Garrett Temple News

Tasmin Mitchell has been a little slow to find his offensive game this season, but it didn't take him long Tuesday against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Trent Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in physical education after starring on the basketball court at Boise State, but LSU's second-year coach also knows a little about history.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers' opening day roster features a good mix of veterans and rookies after the team made its final two cuts on Wednesday.

EDINBURG Early season victories over Missouri or No. 18 Mississippi State might not mean much to other programs around the country, but at the University of Texas-Pan American a celebration might break out.

Trent Johnson, the 2008-09 SEC Coach of the Year,A might be making an early case for a repeat with the returns from the NIT South Region.

The coolness of fall may give way to a cold basketball winter for area men's programs.

At 6 feet 4 inches, Marcus Thornton probably wears about a size 12 or 13 shoe. His metaphorical "shoes," however, after graduating and taking his 21.1 points per game with him, seem Shaq-sized. Tiger senior forward Tasmin Mitchell seems the logical heir filling a significant portion of Thornton's void.

Chicago Bullsa Tyrus Thomas rebounds a ball Oct. 16 during a preseason NBA game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Chicago.

The Houston Rockets waived guard Garrett Temple from their preseason roster Wednesday, according to Fox 26 News in Houston.

The Houston Rockets waived guards Romel Beck and Garrett Temple on Wednesday, reducing the roster to 17.

Trent Johnson inherited a quite favorable situation last year in his first year as head coach of the LSU Tigers.

Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed guards Will Conroy and Garrett Temple to the team's training camp roster.

The Houston Rockets announced on Sunday that they have signed former LSU guard Garrett Temple to a non-guaranteed contract, according to The Houston Chronicle.

The Rockets reached agreement on non-guaranteed contracts with guards Will Conroy and Garrett Temple, players who excelled with the Rockets summer league team and who will help round out the training camp roster, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said.

The Boston Celtics resigned restricted free agent forward and former LSU star Glen Davis to a two-year-contract that is being reported to be worth $6.3 million.

Now that Tasmin Mitchell has been poked, prodded, measured and worked out by a long list of NBA teams, he's coming back to LSU with a clear idea of what he needs to be done to increase his pro stock.

Four former LSU men's basketball players completed their NBA summer league basketball stints as the 21-team event came to a close on Sunday night.

In his lone season at LSU, Anthony Randolph was an honorable mention pick on the All-Southeastern Conference team.

Marcus Thornton didn't really have much time to celebrate his first pro Basketball contract Wednesday.

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.