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BDN catches up with Rasheed Sulaimon in L.A.
LOS ANGELES – Duke started off hot with their 2012 recruiting class in February, picking up two five star commitments in Rasheed Sulaimon and Alex Murphy all in a week’s span. Since then, Alex has graduated early and is now coming to Duke with the 2011 class leaving Rasheed as the sole 2012 commit. Rasheed [...]
BDN Premium checks in with prospect Peter Jok
Childhood years can be a tumultuous time for a lot of kids. At 3, Peter Jok lost his father to violence in war-ravaged Sudan. At nine, his mother ultimately moved the family to Des Moines, Iowa to begin a new life. Two years later, the young man put away his soccer ball and began playing [...]
Alex Murphy – “The visit to Duke went great!”
The Duke Blue Devils may be in the midst of their basketball season but recruiting never ends and there has been a lot going on around the program of late. Several key recruits are in the process of or have already made the journey to Cameron Indoor Stadium to see the Blue Devils in person. [...]
Tony Parker tells BDN Duke has offered
From Elton Brand to Carlos Boozer to perhaps maybe Tony Parker? The 6’9 278 lbs big man from Georgia is as talented as they come. Major programs all over the country are recruiting him for his services and one lucky program will land not only a fine player but a fine young man as well. [...]
Top Prospect Rasheed Sulaimon is High on Duke
Standing close to 6-3, Duke prospect Rasheed Sulaimon is often referred to as silky smooth, versatile and a throwback player to days gone by. Sulaimon possesses the rare mid-range game which most kids no longer work on in this day and time, and the major schools are starting to recruit him hard. Sulaimon sat down [...]
Prospect Update – Amile Jefferson to attend Countdown to Craziness
One of the top players out of the state of Pennsylvania, Amile Jefferson has many schools trying to gain his services. The forward had a great summer AAU season in which he impressed almost everyone who came out to watch him. During the AAU season, Amile also played alongside Duke recruit Savon Goodman. The two [...]
Q & A with star 2013 prospect Rodney Purvis
One of the kids who is already considered a star from the class of 2013 is Rodney Purvis [6-2,170 PG] who plays his high school ball for Upper Room in Raleigh, North Carolina. How would you describe your game in your own words? I’m real unselfish and like to get to the basket and dish [...]
BDN Premium gets to know Rashad Muhammad during the recent Pango’s event
Rashad Muhammad is the younger brother of the much heralded Shabazz Muhammad, HoopScoop’s top ranked player in the class of 2012, but he is not overshadowed by his family’s extensive athletic bloodlines. Rashad’s father, Ron, played basketball at Southern California and his mother, Faye, was an All-American in track at Long Beach State. His older [...]
Future Duke player Michael Gbinije talks of his development
HAMPTON – The Blue Devil Nation caught up to Michael Gbinije who recently committed to Duke during the Nike EYBL session I which is the first event to kick of the AAU season. BDN will be following Duke prospects and those who have signed with the same vigor we do the football and basketball teams. [...]
BDN Premium – Amile Jefferson talks recruiting
One of the top players in the class of 2012 is Amile Jefferson of Philadelphia, PA, Friends Central High School. Jefferson stands 6-6 and weighs in around 190 pounds. Jefferson’s versatility and upside has college coaches jockeying for position as he starts to take a serious look at the process. In a our conversation, Jefferson [...]
One on One with prospect Desmond Hubert
BDN Premuim – Desmond Hubert is a 6’9” young man from New Egypt, New Jersey. In early November, he visited the Duke campus and took in an exhibition game as part of a series of unofficial visits. In front of coaches from UConn, Pittsburgh, and Villanova, the thin, junior big man played in the closing [...]
BDN Premium talks with prospect Jason Morris
Jason Morris is a 6-5 wing prospect, currently playing at the Tony Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. Coming in on a nine-game winning streak, the Bearcats of Hotchkiss faced a talented Tilton School program, featuring UConn commitments Alex Oriakhi and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel as well as Gerard Coleman, one of the better shooting guards in the [...]