Talk to Taylor Harrison, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound post man from San Clemente (Calif.) High School and you'll get the sense that's a nice, humble kid. Trouble doesn't follow him around. Talk to anyone from Mission Viejo High School, a school in Harrison's region, and they'll probably tell you that they never want to see him in their gym ever again. You see, the junior has put their basketball program out of commission twice this year. He shattered their backboard with two thundering dunks.

Harrison doesn't have anything against Mission Viejo. In fact, he probably doesn't have anything against anyone. But as luck, or bad luck depending on who you are, Harrison has been the last guy Mission Viejo wants to see next year.

In one game, Harrison caught a lob pass from half court and pulled the ball back and threw down a powerful dunk. Glass went everywhere. In another game but at the same gym, Harrison's teammate threw up an errant pass. It was déjà vu.

"I don't think he wanted it to be a lob pass but I saw it that way," Harrison said. "I figured I'd just dunk it."

Glass went everywhere again. No hard feelings though. Harrison and the folks at Mission Viejo worked out a deal.

"They said I had to work at the snack stand to help pay for the backboards but it all got worked out," Harrison said.

All dunks aside, Harrison is now thinking about the season instead of playing deeper into the post season schedule. For San Clemente High School, a 16-13 and trip to the playoffs was a good year. According to Harrison, it was the first time the school has made it to the post-season since the 1999-2000 season.

"I think I did pretty good. I poured it all out there and had good numbers. I feel like I helped my team win," Harrison said. "I think my overall confidence improved. I made quicker decisions. I just had to myself up to believe that I could do certain things. It was like I needed to get over a mental block. I knew I was good but I just had to learn how to be good."

The Cal Bears seem to think they know how good he can become. The Pac-10 program is close to getting a verbal commitment from the SoCal native.

"I really like those guys. I'm pretty close," Harrison said. "Now that my season is over, I have more time to figure it out about what I'm going to do. Coach (Ben) Braun and I have a great relationship. Comparatively speaking to the others, I think (Cal) is the main school that I like. I really like the direction they are heading and I like the players that they are recruiting."

So what's holding him back from pulling the trigger?

"Not much really," Harrison said. "There isn't a lot that I have to really figure out. I would think it would by at least mid-March."

UCLA and Stanford are also in the picture. A possible trip to Berkley is in the works and as Harrison puts it, it's only a matter of time.

Mission Viejo hopes Harrison graduates early.