Duke University NCAA News

When names like Laettner, Redick, Battier, Hill, Williams and Hurley hang on retired jerseys in the rafters over the court, you have a program with rich basketball tradition, which is exactly what the Duke Blue Devils have.

People can hate on the Hurricanes all they want, but when it comes to playing a great out-of-conference schedule, there is nothing the haters can say.

Florida State is finalizing their schedule , and it's interesting to see what an impact their recruitment of Andrew Wiggins had on the process.

Both players averaged double figures as sophomores; Lacey , averaged 11.3 ppg and started every game for Miami.

In case you missed it, here's Coach K's Google Hangout with U.S. soldiers, courtesy of DukeBluePlanet.

The Utah Jazz will work out 12 players Monday as the team continues preparations for the NBA Draft on June 27. Among the players participating will be UCLA guard Shabazz Muhammad, Duke forward Mason Plumlee, Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and Missouri guard Phil Pressey.

Congrats to Rasheed Sulaimon, who was named to the U-19 team yesterday . Among his teammates: Georgia Tech's Marcus Georges-Hunt, Syracuse's Jerami Grant, Louisville's Montrezl Harrell, Duke targets Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow, Pitt's James Robinson, superstar Marcus Smart and Virgina big man Mike Tobey.

Mar 31, 2013; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Ryan Kelly shoots against the Louisville Cardinals in the first half during the finals of the Midwest regional of the 2013 NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium.

You have to feel bad for Pat Dooley: the Gainesville-based writer's dad is terminally ill, so naturally his son will do anything for him.

This is coming so might as well get used to the question: could Syracuse win the ACC in its first season ? Wellyes.

The Pistons will begin this week working out prospects they are considering for their first-round pick, the eighth overall pick.

Clayton forward Gary Clark, 6-7, is piling up some ACC offers: Clemson and Wake have already offered and now Miami would like him as well.

Basketball is constantly changing. In Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski's 30-plus years as Duke's head coach, he has made sure to adapt to the sport's changing landscape.

Here's an update on Justise Winslow, who likes the idea of a package deal with Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor.

With no coaching experience and freshly retired as a player, Jason Kidd was a somewhat controversial choice as the new head coach of the Nets.

In reference to the note on Saturday's front page of DBR about Chip Engelland's 3-point percentage in 1983, you wonder if that was the best in the ACC that year.

The NCAA has a reputation for being, well, stupid. On rare occasions, reforms are promised that are supposedly anti-stupid.

Re: your notice of Danny Green's improving 3-pt stroke, you rightly credit one of my favorite old guys "Chip Engelland, who finished at Duke a few years before the three point shot came in, has built a career as a shot doctor."

Former Blue Devil Nate Freiman has been trying to catch on in the bigs for a few years now.

Mar 24, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Mason Plumlee is defended by Creighton Bluejays center Gregory Echenique during the first half during the third round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Center.