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High School Hoops Edition No. 9
This edition of High School Hoops begins by looking at the Class of 2009 commitments. Ryan Kelly scored 22 points and recorded three blocked shots as Ravenscroft defeated Durham Academy 94-43 on Friday night. On Tuesday, Kelly scored 23 points in a 69-54 win over Cary Academy. Ravenscroft hosts John Wall and Word of God [...]
Virginia at Duke, Sunday 2:00 EST Stats, facts and figures
• Game 21 •
[1 AP/1 Coaches] Duke (18-2, 5-1 ACC) vs. Virginia (7-9, 1-4 ACC)
Sunday, February 1, 2009 • 2:08 PM ET • FSN
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) • Durham, N.C.
Blue Devil Bits
Duke is 18-2 on the year, including a 5-1 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play, following a 70-68 loss at No. 6 Wake Forest [...]
Duke football, Capel rumors, Super Bowl ties, women’s hoops and more ahead in our daily linkfest
Blue Devil Nation has decided that we’ll return to linking some of the more interesting articles and will offer you some comments ranging from what we’re hearing to opinion.
Capel to replace Williams? Watkins disses UVA for Devils, Duke Super Bowl connections, women’s hoops updates, more football prospect news, another former coach with Duke ties [...]
BDN Premium talks with prospect Jason Morris
Jason Morris is a 6-5 wing prospect, currently playing at the Tony Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. Coming in on a nine-game winning streak, the Bearcats of Hotchkiss faced a talented Tilton School program, featuring UConn commitments Alex Oriakhi and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel as
well as Gerard Coleman, one of the better shooting guards in the class [...]
Wake holds off Duke rally to trip the Devils 70-68
Duke came into the Wake Forest game riding a ten game winning streak which helped them earn a number one ranking in the nation, but as Wake will tell you, teams don’t stay there long.
The Deacons who were ranked in the same position a week ago held on to win by a 70-68 score in [...]
BDN’s Slater gets talent guru Tom Konchalski’s thoughts on Duke committments
Tom Konchalski has been the editor and publisher of the highly respected High School Basketball Insider Report for more than thirty-five years. Currently, more than 225 colleges subscribe to his service. He is one of the select McDonald’s All-American voters. After a weekend at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mr. Konchalski sat down with [...]
Gerald Henderson talks of Wake, being ranked #1
Gerald Henderson took time to answer a few questions during yesterday’s media availability -
On how Duke matches up with Wake -
By the numbers, we don’t match up. But we’ve played big teams, Florida State and Georgia Tech. We
have to go to our strengths. We’ll continue to game plan and stick to the same things we’ve [...]
Scheyer talks of Duke being atop the polls and preparing for Wake Forest
Jon Scheyer took the time to answer a few questions on Monday. Scheyer addressed being ranked number one and the upcoming game at Wake Forest.
What is it like to be ranked number one in the nation?
Obviously it’s an honor to be number one at any time in the season. It’s a lot of great teams [...]
And this week, Duke sits atop the poll at #1
The Duke Blue Devils moved to the top of the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll this afternoon,
garnering all but one first place vote. Duke has now been number one sixty times since the polls inception in 1999. UNC is a distant second since that same time frame.
The Blue Devils will carry that #1 ranking into Winston Salem [...]
Duke Women run over Georgia Tech for 15th straight win
DURHAM, N.C. – The fourth-ranked Duke women’s basketball team used a stellar defensive effort on Sunday afternoon to down Georgia Tech, 60-34, to win its 15th straight game this season and 29th straight contest against the Yellow Jackets. The Blue Devils held Georgia Tech to its second-worst single-game output in school history, while holding the [...]
High School Hoops Edition No. 8
Brandon Knight scored 17 points, on Thursday, as Pine Crest dominated Chaminade-Madonna 68-32. On Tuesday, Knight made six three pointers and exploded for 37 points in a 79-48 victory over Coral Springs Charter. Knight will be facing off against Kenny Boynton for the second time this season on January 31st. The Sun-Sentinel has a game [...]
Random thoughts on the Blue Devils 85-44 win over Maryland
It’s hard to find a starting point in talking about how dominant the Blue Devils 85-44 win over Maryland was today. I mean the Devils defense held Maryland to four points over the last ten
minutes of the first half and limited the visitor to 27% shooting on the day and their lowest point total in [...]