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Duke offers Kevon Looney
Blue Devil Nation Premium has learned that Duke has offered a schlorship to Kevon Looney. When you’re a versatile and skilled 6’8″, your highly respected five-time state title winning coach says that — as a rising junior – you’re the best player he’s ever coached, including NBA players Rodney Buford and Carl and Marcus Landry, college [...]
Duke lands Jabari Parker
On an overcast and rainy December afternoon, Jabari Parker, a soft spoken and measured young man from the South Side of Chicago, saw the light, committing to Duke University on ESPNU. After a three year pursuit of the reigning National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Blue Devils’ staff’s persistence and message won the day, [...]
Serenity Now: The Evolution of Ryan Kelly
On a steep hillside overlooking the Hudson Valley in New York, the Trinity-Pawling school was where Chris and Doreen Kelly were working as educators and coaches when their first child, Ryan, was born on a Tuesday in early April of 1991. Genetically, Ryan benefited intellectually and athletically from a union of two high school sweethearts [...]
Semi Semi Ya: Duke Lands Semi Ojeleye
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle Semi Ojeleye was born in Overland Park, Kansas and his family’s tale is one of the American Dream. His father, Victor, arrived in Kansas from Nigeria, looking to do an internship and residency at the University of Kansas [...]
Everything Is Bigger In Texas: An Elijah Thomas Interview
After putting in the hard work to lose a significant amount of weight, Elijah Thomas, at nearly 6’9″ and 235 pounds, has seen his game and recruitment take off. With soft hands, a strong upper body, good feet, a fundamentally sound low-post game, a relatively soft touch, and a competitive streak on both ends of [...]
The Rockwall Rifleman: Austin Grandstaff
Since the arrival of Coach Jeff Capel in the spring of 2011, the state of Texas has been more of a focal point for Duke recruiting. In the class of 2013, the Blue Devils have already received a commitment from 6’5″ Matt Jones of DeSoto and are heavily pursuing 6’8″ Julius Randle of McKinney to [...]