Harrison Twins – photo from SlamOnline.com
Three of the top five players in the 2013 Rivals150, and the No. 26 overall prospect in the rankings, all were in attendance at the Orlando event, spread over two high-profile AAU teams. In addition to the lofty rankings the four prospects also had another thing in common: They’re all natives of Texas. Shooting guard Aaron Harrison, point guard Andrew Harrison, power forward Julius Randle and shooting guard Matt Jones all stood out with their play at the nationals for either the Houston Defenders (twins) or the Texas Titans (Randle and Jones). Head coaches from Kentucky, North Carolina, Baylor, Ohio State,Kansas, Maryland and Louisville all attended multiple games of each prospect; and rumors on the circuit connected each school to each prospect at some point. The most interesting rumblings among the coaches was the rumor Randle and the Harrison twins could all choose John Calipari‘s “Big Blue” together.
