Davidson Gets Goliath Schedule, Nevada Lands Goliath

After Stephen Curry led the Davidson Wildcats on a run to the Elite Eight (and a missed three pointer from the Final Four), the Davidson basketball team has increased the toughness of its schedule. The bright side of things for college basketball fans is that you’ll get to see the Wildcats play teams like Perdue, Oklahoma and West Virginia, as well as other possible matchups with good programs in the Jimmy V Classic and the NIT Season Tip Off. The bad thing: Davidson will not play their local rivals, Charlotte, for the first time in 30 seasons because of a scheduling dispute. Let’s hope they aren’t getting too big for their britches.

In other news, Nevada has landed a 6-10 forward named Steven Bjornstad for the 2009 season. Although it’s too early to get comment from the coach of the Wolfpack, having a guy that tall set to join the program is a great sign for coach Mark Fox, who has been doing wonderful things for the Nevada basketball program. Steven’s only a junior now, and was considering Northern California WCC schools Santa Clara and St. Mary’s. He averaged over 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in his junior season.

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