Hightower grad Green plays in TCU loss

Garlon Green, Texas Christian University

Hightower High School graduate Garlon Green scored six points, but Texas Christian lost 67-54 at home to conference rival Kansas State Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, the TCU website reported.

The Texas Christian University senior forward also recorded five rebounds, four assists and a block for the Horned Frogs, who are 9-8 on the season and 0-4 in the Big 12 Conference.

Texas Christian's next game is 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at home against Iowa State University.

Green played his senior season at Hightower High School in 2008-2009 were 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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