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One of Houston’s high school basketball rising stars, Jacold Cole, participated in Team USA’s Junior Nation Team mini-camp recently.

HOUSTON – George Bush High School sophomore Tyler Smith is already racking up offers from some of the top basketball programs in the country. Bush is 4-2 early this season and has seen Smith put up some impressive performances, including 24 points and 18 rebounds against Cypress Creek. “They’re playing aggressive, they’re playing tough and they’re playing for each other, which is huge.”Smith’s favorite player is Kevin Durant, and at his height and with his handles and shooting touch, that’s who he models his game after. 247 Sports has Smith rated as the No. ESPN has Smith rated as the No.

Emily Blackmon Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE MediaThe run to a second straight TAPPS Final Four has put Second Baptist School on the map when it comes to women's basketball. During Herndon's emotional post-game speech, he and other coaches touched on the fact of the young girls at Second Baptist School looking up to them. As the seniors walk away, their goal is that what they have done and the example they have been to every young girl at Second Baptist School pays off years down the road for the program. "We want Second Baptist School to be a girls' basketball powerhouse," Ryan said. I hope they keep sticking with basketball because Second Baptist is about to be a girls' basketball powerhouse for good."