Duke Basketball Alumni News

After a tremendous senior year, Mason Plumlee says he's ready for the NBA. And he's right, he is. He may never be a great scorer in the league, but not that many are anyway.

Redick is a free agent this summer that the Bucks would like to keep but has a lot of options.

Here’s a catchup on DeMarcus Nelson from the Blue Zone (a Chronicle blog). We always respected him at Duke. He was tough and gave all he had. He just had some bad luck, primarily with injuries.  …

As I sit and type this out it feels like I'm back in the fall dissecting numbers to quantify Jay Cutler putting up a clunker of a performance in an important game. Except it's not fall and the game isn't being played outdoors.

Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich are “most likely out” for Monday’s Game 4 against the Miami Heat. In the tight-lipped coach’s world, that translates to out.        …

Bulls forward updates status as he continues to recover from side effects of spinal tap ……

Bosh scored 20 points and hauled in 19 rebounds to help the Heat beat the Bulls 104-94 victory. Boozer wasn't bad, either, with 21 points for Chicago, but it was Miami coming away with a 2-1 lead in the series…

We seem to remember running this before, but in case you didn't see it, here's 20 Questions with Shane Battier. Some of his answers are really interesting, not least of all pointing to Yao Ming as the best leader he ever played with.

Scores 10 of Bulls' first 14 points, finishes with team-high 21 You can cancel that missing person report.        …

Unrestricted free agency is an exciting time for a player who has spent the majority of his career with one team.

Over 30 former Blue Devil basketball players, including a pair of former greats (Mike Gminski and Jason Williams) that have had their Duke jerseys retired, will serve as team coaches this summer to headline the 11th annual K Academy, May… See more ›The post Coach K and Former Duke Stars…

Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich who haven’t officially been ruled out of Game 3 by Tom Thibodeau, but it’s unlikely the two starters will make an appearance on Friday. Photo Credit: Getty Images…

The Bulls are, pretty much without question, the toughest team in the NBA, and former Devil Luol Deng is a big part of that toughness. But we didn't know he played with a torn wrist ligament and a broken thumb (left). Toss in a serious illness which cost him 15 pounds, a bad spinal tap and significa…

Luol Deng spoke Thursday about his struggle to recover from the side effects of a spinal tap, first saying "I'll be OK" but expressing doubt about if or when he can return.        …

A sobering 15 pounds lighter, determined but realistic, Luol Deng on Thursday prepared to address a group of reporters for the first time since exiting the hospital following serious complications from a spinal tap.        …

If Chicago is going to have any shot at pushing Miami, Carlos Boozer has to make himself a factor. Photo Credit: Getty Images…

Luol Deng remained in Chicago today and isn't expected to play in Game 2 against the Heat.        …

“So proud of my team man, this bed might be good luck after all. #SeeRed #Holdat” -- Luol Deng Photo Credit: Luol Deng - Instagram…

Luol Deng missed the Chicago Bulls' stunning Game 1 victory Monday over the Miami Heat after suffering serious complications from a spinal tap to test for viral meningitis, but was quick to tweet congratulations to his teammates.        …

Luol Deng will miss Game 7 of Chicago's series against the Brooklyn Nets, but the Bulls still hope Kirk Hinrich can play.

There’s a real chance the Bulls will play Saturday’s do-or-die Game 7 in Brooklyn without Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich. And, of course, Derrick Rose remains out following offseason knee surgery. On Friday, Deng posted a series of tweets to ……

So what does Shane Battier do when he gets bored waiting for the next round of the playoffs? Why, he grew a Fu Manchu. Wouldn't you?

Here's Kyrie Irving having a bit of fun with some pickup at Montclair State. It's not Kyrie going all out, but the other guys must be having a blast.

Kyrie Irving didn't get to post up against Charlotte's Jannero Pargo on Monday, but he was able to show some of his back-to-the-basket moves while playing pickup in New Jersey.

JJ Redick and Milwaukee coach Jim Boylan apparently aren't speaking , which is pretty dumb on the part of Boylan and the Bucks: Redick is an unrestricted free agent who came to Milwaukee in a trade with Orlando.

JJ Redick and Milwaukee coach Jim Boylan apparently aren’t speaking, which is pretty dumb on the part of Boylan and the Bucks: Redick is an unrestricted free agent who came to Milwaukee in a trade with Orlando. The Magic sent Redick, along with center Gustavo Ayon and reserve point guard Ish S…

DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke All-America Jon Scheyer will return to the Blue Devils as a special assistant for the 2013-14 season, head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Monday. “What a great addition to the Duke Basketball staff!” said Krzyzewski. “Jon… See more ›The post Jon Scheye…

NBA center Jason Collins announced he was gay in a first-person story on the Sports Illustrated web site and in this week's issue of the magazine.

Once considered injury-prone, durable forward is proving tough to defend for Nets Carlos Boozer should have shed his injury-prone label last season, when, despite the frenetic, lockout-compressed schedule, he played in every game for the first time in his career.        …

The Bucks are a much better team when the backcourt is J.J. Redick paired with either Monta Ellis or Brandon Jennings .

J.J. Redick broke through with a strong shooting performance in the first half in Game 3 on Thursday night.

Duke grad and Nets G.M. Billy King has done a solid job in Brooklyn, taking his team from 12-70 to 49-33 this year and as a result he’s about to be rewarded with an extension. It’ll be interesting to see where he goes from here. The draft will be of limited use – it’s weak [.

Chicago 79, Brooklyn 76 Photo Credit: Getty Imges…

Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 16 rebounds, Luol Deng added 21 points and 10 boards, and the Chicago Bulls held off the Brooklyn Nets 79-76 in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night.

Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports The Austin Rivers era has gone through several incarnations since he burst onto the scene as the highest-rated eighth grader in the country. He was a high school star whose biggest contribution to the college game… See more ›The post Duke in the NBA: Aust…

If there was one big cog in the machine that made the Bobcats really tick late in the season, it was Josh McRoberts.

The N&O has a column up on Kyrie Irving and his deep ties to Duke, despite only playing one season and 11 games. One of the great regrets of our Duke fandom is not seeing him play more. His greatness was obvious from the start. It's great to see that he still has ties to the program.

Shavlik Randolph never quite lived up to expectations at Duke and leaving early seemd a stretch. Yet he’s made a name for himself as a guy willing to outwork most people and after some years overseas has caught on with the Celtics. He’s had an interesting and unusual story. Here’s…

The story of Duke basketball's legend will always begin and end with Mike Krzyzewski, but there are other names that were there in the beginning that helped get the wheels going. Players like Johnny Dawkins, Jay Bilas and current Harvard coach and one of college basketball's men of the hour, Tommy A…

Most of you have probably heard by now about the passing of former Duke star, Phil Henderson. According to Facebook user Erik Waldie, Henderson died of a heart attack. He had just recently moved to Manila in the Philippines and was… See more ›The post Phil Henderson Passes Away at 44 ap…

For Veteran’s Day, I was inspired to write an article about a friend of mine who played in a basketball league as World War II was winding down. Captain (Ret.) Jim Suttenfield served in World War II and won three bronze… See more ›The post A Soldier’s Outlet from the War appeare…

I’m speechless after watching this video. Miles needs to stick with the unicycle, leave the off-court entertainment to Marshall.  The post Trick or Treat: Watch Miles Plumlee’s Version of “Call Me Maybe” appeared first on Duke Report.

Ricky Price has come full circle since his time as a Duke Basketball player. Price has played basketball professionally, has been a sports agent and now has started his own business; all different jobs but all that share basketball as the common… See more ›The post Taking on New Challe…

I thought this was pretty cool. Spice up this year’s company holiday party by holding it at SPiN New York with NCAA Champion at Duke, former Chicago Bull and current college basketball ESPN analyst, Jay Williams. Your company party will… See more ›The post Win a Ping Pong Holiday P…

Thomas, who supposedly put $30,000 down on nearly $100,000 of gaudy jewelry at a high end store in New York during December of the 2009 season and then never paid the balance, settled with the jeweler last week. For most… See more ›The post The Lance Thomas Case is Over, Questions Remain…

After completing a stellar four year career at Duke, Trajan Langdon, dubbed the Alaskan Assassin while a Blue Devil, played professionally in Russia, where he led CSKA Moscow (pronounced “Ceska”)  to two European titles.  Langdon was named first team All-Euroleague twice in a league…

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Christian Laettner had a distinguished college and national career, and played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for thirteen seasons, from 1992–2005.  Laettner played college basketball for the Duke University Blue Devils, starring on the 1991 and 1992 NCAA champion teams. He was the…