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LOS ANGELES—He is poised to be the starting point guard for Team USA in this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but Kyrie Irving was not always sure he would wear the red, white and blue during international competition.
LOS ANGELES—When newly-appointed USA Basketball Managing Director Jerry Colangelo brought in Mike Krzyzewski to lead the national team in 2005, the team was coming off two of its worst performances ever—a sixth-place finish at the 2002 FIBA World Championship and bronze-medal finish and three losses at the 2004 Olympics.
The Blue Devil women were not ranked all season, but heading into the NCAA championship the Duke women are seeded 24th and coming off some of their best performances of the year.
They waited 55 years to get back to the NCAA tournament and have had nine days off between games, but the Blue Devils hope to shake off any rust quickly and a make a postseason statement this weekend.
When Duke head coach Robbie Church found out via email in late March that his team had been invited to Beijing for the seventh annual Consultation on People-to-People Exchange, he was not sure the Blue Devils would be able to participate.
Ella Stevens is months from beginning her collegiate career with the Blue Devils, but she spent time with Duke head coach Robbie Church Wednesday morning during a surprise announcement that Stevens is the Gatorade National Player of the Year.
Last offseason, Duke was motivated after missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in 12 years.
For much of the season, Duke was fighting to qualify for the ACC tournament.
The Blue Devils had struggled to convert with runners in scoring position all game and needed a spark when right fielder Peter Zyla came to the plate.
The Blue Devils' offseason has already been busy, with point guard Derryck Thornton transferring from Duke after one year and Durham buzzing about whether the Blue Devils will add Marques Bolden for next year. The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers take a look at these storylines and Duke's outlook for the upcoming season.
After routing Notre Dame 17-3 last year, Duke is going to be in for a tough contest against a team that has one important quality the Blue Devils lack—experience.
Duke was outscored in its first four ACC games by a combined total of 43-6.
With a mild breeze, sunny skies and a home crowd on hand, Duke set two school records and won nine events in its second outdoor meet of the year.
Duke was building a lead, and it seemed like the hosts could pull off an upset against its bitter Tobacco Road rival.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Duke seemed destined for the Sweet 16 at halftime Saturday, leading 48-23 after shooting 60.7 percent from the floor and knocking down nine 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—There were only a few minutes left in the first half, but Marshall Plumlee could not wait any longer.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—For a while, Duke and Yale have been worlds apart in the realm of athletics, even as the two schools vied for spots in the U.S. News and World Report's top 10 universities. The Blue Devils are coming off a national championship, and before this year, the Bulldogs had not reached the NCAA tournament in 53 years.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Sophomore guard Grayson Allen had one of his worst shooting days of the season Thursday, but he still managed to make history.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—A young Duke team has struggled to keep up with the hot-shooting Seahawks so far on the big stage.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Down six with four seconds left in the first half, freshman Brandon Ingram received a midcourt pass from Grayson Allen. Ingram was playing in the first game of his NCAA tournament career and was the only thing clicking for Duke in the first half.
