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After earning the top spot in the preseason ACC media day two days ago, Duke garnered 29 of 31 first place votes in the preseason ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll today to take home the #1 ranking. Michigan State grabbed two first place votes and took home second place.
The 2010 Duke men’s lacrosse team will be honored at halftime of Saturday’s matchup between the men’s soccer team and the Virginia Cavaliers at 7 p.m. in Koskinen Stadium.
Austin Rivers provided an update about his recruitment on HighSchoolHoop.com recently. After originally committing to Florida, the No. 2 overall recruit in the 2011 class decommitted on April 8th of this year. Rivers is still considering Florida along with UNC, Kansas, UCLA and, of course, Duke.
Duke earned a 1-1 draw against the MLS club New England Revolution in a scrimmage played Wednesday morning at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. As part of its preseason schedule, the Revolution are spending a week in North Carolina, playing three games including this morning's match versus the Blue Devils.
Duke's smashing of North Carolina on Saturday night marked the end of the regular season and the beginning of Championship Week. The ACC Tournament begins on Thursday with four first round matchups and the Blue Devils begin play on Friday when they face the winner of the Boston College-Virginia game.
Duke has already faced Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Boston College twice this season, but plays two new opponents this week as the Blue Devils travel to Chapel Hill to take on the Tar Heels Wednesday and then face Maryland in Cameron on Saturday. While facing UNC for this first time this late in the ACC season is normal for Duke, head coach Mike Krzyzewski's side has also yet to face Miami (Fl.), Virginia Tech, and Virginia. Yesterday, Krzyzewski offered his thoughts on the scheduling:
Last month, Olek Czyz announced that he was transferring from Duke and had been debating between Nevada and Arizona State over the past couple of weeks. By transferring in the middle of the season and enrolling in classes by January 22, Czyz becomes eligible to play in the second semester of next season. Yesterday, The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that Czyz has made his decision to play for the Wolfpack:
DePaul fired its head coach Jerry Wainwright yesterday and speculation has begun about who will take over the job. ESPN Analysts Jon Greenberg and Scott Powers wrote up a list of names with one that will certainly draw the attention, and maybe the ire, of Blue Devil fans: Chris Collins.
In the Blue Devils’ 71-67 defeat to Georgia Tech Saturday, Duke clearly could not find its legs. As the The Associated Press’s recap pointed out:
Roscoe Smith, ranked 31st in the 2010 recruitment class, has verbally committed to the University of Connecticut. Over the past couple weeks, Smith had been deciding between UConn, Georgetown and Duke.
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CBS Broadcaster Dan Bonner may not have believed that the Blue Devils were the top team in the ACC at the beginning of the season, but after last night's 74-53 Duke victory over the Clemson Tigers, he is a believer now.
While much of the focus on Duke basketball has centered on the Blue Devil's much improved front court (specifically Brian Zoubek) and senior Jon Scheyer's remarkable start to the season, the Blue Devil's excellent free throwing shooting has flown under the radar. The Blue Devil have shot 76 percent from the charity stripe this season (15th in all of college basketball) with Scheyer, Andre Dawkins, and Lance Thomas all shooting above 80 percent. Thomas' 81.5 clip is even better when you consider that the senior co-captain had not shot above 60 percent in any of his first three years at Duke.
Lacrosse insiders agree: John Danowski's squad will start the season as the team to beat in college lacrosse.
Trey Zeigler -- a four-star, 6-foot-5 guard from Mount Pleasant, Mich -- has added Duke to his list of schools he's considering for next year. Zeigler is rated as the 26th overall recruit in the Class of 2010, but Duke is a latecomer to the race, joining Michigan, Michigan State, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Miami and Central Michigan in vying for the high school star.
After Duke's blowout victory over Gonzaga, New Observer blogger Ken Tysiac tackled the question: Is Duke Better Equipped for March? His answer was both yes and no.
2nd Team
Dave McClure graduated from Duke last year after playing for four years under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. McClure spent five years on the Duke Basketball team as he redshirted his sophomore season after a knee injury ended his year early. Over the course of his Duke career, McClure averaged 2.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. He was drafted by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League in the fifth round of last year's draft (60thoverall selection). The Chronicle's Danny Vinik spoke with McClure over the phone recently to discuss the D-League among other things.
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Lance Thomas has been a steady performer for Duke throughout his four year career there, but he certainly has never been a star on the team. Thomas is averaging 6 points and 3.6 rebounds per-game so far this season, both career highs. Beyond that though, Thomas has taken on a major leadership role. He is co-captain along with Jon Scheyer and is the most vocal leader on the young team. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has a particular liking for Thomas who is extremely flexible and willing to do anything for the team.
