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The demise of the Duke? A look ahead and a reality check
Have you heard? The Duke Basketball team is not as good as they use to be and there is trouble in paradise. Yeah, right. When the Blue Devils fell to Florida State in the ACC Tournament, the critics started to come out in droves. They had been around... Read More »
Kyrie Irving will join the Men’s Select Team
COLORADO SPRINGS – Former Blue Devil and reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving was one of 13 players chosen to the USA Men’s Select Team that will train against the 2012USA Basketball Men’s National Team, coached by Mike Krzyzewski, during... Read More »
Taking a Look at the Duke Freshmen
With Amile Jefferson’s announcement he would be attending Duke University, Duke’s recruiting efforts for the 2012-13 season came to a successful end. Jefferson, a power forward, joins combo guard Rasheed Sulaimon in a class that also includes forward Alex... Read More »
Center of Attention: A Jahlil Okafor Update
Hailed as the best big man from Chicagoland since Eddy Curry, 6’11″ Jahlil Okafor, the Brobdingnagian sophomore center from Whitney Young, has lived up to the high expectations. Last September, Jahlil was the first player that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski... Read More »
Philadelphia Express: Amile Jefferson To Duke
Duke landed its second commitment of the 2012 class when Friends Central forward Amile Jefferson pledged to the Blue Devils. Jefferson, who was a McDonald’s All-American this March, will bring length, skill around the basket, a good basketball IQ,... Read More »
BDN Monday Musings – Jefferson decision, Irving Rookie of the Year and more
Here is another edition, albeit a brief one of Monday Musings. BDN takes a look at Kyrie Irving, the Amile Jefferson recruitment, Matt Daniels and more. Amile Jefferson Decision It’s taken Philly product Amile Jefferson,... Read More »
Kyrie Irving named NBA Rookie of the Year
DURHAM, N.C. — Former Duke point guard Kyrie Irving was voted NBA Rookie of the Year by members of the NBA media, as announced by the league on Tuesday. Playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers in his first professional season, the 20-year-old Irving led all... Read More »
Annual Coach K Academy is upon us
DURHAM, N.C. – Over 30 former Blue Devil basketball players, including four former greats (Mike Gminski, Christian... Read More »
Texas Shooter: A Matt Jones Update
Note – We’ve opened up our most recent chat with Duke bound Matt Jones to the public in order to give you... Read More »
One on One with Hoops Prospect Beejay Anya
Standing at close to 6-9 and packing 255 pounds, prospect BeeJay Anya is hard to miss when to take in a Team... Read More »
BDN Duke Hoops Team and Recruitng Update
In our latest team and recruiting update we go behind the scenes on the happenings around the program and... Read More »
The Sunshine Kid: Joel Berry
“Point guards should only be judged by whether you win or lose. The rest of that stuff doesn’t matter.’’ -Mike D’Antoni... Read More »
Duke showing interest in RB Bo Ellis, another Gulliver Prep star
Duke Head Coach David Cutcliffe has built a reputation of producing NFL quarterbacks throughout... Read More »