Ex-Duke commitment Humphries signs with Minnesota
Former Duke men's basketball commitment Kris Humphries signed a scholarship voucher and intent to enroll form with Minnesota, therefore ending a torrid college search that began a month ago when the McDonald's All-American requested and received a release from his scholarship to play for the Blue Devils. Humphries announced his decision to play for Minnesota - a team that has finished better than fourth in the Big Ten regular season standings just once since 1982-83 - in a statement released Monday afternoon.
"I believe that Minnesota can compete for the Big Ten title as well as make the NCAA tournament," Humphries said. "I hope I can help make that a reality."
Former NCAA Player of the Year wins NBA Title
One of Duke's all-time great men's basketball players, Danny Ferry, became just the second Blue Devil alum to win an NBA championship when the San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets last weekend.
As a Blue Devil, Ferry was the 1989 National Player of the Year, a two-time All-America selection and a three-time All-ACC honoree. He is fourth on Duke's all-time scoring list and is in the top 10 of eight other statistical categories.
The first Duke alum to win an NBA title was Jeff Mullins, who won the world championship with the Golden State Warriors in 1975.
Williams to be honored
A more recent Duke men's basketball star returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium to speak at the Blue Devil basketball camp and to participate in some pick-up basketball games with current members of the varsity team. In other news, Williams will be honored August 4th by the Rising Stars organization. Hall of Famer Clyde "Walt" Frazier will speak, in addition to with video testimonials from men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Dick Vitale.
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