Taking a Look at the Duke Freshmen
With Amile Jefferson’s announcement he would be attending Duke University, Duke’s recruiting efforts for the 2012-13 season came to a successful end. Jefferson, a power forward, joins combo guard Rasheed Sulaimon in a class that also includes forward Alex Murphy and center Marshall Plumlee, two players who redshirted last season. While ESPN ranks Duke’s 2012 [...]
Alex Murphy reflects on his redshirt season at Duke
BDN caught up to Duke freshman, Alex Murphy who chatted about the day in the life of a redshirt. Murphy has had an adjustment to not playing for the first time in his life this season but says this year will pay off. His concentration has been on getting stronger in the weight room and [...]
Monday Musings looks at the Duke Men’s Basketball Team
In this weeks addition of Monday Musings, we take a look at each player on the men’s basketball team and share our thoughts on their performances during Countdown to Craziness. We are more than aware it is hard to tell much from a partial Blue-White game but having watched the Blue Devils as much as we [...]
BDN Video Goes 1 on 1 with Alex Murphy
Blue Devil Nation was on the scene at Duke’s 2011 Media Day and got to sit down with highly-touted freshman Alex Murphy. Click play below to hear how Alex is adjusting to college life and get his thoughts about anticipated roles this season…
What Did We Learn Over Summer Vacation?
Participation in the Friendship Games provided an early look at the 2011-12 edition of the Duke Blue Devils. In three games against the China Junior National Team and one game against the United Arab Emirates National Team, Coach Krzyzewski was able to get an early jump on melding the individual Blue Devils into a cohesive [...]
Monday Musings – Duke Photo Day, China Trip, Murphy Interview
Needless to say, it’s an exciting, yet busy time for Duke Athletics with the men’s basketball team in China and the football team deep into their pre season practice. That means it’s a busy time for Blue Devil Nation and our hands on coverage as well, but hey, that’s us! We’ll lead off this edition [...]

