Davidson Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

The Nittany Lion basketball team will look to snap out of a two-game shooting slump Sunday morning when it takes on Davidson at 10 a.m. in the last of Penn State's three contests at the Charleston Classic.

Rodney Green's double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds powered the La Salle Explorers over the Davidson Wildcats, 84-70, as part of the second annual Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.

Augusts Gilchrist helped the Bulls to their 3-0 start with 21 points and eight rebounds.

Augustus Gilchrist scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the South Florida Bulls past the Davidson Wildcats 65-58 in the opening round of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.

Gordon Hayward scored 17 points and Willie Veasley added 15 to lead No. 11 Butler to a 73-62 win over Davidson on Saturday.

Gordon Hayward scored 17 points and Willie Veasley added 15 to lead No. 11 Butler to a 73-62 win over Davidson Saturday in Indianapolis.

Gordon Hayward scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as 11th-ranked Butler earned a 73-62 win over Davidson in the regular-season opener for both teams at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Gordon Hayward scored 17 points and Willie Veasley added 15 to lead No. 11 Butler to a 73-62 win over Davidson on Saturday.

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.

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 .