Former Texans

Bo Outlaw

On and off the court, the winning tradition continues to thrive at South Plains College. Not only have the Texans won seven WJCAC championships, but they have produced some outstanding players. In the past 15 years, the most successful former Texan has been current Orlando Magic forward Charles (Bo) Outlaw. Outlaw began his Texan career at SPC in the fall of 1989 and played for two years under head coach Ron Mayberry.

A gangly, athletic presence at 6-8, 200 lbs., Outlaw came to SPC from Jay High School in San Antonio. In 1989-1990, Outlaw was named honorable mention All-WJCAC for averaging 12 points per game and leading the Texans with 9.6 rebounds per game. He also averaged 3.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game his freshman year. That year, he took part in one of the strangest plays in Texan basketball.

In a home conference game versus rival Howard College, Outlaw, and All- American post Jeff Stern went up for a simultaneous rebound that shattered the Texan Dome backboard. Unfortunately, there were still 10 minutes left in the contest. The officials were forced to postpone the game until the end of the season. They went on to record two straight conference wins to move their record to perfect in the WJCAC. At the time, only three WJCAC teams had ever beaten Odessa College, Midland College, Howard College and New Mexico Junior College on the road. But the 10 minutes from the “shattered backboard game” that still needed to be played ended with Howard winning the game, 94-88, and sharing the conference championship with the Texans. Incidentally, the winning Howard coach is current SPC coach Steve Green.

Outlaw would go on to lead the Texans to a 32-1 season, be named NJCAA All-American in 1991 and transfer to the University of Houston. Undrafted out of college, Outlaw played in the CBA before being picked up by the Los Angeles Clippers in 1993. He curently plays for the Orlando Magic. Now, Outlaw, with his preference for rebounding and jovial personality, is considered the “working man’s Dennis Rodman” and one of the most liked players in the NBA. Apparently, Outlaw has what so many NBA players need-humility and gratitude for the fans, and he began to understand those traits as a leader at SPC on one of the most talented teams in Texan basketball history.

Renaldo Major

Former South Plains College standout Renaldo Major played for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA during the 2006-07 season.

Major, who attended Fresno State University, was a 6-6 forward from Chicago, Ill., who played for the Texans from 2000-02. In 2000-01 he appeared in 23 games and averaged 11 points and 4 rebounds. In 2001-01 he started 34 games and averaged 15.7 points and 5 rebounds while leading SPC to a 30-5 record.

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Recent Texans Moving On To 4-Year Universities

Steve Harley 05-07 Temple Hills, Maryland - University of Nebraska

Jermaine Bolden 05-07 Baltimore, Maryland - Townson State Univ.

Constantin Motnii 05-07 Moscow, Russia - American University

Jordan Frosch 05-07 Midland, Texas - Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ.

Victor Ramalho 04-06 Sao Paulo, Brazil - UTEP

Dwight Collins 05-06 Detroit, Michigan - Eastern New Mexico University

Kendall Clark 05-06 Kansas City, Missouri - Eastern New Mexico University

Dennard Abraham 03-05 Baltimore, Maryland - Towson State University

Jelani Lawrence 04-05 Glen Allen, Virginia - St. Francis University (PA)

Leandro Buboltz 03-05 Santa Cruz, Brazil - South Alabama University

Julian Richardson 03-05 Miami, Florida - San Jose State University

Tiago De Souza 03-05 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Abilene Christian University

Tyler Hatch 03-04 Fort Worth, Texas - Oklahoma State

Keena Young 03-04 Beamount, Texas - Brigham Young

Robert Faulkner 02-04 Peoria, Ill. - Iowa State

Issian Redding 02-04 Sandusky, Ohio - Murray State

Charles Johnson 04-05 Atlanta, Ga. - Murray State

Daevon Haskins 02-04 Baltimore, Md. - Louisiana Tech

Marcus Jackson 01-03 Peoria, Ill. - Marquette

Logan Lee 02-03 San Antonio, Texas - Texas A&M

Cassiano Matheus 01-03 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Utah State

Jermaine Washington 01-03 Columbia, S.C. - Nevada

Guilherme Teichmann 01-03 Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil - Tulsa

Nate Bridges 01-03 Levelland, Texas - Wayland Baptist

Allen Haynes 01-02 Hobbs, New Mexico - New Mexico State

Carlos Silva 01-02 Brazillia, Brazil - West Texas A&M

Antoine Jackson 00-02 San Antonio, Texas - Long Beach State

Jonathan Woods 00-02 Harvey, Illinois. - Fresno State

Renaldo Major 00-02 Chicago, Illinois - Fresno State

Delvis Diaz 00-02 San Antonio, Texas - UT-Pan American

Royce Bryan 00-01 Haviland, Kansas - Bemidji State University

DeShawn Curtis 97-99 Augusta, Georgia - Bemidji State University

Lamarque Ward 97-99 Cincinnati, Ohio - Fairley Dickinson University

Reggie York 97-99 Denver, Colorado - South Alabama

Claude Doucet 97-99 Anchorage, Alaska - Lamar University

Terrence Watkins 97-99 Fort Worth, Texas - Central Oklahoma

Centellis Tucker 97-99 Greensboro, N.C. - N.C. State-Winston

Omar Lowery 97-99 Milwaukee, Wis. - Milwaukee Concordia

Gerald Scott 98-99 Missouri City, Texas - Southwest Texas State

Steven Barber 98-99 San Antonio, Texas - UT-Arlington

Blaine Henry 96-98 Brookline, Mass. - Florida A&M University

Mario Layne 96-98 St. Michael, Barbados - Texas Tech

Donte Wilson 96-98 McKinney, Texas - San Diego State