Duke Blue Devils NCAA Basketball News

The last outstanding piece of Duke's 2013-14 roster was settled Monday, when Memphis transfer Tarik Black chose to take his services to Kansas next year instead of Duke and Oregon.

Duke target Theo Pinson is set to announce on Wednesday . He's down to Georgetown, North Carolina, Duke, Louisville and Indiana.

Sophomore guard Rasheed Sulaimon, freshman forward Jabari Parker and sophomore forward Rodney Hood give the Blue Devils a dynamic, athletic element.

He visited Georgetown and was to visit Duke Monday and Kansas on Tuesday . No word from him or anyone on whether Andrew Wiggins' commitment to KU is a good or bad thing from his perspective.

Jabari Parker, Rodney Hood, Quinn Cook and Rasheed Sulaimon give the Blue Devils the league's best, most athletic lineup.

It sounds counterintuitive: If a big man stays all four years at a high-profile program like Duke, then what could NBA scouts not know about him that is pertinent? But Plumlee knows what a player can do to help or harm himself this late in the process.

If you are following all the draft chatter, you can assume the quote from one of the foremost NBA draft experts is just one of the latest criticisms of this year's class.

Interviews at the NBA Draft combine with highly-rated prospects like former Indiana stars Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo have started speculation that the Celtics could be looking to move up.

CHICAGO – Seth Curry doesn't have his father's height or his brother's point-guard skill set.

You could almost feel the relief pouring out of C.J. McCollum as he talked at the rookie predraft combine.

Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon celebrates with Quinn Cook and Tyler Thornton during an NCAA Tournament game against Creighton in Philadelphia.

Mar 15, 2013; Greensboro, NC, USA; Maryland Terrapins guard/forward Dez Wells reaches for the ball as Duke Blue Devils forward Ryan Kelly and forward Mason Plumlee are in the background.

NBA Draft Combine prospects commonly take much different views on the college experience, from the floor to the classroom.

Mason Plumlee against Virginia Tech's during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb.

Rising senior Josh Hairston underwent successful surgery to repair ligament damage in his right thumb Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined for 6-8 weeks.

Duke made a pitch to land big man Tarik Black on Monday. Black , who is transferring after three seasons at Memphis, made an on-campus visit at Duke where he met with the Blue Devils' coaching staff and toured the campus.

Feb 16, 2013; College Park, MD, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Mason Plumlee defends Maryland Terrapins center Alex Len at the Comcast Center.

ESPN's Chad Ford recently released his NBA Mock Draft 2.0 . We're going to play a little game of fact or fiction to determine which of his picks are locks and which should be considered stretches.

The role of the freshman in college basketball has evolved a number of times. There was an age when first-year players couldn't even suit up in the games, and now squads like Kentucky have fallen into the habit of stacking Final Four banners on the backs of freshmen-dominated groups.

Dahntay Jones joined the Blue Devils in 2001 after transferring from Rutgers and went on to become an All-ACC player during his senior season.