Duke women's basketball 2020-2021 player preview: Vanessa de Jesus
By Alex Jackson | November 1, 2020De Jesus was a Max Preps All-American and finalist for California Gatorade Player of the Year during her senior year of high school.
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De Jesus was a Max Preps All-American and finalist for California Gatorade Player of the Year during her senior year of high school.
The grandson of head coach Mike Krzyzewski understands how to be an effective spot shooter, although it is unlikely he will find himself with uncontested three-point shots in the ACC.
The Blue Devils added to what is now a top-50 recruiting class during the last few months.
Duke is a 10.5-point favorite against the visiting 49ers in Saturday's contest.
As one of two seniors on this year's team, Buckmire will provide veteran leadership whether he's on the floor or off it.
If Duke can lean into their strong backfield here, they could very well put on the repeat performance that the Blue Devil faithful so desperately desire.
The Tennessee native has seen game action this year and while Cutcliffe speaks highly of him, this is his first time in the starting role.
A week after finally winning their first game of the season, the Giants surrendered a 21-10 lead they held well into the final quarter and Jones fumbled the ball for the fifth time this season with only 40 seconds left down by a point.
With Duke ready to restart the action after a bye week, let's review the season up to this point.
With Paolo Banchero and A.J. Griffin having committed, Duke is the only team with two ESPN top-10 recruits in the class of 2021.
Over the course of the three months since Lawson was named as the head coach, she has shared some of her core tenets of how she will run the Duke women’s basketball program. Built upon her multitude of different experiences, the newly minted coach will implement these ideologies throughout the team.
Garner has had two years under the guidance of Duke athletic trainers and has come back fully healthy with a point to prove. Just halfway through the season, he has already played in more games than any other year and with that consistent field time, he has been able to show off just how good he can be.
After roughly three months in the Orlando bubble, the NBA has begun the offseason process.
Although there were a few COVID-19 scares early in the week, for the first time since Week 3, all scheduled games were played.
Duke enters Saturday's in-state showdown as a 4.5-point underdog.
Ball security is once again a focus for the Blue Devils on Saturday.
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The world got an hour of stories and insight from Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke will face off with its in-state rival on the heels of an impressive offensive performance against Syracuse.
In this week of action, several former Blue Devils highlighted their skills and packed up the stat sheet.