Familiar Foe Awaits Duke
(05/10/10 6:12am)
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After the two teams' epic championship clash Monday when Duke escaped with its fourth national title in program history, Butler head coach Brad Stevens has expressed interest in facing the Blue Devils once more, this time during the regular season.
Blue Devil senior Joy Cheek was chosen in the third round of the WNBA Draft Thursday by the Indiana Fever. Cheek was the 35th out of 36 players selected in the draft. By being drafted, Cheek is entitled to a workout with the Fever, but no draft picks are guaranteed contracts by the WNBA.
Duke's season may have ended prematurely, but Jasmine Thomas' breakout junior campaign didn't go unnoticed. The junior guard earned AP All-American honors today, being named to the third team.
A day after helping send his team to the Final Four for the first time in his Duke career, senior Jon Scheyer was named to the All-America second team. Scheyer, a co-captain, leads the Blue Devils with 18.1 points and 4.8 assists per game. He also is tops on the team in minutes played and steals.
By: Patricia Lee
Duke 78-71, END OF GAME: The Blue Devils are in the Final Four for the first time since 2004. Check dukechronicle.com for postgame slideshows and reactions from the locker room.
Duke 70-57, FINAL: The Blue Devils got the job done with a relentless rebounding effort and great second-half contributions from Smith and Singler. Duke is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2004.
After winning the ACC championship earlier today, the Blue Devils were granted a No. 1 seed in the South region.
Duke 65-61 FINAL: Your 2010 ACC Tournament champions: the Duke Blue Devils. Check back here and at dukechronicle.com for postgame.
Duke 82-50 END OF GAME: That's a wrap. Your 2010 ACC regular season champions - the Duke Blue Devils. Duke finishes undefeated (17-0) at home and we'll be back with the senior speeches in just a few minutes.
The awards keep piling up for Duke.
Postgame: All three seniors addressed the crowd from center court after the game. They each thanked the fans for their support, and Cheek promised not to cry. Coach P was then interviewed and spoke briefly about all three. She also thanked the Cameron Crazies as well.
After Duke's 77-56 win over Maryland today, a reporter asked Mike Krzyzewski about the rumor that the New Jersey Nets are interested in him as their next head coach.
Duke 77-56, FINAL: Scheyer knocks down two free throws to retake the scoring lead for Zoubek--and from Vasquez for the game--and he, Singler, Zoubek and Thomas sat out the last two minutes. This may not have been as dominating of a performance as a year ago, but the Blue Devils got it done behind a stellar rebounding effort from Zoubek. Check back with dukechronicle.com for analysis of Duke's ninth ACC win.
The No. 7 Blue Devils (17-3, 5-0 in the ACC) return to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the No. 13 Seminoles (18-3, 4-1) tonight at 8:30 p.m. Duke is coming off a closer-than-expected victory at the Comcast Center Sunday over Maryland, 58-57, while Florida State easily dispatched Boston College 85-64 the same day. Here's what you need to know before the Blue Devils take the court tonight:
Following Duke's 88-74 loss to NC State at RBC Center in Raleigh, in which the Wolfpack shot 58.2 percent for the game, head coach Mike Krzyzewski had this to say about his team's defensive effort:
Conn 81, Duke 48 END OF GAME: Lorin Dixon put the icing on the cake for the Huskies, converting a four-point play with seven seconds remaining. Check out dukechronicle.com for postgame analysis on Duke's first home loss since 2008.
The No. 6 Blue Devils (15-2) enter their toughest matchup of the season fresh off a road win against then-No. 25 Miami and aim to be the first team since April 6, 2008 to knock off the top-ranked Huskies (17-0). Here are three things to know before Duke takes the court tonight:
While we've been busy compiling our own All-Decade teams, the Duke Athletics department has unveiled its own set of All-Decade teams, starting with women's basketball.