Stephen Curry News

One door closes, another opens. That helps explains how the Fredonia State men's basketball team finds itself in North Carolina preparing to meet the Davidson Wildcats at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the John M. Belk Arena.

League teams had to cut their rosters to 12 by today, so the Flash announced their moves: Alain LaRoche, Travis Holmes, Kevin Goffney, and Joe Darger have been waived from the 2009-2010 training camp roster.A James Lang was also waived for medical reasons.

Once the game sped up, Davidson couldn't keep up. La Salle used its versatility and athleticism to break away from the outmanned Wildcats in the first half and coast to an 84-70 victory DFriday night in the Charleston Classic's consolation bracket at the Carolina First Arena.

Quick thoughts from No. 11 Butler's 73-62 victory over Davidson: -- The game evolved much as expected, although I could not have foreseen Butler starting 3-of-16 from the field.

CLEVELAND: LeBron James has continued a friendship with the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry that began two years ago when Curry was in college at Davidson.

By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK -- From starter to splinter-gatherer, that pretty much describes Stephen Curry's evolution over the first eight games of the season.

Before Saturday's 129-125 loss at Milwaukee, Golden State Warriors rookie guard Stephen Curry logged onto YouTube and watched some highlight clips of himself.

Davidson was led by Ben Allison with 13 points and Brendan McKillop with 11. It certainly wasn't a picture perfect start for Butler, which was trying to protect the highest preseason ranking in school history.

Butler coach Brad Stevens said he has seen this Davidson team before. And he doesn't mean the Davidson team that lost to Butler 75-63 nine months ago.

Following is a scouting report on Davidson from Michael Kruse, a Davidson graduate who wrote a book, "Taking the Shot," about the Wildcats' amazing run to the 2008 Elite Eight.

The coach may be new to the players, but those who have been around Boone for a while are very familiar with Buzz Peterson.

Kentucky's John Wall lets out a yell after dunking the ball during the first half of an NCAA exhibition college basketball game against Clarion in Lexington, Ky., Friday, Nov.

Warriors rookie guard Stephen Curry is used to attention. He's been in the spotlight since his sophomore season at Davidson College, and the fanfare has followed him into the pro ranks.

Stephen Curry's departure for the NBA was big news, and no doubt gave opposing coaches in the Southern Conference reason for optimism.

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.