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BDN’s Duke Basketball Recruiting Update

Mark Watson — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:42:59 +0000

Austin RIvers, Kyrie Irving and Andre Dawkins share a moment during this past seasons AAU National in Orlando - BDN Photo

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

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BDN Premium Team and Recruiting Update

Mark Watson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:15:24 +0000

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Mason Plumlee was officially cleared to play late yesterday afternoon. Plumlee has been practicing and went full throttle yesterday. His wrist is still a concern but the consensus is that he is ready to go. How much time he logs against Wisconsin remains to be seen, but looking at match-ups and front court depth, there is good reason to think we’ll see the freshman on the court.

Duke has prepared for

BDN Premium Recruiting Updates – Rivers set to vist Duke this coming weekend, visits made

Mark Watson — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:33:04 +0000

Austin Rivers will visit Duke this coming weekend - BDN Photo

Austin Rivers will visit campus this coming weekend with

Beal confirms that Duke has now entered the race to stay

Mark Watson — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:37:17 +0000

Brad Beal, copyright BDN Photo

Due to his duties with Team USA in Las Vegas, Coach Mike Krzyzewski was unable to see Brad Beal play in Orlando. Beal, a 2011 target played in the Orlando Showcase event which preceded the AAU Nationals which prevented the Devils head man being there. Despite his absence, Coach Chris Collins and Steve Wojciechowski [Wojo] caught his every move.

In short, Brad Beal knows that Duke is very interested in him as evidenced by Coach K watching him play during the Peach Jam, calling him the following week. Beal and the Devils are in a getting to know one another process that will carry over. The St. Louis guard prospect grew up following JJ Redick and Duke, but many felt he was a huge Florida lean of late.

That may have been the case, but Beal has now conceded that he will no longer make a quick decision as you will hear in the following article. BDN was the first Duke site to interview and cover Beal long before others caught wind of his solid game and we will continue to stay on top of his recruitment.

During the festivities in Orlando, Jason Williams talked to several AAU teams. The former Duke

Day One – AAU Nationals – The Duke staff follows Beal, Dawkins and Irving

Mark Watson — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:01:17 +0000

Coaches take in the action today in Orlando

The championship game from the Showcase will be tonight, but the AAU Nationals are underway as well. A bevy of college coaching greats have descended upon Disney’s Wide World of Sports to get one last look at some of the nations top basketball prospects. Coach K and his staff are out in force and they are intermingled with the likes of Roy Williams, Billy Donovan and others.

One of Duke’s main targets is Kyrie Irving, but Irving was unable to participate in his New Jersey Roadrunners final game because he suited up for the New Jersey Celtics for their upset run. Despite that, Krzyzewski sat with assistants Collins and Wojciechowski out of respect and to show that the guard is at the top of their list.

It gets better for Duke fans who