Texas A&M Aggies NCAA Basketball News

Some players and games to watch as the new season tips off. The predicted order of finish is from the Chronicle's Jeffrey Martin.

" The Texas A&M men's basketball team will play Texas A&M-Commerce in an exhibition game on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena.

Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon strolled into Reed Arena's interview room Thursday, a bounce in his step, looking ready to roll for a third season.

Kansas City, Mo. - Pat Knight stood off stage as Iowa State men's basketball coach Greg McDermott addressed Big 12 Conference reporters Thursday.

Kansas coach Bill Self said he anticipates no lingering effects to his basketball program from some recent lapses in discipline and judgment.

The Texas A&M men's basketball team was a part of Big 12 Basketball Media Day in Kansas City on Thursday.

Reed Arena was transformed into one of the toughest Big 12 stops when Texas A&M began its basketball turnaround under Billy Gillispie, and it remains a difficult place to play under third-year coach Mark Turgeon.

One of the most surprising developments for Texas A&M in regard to the upcoming season came in June.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: It is difficult to assess exactly how big an impact any newcomers might provide.

Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes mused this week about team chemistry. It could be one of the intangibles that will determine how far the Longhorns, widely considered a preseason top-five team nationally, go in the 2009-2010 season.

University at Commerce issued the following news release: President Dr. Dan Jones and athletic director Carlton Cooper announced the hiring of Nicole Anderson as the new head women's basketball coach at University-Commerce on Oct.

The last, nay only, hope for a 2009 Lakers draftee to land on the Lakers roster has officially crossed the Atlantic.

Former Texas A&M guard-forward Josh Carter has signed to play in Germany with EWE Baskets Oldenburg, the defending Basketball Bundesliga champions.

The biggest surprise among Big 12 underclassmen who made themselves available for the NBA Draft was Texas A&M center Chinemelu Elonu .

Clemson will face Texas A&M in the first round of the tournament. The two teams are scheduled to square off on ESPN2 at 4:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Akron , Ohio , July 14 -- University of Akron issued the following news release: Nine home games, a tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla., and a visit to Big 12 opponent highlight the University of Akron men's basketball team's 15-game non-conference schedule for the 2009-10 season, as announced on Tuesday by sixth-year head coach Keith Dambrot.

Adam Morrsion, who leads the Lakers in scoring, did not play and the Los Angeles Lakers summer league team lost 77-92 to the Houston Rockets Thursday in Las Vegas.

The Los Angeles Lakers had two goals in the NBA Summer League: One was to get Adam Morrison comfortable with the triangle offense, and the second was to see if rookie Chinemelu Elonu could play.

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.