Duke Basketball Alumni News

This is pretty cool: former Duke great Ace Parker turned 100 today. We’re not sure how many links there are still to the Wallace Wade era, so this is certainly worth celebrating. Happy birthday, Ace!

This is pretty cool: former Duke great Ace Parker turned 100 today. We’re not sure how many links there are still to the Wallace Wade era, so this is certainly worth celebrating. Happy birthday, Ace!

Torn ligament in his wrist or not, Luol Deng has made it known that he wants – and feels obligated – to play for Great Britain during the 2012 Olympics in London.

Kyrie Irving week continues as I ask myself some more questions Terry Pluto-style about building a team "with" Kyrie Irving as the Cavs look to return to contention in the Eastern Conference.  Be sure to check out the other…

Kyrie Irving's ROY Award is giving Cavaliers fans reason to believe all over again, much sooner than anyone could've ever thought possible way back in July of 2010.

Today’s game with the Celtics is gigantic for the Sixers in terms of taking total control of this series against a battered, bruised and frayed Boston team.

Two years into that deal, fans are calling for the Bulls to use the amnesty clause on Boozer's contract, which would allow them to pay the remaining money on the contract without that money affecting the salary cap.

Support Kyle and Real Madrid in the 2012 La Liga Endesa Playoffs!

Austin Rivers, who was highly touted out of high school, had an underwhelming season. He definitely had some high points, but nonetheless, his draft stock has fallen. It has fallen enough so that the Phoenix Suns might have a chance to grab him, which could possibly be a franchise-altering move.  Some common knocks on Austin Rivers are his poor shot selection and bad attitude. Given that Steve …

"I love you, man," the Cavaliers' young star said to his father, Dred, his voice cracking. "I'm living my dream. Without you, I don't know where I'd be."…

"Actually, it's worth mentioning because the three votes for the other players are just bizarre. There's no reason for anyone to vote for Kawhi Leonard, Kenneth Faried or Iman Shumpert, who are all good players but play on teams where they benefit from many other good players around them. There is no statistical measure or intangible measure (other than perhaps Shumpert's powerful defense) that …

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving accepted the NBA's Rookie of the Year award on Tuesday.

Well it’s official: Kyrie Irving is the NBA Rookie Of The Year. And if he wants, he could probably run for mayor of Cleveland about now too.

Well it’s official: Kyrie Irving is the NBA Rookie Of The Year. And if he wants, he could probably run for mayor of Cleveland about now too.

A Tuesday morning press conference at Cleveland Clinic Courts in Independence made it official that Cavs point guard Kyrie Irving is the NBA's top rookie.

Cleveland Cavalier guard Kyrie Irving will be named as the NBA's Rookie of the Year today, culminating an excellent season by the 20-year-old point guard out of Duke University.With that in mind, it's time to answer some questions about Kyrie…

“If we win the league and the Cup will be a great season for Real Madrid”…

BOSTON – It's that time of the year when nearly every player lucky enough to still be playing is battling some sort of ache or pain. It's certainly no different for the 76ers.

Hampered by salary cap struggles, the Bulls may look to move the mega contracts of Joakim Noah and Luol Deng.

"Really hope that Kyrie remains a Cav his entire career. Great player and a quality person. Love watching this kid play basketball. Love his unselfish attitude. He will lead the Cavs to a NBA championship or two or more." – pastorrick…

See what's being said around the web about Cavaliers' rookie point guard Kyrie Irving.

For those of you who voted accordingly in our pre-season poll,  pat yourselves on the back because you were correct: Kyrie Irving will be the NBA’s Rookie Of The Year. Congrats to Kyrie. Now go get some useful teammates in the draft!

For those of you who voted accordingly in our pre-season poll,  pat yourselves on the back because you were correct: Kyrie Irving will be the NBA’s Rookie Of The Year. Congrats to Kyrie. Now go get some useful teammates in the draft!

BOSTON — Sixers forwards Thaddeus Young and Elton Brand are both expected to play in tonight's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston.

A trip down video lane as we recall some of Kyrie's best rookie moments.

When an NBA game begins, the coaches of the teams are each carrying 240 minutes of playing time in their pockets, and at this time of the year, those aren't doled out to make anyone feel good.

BOSTON — Thaddeus Young sat courtside after Sunday's film/shooting session at TD Garden with an ice pack wrapped around his right shin. While the team relayed to the media during the game that he had sprained his right ankle, Young cleared up the injury a bit Sunday.

One of the best things about sports drafts is finding the hidden gems and the underrated players. In the NBA draft, players can slip for several reasons, but when the right player finds the right opportunity special things can happen. A recent example is the Chicago Bulls' Taj Gibson. Gibson was taken 26th overall in the 2009 draft because he was 23 years old and he didn't have a dynamic …

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Albert Pujols' struggle to hit his first American League home run was not lost on Doc Rivers. The Celtics coach…

The coaches of the Celtics and Philaelphia 76ers, who are meeting in the second round of the playoffs, have known each other since the 1960s and Rivers’ son, Austin, played for a Duke team that had Chris Collins, Doug’s son, as an assistant coach.

Rather than represent Great Britain in London Olympics, forward should allow wrist to heal to fulfill obligation to Bulls To know Luol Deng is to respect him.

Rather than represent Great Britain in London Olympics, forward should allow wrist to heal to fulfill obligation to Bulls Haugh: Should allow wrist to heal to fulfill obligation to Bulls.

Vow disappointing end to season will motivate them to begin next season with even greater resolve Carlos Boozer will face the heat in Miami after all. He just will do so as a family man, not a forward, and without the teammates most predicted to reprise last season's Eastern Conference finals.

Vow disappointing end to season will motivate them to begin next season with even greater resolve Carlos Boozer will face the heat in Miami after all. He just will do so as a family man, not a forward, and without the teammates most predicted to reprise last season's Eastern Conference finals.

While we’re sorry to see Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer lose, it is nice to see Elton Brand and Doug Collins, who has become a member of the Duke family in many ways, advance in the NBA playoffs.

While we’re sorry to see Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer lose, it is nice to see Elton Brand and Doug Collins, who has become a member of the Duke family in many ways, advance in the NBA playoffs.

Here’s a nice article on Shane Battier as he helps drive the Heat towards an NBA championship.

Here’s a nice article on Shane Battier as he helps drive the Heat towards an NBA championship.

Pistons’ president of basketball operations Joe Dumars is reportedly in Spain watching 33rd overall pick from last year’s draft.

By Kris Henry Mail Tribune When you put on a basketball tournament centered around a family atmosphere, several things can happen. Teams who have played in your tournament will most certainly want to keep coming back, and they’ll make sure to tell their friends. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TOURNAMENT: Sixth annual Kyle Singler Southern Oregon Open runs Saturday and Sunday with games at Kids Unlimited, South Medford High, Central Medford High, McLoughlin M…

When you put on a basketball tournament centered around a family atmosphere, several things can happen.

Chris Duhon’s disappointing play in the 2010/11 season, his first with the Magic, prompted the team and its fans to adjust their expectations for him.

In 2011-12, Duke had the NBA’s most productive alumni group.  Blue Devils in the NBA combined to score 8,292 points, grab 3,487 boards and dish out 1,663 assists, resulting in a first place finish in our annual NBA Fantasy League. Duke’s most productive NBA alums this season were Carlos Boozer (2178.60 fantasy points), Kyrie Irving (1798.60), Luol Deng (1779.80), Elton Brand (1755.80), and Gerald Henderson (1464.40).  All 16 Devils in the NBA p…

The message the Bulls sent Tuesday in Game 5 was as subtle as a shot blocked into the third row or an elbow to the ear. This team is going to go out on its own terms, regardless of whether Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah or even Taj Gibson is healthy enough to play in Game 6 Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. This team earned that right by posting the best record in the …

Here’s an interesting post-mortem on the Cavaliers and how Kyrie Irving did his freshman year. The future looks bright: they’ll pick no worse than sixth in the draft and could of course win the lottery in which case they’d be able to pair Irving with Kentucky product Anthony Davis. Or they could end up with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who would be very different but also a great partner with Irving as Kidd-Gilchrist brings great chemistry and effort…

Like most rookies, Nolan Smith didn’t play a lot at the beginning of the season, and his minutes have gone up and down.

Here’s something we missed: former Duke star Bill Fleming died on Friday the 13th. He was 82. Fleming played at Duke from 1949-52 and helped the team to a 61-34 record.

We’re very sorry to see that Grant Hill has what is being termed as a minor knee injury. He’ll have surgery and likely miss the rest of the season.

Kyrie Irving continues to impress the NBA world. Check out this rave, and in particular comments from coach Byron Scott.