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A Star At Night: An Interview With Matt Jones
The third of four children born to the affable Mark and Arrolyn Jones and raised in the diverse Dallas suburb of DeSoto, 6’5″ Matthew Jones, who, in late November of 2011, became the first pledge to Duke in the class of 2013, has carved his niche in this world by developing into one of the [...]
Unscathed: Through The Fire With Jabari Parker
“This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” -Polonius, Hamlet by William Shakespeare With the upcoming Nike Hoops Summit in Portland, Oregon left as the only major event in the high school [...]
The Consigliere: Tom Konchalski on Duke Recruits
Tom Konchalski is a 6’6″ sexagenarian who can walk into a basketball gym from South Side of Chicago to Harlem and South Florida to Maine and be enthusiastically greeted by coaches at all levels, anxious players, and grateful parents. Modest, focused, loyal, industrious, pious, honest, and generous, Mr. Konchalski embodies all of the qualities that [...]
Plumlee garners more post season honors
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke senior Mason Plumlee was named to the Senior CLASS Award first team, the award committee announced Thursday. Plumlee, a 6-10 forward from Warsaw, Ind., was one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, an honor presented to the men’s basketball student-athlete who most excels in four areas – community, classroom, [...]
Tough loss, great year, time to carry on
The Duke Blue Devils season ended on a sour note Sunday evening as the wheels came off in the second half against a determined Louisville team. For the longest time the game was nip and tuck but the Cards put together a 17-2 run and never looked back. It hurts. Make no mistake about that, [...]
Duke seniors discuss Elite Eight loss to Louisville
Well, the Duke season didn’t end the way the fans or team wanted as they went down to Louisville by a score of 85-63, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. It is important to remember this team finished the season 30-6 and took care of business sweeping their arch rival so no reason for [...]