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Coach: Al Skinner . Last year: 22-12 . Key loss: G Tyrese Rice. Key returnees: F Joe Trapani, G Rakin Sanders.

For years, everything Duke and North Carolina achieved - the conference championships, Final Four trips and national titles - has been connected in a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship. These days the Tar Heels have the upper hand.

Jon Scheyer came to Duke to win championships. Many of the ones he wanted most, he has won.

The ACC media poll named North Carolina and Duke co-favorites to win the league.

The USA Today coaches' poll was released Thursday. What did the coaches get right? What did they get wrong? We asked writers Jason King and Mike Huguenin for their thoughts.

This is the final preview breaking down the Duke basketball season. This series represents a collaboration between members of the Bleacher Report Duke Basketball Page and looks at the Blue Devils'A frontcourt , backcourt , and bench.

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" North Carolina or Duke. Duke or North Carolina. A A Take your pick. A A The difference between the ACC's traditional basketball superpowers is apparently so slim going into the rapidly approaching 2009-10 season that even the members of the league's media couldn't decide between them.

Amid all the talk about Duke Basketball - how far the team can go this year, whether the program has taken a step back in the past five years, how many people need to sleep in a tent for two months to get the best seats in Cameron for the Carolina game - the beginning of the season is a good time to point out the obvious: Beyond talent, you need ...

Traditionally every year around this time we've run a season preview detailing all 30 teams, their stats, and changes they've made.

Duke's Countdown to Craziness went off without a hitch and by all accounts was a huge success.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils have high hopes for this season after bringing in several big guys and a key guard to help fill out their roster and make a push for the Final Four.

I will not make many guarantees about the 2009-10 basketball season, but one thing is clear: It's going to get off to a more exciting start than any season in recent memory.

Last season, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski let Gerald Henderson know that there were some high expectations for him during his junior year.

Charlotte Bobcats rookie Gerald Henderson was on the court in Cleveland Tuesday night in the first semi-official minute of his NBA career when he found himself with the ball.

This article is a collaboration between Duke Community Leader Brad Frank and Duke Basketball Writer Tyler Lambert.

There was speculation that it would happen early this week. But it didn't. And now it seems Duke might have to wait until after Kyrie Irving attends Kentucky's Big Blue Madness to find out whether it will land the elite point guard from New Jersey.

Gerald Henderson was about to attempt a 3-pointer near the end of his first NBA practice Tuesday when Michael Jordan pounced.

The Blue Devils' point guard issues have been well documented over the last few seasons, so there's no need to go on-and-on about the carousel ride that was Duke's starting point guard role last season.

No Tyler Hansbrough. No Gerald Henderson. Even Toney Douglas, Jack McClinton and Tyrese Rice are long gone.