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"Very good, not great," has been Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's constant representation of this year's Blue Devil squad. But regardless of just how the 26-year veteran describes this year's team, one question remains: How do the 2000-2001 Blue Devils match up with the last Duke team to reach the Final Four, the 1998-1999 edition?
None of the teams in the Final Four are flukes; all of them are legitimate title contenders.
PHILADELPHIA - It had all the makings of Philadelphia's most cherished sports story. USC, wearing red uniforms with gold trim, strolled into the city of brotherly love like the Italian Stallion against champion Apollo Creed in the fabled Oscar-winning movie. The Trojan pep band even graced the spectators at the First Union Center with a rendition of the theme song from Rocky.
PHILADELPHIA - For the second time in conference history, two ACC schools will meet in the national semifinals for a chance to play for a national championship two days later. And its only fitting that Duke and Maryland, two squads that have played such high-quality games this season that two have become "Instant Classics" on the ESPN Classic network, will battle for this rare and coveted opportunity.
PHILADELPHIA - Those who predicted the Duke-UCLA matchup to be a fast-paced, high-scoring, exciting basketball game guessed wrong.
After competing in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. last weekend, senior pole vaulter Jillian Schwartz and sophomore distance runner Sheela Agrawal were both honored as All-Americans for their finishes in their respective events. A third Duke competitor, junior Katie Atlas, also contended for a national ranking at the meet, but she was unable to finish her one-mile run due to sickness.
Less than three weeks after suffering what some believed would be a season-ending injury, Duke center Carlos Boozer returned to practice yesterday and now expects to don his uniform when Duke takes the court Thursday for its Sweet 16 contest against UCLA.
The awards keep piling up for senior forward Shane Battier. After being named a first-team Academic All-American, snatching the ACC tournament's Most Valuable Player award and capturing multiple national honors in recent weeks, Battier garnered the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year award Tuesday. Battier succeeds last year's winner Kenyon Martin, a forward from Cincinnati. The honor was bestowed upon Duke's senior by a panel of prestigious coaches, journalists and administrators organized by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club. As the recipient of this year's award, Battier becomes the fifth Duke player to be recognized with this distinguished accomplishment, joining such Blue Devil greats as Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner and Elton Brand. However, Battier is the only Duke player-and for that matter, the only Naismith recipient ever-to have been honored by the Tip-Off Club twice, as he won the high school player of the year accolade as a senior at Detroit Country Day School. "I am very honored to receive the Naismith Award," Battier said in a statement Tuesday. "I am proud of the fact that I hold high standards for myself both on the court and in the classroom. It is a tremendous honor to be mentioned with some of the great players who have previously earned this prestigious award, including several from Duke." News of the award came only hours after he, his teammates and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski held a pre-NCAA tournament press conference last Tuesday. Battier's performance in the ACC tournament-where he was named the tourney's most valuable player-was among the major topics of discussion for Krzyzewski. Krzyzewski praised his senior tri-captain for a record-breaking Duke career, which has included 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 blocks, 200 assists and 200 total steals. "When a player comes into the league, he has an opportunity to win 76 ACC games, if he wins every regular season and every tournament game. Shane just finished his ACC career and he's won 69," Krzyzewski said. "He's been the consummate winner and he does what he needs to do to help us win in every way. That's why he's already won a lot of national player of the year awards, and nobody deserves that more." As one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award, Battier had some very stiff competition. However, the Duke senior was one of only a handful of fourth-year players up for the honor; Battier was accompanied on the ballot by veterans Brendan Haywood of North Carolina, Troy Murphy of Notre Dame and Terence Morris of Maryland. In fact, a majority of the finalists were underclassmen, highlighted by an impressive trio of sophomores consisting of Duke's Jason Williams, North Carolina guard Joseph Forte and Michigan State forward Jason Richardson. Although the Naismith Award is generally considered among the most prestigious of individual accolades that college basketball players can receive, the Wooden Award has yet to be handed out. The Wooden Award, voted on by sportswriters from across the country, will be issued after the conclusion of the NCAA tournament.
If you are a Duke student who complains of having too many time constraints, too many responsibilities or constant fatigue, you are not alone.
In the first of three meetings held to establish a consensus for the consolidation of Durham's six wards into three, a group of approximately 30 political activists and concerned citizens convened to discuss issues raised by redistricting.
WINSTON-SALEM - For anyone who has considered contributions from the bench and post play as Duke's two major weaknesses this season, they might want to think twice. Frequently the biggest liabilities in Duke's three losses this season, these two areas did not serve as chinks in the Blue Devils' collective armor Saturday, but rather as tremendous assets in their 82-80 victory over Wake Forest.
Which Wake Forest team is going to show up this time?
He was on the cover of every sports magazine known to man. He was asked to campaign for presidential contender Bill Bradley and to testify in front of Congress. He was named as a member of the college select team that played and practiced against the U.S. Olympic Dream Team before it ventured to Sydney to win a gold medal.
It is 63-62 with seven seconds remaining, and Seton Hall has an opportunity to knock off No. 9 Syracuse on its home court. After point guard Andre Barrett dribbles the ball up the court and passes it to the left wing, forward Desmond Herod attempts a three-pointer from the corner which is blocked by Orangemen forward Damone Brown, ensuring the Feb. 10 victory for Syracuse. It is a disappointing loss for the struggling Pirates, who have played neck-and-neck with many of the top teams in the country but have frequently fallen up short in crunchtime.
Competing in Tempe, Ariz. over the past three days, the Duke baseball team dropped four straight games to fifth-ranked Arizona State, a perennial national powerhouse and a team that has its sights set on Omaha for the College World Series. The Blue Devils were outscored by a total of 40-9 and gave up 63 hits during the weekend.
Would you have expected anything different?
It is Feb. 28, 1998, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on a sunny afternoon.
There's an electricity in the air. The tenters are out in full force. Journalists from near and far have invaded the Duke campus. Opposing players are exchanging barbs. It can only mean one thing-the most divisive rivalry in all of college sports is ready to resume.
Saturday's matchup might not feature the mutual hatred of the Duke-North Carolina archrivalry, but to say the Blue Devils and their counterparts from the Old Line State are collegial would be quite a stretch.
While the men's basketball team eagerly awaits the game with its red-hot rivals from Chapel Hill, it will receive the opportunity to face another accomplished squad from Chestnut Hill in the meantime.
