Krzyzewski addresses media as Duke basketball season begins
(10/13/12 3:55am)
The 2012-13 college basketball season has officially begun.
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The 2012-13 college basketball season has officially begun.
Just days after being cut by Julius Randle, the top-ranked power forward in the class of 2013, Duke basketball received some encouraging news on the recruiting front when reports surfaced Friday evening that Jabari Parker, the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2013 according to ESPN.com, is down to five schools—BYU, Duke, Florida, Michigan State and Stanford.
Julius Randle, the top-ranked power forward in the class of 2013, is now down to six schools-- Kentucky, Florida, Oklahoma, NC State, Florida and Texas-- according to a tweet Wednesday afternoon by Dave Telep of ESPN.com.
With the calendar switching over to October, the next several weeks promise to play a big role in shaping the future of Duke basketball.
October is shaping up to be a huge month for Duke basketball.
As reported on Friday, the Duke basketball coaching staff was in Chicago for their in-home visit with Jabari Parker, the top-ranked player in the class of 2013.
Over the past couple weeks, Jabari Parker, the consensus No. 1 player in the class of 2013, has had the opportunity to listen to various sales pitches from Florida, Michigan State, North Carolina, BYU, Kansas and DePaul.
It appears that the Duke coaching staff is starting to get more aggressive with the recruiting class of 2014.
Over the course of the past several weeks, it has been relatively quiet on the Jabari Parker recruiting front. The top-ranked player in the class of 2013 was forced to miss a substantial amount of the AAU circuit this summer due to a foot injury and since July he has not publicly spoken to the media much about his recruitment.
Duke added its second recruit to the class of 2013 tonight as Semi Ojeleye committed to the Blue Devils according to a tweet by Evan Daniels of scout.com.
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Yesterday morning, Maryland basketball head coach Mark Turgeon received good news that former Xavier standout Dezmine Wells announced he will transfer to play for the Terrapins over Kentucky, Oregon and Memphis.
Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski will hit the road later this week to conduct several in-home visits with 2013 recruits.
Duke football began its season with a bang, earning a 46-26 win against Florida International. Here's a look at the rest of the action around the ACC, with Miami and Boston College playing in the first conference matchup of the season.
Today, Julius Randle—the No. 3 overall player in the class of 2013 according to ESPN.com—made his list of 10 schools public. The 6-foot-9 power forward from Dallas tweeted that he is now down to Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Baylor, Texas, Florida, North Carolina State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
So far, so good. Lately, the Duke basketball coaching staff has received nothing but positive news on the 2013 recruiting front, being among the finalists in the recruitments of Austin Nichols, Marcus Lee and most recently Semi Ojeleye.
This week, Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski will have the chance to sell his program face-to-face to a recruit for the first time since leading the U.S. men's national team to an Olympic gold medal this summer.
‘Tis the season. Now that the AAU circuit is finished, many of the top 2013 recruits will begin taking official visits over the course of the next couple months before their high school basketball seasons begin.
After leading the U.S. National Team to an Olympic Gold Medal in London on Sunday, it's back to the daily grind for Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
After a busy month of July, recruits will have the opportunity to relax for much of August, which should enable many prospects in the classes of 2013 and 2014 to visit schools and begin narrowing down their list of prospective schools.