Former LSU guard Garrett Temple will call Charlotte, N.C., his home for at least the next two weeks.
 
The Charlotte Bobcats signed Temple for the remainder of the season after previously agreeing to two 10-day contracts, according to multiple reports.
Temple appeared in two games for the Bobcats after being picked up from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.
 
He scored 3 points in 10 minutes Monday in Charlotte’s 87-86 win against Milwaukee.
 
The 6-foot-5-inch guard had previous stints with the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks.
 
Temple has played in 54 D-League games during his two-year career, averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, and was selected to the 2011 D-League All-Star Game.
 
This season, Temple scored 14.9 points a night in 15 games with the BayHawks.
 
Charlotte is currently behind the Indiana Pacers for the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot. The regular season is scheduled to end April 13.
 
The Baton Rouge native started four seasons for LSU, finishing his career in the 2008-09 season as the team’s all-time leader in minutes played with 4,432.
 
Temple thrived on the defensive end, earning a spot on the 2009 All-Southeastern Conference Defensive Team. He sits fourth in LSU history in career assists (482) and fourth in blocks (113).
 
The defensive stalwart is the eighth former LSU player currently on an NBA roster.
 
Three former Tigers are playing in the D-League, including forward Tasmin Mitchell, Temple’s LSU teammate.
 
Mitchell has started 18 games for the BayHawks, averaging 16.1 points.
Temple wasn’t the only former LSU player to ink a deal for the stretch run of the NBA season.
 
Former LSU center Chris Johnson signed with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 14 for the final month of the season.
 
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