Tigers prepare to claw out of cellar
By Tim Britton | November 10, 2005In his 17 years as a college head coach, Oliver Purnell has earned a reputation as a program builder.
In his 17 years as a college head coach, Oliver Purnell has earned a reputation as a program builder.
As a sophomore, Alison Bales was the cornerstone of Duke's defense. At 6-foot-7, she nearly doubled the school's single-season record in blocks with 134.
Attention haters, skeptics, Carolina fans, Maryland fans, Texas fans, Villanova fans, Connecticut fans, Michigan State fans and any other misguided soul who is not absolutely certain Duke will win...
It's been two long years for the Waner sisters, but the duo will finally be reunited on the basketball court this season as Blue Devils.
Last year was a banner year for the ACC by all accounts, as the conference led the nation by sending a league-record seven teams to the NCAA Tournament.
When asked to name an ACC team that reached the finals of the NCAA Tournament in recent memory and has since lost their entire starting lineup, most people would respond with the obvious...
Despite a surprising 8-8 conference record and a No. 4 seed in the ACC Tournament in its first season in the league, Virginia Tech is not yet satisfied.
A year after shocking its new conference with seven ACC wins, Miami is adjusting to its new role as a known threat.
In 2004, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men's and women's basketball titles in the same season. With its men's and women's teams both ranked preseason No.
One year ago, Duke defeated Division II North Carolina Central in an exhibition game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 95-58.
With less than 13 minutes left in Duke's exhibition win over Concordia Thursday, and the game's result far from in doubt, the Stingers' Chris Blackwood made a routine jump shot to bring his team...
Duke held practice as usual Wednesday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium in preparation for its first exhibition game.
Men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski confirmed Wednesday on his XM Radio show, "Basketball and Beyond with Coach K," that sophomore David McClure will redshirt the 2005-06 season.
Just like every October for the past three years, Shavlik Randolph stood calmly at the foul line in Cameron Indoor Stadium, knocked down a foul shot, motioned to a Duke basketball manager for the...
One of the benefits of having three top-flight verbal commitments this early in a recruiting season is that it allows a coach to focus his efforts on coercing just one or two additional star...
Several of Duke’s top basketball players spent August chasing gold.
When Shavlik Randolph announced last spring that he would forego his senior year and enter the NBA draft, Duke basketball fans were miffed at the very least.
Most Duke students with summer internships at New York investment banks spend their free time on the job pondering important questions such as “Which bar am I going to tonight?” or...
In the world of Duke men’s basketball, the focus is already on this year’s team which boasts a star-studded incoming recruiting class and figures to be close to, if not at the top of,...
NBA prospects will now be able to play the lottery long before they can be a part of the lottery.