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For Brandon Bass, the turning point in his pro basketball career came in the summer of 2007 when, after being cut by the New Orleans Hornets, he was invited to play for the Dallas Mavericks' summer-league team in Las Vegas.

Southeastern Conference basketball coaches wouldn't admit it during the regular season - their league was down.

The Hornets signed first-round draft pick Darren Collison and second-round pick Marcus Thornton on Wednesday.

Monday, July 6, 2009 SEC basketball will be better, no doubt Publish Date:: Saturday, July 4, 2009 By Harry King LITTLE ROCK a ' Southeastern Conference basketball coaches spent much of a summer teleconference talking about how the league will be better.

The New Orleans Hornets want to play Chris Paul fewer minutes. But they also want to play more like they do with Paul even when he's not in the game.

With less than a week remaining before free agents can sign contracts, Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower has inquired about former LSU and Hornets forward Brandon Bass , a league source said Thursday afternoon.

For the third consecutive year since entering the league as a first-round draft choice in 2007, forward Julian Wright will be part of the Hornets' summer-league team that will play this month in Las Vegas.

Instead of going their separate ways this offseason, the Southeastern Conference men's basketball coaches are sticking together.

Bruce Pearl says Tyler Smith's decision to return to Tennessee for his senior season should keep the Volunteers in the talk about the Southeastern Conference's top teams.

Chris Johnson didn't hear his name called among the 60 players selected in Thursday's NBA draft.

Garrett Temple never gave up, despite going unselected in Thursday's 2009 NBA Draft.

The Houston Rockets kept in close contact with LSU guard Garrett Temple and immediately after the draft offered him on spot on their summer league team that will compete in Las Vegas, July 10-19, at the Thomas and Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion.

Nothing to do with the 29 points he scored in his first game at Arkansas, or winning the 2007 SEC newcomer of the year award, or helping the Razorbacks stun No.

The newest Hornets - Darren Collison, left and Marcus Thornton, right, pose with members of the Summer Hoops basketball camp after the two were introduced at a press conference at the University of New Orleans, Friday June 26, 2009.

NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Hornets have traded for the rights to LSU shooting guard Marcus Thornton.

PULLMAN, Wash., March 18 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: The Washington State University men's basketball team will take on Southeastern Conference-member LSU in the 2009 Cougar Hardwood Classic held Dec.

As the 2009 NBA draft approaches, LSU guard Marcus Thornton's thoughts drift back to countless hours spent on the playground and in gyms.

After a weeklong hiatus, the Trail Blazers resumed predraft workouts Tuesday at the practice facility in Tualatin.

In the second part of the Celtics Town NBA Draft position rankings , I am going to rank the top ten shooting guards... by Terrell Hollins 1 77 reads Rankings/List In the second part of the Celtics Town NBA Draft position rankings , I am going to rank the top ten shooting guards.

WESTWEGO, La. Terry Martin's name doesn't carry the same weight that Marcus Thornton does.