Duke getting it done with defense
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe 2009-10 college basketball season is almost two months old. And the nonconference portion of the schedule is nearly complete. Now it's time to take a look at where the ACC stands with conference play on the horizon.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009Duke D carries the day against Zags
Andy Katz, ESPN.comDefense will be Duke's calling card this season. It certainly was Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils smothered a cold-shooting Gonzaga and handed the Zags their worst loss in nearly 20 years.
Story | Conversation | December 19, 2009NCAA tourney expansion talks back in the picture
Andy KatzNEW YORK -- The NCAA tournament selection committee exhausted the idea of expansion four years ago, coming to the conclusion that the NCAA...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009Stock Watch: Turner's injury a very bad break
Chad FordWe're now one month into the college basketball season, the Thanksgiving holiday tournaments are over and every player has roughly seven or eight games under his belt. NBA GMs and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
The value of early tournaments
Jay Bilas, ESPN.ComJay Bilas' column in the December 14, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine focuses on why early season college basketball tournaments -- think Maui, Coaches vs. Cancer, NIT -- are indeed valuable.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Why the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matters
Andy Katz, ESPN.comACC 10, Big Ten 0. That's the tally in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. And if you think that doesn't matter, just ask any fan, coach, player or administrator on either side.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Duke stays unbeaten, hands UConn first loss
Associated PressSeventh-ranked Duke and Mike Krzyzewski won another NIT Season Tip-Off with a 68-59 victory over No. 13 Connecticut and Jim Calhoun.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 27, 2009Duke uses 19-3 second-half run to put away Arizona St.
Associated PressJon Scheyer had 16 points and six assists, and No. 7 Duke used a 19-3 second-half run to take control of a 64-53 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 25, 2009Four undefeated teams float into NYC
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe 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, 2009Duke ties school mark with 18 3-pointers in rout of Radford
Associated PressFreshman Andre Dawkins scored a season-high 20 points and Duke (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) matched a school record with 18 3-pointers in a 104-67 romp against Radford on Saturday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 21, 2009College Basketball Confidential
ESPN The MagazineThe AP and coaches have let us know what they think. Isn't it way past time to hear from those who matter most? We got 100 players from 23 Division I conferences to come clean on every topic from gamblers and agents to coaches and cheerleaders.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Ebanks epitomizes players with volatile stock
Chad FordFor the last decade we've gone about building our Top 100 by surveying NBA scouts and executives on their take on the top prospects in the world. Gen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Singler's 23 points, 11 boards power Duke in NIT Season Tip-Off opener
Associated PressKyle Singler had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke beat Coastal Carolina 74-49 on Monday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 16, 2009Singler's first half, second-half run key attack as No. 8 Duke rolls
Associated PressKyle Singler scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half, and Duke (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) shrugged off the absence of two starters in a 96-62 rout of North Carolina-Greensboro on Friday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 13, 2009The boys of summer
Chad FordEvery summer NBA scouts are out in force, sniffing around, trying to get the latest on what top recruits -- both in the U.S. and abroad -- are doing t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
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