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'Others receiving votes' in Thursday's release of the preseason Associated Press basketball poll ... UCLA.

As various Pac-10 head coaches and media members took their seats at the conference media day luncheon, the UCLA table filled up so fast, the Bruins required two.

California was picked on Thursday to win the Pac-10 basketball title, marking the first time in more than 10 years that UCLA or Arizona wasn't the top choice.

Today, we continue our conference countdown. We're working backward, from our No.

In the past, coaches, players, and fans alike could argue that the Pac-10 was as good as any basketball conference in the country.A Recently though, that seems to have cooled off.

The Pac-10 has churned out NBA guys at an alarming rate over the past couple of years.

If you want to familiarize yourself with a number of this season's top storylines, don't leave your house on Nov.

Insider knows you're hot for hoops over the summer, so we're bringing you a closer look at five programs on the rise, five on the way down and five at a crossroads.

The Web site created the list to recognize undrafted college seniors in this year's talent pool to show how much times have changed in the NBA.

Former UCLA point guard Darren Collison had nothing but time to kill, so as he reminisced earlier this week about his multitude of NBA workouts, several times the conversation turned to the New Orleans Hornets.

Jeff Pendergraph and Darren Collison practiced in same-colored jerseys a week ago for the first time since hoisting Rancho Cucamonga Etiwanda High's first CIF-Southern Section championship trophy in 2005.

It's starting to become part of the normal routine for UCLA men's basketball . The NBA Draft is approaching, and several important Bruins are expected to be chosen.

Louisville power forward Earl Clark, listed on some mock drafts as a Bulls' target, skipped Sunday's draft workout at the Berto Center.

UCLA will begin its 2009-10 men's basketball season Nov. 17 against Cal State Fullerton, and nonconference games against Kansas, Notre Dame and Mississippi State and an appearance in the 76 Classic in Anaheim highlight the schedule.

You know the interest level in the draftees working out for the Blazers is increased when owner Paul Allen is in the building.

Originally an early entry candidate for the 2008 NBA Draft, fifth-year senior Josh Shipp talks about his draft process and his workout for the Trail Blazers Tuesday.

Six more NBA draft prospects will shuttle in and out of Tualatin on Tuesday, when the Trail Blazers continue predraft workouts at their practice facility.

St. Francis It's not the kind of shot that UCLA swingman Josh Shipp, or any basketball player for that matter, would forget easily.

Jrue Holiday spent a few weeks training in Florida, worked out for one team and draft prognosticators now have the UCLA guard being selected as high as No.

Jimmy Baron has moved to California and has taken up yoga. Really, he has. But living in Los Angeles will only be temporary.