Headlining the group was Duke commit DeMarcus Nelson, a 6-foot-3 guard from California who gave a verbal commitment to the Blue Devils during the summer before his junior year of high school. Nelson had the third-highest scoring average at the tournament with nearly 24 points per game.
The leading scorer with 26 points per contest was Greg Paulus, a 6-foot-2 point guard from New York who is being heavily recruited by every major program in the country, including Duke and North Carolina.
Other Duke recruits that performed well were Shaun Livingston, a 6-foot-8 player that can alternate between point guard and small forward; Sebastian Telfair, a 6-foot-1 point guard and the cousin of former-Georgia Tech star and current NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury; Dave McClure, a 6-foot-5 wing player from Connecticut; and Dwight Howard, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Georgia.
Track and field to compete at regional meet
13 women and six men will represent the track and field teams at the East Regional this weekend in Fairfax, Va. Duke's women will be participating in a total of nine events, while the men will compete in three. The Blue Devils qualified for the meet by matching or surpassing times that were set prior to the season.
Other female participants include Heidi Hullinger, Clara Horowitz and Laura Stanley in the 5,000-meter run; Meaghan Leon and Sally
Middle-distance runners Nick Schneider and Bill Spierdowis highlight the male contingent, as the two will race in the 1,500-meter run. Other Blue Devils competing include Michael Hatch and Jared Moore in the 5,000-meter run, and Brent Warner and Jeff Buttaccio in the pole vault.
Miami begins talks about possible ACC expansion
The University of Miami's executive committee met Wednesday for a discussion regarding a possible move to the ACC from the Big East. In addition, three members of the ACC will conduct site visits of Miami's campus Thursday through Saturday.
USA Today reported Monday that ACC representatives are also expected to visit Boston College and Syracuse, the two additional schools that were invited to join the ACC by the conference. However, ACC officials are keeping the dates of the visits confidential.
Also, Miami football coach Larry Coker expressed his hope that Miami and Florida State would be in opposite divisions in the new 12-team ACC. The advantage of being in opposite divisions is that the two football powers could continue their annual rivalry, with the loser still being able to win their division and therefore remain eligible for a BCS berth. However, if the teams are in the same division, the winner of the rivalry game would have to lose two conference games in order for the rivalry loser to maintain a shot at a BCS berth.
"Reason" exists for Humphries' decision to request release
Kris Humphries, who was granted his release from a commitment to play basketball for Duke, has yet to announce his new college choice. Speculation
In addition, Humphries' father told the Indianapolis Star last Thursday that eventually an explanation would be provided by Kris regarding his surprise decision to request his release from a scholarship to play basketball at Duke.
"I told somebody yesterday, 'Don't you think it's kind of strange that we haven't made a comment concerning it?' That's because there's more to the story. There's a legitimate reason."
Both junior Phillip King and senior Michael Yani dropped first round singles matches at the NCAA Championships last week. Together, the Blue Devils were the No. 3 seeded doubles team, but the duo fell to the eventual national champions-Rajeev Ram and Brian Wilson of Illinois - in the second round of the NCAA Championships. The loss came on the heels of a 7-6, 6-4 win over a pair from Harvard in the opening round. The duo finished the season with a 21-4 record.
Ultimate Frisbee beats Michigan, Delaware at nationals
The women's club ultimate frisbee team defeated Michigan and Delaware as they held its No. 12 national ranking at the National Championships in Texas last weekend. Duke dropped games to Iowa, Brown, the University of California-San Diego and Stanford.
Billy King promoted to team president of Sixers
Former Duke basketball star Billy King, the general manager of the Sixers for the past five years, was promoted to team president following the resignation of head coach and vice president of basketball operations, Larry Brown.
"Billy King has developed a league-wide reputation as one of the best and brightest young executives in the game today," Sixers chairman Ed Snider told the Inquirer of Philadelphia Tuesday.
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