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Elliot Williams will transfer to be near his family
For those of you who have been following off season happenings, you may have known that Elliot Williams mom is very sick. I got the news late last evening that Elliot would be transferring from Duke in order to be near his Mom and family. BDN posted the news on our members message board and [...]
Getting to the Point (and the Post)!
After Duke’s Sweet 16 loss to Villanova, on March 27, Coach Krzyzweski was asked, “Does this in any way make you more eager to find a post player who can really score?” He answered, “And a point. And we feel — it’s not like we haven’t tried to find them. A couple of them have [...]
Tri MVP’s named during the Duke Basketball Awards Banquet
DURHAM, N.C. – The trio of Gerald Henderson, Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler shared the Swett-Baylin Award for Most Valuable Player at the annual Duke Men’s Basketball banquet on Friday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Henderson, a Wooden Award All-America and first team All-ACC choice, also received the Bill Krzyzewski Captains’ Award, True Blue Award [...]
Duke defeats Binghamton 86-62 to advance in the NCAA Tournament
Duke had little trouble whipping up on undersized Binghamton to advance to the Saturday evening game with Texas. While the Blue Devils had their way over the course of the game, Binghamton played inspired basketball. The Bearcats kept it close by hitting 6 of 11 three pointers in the first half. But the Duke defense [...]
ACC Tournament Week – One on One with Elliot Williams
I was able to sit down with Duke freshman Elliot Williams and get his thoughts on the UNC game, his season and his future, team health and more. So, whats this (pointing to an ice bag on his knee) Aw, it’s nothing So this is not a Ty Lawson thing (joking)? Naw, not at all. [...]
Duke takes out Maryland 78-67 in key road win
The Duke Blue Devils defeated Maryland 78-67 to move into sole possession of second place in the rough and tumble Atlantic Coast Conference. The pesky Terps played the Blue Devils even most of the game, but after the score was tied at 60 apiece, Duke made key plays to go up 66-60 and never looked [...]
Elliot Williams named ACC Rookie of the Week
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke’s Elliot Williams was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday after helping the Blue Devils to wins over St. John’s and eighth-ranked Wake Forest. Inserted into the starting lineup last week, Williams responded by averaging 11.0 points and 2.0 steals per game in two contests. The Memphis, Tenn., native was [...]
Duke vs Wake – A special night in Cameron (Game Analysis, quotes and more)
There have been many entertaining games in Cameron Indoor Stadium over the years and Duke’s 101-91 win over #9 Wake Forest is now one of them. I had the feeling going in that this game would be a bit special and my gut proved accurate from the very start. As the Duke starting lineup was [...]
BDN Premium Recruiting Update, Eric Bledsoe, Darius Smith new names to watch – Team Update going into the Wake Forest game
Duke is looking at two more 2009 Point Guards – If you have been reading our premium message board you already know this, but the Blue Devils decided to look into two more point guards in the class of 2009. Duke Assistant Coach Nate James will take in Eric Bledsoe’s game at Parker High School [...]
BDN Premium Interview – Duke Freshman Elliot Williams
Here is a sample of what you will find in addition to recruiting news on Blue Devil Nation Premium. I was able to sit down with Elliot Williams earlier this evening and spoke with the player everyone wants to hear from. I hope you enjoy the interview, where all but three questions were our [...]
Freshmen help Duke in their 76-69 win over St. John’s
Duke gained its 21st win of the season by disposing of St. John’s in Madison Square Garden. In the process, they found a couple of new pieces to fit into the puzzle in freshmen Elliot Williams and Miles Plumlee. Both players made positive plays, but Williams showed flashes that he could be a huge contributor as Duke [...]
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 [...]