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DaKari Spear
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- The Colony, Texas
DaKari Spear signed with Texas Tech on November 13, 2025 and will join the Red Raiders for the 2026-27 season.
From The Colony, Texas, Spear is a 6-foot-5 guard who played at Dynamic Prep and Overtime Elite after three years at The Colony High School. A four-star recruit, Spear was a top 10 shooting guard nationally and ESPN ranked him as the seventh best recruit in the state after he averaged 22.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a junior at The Colony High. Spear ranked No. 26 on the SC Next 100 rankings following his senior season.
Spear put up a 34-point performance by shooting 5-for-8 on 3-pointers and was named a top performer at the GASO Prep/Juco Showcase. Prior to his senior season, he commanded attention throughout the 2025 summer and was named an EYBL Peach Jam Standout.
At The Colony, Spear earned Class 5A All-State honors along with being named the unanimous District 12-5A Most Valuable Player. His junior season also saw him honored with All-Region and District 12-5A All-Academic nods. He matched The Colony's all-time single-season scoring record with 770 points last season and surpassed 1,800 in his high school career before transferring to Dynamic Prep this season. Among his season highlights last year, he had 43 points, six rebounds and two steals against Duncanville in the finale of the Noble Classic. He is The Colony's second all-time leading scorer with 1,819 points and also with 197 made 3-pointers. As a freshman he earned Class 5A District 9 Newcomer of the Year and earned District 9 Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. Spear helped lead The Colony to the Class 5A Regional Semifinals last season and Class 5A Regional Finals as a junior.
From The Colony, Texas, Spear is a 6-foot-5 guard who played at Dynamic Prep and Overtime Elite after three years at The Colony High School. A four-star recruit, Spear was a top 10 shooting guard nationally and ESPN ranked him as the seventh best recruit in the state after he averaged 22.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a junior at The Colony High. Spear ranked No. 26 on the SC Next 100 rankings following his senior season.
Spear put up a 34-point performance by shooting 5-for-8 on 3-pointers and was named a top performer at the GASO Prep/Juco Showcase. Prior to his senior season, he commanded attention throughout the 2025 summer and was named an EYBL Peach Jam Standout.
At The Colony, Spear earned Class 5A All-State honors along with being named the unanimous District 12-5A Most Valuable Player. His junior season also saw him honored with All-Region and District 12-5A All-Academic nods. He matched The Colony's all-time single-season scoring record with 770 points last season and surpassed 1,800 in his high school career before transferring to Dynamic Prep this season. Among his season highlights last year, he had 43 points, six rebounds and two steals against Duncanville in the finale of the Noble Classic. He is The Colony's second all-time leading scorer with 1,819 points and also with 197 made 3-pointers. As a freshman he earned Class 5A District 9 Newcomer of the Year and earned District 9 Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. Spear helped lead The Colony to the Class 5A Regional Semifinals last season and Class 5A Regional Finals as a junior.
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