Blue Devils search for answers in frontcourt
By Joe Drews | November 9, 2007Duke lost just one scholarship player from last season's team, and that was seemingly offset by one of the best recruiting classes in the nation.
Duke lost just one scholarship player from last season's team, and that was seemingly offset by one of the best recruiting classes in the nation.
Although the Seminoles unveiled a spiffy new uniform for the 2007-2008 season, the players who will take the court for Florida State this season should look very familiar. Returning four veteran...
Last season, Miami was expected to struggle, and it did. Guard Guillermo Diaz and forward Robert Hite had left for the NBA the year before, leaving the team with a paper-thin roster, little...
For the past four years, Nolan Smith may as well have been playing for a college program.
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said that this season would not be a waste if the Tar Heels failed to win the national championship. But it would not be unreasonable for the No. 1 team in...
Duke began Thursday night's matchup with Team Reebok hoping to work out some last-minute kinks before the official start of the season. With a dominating 88-56 finish, this team made one thing loud...
A lot has changed since last March. The 6-foot-7 frontcourt force, Alison Bales, is gone. The National Player of the Year, Lindsey Harding, is gone. The Associated Press Coach of the Year, Gail...
After a 2006-2007 season in which Clemson had its best start in team history, the ACC cannot say it didn't see the Tigers coming this year. Anchored by four returning starters from a team that...
At this time last year, N.C. State had just started practice with new head coach Sidney Lowe, had lost star center Cedric Simmons to the NBA and was projected to finish at the bottom of the ACC by...
Maryland opens this season having lost several established starters, and so the Terrapins have no choice but to rely on their freshman class to contribute right away if they hope to return to the...
Freshmen are supposed to be shy, unsure of themselves and daunted by the transition from high school to college.
Last year, with the help of Sean Singletary, the Cavaliers were able to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001. This year, Singletary turned down the NBA in hopes of building...
Before he had ever taken high school geometry or attended a homecoming dance, Taylor King knew where he would be going to college. Or so he thought.
With refined scoring talents that have elicited comparisons to Larry Bird and Dirk Nowitzki, Kyle Singler is certainly an expert at drawing the attention of opposing defenses.
It's the kind of story that starts a legend. One of the founding myths of Duke basketball. The day the Blue Devils began their rise to college basketball pre-eminence. It starts with an...
When center Chante Black finally gets the chance to pair up with forward Carrem Gay, it will mark the beginning of a new era for the Blue Devil frontcourt.
Perhaps most disappointing, however, is that the 2006-2007 squad did not resemble the great Duke teams of the past.
Coming off a surprisingly successful ACC season, the Hokies need a talented group of freshmen to step up and mature quickly if they intend to repeat their 2007 performance. It will not be easy,...
It's hard to know what to expect from Boston College when the Eagles don't even know what to expect from themselves. "The dynamics have changed a lot," head coach Al Skinner said. "This team has...
Newly-hired head coach Joanne P. McCallie will coach her first game as a Blue Devil tonight at 7 p.m., when Duke takes on Team Reebok in Cameron Indoor Stadium.