Houston area backcourt stars make pledge to defending national champions.
Surrounded by friends and family, Aaron (left) and Andrew Harrison announced Thursday they are headed to Kentucky.
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Twin basketball stars
Aaron and
Andrew Harrison – the top two prospects in MaxPreps.com's Class of 2013 Top 100 – continued Kentucky's remarkable recruiting roll Thursday by committing to the Wildcats.
The
Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) seniors made their highly-anticipated announcement live on ESPNU during a broadcast of Recruiting Nation and picked UK over Maryland and SMU.
As juniors, the Harrisons helped Fort Bend Travis go 36-4 and reach the Texas Class 5A state championship game. The Tigers finished the season ranked No. 18 nationally.
Andrew, a 6-foot-5 point guard, is ranked No. 1 in the MaxPreps Class of 2013 Top 100. He posted 12.1 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals per game as a junior.
Aaron, a 6-5 scorer who also handles the ball adeptly, is regarded as the No. 2 overall senior in the country by MaxPreps. He averaged 18.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game at Travis in 2011-12.
During ESPNU's broadcast of the announcement, recruiting analyst Dave Telep called them the, "most talented twins to ever enter college basketball."
The package deal continues an unprecedented string of success for John Calipari on the recruiting trail. Under his direction, Kentucky has landed the nation's top-ranked signing class four years in a row. The Wildcats are in good position to make it five with the Harrisons on board.
Kentucky also has a 2013 commitment from
Derek Willis, a 6-9 forward from
Bullitt East (Mt. Washington, Ky.).
The duo played on the club circuit with the Under Armour-sponsored Houston Defenders, an outfit coached by their father, Aaron Harrison Sr.
Continue on for a look at the high school career of the Harrison twins.
Best twin ballers ever? Aaron (left) and Andrew Harrison have captured the attention of media and fans nationally with their immense talent and close bond.
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Pegged as the top player nationally in the Class of 2013 by MaxPreps, Andrew Harrison possesses unique size at the point guard position (6-foot-5, 210 pounds) and is among the most skilled prospects in the country.
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Sometimes overshadowed by his point guard brother, Aaron Harrison is the scoring extraordinaire of the duo. He averaged nearly 19 points per game at Travis as a junior and won out over Andrew for district player of the year honors.
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Andrew brings the ball up the court during a big game against Grace Prep last season. After three early-season losses, Andrew and Aaron helped Fort Bend Travis rattle off 19 games in a row and reach the Texas Class 5A state championship game.
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Aaron came up big in this regional final victory over rival Fort Bend Hightower last March, tallying 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals.
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Aaron (center) and Andrew (far right) celebrate a regional title game triumph with teammates. The victory meant a trip to Austin to play in front of over 15,000 fans at the the Frank Erwin Center.
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Andrew embraces All-American and current Oklahoma State freshman Marcus Smart following a loss for Fort Bend Travis and the twins in the Texas Class 5A state championship game. The Fort Bend Travis-Flower Mound Marcus final was one of the biggest games of the 2011-12 high school basketball season nationally.
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The twins share a light moment at 2011 adidas Nations. Aaron and Andrew will try and help Fort Bend Travis capture the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in December.
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{PAGEBREAK}See the Harrison twins in action at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin as part of last season's Texas Class 5A state tournament.
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