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Coach: Al Skinner . Last year: 22-12 . Key loss: G Tyrese Rice. Key returnees: F Joe Trapani, G Rakin Sanders.
Tar Heels hold recent edge on rival Blue Devils
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.
Unfinished Business - Blue Devils' Scheyer will have one more chance to win NCAA crown
Jon Scheyer came to Duke to win championships. Many of the ones he wanted most, he has won.
ACC preview: Reloaded Heels hold edge over Devils
The ACC media poll named North Carolina and Duke co-favorites to win the league.
Monday Tip: Where did the coaches go wrong?
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.
Duke Basketball Season Breakdown Part Three: Bench Brings Offense, Experience
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.
Duke, UNC Share ACC Preseason Favorite Honors
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Acc Insider: Unc, Duke fit to be tied in preseason basketball poll
" 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.
Luck and skill go hand-in-hand
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 Basketball: Madness Fun Over Now Time to Address The What Ifs
Duke's Countdown to Craziness went off without a hitch and by all accounts was a huge success.
'Ton of big guys' could help Coach K get back to Final Four
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.
Duke's Nolan Smith Is Prepared to Make Gerald Henderson-Like Junior Statement
Last season, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski let Gerald Henderson know that there were some high expectations for him during his junior year.
Henderson gets rude welcome to NBA
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.
Duke Basketball Preview: Two Views on Five Pressing Questions for Season
This article is a collaboration between Duke Community Leader Brad Frank and Duke Basketball Writer Tyler Lambert.
Addition of top recruits could help Duke turn corner
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.
Henderson Gets Grief, Praise From UNC-Led Bobcats
Gerald Henderson was about to attempt a 3-pointer near the end of his first NBA practice Tuesday when Michael Jordan pounced.
Jon Scheyer Is on Point for Duke
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.
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