Hightower grad Green aids TCU victory

Garlon Green, Texas Christian University

Hightower High School graduate Garlon Green scored seven points as Texas Christian University defeated Southern Utah 61-52 Thursday, Nov. 29 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, the TCU website reported.

The senior forward also recorded five rebounds as the Horned Frogs improved to 6-2 on the season.

Green played his senior season at Hightower in 2008-2009, where he ranked as one of the top players in the Greater Houston Area. In that same season he was ranked as the 12th best player in the State of Texas by TexasHoops.com. Among receiving first team All-District 23-5A honors and All-Texas State accolades, Green was nominated as the Best Slam Dunker by MyHouston's55.com. He also played for the Houston Elite and Houston Hoops during his AAU career; Green is the son of Gerald (Texas Southern scholarship winner) and Brenda Green.

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