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Serenity Now: The Evolution of Ryan Kelly
On a steep hillside overlooking the Hudson Valley in New York, the Trinity-Pawling school was where Chris and Doreen Kelly were working as educators and coaches when their first child, Ryan, was born on a Tuesday in early April of 1991. Genetically, Ryan benefited intellectually and athletically from a union of two high school sweethearts [...]
Leadership In Training: An Interview With Miles Plumlee
Blessed with a reported thirty-six inch vertical, a 6’11,” 247 lb. frame, and the mind of a high school salutatorian, Miles Plumlee is a rare specimen. On a relatively young squad, Miles, a twenty-three year-old third generation college basketball player, has started more games, forty-one, than any current Duke player. The team will need him [...]
BDN’s Monday Musings – Recruiting, Football Wins, Praise and Injuries
Good Monday morning Blue Devil Nation! It’s the first day of November which means we are into the meat of the football schedule while basketball begins in earnest. It’ll be a busy week ahead as recruiting heats up and Duke prepares for Virginia on the football field in Wallace Wade this Saturday and Cal Poly [...]
Duke’s special senior class leaves lasting memories for the Blue Devil Nation
DURHAM – It’s almost as if the 2010 Duke senior class bloomed right along with spring. As Duke celebrated their fourth national title this past Monday, three Duke seniors – Jon Scheyer, Lance Thomas and Brian Zoubek – blossomed in full glory. Each senior basked in the lighted stage of victory, all of them [...]
In case you missed it – The Duke post game press conference
INDIANAPOLIS – If you missed the post game press conference, here it is for you. Coach K, Jon Scheyer, Brian Zoubek, Lance Thomas and most outstanding player Kyle Singler address the media after they won the national championship with a thrilling win over Butler. Just press play -
A happy Lance Thomas discusses the national title
INDIANAPOLIS – The Duke Blue Devils are the 2009-10 National Champs and Lance Thomas was a big part of the effort. We caught up with Thomas just after the game ended while the Duke players were cutting the nets.