Klein Collins guard A'Niyah Harmon landed on the Houston Area High School Girls Preseason Team, the Houston Athletic Committee announced Monday, Sept. 28.
No Spring High player appeared on either the boys or girls preseason roster.
Harmon is one of 15 girls selected across the Houston area for the honor. The selections set the stage for the inaugural H-Town Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Bayou City Event Center. The Houston Athletic Committee organized the event with presenting sponsor noVAR and plans to honor both preseason teams at the luncheon.
The girls preseason team features players from 15 programs, including Shadow Creek's Courtland Cloud, Summer Creek's Kay'Len Alexander, The Woodlands' Rachel Roberts and Cy Springs' Makenzie Jackson. The boys roster includes Seven Lakes' Isaiah Santos, Clear Lake's Damon Miles, Heights' Eric Beard, Atascocita's Anthony Key and Woodlands College Park's Tyson Forrest, among others.
Beyond the high school honors, head men's and women's basketball coaches from six universities will speak and join a panel discussion at the luncheon. The University of Houston, Rice University, St. Thomas University, Texas Southern University, Prairie View A&M University and Houston Christian University are all sending coaches, according to VYPE Houston, which first reported the event.
ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla headlines the guest list. Fraschilla previously served as head coach at Manhattan College, St. John's University and the University of New Mexico before joining ESPN, where he has worked as an analyst since 2003.
The Houston Athletic Committee called the luncheon "now annual," indicating the organization intends to bring it back each year. Ricky Prine, the event's executive director, is the point of contact for ticket information and can be reached at [email protected] or 713-825-8228. The committee's online ticket page was not loading as of Sept. 28.
The luncheon is set for Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Bayou City Event Center, one month before Houston-area high school basketball programs open their seasons.
