 By January of Young 's senior season , he had led his basketball team to a district @-@ leading 23 – 1 ( 4 – 0 in district ) record and first place in both the The Dallas Morning News ' Class 4A area poll and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches ' state poll . Young developed a reputation as a finesse post player , and that season he led his team to the UIL State Tournament championship game . Highland Park lost to Houston 's Waltrip High School and Young was credited with a tournament @-@ high 18 rebounds by the Fort Worth Star @-@ Telegram , although The Dallas Morning News only credited him with 17 points and 14 rebounds . Young finished his senior season as a Texas Association of Basketball Coaches ' first @-@ team All @-@ State selection and the District 9 @-@ 4A Most Valuable Player . He was later chosen to play in the mid @-@ summer Texas High School Coaches Association 's Southwestern All @-@ Star basketball game at the Hofheinz Pavilion . 
