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Coach K returns to Durham with Gold

Coach K returns to Durham with Gold

By Mark Watson on August 13, 2012

After leading Team USA to consecutive Olympic gold medals, Coach Mike Krzyzewski, along with assistant coaches Chris Collins and Steve Wojociechowski will return home to Durham at approximately 5:30 PM today, arriving at Terminal 2. It should be easy to write about Coach K and his career, right? Well, it isn’t. The problem with writing [...]

Posted in Duke Basketball | Tagged Blue Devil Nation, Coach K, Krzyzewski Gold, USA Basketball

6'9" Duke Recruit Austin Nichols, Photo by Andrew Slater

The Running Man: An Interview With Austin Nichols

By Andrew Slater on July 20, 2012

For a self-described “goofy kid,” 6’9″ Austin Nichols of Memphis has a serious game. Blessed with a 7’2″ wingspan, he is one of the most skilled big men in high school basketball, and has demonstrated the ability and desire to get out and run the floor. On a senior-laden Briarcrest Christian team, the junior averaged [...]

Posted in BDN Premium Articles, Duke Basketball Recruiting News | Tagged 2013, Andrew Slater, Austin Nichols, BDN, Blue Devil Nation, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Julius Randle, Robert Hubbs, USA Basketball

6'9" Julius Randle at the LeBron James Skills Academy, Photo provided by Position Sports/Nike

Dallas’ Real J.R. : An Interview With Julius Randle

By Andrew Slater on July 17, 2012

Despite being the youngest member of the United States U-18 team, 6’9″ Julius Randle led the squad, which included one college sophomore and nine incoming college freshmen, in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots. When speaking of Randle, USA Men’s U-18 National Team finalist and fellow Duke recruit Austin Nichols said, “He’s like a 6’9” point [...]

Posted in Duke Basketball, Duke Basketball Recruiting News | Tagged Andrew Slater, Blue Devil Nation, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Julius Randle, Matt Jones, USA Basketball

I took this picture of Coach K upon his return with the first Gold his team earned.  Let's hope he can do it again and BDN will once again greet him in the RDI Airport.

BDN Monday Musings – Irving, Plums, Peach Jam, Pro Am, Football Approaching — and More

By Mark Watson on July 16, 2012

There is always a lot happening around Duke athletics, and this coming week is no different.  BDN Monday Musings takes a look around  in our latest group of tidbits. Kyrie Irving injured again Kyrie Irving suffered an untimely injury when, during a Cavaliers practice, he hit his hand out of frustration — breaking a bone [...]

Posted in Monday Musings | Tagged Blue Devil Nation, Elton Brand, Kyrie Irving Injury, Mark Watson, N.C. Pro Am, Nike Peach Jam, USA Basketball

6'11" Jahlil Okafor, MVP of the FIBA 17U World Championships, Photo by Andrew Slater

A Golden Present and Future: An Update With Jahlil Okafor

By Andrew Slater on July 14, 2012

“Run your own race.” -Coach Mike Krzyzewski   Big men sometimes have a reputation for reaching their full potential later than do players at other positions. But at sixteen, Jahlil Okafor may already be the next great American center. The grandson of Nigerian immigrants, the 6’11″ Okafor was born in Arkansas, but he’s been raised [...]

Posted in BDN Premium Articles, Duke Basketball Recruiting News | Tagged 2014, Andrew Slater, Blue Devil Nation, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Jahlil Okafor, USA Basketball

6'7" Rising Junior Justin Jackson, Photo by Andrew Slater

The Road Less Traveled: An Interview With Justin Jackson

By Andrew Slater on June 22, 2012

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken   According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there were 1.5 million home-schooled children in 2007 (the most recent year for available statistics) in the United [...]

Posted in BDN Premium Articles, Duke Basketball Recruiting News | Tagged 2014, Andrew Slater, Blue Devil Nation, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Justin Jackson, Rasheed Sulaimon, USA Basketball

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