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Dana O'Neil covers college basketball for ESPN.com.

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'Unathletic' Duke finds a way vs. UConn

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Soft. Unathletic. The Duke players have heard it all before -- and maybe there are times when it's true. But there was nothing soft or unathletic about the team's rebounding and defense in an NIT title victory over UConn.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009

Four undefeated teams float into NYC

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

The four teams competing in the NIT semifinals arrive in New York a combined 14-0. Dana O'Neil offers a preview of the pre-Thanksgiving feast at MSG.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Tar Heels cap historic run

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Aided by a guard who refused to stop scoring in the second half and a senior who refused to lose at Duke, UNC reached the century mark and won its fourth straight in Durham.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2009

Marquee games all over the country on Blockbuster Saturday

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Getty Images Wake's Al-Farouq Aminu and Clemson's Terrence Oglesby are X-factors in Saturday's showdown. Must-See Game By Jay Bilas, ESPN No. 3 ...

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Welcome to ACC 101. Class is in session. Please take your seats.

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

A new calendar year means a new ACC season. Will UNC go undefeated? Not if Duke has anything to say about it. Will Clemson suffer another late-season slide? Dana O'Neil takes a look.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2009

Carolina is king, but BC is surprising

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

The 2008-09 college basketball season is almost 2 months old. And the nonconference portion of the schedule is nearly complete. So it's time to take a look at where the ACC stands with conference play on the horizon.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2008

Scheyer's extra work pays huge dividends for Duke

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Struggling with his shot lately, Jon Scheyer went back to the basics and worked on his mechanics. It showed against Xavier as Scheyer and the Blue Devils only struggled in breaking a sweat as they utterly dominated Xavier, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | December 20, 2008

Ghosts of successful past bedevil the Blue Devils of present

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

After some recent March disappointements, Duke is trying to forget about living up to successful teams of the past, and play for its own legacy, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2008

Dawkins at Stanford's helm after 11 years at Duke

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Johnny Dawkins bided his time on the Duke bench, waiting for the right opportunity. And when Stanford presented itself, he didn't waste any time. Now he's got a heck of a rebuilding job on his hands, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | June 05, 2008

King had planned other visits, but decides on Villanova

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Taylor King, who had planned to visit Gonzaga and Southern Cal at the end of the month, committed on Sunday to trasnfer to Villanova after a weekend visit.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2008

King to kick off first of three visits with trip to Villanova

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Duke transfer Taylor King has whittled his future college basketball home to three schools and will visit one of them this weekend.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2008

Instant Analysis: West Virginia-Duke

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil provides instant analysis of Duke and West Virginia's second-round matchup.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2008

WVU mirrors Huggins' toughness en route to surprising Sweet 16

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

The players hate the treadmill, but West Virginia has learned to love Bob Huggins' tough love and tough-as-nails coaching style. And the Mountaineers played like Huggins in knocking off Duke, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2008

Henderson saves Duke from Belmont upset

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Duke breathed a sigh of relief when Justin Hare's game-winning heave clanked off the rim. Belmont was angry it let the game slip away. Such is the life for a Duke program that is no longer feared by 15-seeds, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2008

Shipp's wild shot gives UCLA another controversial win

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Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Josh Shipp's controversial shot gave UCLA reason to celebrate in the regular-season finale. Key Shot By Andy Katz ES...

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