Blue Devils welcome rival Wolfpack
(02/16/12 11:55am)
Tonight’s in-state rivalry game between Duke and North Carolina State at Cameron Indoor Stadium marks the beginning of a new and exciting era for the Wolfpack program.
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Tonight’s in-state rivalry game between Duke and North Carolina State at Cameron Indoor Stadium marks the beginning of a new and exciting era for the Wolfpack program.
Sporting special-edition uniforms with pink trim for breast cancer awareness, No. 5 Duke got to the free throw line early and often to defeat Virginia Tech 67-45, giving the Blue Devils their second victory over the Hokies this season.
basketball history back to ACC relevance. Despite losing highly touted point guard Ryan Harrow, who transferred to Kentucky in the offseason, and being picked to finish eighth in the conference preseason poll, N.C. State (18-7, 7-3 in the ACC) is currently fourth in the ACC standings and a road win over No. 4 Duke (20-4, 7-2) could help propel them to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006.
Today, as Max McCaffrey signs his national letter of intent to play football for the Blue Devils, he will be adding to his family’s illustrious athletic legacy.
Coming off a lopsided 85-63 loss to No. 2 Ohio State last Tuesday, Duke will look to regain its groove at Cameron Indoor Stadium as it hosts Colorado State (5-3) tonight at 7 p.m.
Duke’s long-standing reputation of deadly 3-point shooting will not end anytime soon.
Coming off its first loss of the season last week against then-No. 4 Notre Dame, Duke dominated Purdue on the boards by a margin of 50-32 to give the Blue Devils a hard-fought 64-53 victory Thursday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
After a lackluster performance on the glass against Brigham Young in its season opener, Duke responded strongly Friday against Auburn in its first home game.
Head coach Joanne P. McCallie has won all four of her season openers with the Blue Devils, and will look to keep her opening-game win streak alive against Brigham Young Friday night.
On the first day of the early signing period, Duke will officially add the first, and currently only, member of its 2012 recruiting class—Rasheed Sulaimon. Sulaimon will sign his letter of intent today at his high school, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, in Houston, Texas.
Jeff Capel has always coached with a chip on his shoulder. Named head coach of Virginia Commonwealth at just 27-years-old, Capel was the youngest Division-I basketball coach in the country at the time.
North Carolina State and Alabama both earned bids to the NCAA tournament each year from 2002 to 2006, but neither has been back since those streaks ended. This year in Raleigh, those two programs join forces, as ex-Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried brings his expertise to the Wolfpack.
With all five starters returning from last year’s Elite Eight squad, a roster that includes eight McDonald’s All Americans and a two-time national champion head coach, North Carolina enters the season as the favorite to win the ACC and the national championship.