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Any lingering concerns regarding the validity of Duke's hiring of Ted Roof as head football coach have been completely shattered in the past few weeks. Inside the program, people are lauding Roof as a superlative motivator and organizer, characteristics which have helped him to pull in multiple football recruits that have managed to turn some heads in the world of college football pundits.
Head football coach Ted Roof has his first two commitments from the previous recruiting weekend, each of whom figures to impact Duke's recruiting rankings considerably.
Cameron Indoor Stadium is not considered one of the world's greatest athletic facilities because of its size, nor for its design. The legendary Duke arena is famous because of the momentous games that have taken place inside its humble halls.
NEW YORK, NY -- In what head coach Mike Krzyzewski called his best game of the season, senior point guard Chris Duhon put on a masterful performance in front of thousands of Duke fans and alums in Madison Square Garden. Undoubtedly, this was Duhon's opus. The much-criticized former National High School Player of the Year delivered 15 points, dished out nine assists and collected three steals--all while committing just one turnover--as he orchestrated Duke's embarrassment of Texas from the opening tip to the waning moments of the contest.
Interim head coach Ted Roof has been recommended as Duke's next head football coach by athletic director Joe Alleva and the football search committee, according to sources close to the situation who spoke to The Chronicle on the condition of anonymity.
Though Saturday's emotional 30-22 victory over archrival North Carolina may affect the selection of Duke's next head football coach, a list of at least some of the finalists has been selected by the Blue Devils' football coach search committee, according to a source speaking to The Chronicle on the condition of anonymity.
Though the outcome of today's contest versus North Carolina may have significant effect on Duke's hiring of its next football coach, a list of at least some of the finalists has been selected by the Blue Devils' football coach search committee, according to a source speaking to The Chronicle on the condition of anonymity.
Duke is moving closer toward selecting a new head football coach, with a hire anticipated the week after Thanksgiving, according to sources in the Athletic Department.
Head women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors is well acquainted with the proud tradition of Purdue's program--she served as an assistant there from 1986-92. She also coached against the Boilermakers four years ago when she led the Blue Devils into the national championship game, only to fall to her former squad, 62-45.
Following published reports from USA Today and the Washington Post reporting that Notre Dame had been in contact with the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten regarding possible admittance, ND Associate Athletic Director John Heisler told The Chronicle that the Fighting Irish was merely keeping its options open for the future and that no changes are imminent.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams did not have a scheduled meet during Parent's Weekend. So to compensate, the Blue Devils' first home meet of the season this past weekend against UNC-Wilmington served as a "parent's meet"--and a successful one at that.
Excuse me for being giddy, but the prospect of Shaun Livingston playing for the Blue Devils is nearly unfathomable.
A few weekends ago, hundreds of parents descended upon Duke's campus for a few days of catching up with their children, with many excitedly filing in to Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch members of the men's basketball team square off for an intrasquad scrimmage. They were dazzled by the abilities and maturity of Luol Deng, the passing of Chris Duhon, and the considerable improvement of Duke's post players. And for a few moments, the parents were puzzled--who were Borman and Means, and why were they going into the game?
In 2002-03, the men's basketball team had an anomaly of a season, according to basketball pundits. It dropped seven games; lost in the Sweet 16; failed to win the ACC regular season title; and placed just one player on the All-ACC First Team.
Ludovic Walter rode his booming serve to both the singles and doubles championships at the ITA Region II Championships in Chapel Hill, N.C. Sunday afternoon.
Men's Tennis
Boston College accepted an invitation from the Atlantic Coast Conference to become its 12th member Sunday, ending a roller coaster ride of an expansion process.
UPDATE:
It was the most entertaining basketball game I'd ever seen.
Duke Athletic Director Joe Alleva refuted a report that appeared in yesterday's New York Post that Boston College would accept an offer to join the ACC as its 12th member "within days."
