Texas A&M Aggies NCAA Basketball News

Houston , March 10 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A day after being named to the All-Conference USA teams, University of Houston junior guards and added additional hardware to their trophy cases on Tuesday.

Former Aggie center Chinemelu Elonu drives to the basket against Tarleton State.

Aggie Josh Carter will play on the Phoenix Suns summer league team which will take part in the Las Vegas Summer League.

NBA Draft 2009 Editor's note: This mock draft was updated at 2:42 p.m. ET to reflect the latest information we're getting today.

An elated Chinemelu Elonu watched the sunrise Friday, hours after his selection by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the NBA draft.

Texas A&M junior forward/center Chinemelu Elonu became the fourth Aggie in the past five years to be drafted in the NBA Draft when he was picked with the 59th overall selection by the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers Thursday evening.

NBA: Champions trade two of three draft picks for money. Call it the non-draft. The Lakers did all they could to avoid selecting players who might actually make their roster next season.

Throughout his career, the recent graduate and former Texas A&M basketball player hasn't received the same attention as recent area players who made the jump to the pros.

Josh Carter's pre-NBA draft approach included living a basketball-monastic life in South Carolina.

While former Aggie graduate Chinemelu Elonu decided to begin his professional career yesterday by declaring for the NBA draft, he was not the only Aggie with a tough decision to make.

Texas A&M forward Chinemelu Elonu waited in College Station's Easterwood Airport on Monday night to catch a flight to work out for the Los Angeles Lakers.

When Texas A&M men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon's Monday began, he would've told you the Aggies had the chance to be his best team yet in the 2009-2010 season.

Jodie Meeks is taking his long-range game to the NBA. Luke Harangody decided to return to college for his senior year and a chance to become the leading scorer in Notre Dame history.

NBA Draft 2009 Texas A&M junior forward Chinemelu Elonu , widely expected to withdraw from the NBA draft, stunned the Aggies by deciding Monday to forgo his senior season.

NBA Draft 2009 The NBA announced its official early-entry list for the 2009 NBA draft a month ago.

BKNTimberwolves-Draft Workouts,0106 Wolves work out draft prospects, including Amoroso Eds: APNewsNow.

Photo by AP Photo/Lance Murphey. SMUA Senior 7a 21a , 200 lbs. 22 years old Center Projection: 2nd round/undrafted Stop me if you've heard this one before: seven footer from Senegal and Oak Hill Academy seems like a solid defensive prospect but never shows the ability to be an offensive threat.A Bamba Fall, you are the ghost of DeSagana Diop's ...

Texas A&M Junior 6a 210a , 235 lbs. 22 years old Power forward/center Projection: 2nd round/undrafted, may return to school Chinemelu Elonu is among a handful of other Texas prospects the Mavs have worked out, and would appear to be a Ryan Hollins insurance policy.A Big men will always be at a premium in the NBA, because even at their most raw they ...

From the Blazers, here's the list of players scheduled to workout tomorrow ... Portland Trail Blazers pre-draft workouts for Friday, June 5 Jerel McNeal , Guard ; Greivis Vasquez , Guard ; Omri Casspi , Forward ; Micah Downs ; Chinemelu Elonu , Forward ; Chris Johnson , Forward I am excited to see Omri Casspi! Update : I'll be there tomorrow ...

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