Big return on his investment: Decision to attend college worked out for Texas' Aldridge.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: June 4, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Marlen Garcia

Jun. 4--LaMarcus Aldridge is getting it right this time.

Two years ago, coming out of Seagoville High School in Dallas, Aldridge tested the NBA waters by declaring for the NBA draft.

A stress fracture in his back did not help his cause and Aldridge didn't get the feedback he was looking for when it became evident he would be a late first-round pick.

So Aldridge bottled up his hopes for the NBA and stuck by his commitment to Texas to try to become a lottery pick.

"It was very difficult," Aldridge recalled in a phone interview Friday. ...

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