Davidson Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

Here is an Associated Press preview of Davidson. Butler opens the college basketball season Saturday against Davidson at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Last season's record: 13-18 Coach: Buzz Peterson Last NCAA Tournament bid: 2000, lost to Ohio State 87-61. Strengths: Experience, rebounding Weakness: Turnovers Best returning players: G Ryann Abraham, G Kellen Brand, C Ike Butts, F Josh Hunter, G Donald Sims Best newcomer: F Nathan Healy Key losses: None Keys to the season: Reducing turnovers is ...

Davidson College has made it to the Final Four -- in Kiplinger's rankings, that is.

Golden State rookie Stephen Curry fit in well in the Warriors' high-scoring offense in his NBA debut, but the real test could be keeping up with his team's next opponent.

Every professional athlete has gone through the phase of entering the league for the very first time while attempting to take his game to the next level at the same moment.

All he has to do is become Tim Lincecum in short pants. On Wednesday night, the Warriors lost their opener to the visiting Rockets 108-107, but it would appear that they have found something valuable: a genuine NBA-caliber point guard.

Former Davidson basketball star Stephen Curry played his first official NBA game Wednesday night.The rookie tallied 14 points, seven assists and four steals as the Golden State Warriors opened up their 2009-10 season with a 108-107 loss to the Houston Rockets.

No one covers University of Texas sports like the American-Statesman beat writers.

Most of the postgame talk was about the rookie's best professional game to date.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The last time a Southern Conference team plucked a big name out of Charlotte Christian School, the basketball world started to pay attention to a relatively unheard of school named Davidson .

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Two of fresh faces have Davidson fans eager for the season to start.

Past the midpoint of the exhibition season -- 16 days down, 13 to go until the real games begin -- the Lakers kind of like what they see.

DAVIDSON In the past three seasons, Davidson's men's basketball team - with all-American Stephen Curry - has won 29, 29 and 27 games.

Davidson, minus Stephen Curry, will usher in a new season with "A Night With the 'Cats" at Belk Arena tonight.

For the uninitiated NBA fans, I would like to take a moment to introduce you to the league's newest potential phenom.

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First-round pick Stephen Curry is excited about starting his career with the Warriors.

After a summer in which neither side was able to make a deal that was to their liking, the New York Knicks and forward David Lee reached agreement Thursday on a one-year deal that could be worth up to $8 million.

No team may have needed a summer trip more than Davidson, as the Wildcats attempt to get through a season without Stephen Curry .

The three-year run of success at the Ryan Center is coming home to roost. Jim Baron's Rhode Island Rams have won 63 games over the last three seasons and established a reputation as a difficult team to beat in Kingston.