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Euless Trinity star Myles Turner one block from triple-double in win broadcast on ESPN

Trinity fans cheer on their team before the start of the first half of a high school...
Trinity fans cheer on their team before the start of the first half of a high school basketball game against HCYA at Trinity High School in Euless, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.(Brandon Wade - Special Contributor)

EULESS — As the top unsigned senior in the country, Euless Trinity 6-11 center Myles Turner brought a live national broadcast and a host of college basketball coaches to North Texas.

If it’s possible, Turner’s dominating performance in a 57-53 victory over Houston Christian Homeschool made him a hotter prospect.

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Turner scored 29 points with 14 rebounds and nine blocked shots while being watched by Kentucky coach John Calipari and assistants from Duke, Texas and Texas A&M in the crowd as well as former NBA star John Lucas.

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“Playing here and sort of putting basketball back on the map here at Trinity means everything to me,” Turner said. “It was a beautiful atmosphere.”

Calipari arrived in time for a showdown with Baylor at AT&T Stadium on Friday. Turner said he had no timeline on deciding his college but listed Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Texas as the leading contenders.

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The matchup was set as part of the GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase, the only matchup of the 12 games through the season will be Prime Prep on Jan. 4 vs. Whitney Young (Ill.) in a West Virginia tournament.

Turner scored 21 points and had five blocks as Trinity built a 31-26 lead. Trinity (5-0) got a strong second-half performance by senior guard Adrian Wong, who finished with 13 points. HCYA (9-3) was led by multi-talented 6-7 North Carolina signee Justin Jackson who also scored 29 points.

Turner has jumped to the forefront of college prospects after a strong showing at the NBA Top 100 camps. He showed athleticism, savvy and hustle while leading Trinity down the stretch to hold a lead which never got past eight points.

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Wong’s driving basket gave Trinity a 41-39 at the buzzer to end the third quarter. A four-footer by Turner gave Trinity a 47-43 lead, and the crowd was able to roar with a one-handed dunk by Turner with 2:34 left for a 54-46 lead.