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Jerome Tang is in his fifth year as an assistant at Baylor, following 10 seasons as head coach at nationally recognized Heritage Christian Academy in Cleveland, Texas. In his decade of service at Heritage Christian, Tang led the program to four state championships and built the Eagles into one of the state's TAPPS powerhouses. His squad gained national attention in 2001, when one of Tang's Eagles, junior Cedrick Hensley, scored 101 points. Feeding off that success, Tang and Heritage Christian became known for producing Division I athletes. Heritage Christian's most-publicized recruit during Tang's tenure was Vakeaton "Von" Wafer, a 2003 McDonald's All-American who played at Florida State and was drafted with the 39th pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2005 NBA draft. Tang's last two squads at HCA featured other Division I signees in Cedrick Hensley (Houston), Elijah Miller (Houston), Marlon Pompey (Texas A&M), Lamar Hurd (Oregon State), Tim Mayes (Richmond) and Tyler Jones (St. John's). Tang was also the athletic director at Heritage Christian, a birth-through-high school private school that boasted 145 students and just 30 high school students (10th-12th grades). Away from the gym, Tang served as youth pastor at First Assembly of God. Tang earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Charter Oak State College in September 2007. Tang and his wife Careylyen are the parents of two, son Seven and daughter Aylyn. Tang is the legal guardian of brothers Lamar and Richard Hurd. Richard is a senior forward at Baylor. |
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