Curry, Dawkins carry on Duke sharpshooting tradition
By Jacob Levitt | March 17, 2011“Live by the three, die by the three,” the adage goes.
“Live by the three, die by the three,” the adage goes.
As soon as the brackets were unveiled, it was immediately clear that one of the top seeds had been dealt a favorable hand.
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As Ryan Kelly languished on the bench last season, many Duke fans forgot that he was actually the most decorated member of the Blue Devils’ 2010 recruiting class.
Following Mario’s Miracle in the 2008 National Championship game, Kansas was faced with a rebuilding project
For those who have lived under a rock for the past year or so, Duke won the 2010 national championship in Indianapolis
Late in Duke’s ACC quarterfinal matchup, Nolan Smith hopped across the court, grimacing in pain before finally collapsing on the floor beside press row.
Last year, Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler fueled the Blue Devils’ scoring output. But it was big men Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas who unexpectedly emerged as essential contributors to...
For the first time this year, head coach Mike Krzyzewski expressed some op(toe)mism.
Last year, it was common to hear pundits or college basketball fans say Duke’s bracket was gift-wrapped. This time, it’s a little harder to find anyone expressing that sentiment.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Nolan Smith had already seen his teammate Kyrie Irving miss most of the season with a toe injury. But with a spot in the ACC tournament championship game on the line, Smith never...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Harrison Barnes knew that the Blue Devils would be gunning for him Sunday after the freshman dropped 40 points in a record-breaking performance in the ACC semifinals.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina made history Friday and Saturday by becoming the first team to overcome halftime deficits of nine or more points twice in the same ACC tournament.
Kyrie Irving warmed up on the Greensboro Coliseum court before the Maryland and North Carolina contests this weekend. But after each workout, he soon returned to wearing street clothes.