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April 4th Duke Press Conference from Indianapolis

Duke set to take on Butler
Duke players address the media in Indy BDN Photo

INDIANAPOLIS - The Duke Blue Devils defeated West Virginia just hours ago, but they were once again in Lucas Oil Stadium to address the media early this afternoon.  The following is the national press conference which featured Coach K, Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler, Lance Thomas, Nolan Smith and Brian Zoubek.  Several more interviews to come including one on one chats with selected Blue Devil players and coaches.

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Duke’s Nate James post game with BDN

A pumped up Nate James walks off the court in Lucas Oil Stadium after Duke's impressive win over West Virginia. The Blue Devils take on the Butler Bulldogs on Monday evening for the National Championship

INDIANAPOLIS - Coach Nate James is the newest member of the Duke coaching staff and his presence is already being felt in the program.  James was coaching and talking with the Plumlees, Thomas and Zoubs as they came off the court in Duke's big win over West Virginia which put them in the championship game.  James took time to chat with BDN after the game.

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Duke’s Jon Scheyer discusses the win over West Virginia

Jon Scheyer leads Duke past West VirginiaINDIANAPOLIS -  Duke ripped West Virginia by 21 points on Saturday night and that means the Blue Devils will play for the National Championship on Monday.  A big part of the reason Duke won was the play of Jon Scheyer where he scored a team high 23 points.  Scheyer was swarmed by the media after the contest and while he was happy with the win, it was clear that there was one more game to go.

BDN's coverage from Indy continues today as we'll be on the scene for more player and coach interviews.

BDN Post Game from Indy – Duke’s Lance Thomas shares his thoughts

INDIANAPOLIS - Once again Lance Thomas left every inch of himself on the court in Duke's win over West Virginia which advances them to the Title Game.  Late in the contest Thomas ran to a loose ball and jumped to grab it with authority right in front of the Duke bench and that play epitomizes how he valued the ball even when Duke had a solid lead.  A very tired Thomas spoke with the Blue Devil Nation and here is what the senior had to say -

Duke defeats West Virginia to advance to Final Four – Coach K, Scheyer, Smith post game comments

Duke looking for a fourth national title
Duke has one more game to go before they celebrate - photo David Bradley

INDIANAPOLIS - Duke advanced to the National Championship game with a 78-57 win over West Virginia and in the process the Blue Devils can win their fourth title under Krzyzewski.

Coach K, Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith addressed the media after the game and here are their comments -

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