Pearland's Devan Brown named Guy V. Lewis Award finalist
April 2, 2026
Brown was recently named as a finalist for the Guy V. Lewis Award named in honor of the late Hall of Fame coach who put the University of Houston basketball program on the map.
Lewis served as the head men's basketball coach at UH from 1956 to 1986. Lewis led the Cougars to five appearances in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, in 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, and 1984. His 1980s teams, nicknamed Phi Slama Jama for their slam dunks, were runners-up for the national championship in back-to-back seasons in 1983 and 1984. He was inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
It is quite an honor for Brown to be named among some of the outstanding basketball talent in the Houston area for this award.
This season, Brown was named as the District 22-6A Most Valuable Player as he led the Oilers to capture the District 22-6A title with an 15-1 record and 30-4 overall.
Brown averaged 17.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game while also joining the 1,500-point club. He was also named to the THCBCA 2nd team All-State Academic Team and the 6A All-Region III team.
During the season, Brown was named the Maroon Tournament MVP and to the Brazosport ISD All-Tourney Team.
The other finalists for the Guy V. Lewis Award included Adam Boyd (Atascocita), Jachai Cantave (Atascocita), Josh Goodwin (Cypress Ranch), Alvin Mosley (Crawford), Daniel Patton (Cypress Falls), Nasir Price (Seven Lakes), Isaiah Santos (Seven Lakes), Landon Veal (Houston Christian), and Reese Alston (Second Baptist), who won the Lewis Award.
Brown is the son of Pearland head basketball coach Delrick Brown who was a member to the 1997-1998 Pearland team who won the Class 5A Region III title and advanced to the 5A state basketball semifinals.
