Kyle Singler recaps the Blue Devils win over Clemson before turning his attention to Iowa State in Chicago.
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Kyle Singler recaps Duke’s win over Clemson
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Duke vs Iowa State Official Game Notes
Game 14
[5 AP/5 Coaches] Duke (12-1, 1-0 ACC) vs. Iowa State (10-3, 0-0 Big 12)
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 • 9:00 p.m. • espn2
United Center (20,917) • Chicago, Ill.
The Opening Tip
Duke (12-1, 1-0 ACC), ranked fifth in the AP poll and ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, faces Iowa State (10-3, 0-0 Big 12) at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 9:00 p.m. (EST). Wednesday’s game will air on espn2 with Dave O’Brien and Jay Bilas calling the action.
The Last Time Out
Duke posted a 74-53 win over Clemson on Sunday in the ACC opener for both schools. The Blue Devils jumped out to a 30-12 lead by limiting Clemson to 16.7 percent (5-of-30) shooting in the opening 20 minutes of play.
Nolan Smith posted his fifth 20-point game of the season with 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. Senior Jon Scheyer also had 22 points to go along with six assists and three steals. He knocked down three three-point field goals in the game and now has an ACC-best 37 threes on the year. Junior Kyle Singler added 16 points and a game-high eight rebounds as Duke outrebounded the Tigers, 33-29, for the game.
The Blue Devils forced more turnovers (17) than Clemson had field goals (16) on Sunday. Duke also shot 50 percent (24-of-48) from the field in the contest en route to its third win over a ranked opponent.
Krzyzewski Back Home in Chicago
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to a 10-1 record in the Chicago area, including a 6-0 mark at the United Center. Duke has won six straight games in Chicago.
Numbers Game
l Duke has won 21 of its last 22 games in the month of January. The Blue Devils are 200-55 under Mike Krzyzewski in January games.
l Duke is 20-4 against teams currently in the Big 12, including a 19-3 mark under Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils have won four straight against the Big 12.
l Senior Jon Scheyer leads the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.88:1) while playing 35.1 minutes per game. He has led Duke in assists in all 13 games with six turnover-free games. Scheyer also ranks eighth in the NCAA at 6.4 assists per game.
l Nolan Smith has 23 three-point field goals and is shooting an ACC-best 51.1 percent from three-point range. Smith entered the season as a 36.2 percent (49-of-135) from behind the arc.
l Brian Zoubek is 20-of-23 (.870) from the field over the last six games. He leads the Blue Devils in field goal percentage at .679.
l Jon Scheyer is averaging 22.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game during Duke’s current six-game win streak. He is shooting 47.9 percent from three-point range and averaging 3.8 three-point field goals per game in that span.
l Junior Nolan Smith has scored 10 or more points in all 11 games he has played. He is averaging 18.4 points per game, a 10.0 ppg. increase from a year ago. Smith also has five 20-point efforts in 2009-10 after posting one 20-point game in his first two seasons at Duke.
l Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith are averaging 41.5 points combined, while shooting 51.6 percent (80-of-155) from the field and 53.5 percent (38-of-71) from three-point range during Duke’s six-game win streak.
l The trio of Jon Scheyer (22), Nolan Smith (22) and Kyle Singler combined for 81.1 percent (60 of 74 points) of Duke’s scoring output in Sunday’s win over Clemson.
l Duke has had 15 individual 20-point scoring games this season. The Blue Devils have had multiple 20-point scorers in the same game five times on the year.
l Junior Kyle Singler has led Duke in rebounding six times in 2009-10 and 42 times in his career. He has grabbed five or more rebounds in 68 of 84 career games.
l Wednesday marks the 70th birthday of Cameron Indoor Stadium. The building opened on Jan. 6, 1940 with a 36-27 Duke win over Princeton.
BDN’s Duke Basketball Recruiting Update
With all the questions surrounding where Duke will seriously look to fill another spot in the class of 2010, I decided to break it down as it stands today. First off Roscoe Smith is a [private] long shot, but Duke is still involved but to a much lesser degree than some think. While Smith is talented, there seems to be too many issues to overcome, mainly academics.
Duke has turned their focus to three players and you heard about all of them in our past updates. Duke is involved with Trey Zeigler and they like him a lot, but then again they like others as well. As has been mentioned Zeigler will take a while to make his decision. Some of the incoming prospects have been networking with Zeigler and while Duke is in this one a little late, they are still in it.
Nate James recently checked out Carrick Felix a 6-6, 180 SF who currently plays as a freshman for Southern Idaho Community College. Felix is a very athletic wing who would benefit the Devils with his versatility. Felix has the grades to get in from sources close to the situation and he has a bevy of schools after him. Felix got his start in Arizona where he burst onto the scene and would be a rare reach into junior college. Like Zeigler, the Blue Devils like what they see in this kid. He cuts through defenses and plays good on ball defense, filling passing lanes as well. Good shooter but a bit streaky.
Then there is Terrence Ross who as you know backed out of his verbal to Maryland. We told you early on Kentucky was involved and there will be plenty of company joining the race. Ross is a very athletic wing, similar to the aforementioned prospects. There are some questions as to whether Ross can qualify and he has already been talking with Kentucky.
As for Tashawn Mabry, you can pretty much consider him off the radar from what I have heard. The Rocky Mount product has been suspended and from what I am hearing, it is from a serious incident which is under investigation. Maryland has turned their attention towards Marbry after losing Ross.
So Duke is heavily involved with all three of these guys and are looking for anyone else who may pop up. In short, Duke wants to sign a player in this size range to help balance their team according toa source as close to the program as one can get
Duke is still looking to get Austin Rivers in for a visit and that will likely happen as the ACC season gets into full swing. Look for a lot of guys visit during the UNC game and there will be other games as well. As of now, no visits are set in stone. If Brad Beal de-commits from Florida it is unlikely Duke will look his way for Rivers is their guy. Still, we'll take a wait and see approach on Beal.
Duke is also still very active with Quincy Miller and they'll ride this one out. Duke continues to look at Marshall Plumlee as well.
JP Tokoto is still on the radar as well but Duke is aware that this one seems to be getting more and more like rides they've been on so they will keep their options wide open. Tokoto holds an offer and showed a lot of interest at the Elite Camp but his camp changed their tune a bit after many felt a verbal could happen early on. Still, I am in no way saying Duke is not very much in this race for they are and his step father likes Coach K a lot.
Unrelated, strong rumors out of Chapel Hill have been say for three weeks now that not all of the Heels are happy. Many of the recent additions have been recruited over and you can just about bank it that someone will leave. My guess would be either Stirckland or McDonald and fwiw, the word is stronger on McDonald. But let them worry about their own and we'll worry about ours.
I will be adding a few more tidbits to the thread on the message board later this evening, so no need for questions in that I will tell you what I know.[/private]
Post game chat with Duke senior Lance Thomas
Lance Thomas contributed in a lot of ways in Duke's win over Clemson, just not so much in the scoring department. Thomas talks about the game and his new tatoo.
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Duke Unleashes Devilish Defense to Defeat Clemson 74-53
Durham, N.C. - The walk up to Cameron was a cold one tonight as the temperature is in the twenties, but Dukes defense made the elements seem warm compared the the cold defensive breeze that shut the Tigers offense to a crawl. The Blue Devils cruised to a 74-53 win in their ACC opener using the aforementioned lock down defense which held Clemson to 32.7% from the field for the game.
Duke held the visitors to just 12 first half points and 16.7% from the field, but Clemson did manage to score the second half's first 12 points and it looked as if Duke's first half effort would evaporate, but the Devils regrouped after a Krzyzewski timeout and rode the big three to a win.
Whats that? Who is the big three? Well, if you don't know you haven't followed the Blue Devils. The big 3 would be Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. The trio combined for 60 of the Blue Devils 74 points and their consistency has been uncanny to this point.
The backcourt of Smith and Scheyer scored 22 points apiece and combined for 9 of the Blue Devils 12 assists. Singler added 16 and earned the praise of Krzyzewski after the game where he said he looked stronger or better than at any time this season.
He was probably referring to Singlers toughness and leadership or maybe it was that Singler jaw jacked a bit with Clemson star Trevor Booker. Duke held Booker to just 10 points his second lowest total of the season.
Krzyzewski showed emotion tonight while trying to keep the Cameron Crazies going and they did a pretty good job with a lot of the students missing. He leaped when Scheyer picked up a Booker turnover, turned and made a three point shot which gave Duke a commanding 39-25 lead after a Tiger run to crawl back into the game.
Duke outscored Clemson in the paint and out-rebounded their opponent and scored 19 points of Tiger turnovers. The final 21 point margin was the largest lead of the game for Duke.
With the win, Duke goes to 12-1 on the season and 1-0 in the conference while Clemson drops to 12-3 and 0-1. Duke will next face Iowa State in Chicago on Wednesday.
Be sure to check out the BDN Locker Room Report which is coming later.
Notes - Duke honored the great Vic Bubas and his 1960 team at half time. Krzyzewski sang the praises of Bubas during the post game press conference.
High School Hoops 2010 Edition No. 8
This edition of High School Hoops 2010 includes a Holiday Tournament action wrap up and coverage of teams recommencing their normal game schedules. There are updates on committed Duke players Tyler Thornton, Josh Hairston, and Kyrie Irving as well as information on prospects Roscoe Smith, Austin Rivers, and J.P. Tokoto. [private]
Kyrie Irving: St. Patrick traveled to beautiful sunny San Diego (I love that city) to participate in the MaxPreps Holiday Classic and Irving came away as the Most Valuable Player as St. Patrick won the National Division with a 66 – 43 victory over Newark Memorial (CA).
In earlier games, the Celtics defeated Ironwood Ridge (AZ) 83 – 35 and Centennial (CA).
This ESPN article has been linked on message boards all over the Internet so most everyone has already seen it but here it is again for anyone who hasn’t already read this exciting statement:
“Irving will be the best point guard prospect heading to Duke since Jason Williams laced them up for the Blue Devils.”
How sweet does that sound?
Josh Hairston: On Saturday evening, Montrose Christian defeated St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes 79 – 50. There is no news on individual performances prior to Blue Devil Nation going to press with this article, but there is a great post from Studlee10 on the Premium Message Board describing the action.
Tyler Thornton: Gonzaga defeated Rice (N.Y.) 67 – 55. Rice was coming off their 55 – 54 Championship performance over Kinston at the GSK Invitational. Gonzaga defeated Kinston 84 – 64 in Honolulu on December 22.
Roscoe Smith: Oak Hill Academy traveled to Portland to compete at the Les Schwab Invitational. In their first game, Smith recorded a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds as Oak Hill defeated Sunset 94 – 66.
Oak Hill took care of Oregon City 80 – 67 in the second round. Smith was limited to six points and three rebounds in the game.
In the semi-finals, Smith recorded his second double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds as Oak Hill defeated Westview 72 – 58.
Westchester (CA) defeated Oak Hill 52 – 47 in the Championship Game. Smith finished with six points and seven rebounds.
Austin Rivers: Winter Park traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to participate in the T-Mobile Invitational. In the first round, Butler (AL) defeated Winter Park 60 – 58. In the consolation game, Winter Park defeated Kentwood (WA) 72- 52. Kentwood is Josh Smith’s school, but Smith did not participate due to being injured.
Winter Park is sitting at the top of the Orlando Sentinel’s Super 16 rankings.
J.P. Tokoto: It was a rough two days for Menomonee Falls at the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee. On day one, Menomonee Falls fell to Arrowhead 67 – 66 in overtime, and on day two, they fell to Catholic Memorial 68 – 63. Tokoto delivered a good individual stat line in both games but he struggled from the free throw line.
Against Catholic Memorial, Tokoto scored 23 points with 17 rebounds, three blocked shots, and five steals, but went 3 – 11 from the free throw line. In the overtime loss to Arrowhead, Tokoto scored 18 points.
Menomonee Falls is now 6-3 on the season with J.P. Tokoto averaging 18.2 points per game.
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