthew Mayer – Baylor; Luke Pluymen – St. Edward’s; Keonte Kennedy – University of Texas El Paso
Brock Cunningham – University of Texas Austin
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