http://www.yardbarker.com/content/school/475 Recent Yardbarker Articles: Davidson Wildcats en-us 1. UNC- The return of national POY Tyler Hansbrough, as well as Ty Lawson, Danny Green, and Wayne Ellington makes this the most talented squad in the nation. They will be carrying a huge target on their back with such a talented team. UNC could go undefeated in the regular season but, it only takes one bad game in march. 2. Memphis- Derrick Rose will be sorely missed but John Calipari has another stud freshman in Tyreke Evans to lead the tigers. The competition will be better in C-USA this year but, there is no way 8the tigers lose more than 2 games. 3. UCLA- Darren Collison Returns for a senior year and the addition of Jrue Holiday makes this the top back court in the nation, stealing J'Mison Morgan from LSU helps too. 4. Louisville- With Derrick Character gone and star freshman Senardo Samuels stepping in the Cardinals seem headed to a strong march, unless Rick Potino pulls out that white suit. 5. Duke- With almost everyone back for last years under achieving team the Dukies have an experienced team thats hungry to do damage in march. 6. Tennessee- Bruce Pearl lost Chris Lofton and Juan Smith to graduation and Ramar Smith & Duke Crews to team violations. Yet still has them in national contention, now if they can just find a point guard... 7. Arizona St.- Preseason front runner for Pac-10 POY James Harden returns along with Jeff Pendergraft to give the devils a powerful inside-outside combo and Herb Sendek can coach as well as anyone. 8. Gonzaga- With the return of Jeremy Pargo, the Zags have a great back court loaded with 3-Point specialists. Defense is still an issue, they will need to play better Defense to avoid being upset early in March. 9. Notre Dame- Luke Harangody returns as reigning Big East POY and the solid back court of Macleardy and Jackson make the Irish a legit threat. 10. UCONN- Hashem Tabeet is the most dominant defensive presence north of Jarvis Varnardo and Jerome Dyson and AJ Price make a scoring back court that can keep up with anyone on the offensive end. 11. Marquette- The return of Dominic James, Jereal McNeal, and Wes Mathews gives the golden eagles a top back court but this group of now seniors have not made the sweet 16 yet, and they will need an inside presence to do so. 12. Pitt- Dejuan Blair returns along with Sam Young to anchor the front court add in Levance Fields and you have one of the best floor leaders in America. Jamie Dixon's teams will always play great D, another sweet 16 banner seams likely. 13. Purdue- Last years Big 10 surprise the boilermakers return almost all of their core players, save Scott Martin (Transfered to Notre Dame). 14. Florida- A more experienced Gator team figures to do a lot better this time around even though they only have 1 senior (Walter Hodge). 15. Wake Forest- The Demon Deacons have a very talented young team and one of the nations bright young coaches in Dino Guadio. 16. Oklahoma- The Sooners will have one of the top draft picks in Blake Griffin and enough decent players around him to have a Big 12 Contender. 17. West Virginia- The Loss of Joe Alexander erases any title hopes but UWV always has enough in the tank to make it to March. 18. Ohio St.- With BJ Mullens in the middle and the emergence of David Lighty the buckeyes won't be in the NIT this year. 19. Davidson- With the return Stephen Curry and coach Bob McKillop and enough size in the front court to where they could pull a couple early season upsets and so ones in March as well. 20. Texas- AJ Abrams gives the longhorns one of the nations best 3-point specialists, but some of their role players must step up and assume a larger role. Gary Johnson is the player to watch. 21. Baylor- If this team can hold their own against the Big-12's elite post players then they should get an invite in march, other than that they have the best scoring back court in the Big 12. 22. UNLV- Coming off back to back strong march performances this might be the best UNLV we've seen since the early 90's. 23. Xavier- With freakishly athletic SF/PF Derrick brown and the best recruiting class in the schools history, highlighted by huge center Kenny Frease (6'11" 263) the musketeers will again be the A-10's best, and with Sean Miller there until 2010-2011 it looks like they will be for years to come. 24. Miami- Jack Mclinton is the early favorite to lead the ACC in scoring and the 'Canes have their first stud freshman (Dequan Jones) in what feels like 20 years. There not a lock to make the NCAA's, but this is still the most talented Miami team ever. 25. Wisconsin- With ever prominent Badger coach Bo Ryan on the sideline, it never seems to matter how many good players the Badgers lose. for more visit http://collegebasketball247.blogspot.com/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:06:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301163 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301163 Could Davidson's sharp shooting combo guard, Stephen Curry, be the new face of college basketball? CBS Sportsline's Gary Parrish thinks so. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:46:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/289749 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/289749 University of Vermont basketball looks to beat out Northeastern, George Washington, Davidson, Columbia, Princeton, Lehigh, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and American to land the #17 rated high school basketball player (according to New England Recruiting Report). Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:28:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284871 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284871 Stephen Curry is back for another year, this year as a point guard. Lovedale and Barr are also back. But will the losses of Richards, Sander and Meno be too much for Davidson to overcome? Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:49:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276501 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276501 With the college basketball season all wrapped up and the Kansas Jayhawks victorious in the tournament, FIO staff writer Dan Rossi takes a look back at the season that was in college hoops. From impressive freshman like Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose, to the coaching achievements of Bobby Knight, to Tyler Hansbrough - this season had much to offer to the college basketball fanatics. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:17:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/235461 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/235461 STEPHEN CURRY IS COMING BACK. I love him as a player and am glad to see him announcing that he will come back to play for Davidson next year. He knows he can develop his game further (mainly bulking up and adding a stronger inside game of dribble drive). This will without a doubt keep Coach McKillop in Davidson who probably would otherwise accept a higher conference coaching job. Davidson will lose PG Jason Richards to graduation which is a loss that will definitely affect the success Davidson can have next year due to his amazing sight of the court and to make the best pass available. Andrew Lovedale, Davidson's main inside threat, will be back next year. He can provide Curry with some assistance in scoring and provide solid rebounding numbers. Do not be surprised if Stephen Curry will play point guard because Davidson has no true point guard on their roster unless they chose to convert shooting guard, a bench player, to the point guard role. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:54:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/233603 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/233603 It's now official. After 20 years, the Kansas Jayhawks have returned to the top of college basketball winning the national title. But we ask, 'Who had the best performance in the NCAA tournament?' Make your vote count. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:09:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/232090 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/232090 Okay, it's not a team analysis, but could be, in a way. It's not a prediction on who is going to win the NCAA BB title. It's just a quiz to get everyone's mind off of the drudgery of the same old thing every day. Have fun with it. Hell, I didn't know Pennsylvania was a big wine-producing state or that the apple was the state fruit of WV (I figured that would be Washington state). Learn something new every day. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:39:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/230302 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/230302 In case you missed it, Davidson guard and NCAA tournament titan Stephen Curry made a guest appearance on Conan O'Brien last night. He came off as both confident and humorous, which was made most clear in this clip of him taunting Conan about their lack of facial hair. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:16:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229449 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229449 NCAA tournament superstar and LeBron James' new BFF Stephen Curry will be a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien this Friday, adding to his growing legend as the baby faced assassin. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:18:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/227337 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/227337 Lebron James was there cheering when Davidson star Stephen Curry scored 33 points to lead the underdog Wildcats past Wisconsin last week in the NCAA Tournament. On Wednesday, Curry returned the favor, watching Lebron lead Cleveland past the Charlotte Bobcats. Curry talked briefly with Lebron before the game and was congratulated by numerous NBA players and coaches for his performance in the NCAA Tourney. I hate to be a stickler, but...how is Curry and James buddying it up different than Carmelo Anthony giving O.J. Mayo tickets to one of his games? Get it together NCAA-Committee-people-who-make-the-rules! Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:21:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/227019 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/227019 STEPHEN CURRY IS COMING BACK. I love him as a player and am glad to see him announcing that he will come back to play for Davidson next year. He knows he can develop his game further (mainly bulking up and adding a stronger inside game of dribble drive). This will without a doubt keep Coach McKillop in Davidson who probably would otherwise accept a higher conference coaching job. Davidson will lose PG Jason Richards to graduation which is a loss that will definitely affect the success Davidson can have next year due to his amazing sight of the court and to make the best pass available. Andrew Lovedale, Davidson's main inside threat, will be back next year. He can provide Curry with some assistance in scoring and provide solid rebounding numbers. Do not be surprised if Stephen Curry will play point guard because Davidson has no true point guard on their roster unless they chose to convert shooting guard, a bench player, to the point guard role. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:29:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/226765 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/226765 Pardon the Interruption's Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon reported on Tuesday that the final 16 seconds of the Kansas-Davidson game will be replayed because Kansas guard Sherron Collins was allowed to keep playing after receiving his fifth foul. Unfortunately for Davidson and the rest of the nation that roots for the underdog, well, check out the video... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:40:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/226290 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/226290 After Davidson upsets Georgetown 74-70 (Davidson number 10 seed, and Georgetown number 2 seed). Davidson also upsets Wisconsin 73-56 (Wisconsin number 3 seed). Then Davidson losses to Kansas at the at the buzzer, (Kansas number 1 seed)final score 59-57. Predicted that Davidson would be in the championship and lose to Memphis. Looks like they won't be in the championship. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:14:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/226154 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/226154 Stephen Curry, son of NBA Jam legend Dell Curry, goes ACROBATIC. This might be the best shot from the NCAA tournament thus far. Take a look! 3 different camera angles. Someone is going NBA first round! Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:55:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/225761 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/225761