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December 16, 2011

Well, it is here. The NBA pre-season kicks off with 4 match-ups tonight. Weeks ago, we were unsure whether there would be a season and now it is only a countdown until we are given the Christmas present of the 66th NBA season. Luckily, we have a college basketball season that has been filled with excitement in the early going and we will break down the most recent stories with this Friday version of NCAA Daily:

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BJ Young PG 6'3 Arkansas

December 15, 2011

Huge NBA trade yesterday with the Clippers acquiring Chris Paul and the Hornets getting Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, Chris Kaman's expiring contract (and Kaman, I suppose) and the heavily coveted Minnesota Timberwolves first round pick. Only time will tell who wins in the deal, but in the mean time the world of college basketball is explored once more in NCAA Daily:

December 14, 2011

Hello folks, welcome to this Wednesday's edition of NCAA Daily. This NCAA season has been fairly unpredictable thus far and the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes have a situation that few could predict. That is the first thing we will get into:

When Will Jared Sullinger Return to the Buckeyes Line-up?
(Doug Lesmerises/The Plain Dealer)

December 13, 2011

No Top 25 teams played yesterday, so I will fill you in on the latest news stories and highlight some under the radar players or rising stars. With 345 NCAA Division 1 schools, there are a lot of players and teams deserving some props, so lets get to some of them in today's NCAA Daily. First, we will start with the new #1 team in the nation:

Syracuse Moves To #1 In Latest AP Poll
(Associated Press/Wall Street Journal)

December 12, 2011

Welcome readers; hope the weekend treated you all well! LOTS of action to report! Buzzer beaters, brawls and some of college basketballs best, this is NCAA Daily:

Christian Watford Nails Game Winning Shot at the Buzzer For Indiana Upset over #1 Kentucky
(Jeff Curts/Examiner)

By Giovanni Conte

Pavlov IvanovPavlin Ivanov is one of the most interesting shooting guards of the next generation in Europe.

December 9, 2011

I know that everyone is hyped over the start of the NBA season and official trades, but David Stern put no hold on the NCAA Basketball action. We had some good games last night and a bunch of great match-ups set for this weekend. So, prepare to be "WoW"-ed (Sorry Chris Paul) as this is your NCAA Daily:

#9 Connecticut First Team To Defeat #25 Harvard