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Photo Slideshow: Duke 96, UNC-Greensboro 62
By Chase Olivieri | November 16, 2009
No Nolan Smith, no Mason Plumlee, no problem for Duke in its 105th season opener. The absence of two key players didn’t stop No. 9 Duke from bowling over UNC-Greensboro 96-62 Friday night in...
With starters Nolan Smith and Mason Plumlee out for the season opener Friday against UNC-Greensboro, Duke relied heavily on underclassmen Olek Czyz, Andre Dawkins and Ryan Kelly en route to a 96-62...
Harrison Barnes, the 6-foot-6, 190-lb. swingman considered by many to be one of the top high school players in the country, will announce where he will play college basketball today at 4 p.m. on...
No. 9 Duke opens the 2009-2010 season Friday night at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium against UNC-Greensboro. After reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time in three years last season, the Blue...
When Kentucky head coach John Calipari has something to say to fans, he tweets. With 942,550 Twitter followers and counting, the Internet serves as a platform for an already storied program, giving...
Before Kyrie Irving even appeared on ESPNU to announce that he would be attending Duke, he had thousands of fans following his every word on Twitter and attending his regular online news...
Early this August, Duke point guard Nolan Smith took to the popular Web site Twitter.com to share with the world his thoughts about returning to Durham. “About to touchdown in Atlanta, and then...
The Duke freshmen bring an impressive combination of size and shooting ability to the floor, and can make an immediate impact with their versatility.
No. 50 is gone, and so are a host of other starters, but the Tar Heels remain one of the favorites in the ACC thanks in part to an incoming class of five freshmen, many of whom can expect...
The team’s glut of players 6-foot-8 and taller gives the Blue Devils a size advantage that head coach Mike Krzyzewski says he has rarely had in his 30-year tenure.
With the loss of team leader Jack McClinton, Miami could face a down year.
After a highly successful season in which they reached the NCAA Tournament and lost in the ACC Tournament finals, the Seminoles aim to prove that they are not one-season wonders.
After a brief scare of nearly losing its top player to the NBA, Maryland is looking to start off the season on a much stronger note with four returning starters, a plethora of guards and tall...
One thing Boston College head coach Al Skinner seems to keep emphasizing is the idea of success—a successful basketball team, a successful season and successful players.