Jrue Holiday News

In the wake of UCLA's close call against Concordia -- a 62-61 victory at Pauley Pavilion Wednesday -- Coach Ben Howland and his team had some thoughts about backcourt play, perhaps the most troubling aspect of a bumpy night.

Some of the finest players in college basketball gathered near Dallas this August for a five-day camp sponsored by adidas, and many in attendance agreed that the best guard in that group may have been UCLA sophomore and former Riverside North star Malcolm Lee.

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

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.

If a theme has to be attached to the Sixers since getting ousted in six games by the Orlando Magic in the playoffs last season, call it "Extreme Makeover: Sixers Edition." In is new coach Eddie Jordan with his much-talked-about Princeton offense.

Ben Howland has all the financial security he needs, and he is beginning his seventh year of his dream job.

The pregame warmups were done, and Sixers rookie Jrue Holiday took his seat on the bench as the starters took the floor at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night against the Knicks.

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

Rotokingdom has published their NBA Player Rankings. A handful of knowledgable, experienced fantasy GMs ranked 30 at each position, and 150 overall.

The Sixers can't stand one another on the basketball court right now. Elton Brand is sick of being guarded by Jason Smith, who is sick of getting banged around by Brand.

Jrue Holiday walked slowly off the practice floor the other day with ice bags around each knee.

Eddie Jordan, like many NBA coaches, believes in young players having to earn their minutes.

Ben Howland's right side had been bothering him for about a week. But it wasn't pressing enough to keep him from traveling during a recruiting period.

Jrue Holiday is beginning his NBA career three years early, three hours ahead and 2,723 miles away from his Southern California home.

Jrue Holiday is beginning his NBA career three years early, three hours ahead and 2,723 miles away from his Southern California home.

With Stanford in this grouping, we decided to put our Nos. 10, 11 and 12 picks in the same story, because three schools were practically even in the competition for the final spot in the top10 men's basketball programs of the decade.

UCLA's Malcom Lee takes the top spot, followed by Oregon's Michael Dunigan , Washington State's Klay Thompson , Cal's Patrick Christopher and Washington's Quincy Pondexter .

In our effort to provide you with all the info you'll need heading into the 2009-10 campaign, we put together 25 players whom you may not know yet - but will need to for this season.

In college sports, no good idea goes un-stolen. That's why the "ACC/Big Ten Challenge" has company for conference showdowns in November and December.

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