NBA To Get A Dash Of Curry

Stephen Curry is on the way to the NBA. The Davidson guard announced that he is turning in his amateur status and going pro.

Curry is ready to earn a large paycheck in the Association rather than spend another season touring the college towns of the SoCon (Southern Conference). He led the nation in scoring from the point guard position at 28.6 PPG last season.

Expect to see Stephan Curry in the NBA lottery.

The word from Charlotte on 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh was that it was the right thing to do at the time...the discussion is in black...

Here's Curry launching a bomb over Maryland in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Thanks NCAA/CBS/YouTube.

Steph Curry Leaving, Maybe, Probably

((HT: CBSSports/Parrish))

Just a few hours after DraftExpress.com's Jonathan Givony reported that Stephen Curry -- a likely lottery pick -- will soon announce his decision to enter the NBA Draft, Davidson coach Bob McKillop, perhaps in response, told the Associated Press that his star guard is still undecided.

So that's where we're at right now.
Givony says Curry will be in.
McKillop says the future remains unknown.

Either way, I'll say this: I have no idea who is sourcing this story for Givony, but I'm 99 percent sure it comes from the NBA side, and NBA people are typically the most plugged in on who is coming and going, the college coaches often the last to know. It's kind of like coaching searches in that the people getting left are usually a step behind the folks on the other side, because coaches (and in this case, prospects) almost always tell the people associated with their futures that they're coming before they tell the people they're leaving that they're leaving.

Does that make sense?
Bottom line, Curry is "officially" still undecided, sure.
But Givony reporting it's done is probably a good sign that it's done.
Which means the Southern Conference will likely need a new star next season.

They Are Playing For #66

The NIT has some star power this year. Davidson, the cinderella of the 2008 NCAA Tournament and their superman Stephen Curry, is in. Two of college basketball's brand names, Kentucky and Georgetown, join this post season party too.

Here's your NIT first round pairings:

Tuesday, March 17

Davidson (26-7) at South Carolina (21-9), 7 p.m.
Rhode Island (22-10) at Niagara (26-8), 7 p.m.
George Mason (22-10) at Penn State (22-11), 8 p.m.
UAB (22-11) at Notre Dame (18-14), 9 p.m.
UNLV (21-10) at Kentucky (20-12), 9:30 p.m.
Weber State (21-9) at San Diego State (23-9), 10 p.m.
Nebraska (18-12) at New Mexico (21-11), 10 p.m.
Washington State (17-15) at St. Mary's, Calif. (25-6), 11 p.m.

Wednesday, March 18

Duquesne (21-12) at Virginia Tech (18-14), 7 p.m.
Miami (18-12) at Providence (19-13), 7 p.m.
Illinois State (24-9) at Kansas State (21-11), 8 p.m.
Bowling Green (19-13) at Creighton (26-7), 8 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin (22-9) at Auburn (22-11), 8 p.m.
Jacksonville (18-13) at Florida (23-10), 8 p.m.
Northwestern (17-13) at Tulsa (24-10), 9 p.m.
Georgetown (16-14) at Baylor (20-14), 9 p.m.

It may not be the NCAA's but hey, make the most of it.