Top 28: 2009 Honoree Program (Brian Jolivette

March 15, 2009

(Each year since the Top 28 has been in the Cajundome, the local organizing committee has honored a group of former players, coaches, officials, etc. who have had a big impact on high school basketball in the state. Below are this year’s honorees.)

Brian Jolivette

The Lafayette native was the 1982 Class B state Most Valuable Player and overall Louisiana Player of the Year after leading the Eagles to the state championship. He was later a member of the UL Ragin’ Cajuns.

Brandon Mouton

The former St. Thomas More standout led the Cougars to the 1999 state championship game as a junior. Mouton scored over 1,000 points and was a two-time All-State selection. Mouton went on to sign with the Texas Longhorns. He helped lead Texas to the Final Four in 2003 and finished as the school’s eighth all-time leading scorer.

(Athletic Network Footnote: Brian Jolivette’s profile is included in the Athletic Network.  It contains his contact numbers, including his email address and website address.  Congratulations to Brian on this honor)

Butch Stockton

Stockton has coached for three different schools in 33 years of coaching and made the Top 28 in each stop. He reached the then-Top 24 twice and then went to Lafayette High from 1980-88, leading the Mighy Lions to the Top 24 in 1986. From 1997-2005, he took two St .Bernard teams to the Top 28 and reach the finals in 2000.

Harvey Adger

The Valencia High of Shreveport graduate has won four state championships and 15 state championships as a coach at Glen Oaks in Baton Rouge with over 600 career victories, including two state Coach of the Year honors.

Danny Fletcher

A 1972 Rosepine graduate, Fletcher coached for 33 years in Vernon Parish, including the last 15 at Pitkin High. He has 869 career wins, winning 71 percent of his games along the way. He led teams to the state playoffs 28 times and has been named state Coach of the Year twice.

Ryan Francis

The 2005 graduate of Glen Oaks, Francis led the Panthers to the 2005 state championship with a 22-point average and then signed a scholarship with the USC Trojans. He was also honored as a member of the Wendy’s High School Heisman team.Francis was tragically killed in a car shooting accident in Baton Rouge on May 13, 2006.