June 2009
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Kryzyzewski dispels rumors and talks of the future – general recap of his annual summer press conference
Durham, N.C. – Every summer, college coaches around the country meet with the media, and today it was Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s turn. Krzyzewski is heading into his 30th season as the Duke Men’s Basketball Coach and he covered a myriad of subjects, from his involvement with Team USA to the fact that he’ll finish his [...]
Blue Devils land a running back in Juwon Thompson
The Duke Blue Devils continued their successful recruiting in the David Cutcliffe era, when they received their seventh verbal commitment from the class of 2010.
Juwon Thompson, a 5-foot-11, 210 pound running back out of Woodward Academy pulled the trigger after his second visit to Duke University.
It’s not unusual that Thompson pointed to the comfort level [...]
Duke prosepct Kyrie Irving chats with Blue Devil Nation
Duke basketball prospect Kyrie Irving gives part I of an interview to BDN Premium. Hear Kyrie for yourself Sorry, but you must become a premium subscriber to view the rest of this post.
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Gerald Henderson drafted 12th by the Charlotte Bobcats
New York – Gerald Henderson was selected with the 12th overall pick in the first round by the Charlotte Bobcats in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Henderson, who entered the draft following his junior season at Duke, becomes the 40th player selected in the NBA Draft under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and the 73rd overall NBA draft [...]
Tarik Black talks of his recruitment
One of the players Duke fans are curious about is Tarik Black, a true power post player who scored two critical baskets down the stretch to help his team win the title game of the NBAPA Camp. Here is an audio interview with Black. See our premium section for more offerings. Sorry, but you [...]
Duke Recruiting Focus – Dominique Ferguson Audio Interview
It’s time to move on and focus on what looks to be a quickly forming 2010 recruiting class. BDN Premium brings you a one on one audio interview with prospect Dominique Ferguson (6-8, 205 Lawrence North H.S. Indianapolis, IN) who touches on Duke’s interest and Sorry, but you must become a premium subscriber to view [...]
Elliot Williams will transfer to be near his family
For those of you who have been following off season happenings, you may have known that Elliot Williams mom is very sick. I got the news late last evening that Elliot would be transferring from Duke in order to be near his Mom and family. BDN posted the news on our members message board and [...]
Fab Mello has the tools on the court, but needs work off the court
A lot of folks in recruiting circles want to know more about Fab Melo, but for now all we have are his on court performances. During this past weekends NBAPA Top 100 Camp, Melo actually played better against the best of the best than he did on the AAU circuit. One thing you cannot teach [...]
Joe Jackson leaves his mark on the NBAPA Top 100 Camp
Super quick point guard prospect Joe Jackson made his presence felt at the NBAPA Top 100 Camp this past weekend. Jackson stands just 6-0 and weighs in at 180, but his presence is big on the court as he slashes through opposing defenses. BDN Premium has a one on one interview with the budding Memphis [...]
Tyler Thornton talks NBAPA Camp and visiting Duke afterwards (free)
Tyler Thornton had just come off the court after hitting a big three point shot to help his team advance during this past weekend’s NBAPA Top 100 Camp. BDN sat down with Tyler for this interview which we hope you enjoy (this is a small sampling of what you find on Blue Devil Nation [...]






