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Featherston – Ranking the ACC going into conference play
BDN Exclusive – Like Caesar’s Gaul, all ACC basketball seasons are divided into three parts.
At least that’s the way Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski approaches the basketball year. He divides each season into (1) the non-conference “pre-season”; (2) the conference season; and (3) postseason.
Of course, there’s not always a fine [...]
BDN Locker Room Report – Jon Scheyer talks Duke Basketball
If you were to take another poll for ACC Player of the Year, the clear choice would be Jon Scheyer at this point of the season. Scheyer is having a great senior year and BDN caught up with the star after the Long Beach State game to get his thoughts on the game and the [...]
BDN Premium chats with Brian Clifton about John Wall and his recruitment
BDN deals in facts, not rumors. Everybody wants to know the latest on John Wall and what is going on in his camp. I talked with Brian Clifton last evening and he broke down the process of the hottest recruiting battle in the nation. If you are not a member of BDN Premium, then you’re [...]
Big Josh Smith chats up BDN Premium after he tossed in 36 points in his team’s BWI opener
BDN Premium caught up with Josh Smith (6-9 Kentwood HS, Covington, WA) after he tossed in 36 points in Seattle Rotary Select’s opening night win at the Boo Williams Invitational. Discuss this interview on our private message board.
Wow! Thirty six points, game winning shot in the opener, what’s up with that?
Aw, I man (smiling) … [...]
With rumors flying, BDN Premium gets the facts from John Wall himself
There has been quite a bit of buzz on various message boards about John Wall contacting North Carolina Coach Roy Williams, or was it the other way around? The news traveled through the Duke, UNC and Kentucky forums at warp speed, each poster giving it more of a spin until the rumor mill was spinning [...]
Duke ousts Maryland 67-61 enroute to the ACC Tournament Championship Game.
In the movie Scarface, Al Pacino (Tony Montana) said, “Say hello to my little friend,” as he whipped out his machine gun to take care of business. Duke introduced Maryland to their old friend, the three point shot, going 9 of 22 helping them take care of business.
The Blue Devils 67-61 victory over the Terrapins wasn’t [...]
Wake holds off Duke rally to trip the Devils 70-68
Duke came into the Wake Forest game riding a ten game winning streak which helped them earn a number one ranking in the nation, but as Wake will tell you, teams don’t stay there long.
The Deacons who were ranked in the same position a week ago held on to win by a 70-68 score in [...]
And this week, Duke sits atop the poll at #1
The Duke Blue Devils moved to the top of the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll this afternoon,
garnering all but one first place vote. Duke has now been number one sixty times since the polls inception in 1999. UNC is a distant second since that same time frame.
The Blue Devils will carry that #1 ranking into Winston Salem [...]
Duke Women run over Georgia Tech for 15th straight win
DURHAM, N.C. – The fourth-ranked Duke women’s basketball team used a stellar defensive effort on Sunday afternoon to down Georgia Tech, 60-34, to win its 15th straight game this season and 29th straight contest against the Yellow Jackets. The Blue Devils held Georgia Tech to its second-worst single-game output in school history, while holding the [...]
Random thoughts on the Blue Devils 85-44 win over Maryland
It’s hard to find a starting point in talking about how dominant the Blue Devils 85-44 win over Maryland was today. I mean the Devils defense held Maryland to four points over the last ten
minutes of the first half and limited the visitor to 27% shooting on the day and their lowest point total in [...]
Duke vs Maryland Freshman Photo Gallery
As you probably know by now, Duke walloped Maryland and is poised to go to number one for the 60th time since the ESPN/Coaches Poll has existed. Oh, and nobody is a close second;) We’ll get to the game shortly, but until then, here is a look at the freshman who got some good minutes [...]
Maryland at Duke by the numbers
• Game 19 •
[2 AP/2 Coaches] Duke (17-1, 4-0 ACC) vs. Maryland (13-5, 2-2 ACC)
Saturday, January 24, 2009 • 12:02 PM ET • ESPN
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) • Durham, N.C.
Blue Devil Bits
l Duke is 17-1 on the year, including a 4-0 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Blue Devils
have now started the season with [...]