Tobi Oyedeji showed he's a tough person to discourage.

In a pickup game Monday at Reed Arena with former and present Texas A&M men's basketball players, Oyedeji was booted off his team. Less than 48 hours later, the 6-foot-8 senior-to-be at Bellaire High School orally committed to play for the Aggies.

After a long day Monday at A&M's elite camp, Oyedeji was running with the likes of NBA players Acie Law IV and Antoine Wright and a handful of Aggies that will make up the 2009-10 team.

Oyedeji completed a long courtship with A&M coach Mark Turgeon on Wednesday morning, the day after getting home from the elite camp.

"[A&M] was one of the elites in my mind with the facilities, and I knew the players, so I really had an idea that I was going to do it," Oyedeji said. "I think just going to the camp, playing with all the guys and bonding with everybody just made it that much better. It made it an easier decision."

Oyedeji is the second four-star frontcourt player to commit to A&M from the class of 2010. He joins Dripping Springs' Daniel Alexander, who chose A&M in May.

Oyedeji, ranked No. 85 by Rivals.com, is the seventh-ranked player in Texas. Alexander is the third-highest rated player in the state.

Turgeon may have heard about Oyedeji's trials in the pickup game. Oyedeji said the third-year coach at A&M was excited to get the call that he was coming to A&M and that they later talked about Oyedeji getting in the weight room.

"I loved the way he said it, just live in the weight room this summer," Oyedeji said. "That's a challenge I'm willing to take on."

Oyedeji averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks a game his junior season at Bellaire.

Oyedeji saw A&M play LSU at Reed Arena. He said he loved the atmosphere but was really sold when he attended Midnight Madness along with Turner and 2011 A&M recruit Jamal Branch.

"Watching all the fans rush into the stands was amazing," Oyedeji said.