The Texas Longhorn basketball program until the last 10 years have had very few moments of glory, only a couple Final Fours in the 40's and a couple solid teams in the late 80s-early 90s "BMW" run that included an Elite 8 appearance. After the program has boomed with four sweet 16 appearances, and elite 8 appearance, and a final 4 in the last 10 years, the program has produced several quality NBA players under the watch of Rick Barnes. Here's a list and what they've done so far (in alphabetical order):

LaMarcus Aldridge, PF/C, Portland Trailblazers: Aldridge has improved tremendously in his 2nd year in the league after being drafted #2 overall in the 2006 draft. This season he's averaging 16.9 points per game, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks. He earned an invite to the Rookie-Sophomore game and played significant time. He's been the second-leading scorer on a team that won 13 in a row earlier this year and made a lot of noise. Aldridge's best game of the season was on New Year's Eve when he scored a career-high 36 points in a loss to Utah. And he's only 22 years old.

Kevin Durant, SG/SF, Seattle Supersonics: The 2nd of 2nd picks from the University of Texas is having a season that hasn't surprised many, scoring a lot of points while learning how to do everything else. If going by stats alone, Durant would be the unanimous Rookie of the Year. However, because of his team's struggles this year in a transition/potential move to Oklahoma City, and a couple other rookie's impact on better teams (see: Al Horford), he may not. Durant still leads the Sonics in scoring at 19.4 ppg, and also contributed 4.1 rpg and 2.2 apg. However, he's only shooting 40% from the field and 28% from 3-point range, obvious issues to grow on in his pursuit of superstardom. Durant scored 23 for the Rookies in the Rookie-Sophomore game, and has already done something he never did in his legendary year at Texas: hit a GW jumper at the buzzer. His was a 25-foot fade away 3 in double-OT, no less. He has already had two 35 point games this year and is shooting nearly 87% from the FT line, 18th in the league. Scary part? He's 19.

Maurice Evans, SG/SF, Orlando Magic: The now five-year veteran who played in 2000-01 as an undrafted junior who left Texas early with the T'Wolves, spent two years overseas, has found a niche as a hustling, athletic role player for several teams. He started the year with the Los Angeles Lakers but then was traded to the Magic, where he's averaged 10 a game off the bench the last five games. On the year, he's averaging 7.9 points and 2.9 rebounds, while shooting 38% from 3-point range. He's had 3 16-point games already this month and has been a good fit for the Magic so far this year, who are currently a top-four team in the Eastern Conference.

T.J. Ford, PG, Toronto Raptors: The first Wooden award winner from Texas has played for both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors, and has had two scary neck injuries, one which kept him out for a year and a half. The second occurred this season when he had a stinger, which cost him 24 games and he has come off the bench the last four he's played since that injury, despite starting all but 3 of his first 17 games this season. He still is averaging 12 points and 6.6 ast per game, solid numbers and he's shooting a career high 47% so far this season. He did have 32 points in a 3 point loss to Boston early in the season and has had a 14-assist game as well. Still young at 24 though.

Daniel Gibson, SG, Cleveland Cavaliers: Gibson took a gamble coming out as a SO, getting drafted in the 2nd round, but got drafted in the perfect situation, not having to run the offense much, and is able to sit on the wing and take open 3's, which he has been truly exceptional at, scoring over 30 in the clinching game to get the Cavs into the NBA Finals. "Boobie," as he's now often referred to, has started 26 games this year, and has been a consistent shooter this season, averaging 11.5 points and 2.5 assists. The key stat for him is the 47.6% 3-point percentage, which has been huge for the Cavs success and earned him a chance to take part in the 3-point contest (which he was the runner-up at) and the Rookie-Sophomore game, where he was MVP after hitting 11 3's in the game. Crazy year for him. He's had 4 20+ games this year and was off to a great start post all-star break, hitting his first 5 3's, but sprained his ankle and will miss the next 6 weeks. Tough break. He'll be 22 on Feb. 27th.

Royal Ivey, PG/SG, Milwaukee Bucks: Yes, Royal Ivey is in the NBA. Rick Barnes' favorite player began as a garbage time player for the Atlanta Hawks after being a surprise 2nd round pick, then found a way to be a 16 minutes a game starter at PG, then signed with the Bucks this past offseason. He's played in 46 games this year and averaged 5.7 points and 2.3 assists. He filled in admirably for Michael Redd when he was injured, starting in 11 games and having a three-game stretch where he averaged 17.7 points, 3.7 reb, and 4.3 assists, including hitting a game-sealing jumper to beat Washington. He's made a lot out of a 6'4'' 2-guard who kind of learned to play the point in college.

Chris Mihm, C, Los Angeles Lakers: The former 1st-team All-American and all-time UT blocks leader has put in a solid 7 years in the league after being drafted #4 overall, though his stats haven't been reminiscent of most #4 picks in drafts, averaging 7.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg in his career. He's struggled to get time this year with the emergence of Andrew Bynum and the recent trade for Pau Gasol. He's played in only 19 games this year and averaged 4.1 ppg and 3.7 rpg. Still a capable backup center, interesting to see how long he stays in the league, even though he's only 28 still.

CJ Miles, SG, Utah Jazz: He doesn't officially count, but he signed to go to Texas before entering the draft. Struggled to make it as a 2nd-rounder, but does play 11 mpg this year and is shooting 48% from 3, so he may stick in the league for a while. It would have been awesome seeing him with either the Elite 8 team in 2006 or the 2007 freshman-dominated team. Oh well. He's made nearly $2 million as an NBA player, so I know he's not complaining. I wouldn't either.

Currently, that's all that are in the NBA. PJ Tucker played for the Raptors last year but is now overseas, and has a lot of work to get back in the league as a 6'5'' power SF. Kenton Paulino, Jason Klotz, and Craig Winder (yes, Craig Winder) are all in the NBDL right now. Officially, 7 Texas exes are in the NBA, which would actually put them among the top 15 colleges, and maybe even the top 10. That number could be 9 or 10 in 2 years easily if Chris Mihm can stay in the league and DJ Augustin, Damion James, and possibly Connor Atchley arrive over the next two years. Texas is slowly making its mark on the Association.