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Posted in General InformationIt can’t be overstated how great of a college basketball program Duke University has had during Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching reign. With four NCAA Championships and a multitude of conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, Duke has had some great college … #LINK#…

Posted in featuredNow that the dust has settled how does the commitment of Amile Jefferson help Duke this coming season? Well in my opinion in a couple of different ways. At the small forward spot Duke has options now, with Ryan Kelly … #LINK#…

Duke Sports Blog Contributor: Daniel KlineYesterday Duke fans savored Amile Jefferson’s choice to attend their school, while others did their best to get their two cents in.  Most of that chatter consisted mostly the reasons that everyone thought he shouldn’t go to Duke.  Those we have heard over and over, but things such as this tweet, “@AmileJefferson Your a bitch for pickin Duke over Kentucky , good luck when Nerlens smashes you…

Duke Sports Blog Contributor: Daniel Kline So much for the alleged recruiting woes of the Blue Devils.  Amile Jefferson ranked as a top 25 recruit by both ESPN and Rivals has decided to play his college basketball in Durham. Amazing what one recruit can do for a recruiting class.  The 2012 class is now ranked number 11 overall, with the addition of another McDonald’s All-American.  That’s nice and all, but what does Jefferson bring…

After a long, drawn out recruitment, Amile Jefferson committed to Duke over N.C. State, Kentucky, Ohio State, and Villanova, among others, Tuesday afternoon. Picking up Jefferson this late in the year was crucial for Duke as they were desperately trying to avoid a one-man 2012 recruiting class of only Rasheed Sulaimon. The Blue Devil coaching staff [...]…

After a long, drawn out recruitment, Amile Jefferson committed to Duke over N.C. State, Kentucky, Ohio State, and Villanova, among others, Tuesday afternoon. Picking up Jefferson this late in the year was crucial for Duke as they were desperately trying to avoid a one-man 2012 recruiting class of only Rasheed Sulaimon. The Blue Devil coaching staff [...]…

In a bit of a surprise announcement, Amile Jefferson picked Duke over NC State, Kentucky, Ohio State, and Villanova. Consensus had Jefferson picking NC State, but obviously there was probably too much speculating going on. Read this N&O article for… See more ›…

Amile Jefferson announced that he will become a Blue Devil next season. In what has to be a bit of a surprise and of course an amazingly pleasant one for Duke fans, Amile Jefferson has chosen to become a Blue Devil.After weeks of hand wringing over the last remaining target, Duke fans were holding out hope, even it wasn’t a great deal of hope that the 6-foot-8 forward would choose Duke over the likes of Kentucky, NC State and Villanova.It has bee…

Duke Sports Blog contributor: Anthony KlamAs the second round of the NBA playoffs begin, we here at DukeSportsBlog wanted to take a look at how the former Blue Devils are doing in the playoffs. The former Duke players in the league are more prevalent in the Eastern Conference this season than the West. Starting with the Bulls/76ers series, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, and Elton Brand all loomed important for their respective teams. With De…

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The Blue Devil coaching staff will find out if their 2012 class will have another member besides Rasheed Sulaimon when Amile Jefferson announces his college decision Tuesday night. Jefferson will decide between Duke, Kentucky, and N.C. State. Fellow class of 2012 forward Anthony Bennett recently spurned Kentucky for UNLV, which could help the Wildcats’ chances [...]…

The Blue Devil coaching staff will find out if their 2012 class will have another member besides Rasheed Sulaimon when Amile Jefferson announces his college decision Tuesday night. Jefferson will decide between Duke, Kentucky, and N.C. State. Fellow class of 2012 forward Anthony Bennett recently spurned Kentucky for UNLV, which could help the Wildcats’ chances [...]…

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  This is the last column I will write about Amile Jefferson: I promise.   After Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. the last remaining Duke target in the recruiting class of 2012 will either be a Blue Devil or he… See more ›…

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Amile Jefferson is set announce which college he has decided on this coming Tuesday at 4pm EST.   The 6-8 Forward will be deciding between NC State, Duke, Kentucky, Ohio State, and Villanova. However, most recruiting… See more ›…

At long last Amile Jefferson is set to make his announcement and that will come on Tuesday.By now most of you have probably heard that Duke’s remaining target for the recruiting class of 2012 is set to announce his decision.Early this week Amile Jefferson’s high school coach said that he felt that Jefferson would announce by Wednesday of this coming week and on Saturday Adam Zagoria reported on his blog that Jefferson will announce his…

saA recent video featuring Duke recruit Tyus Jones and two other Duke targets has some fans thinking big things are comingwith the class of 2014.According to a recent video and blurb on Five Star Basketball.com has hinted that a trio of Duke targets in the class of 2014 may be leaning toward becoming Blue Devils.According to the posting and video Andrew Wiggins, Theo Pinson and Tyus Jones discuss what it would be like to play with each other and…

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He had to make this call.  He had said that he wouldn’t shortchange himself this time.  But in his heart, he knew his efforts were futile. The phone rang three times before the fourth went to voice-mail.  Jamal Johnson’s hologram … Continue reading →…

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Amile Jefferson appears to be ready to make a decision, next week.This is nothing new and if you are on Twitter or follow recruiting closely you’ve seen the news that the last remaining Duke target, Amile Jefferson has finally made a decision.He has decided, according to his high school basketball coach, on when he will finally make his long awaited decision on his choice of college.Jefferson will apparently make his decision no later than next W…

Five-Star Basketball just send me this video for you guys to see. It features Andrew Wiggins, Theo Pinson, and Tyus Jones discussing what it would be like to play at Duke. I especially like that Tyus Jones is interested in… See more ›…

Posted in featuredRecruitingLittle tidbit from Five Star Basketball on Andrew Wiggins, Theo Pinson and Tyus Jones, could the all be Duke bound??

In a time when cheating is rampant in college sports with what seems like scandal’s breaking every other week, ranging from illegal recruiting to child molestation, one man has done it the right way. Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest Coach in men’s college basketball has his own true North, he’s  driven, dedicated, and encompasses all that is [...]…

Alex Murphy will be playing for the Finnish U-20 National Team this summer.It came as a bit of a surprise, at least to me, when I saw that Duke redshirt freshman Alex Murphy will be play for the U-20 Finnish National Team.For one I had no idea Murphy or his family was of Finnish decent, but apparently his mother, Paivi, played on Finland’s national team from 1988-94 and also played professionally in Sweden. Murphy got to learn a lot while re…

Anthony Bennett has dropped Kentucky from his list and that may impact Amile Jefferson’s decision.Forgive the Bleacher Report headline but the news that one of the top remaining recruits Anthony Bennett just dropped Kentucky from his list has me scratching my head.Bennett also dropped Florida from his list of schools which now only includes UNLV and Oregon.  However, acccording to some it may have been the other way around and Kentucky and F…

Tune in to this week’s post-cinco-de-mayo podcast as we hold court on a veritable smorgasbord of topics: from Hubert Davis’ hiring to Seth Greenberg’s firing, from the Andre Dawkins situation to the Chris Collins non-situation, we’ve got it covered and then some. So join us, won’t you?

Anybody who knows anything about music heard about Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys  passing away on Friday after a battle with cancer. As far as I know there was never a connection to MCA, the Beastie Boys and Duke… See more ›…

Former Duke Baseball player Chris Capuano is off to a hot start for the Los Angeles Dodgers.We haven’t focused much here at the Duke Sports Blog on baseball but considering how my favorite team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, have a former Blue Devil I thought it worth mentioning.Former Duke pitcher Chris Capuano who is in his 8th year in the big leagues is off to perhaps his best start. The Dodger pitcher recorded his fourth win of the season and…

If you haven’t already, check out Josh Paunil’s interview with Matt Jones. There are some very interesting questions and respones. However, what stood out to me was when Josh asked Matt if he’s recruiting anyone to join him at Duke.… See more ›…

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Half of the players in this picture will no longer suit up for UConn. Figure in three other defections and the Huskies’offseason is worse than Duke’s.I saw a tweet on Twitter yesterday that said Duke’s horrible offseason continues to get worse. The context of the tweet was in regards to the announcement that Polish bigman Przemek Karnowski signed to play with Gonzaga.It was another loss in the recruiting rat race for the Blue Devils, but consider…

As it happened, I found myself in Hampton, Va. this past weekend attending the 70th anniversary of my father’s portentous birth which brilliantly coincided ( thanks dad!) with the Boo Williams AAU Tournament. I was able to sneak out for a few bleary and hungover hours of bball watching on Sunday morning at 8am, when [...]…

The winning submission was provided by Jim Oliver of Duke Report.com. We had some great submissions for the White Raven Brand Logo contest, though admittedly not as many as I would have liked. Still I give you the winning logo provided by Jim Oliver the owner/operator of Duke Report.com.No this was not rigged. If you read the blog regularly you know that Jim and I do Another Blue Devil Podcast together and I write a weekly column for his site. Hi…

Chris Collins is off the market for a head coaching job and will remain at Duke. After a lot of off season speculation Duke associate head coach Chris Collins has decided to remain in Durham.Collins’ name had come up as a possible replacement for Bruce Weber who was fired at Illinois but that never materialized. His name also was batted around among Duke fans as a candidate for the Norhwestern job which was never even vacant.Most recently Collins…

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Over the course of last week, the Blue Devil coaching staff extended scholarship offers to 2013 targets Ishmail Wainright, Marcus Lee, Allerik Freeman and Austin Nichols. Now, Duke now has total of seven scholarship offers out in the class of 2013 with Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Matt Jones, who has committed to Duke, also [...]…

Over the course of last week, the Blue Devil coaching staff extended scholarship offers to 2013 targets Ishmail Wainright, Marcus Lee, Allerik Freeman and Austin Nichols. Now, Duke now has total of seven scholarship offers out in the class of 2013 with Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Matt Jones, who has committed to Duke, also [...]…

As of last Tuesday, a number of college basketball players are transferring, that list now stands at more than 390 and is still growing. This list includes 4 of the 6 players Tony Bennett (UVA) recruited. This list also includes Micheal Gbinije from Duke, and Rodney Hood from Miss St. who Duke is trying to [...]…

Mississippi State transfer Rodney Hood is reported going to visit Duke in the next two weeks.It has been a while since we reported on the transfer situation, but it has been pretty quiet on that front, but now we know the landing spot for at least one.Former Blue Devil Michael Gbinije has announced that he will commit to Syracuse. The decision was apparently reached Friday night. Several credible sources reported the transfer on Twitter.Mark Wats…

Amile Jefferson would be a great fit for Duke but I am just a little biased about it. I know it is a bit surprising to see a Duke-centric site like this one suggest a novel concept that a top notch recruit like Amile Jefferson should become a Blue Devil. It isn’t something you see everyday right? Okay, well maybe it is but I certainly won’t be Tweeting at Amile Jefferson encouraging him to come to Duke, I leave that to the Kentucky fans.Jefferson…

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Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee were named co-captains for the 2012-2013 season. Duke announced on Thursday that seniors Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee would be named co-captains for the 2012-2013 season.The news isn’t all that shocking but perhaps what is, is that fellow senior Seth Curry, who was a captain last year was not named a captain.This would be the second consecutive year that Curry has been left out of the running for a captaincy. Last sea…

Jim Oliver and I discuss the Tony Parker decision, what is left for Duke to pursue in the class of 2012 as well as 2013 and the existence of graboids and what it means for Duke Basketball.Welcome to another episode of Another Blue Devil Podcast, a joint production between myself and Jim Oliver of Duke Report.com. In this episode Jim and I discuss the Tony Parker decision finally coming, the remaining targets for the class of 2012, including…

Duke has offered class of 2013 shooting guard Allerik Freeman from Charlotte. Freeman is another name on Duke’s long listof targets.Duke has really decided to hit the recruiting trail hard for the class of 2013 and the Blue Devils radar keeps picking up additional bleeps.There is a thing called casting a wide net and then there is what Duke is doing so far with its next recruiting class.The Blue Devils have now offered a scholarship to 2013 shoot…

Posted in featuredIt’s been like Oprahs favorite things in Durham the past week with everyone getting an offer, first Austin Nichols, then Marcus Lee, now K and Company have offered a scholarship to Allerik Freeman, a 6’3 junior guard, and also Ishmail … #LINK#…