MaxPreps 2012 Preseason Xcellent 25 Basketball preview: No. 2 Fort Bend Travis

Key returners:

Andrew Harrison (6-5, Sr., G), No. 2 overall prospect in Class of 2013 Top 100, Kentucky verbal commit

Aaron Harrison (6-5, Sr., G), No. 3 overall prospect in Class of 2013 Top 100, Kentucky verbal commit

John Burnett (5-9, Sr., G)

Chris Idi (5-8, Jr., G)

Quinten Davis (5-11, Jr., G)

Newcomers:

Derrick Nwaneti (6-3, Sr., F)

Efiom Ita (5-10, Jr., G)

Juwan Williams (6-3, So., F)

Tyronne Jordan (6-1, Jr., G)

Circle the date:
The Tigers will take a pair of trips to California in December, the first being for a nationally televised Dec. 13 showdown with five-star forward Aaron Gordon and Archbishop Mitty. Travis will begin the month at the Marshall County Hoopfest in Kentucky, where the Harrison twins are sure to receive a hero's welcome for games against Ballard (Louisville) and Madison Central (Richmond).

Tournament time:
Travis' second trip out west will be for the MaxPreps Holiday Classic following Christmas. Preseason national No. 7 Rainier Beach (Seattle), four-time defending Georgia AAAA champ Miller Grove (Lithonia), New York's Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) and perennial California powers Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood), Loyola (Los Angeles), Orange Lutheran and Westchester (Los Angeles) will be among the teams that will be lined up for a shot at the Tigers.