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On Thursday night, Jarred Vanderbilt should add to the Houston high school basketball legacy of a local player being selected in the NBA Draft.

Vanderbilt, who played his high school ball at Houston's Victory Prep before playing at Kentucky for one season, is expected to be drafted in the second round, with some projections having the Rockets taking the hometown kid at pick No.