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Duke 20-4, 7-2 hosts Maryland 14-9, 4-5

 

     The Duke Blue Devils fresh off a heart stopping win at North Carolina on Wednesday night hosts the Maryland Terrapins at 4pm in Cameron today. The Blue Devils will try to play well at home for the first time in over a month as they have lost two straight conference games at home.

     The Terrapins are 14-9,4-5 and are coming off a win at Clemson on Tuesday.

 Here are the starters and key reserves.

6-1 Soph  Terrell Stoglin  22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds

6-4 Sr.  Sean Mosley  10.4 pts, 5.0 rebs.

6-8 Jr.  James  Padgett  9.0 pts, 5.8 rebs.

6-5 Fr.  Nick Faust  7.1 pts, 3.7 rebs.

7-1 Fr.  Alex Len  7.1 pts, 5.4 rebs.

 

6-3 Soph. Pe' Shon Howard  6.5 pts, 2.5 assists

6-9 Fr. Ashton Pankey  5.4 pts.

6-5 Soph.  Mychal Parker  4.3 pts.

6-10 Fr.  Berend Weijs 2.0 pts.

 

    The Terrapins average 69.3 points per game and allow 70.0. They are shooting 43.3% from the field and give up 43.0%. They are shooting 33.7% from three on 5.2 made and are allowing 32.1% on 6.2 made per game. They are out rebounding their opponents by 2.3 per game and are committing 13.5 turnovers and are forcing 11.3.

Notes: The game is scheduled for 4pm and will be televised on ESPN. Duke has won 10 of the last 11 from Maryland.

Duke 19-4, 6-2 travels to UNC 20-3, 7-1

 

The Duke Blue Devils coming off maybe their most frustrating loss travel to Chapel Hill to take on the UNC Tar Heels on Wednesday night.

The Tar Heels have won 6 in a row since their devastating loss in Tallahasse in early January.

 

Roy Williams in his 9th year in Chapel Hill leads the Tar Heels.

Here is the starting line up and key reserves.

 

6-8 Soph. Harrison Barnes 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds

7-0 Sr. Tyler Zeller 15.3 pts, 9.6 rebs.

6-11 Jr. John Henson 14.3 pts, 10.0 rebs.

6-7 Soph. Reggie Bullock 8.6 pts, 4.5 rebs.

6-4 Soph. Kendall Marshall 6.5 pts, 9.7 rebs.

 

6-5 Fr. P.J. Hairston 6.9 pts.

6-9 Fr. James McAdoo 5.2 pts, 3.6 rebs.

 

The Tar Heels are averaging 84.1 points per game and are allowing 67.0. They are shooting 47.0% from the field and are giving up 38.5%. They are shooting 35.8 % on 5.3 made three's per game are allowing 31.7% on 7.6 made. They are out rebounding their opponents by 11.6 per game and are committing 12.7 turnovers and are forcing 14.4 per game.

 

Notes: The game is scheduled for 9pm and will televised locally and on ESPN, but blacked out locally.

 

 

 

Duke 19-3, 6-1, hosts Miami 13-7, 4-3

 

 

The Duke Blue Devils fresh off their best road game of the season will hosts the Miami Hurricanes on Super Sunday in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 3pm.

Miami is coached by Jim Larranaga in his first year in Miami replacing the departed Frank Haith. Miami has won three in a row and four of their last five.

Here is the starting line up and key reserves.

 

6-1 Sr. Malcolm Grant 13.3 points, 2.5 rebounds

6-5 Jr. Durand Scott 13.2 pts, 5.0 rebs, 3.6 assists

6-11 Jr. Kenny Kadji 12.5 pts, 5.7 rebs.

6-10 Jr. Reggie Johnson 10.4 pts, 6.5 rebs.

5-11 Fr. Shane Larkin 7.3 pts, 2.5 rebs.

 

6-5 Jr. Trey McKinney Jones 7.3 pts, 4.2 rebs.

6-8 Sr. Dequan Jones 6.4 pts, 3.6 rebs.

6-6 Jr. Garius Adams 5.7 pts, 3.3 rebs.

6-6 Soph. Rion Brown 5.1 pts.

6-6 Soph. Erik Swoope 3.1 pts.

 

The Hurricanes are averaging 72.2 points per game and are giving up 67.4. They are shooting 44.3% from the field and are allowing 42.%. They are shooting 36.3% from three on 7.5 made and are allowing 33.8% on 6.5 made per game. They are being out rebounding by 0.5 per game and are committing 12.3 turnovers and are forcing 13.2 per game.

 

Notes: Coach Larranaga was at George Mason for 14 years and led them to the final four in 2006. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

 

 

 

 

Duke 18-3, 5-1 travels to Virginia Tech 12-9, 1-5

 

The Duke Blue Devils hit the road in ACC action tomorrow as they travel to unfriendly Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia to take on a wounded Virginia Tech team who is in badly need of a signature win.

The Hokies have lost 6 of 7, but the one win was over 16th ranked Virginia in Charlottesville. Seth Greenburg is in his 8th year with the Hokies.

Here are the starters and key reserves.

 

6-3 Jr. Erick Green 15.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists

6-5 Sr. Dorenzo Hudson 11.9 pts.

6-7 Soph. Jarrel Eddie 9.9 pts, 5.5 rebs.

6-8 Sr. Victor Davila 7.1 pts, 4.0 rebs.

6-8 Fr. Dorian Finney-Smith 5.6 pts, 7.2 rebs.

 

6-5 Fr. Robert Brown 7.7 pts.

6-9 Soph. Cadrian Raines 4.6 pts, 4.0 rebs.

6-8 Fr. C.J. Barksdale 3.2 pts, 3.0 rebs.

6-1 Fr. Marquis Rankin 2.0 pts.

 

The Hokies average 67.7 points and give up 61.1 per game. They are shooting 43.0% from the field and allow 39.6%. They are shooting 36.0% from three on 6.2 made per game and are allowing 25.9% on 4.1 made. They are out rebounding their opponents by 1.3 per game and are committing 12.7 turnovers while forcing 13.1.

Notes: The game is scheduled for 7pm and will be televised on ESPN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke 17-3 hosts St Johns 9-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Duke Blue Devils will be looking to start another Cameron Indoor streak on Saturday when they hosts the St. Johns Red Storm on Saturday at noon. The Red Storm 9-11 are coming off their most impressive win of the season on Wednesday a 78-62 win over West Virginia.

The Red Storm will start five freshman for the second game in a row. They have the youngest team in a america with 10 freshmen on the roster. Steve Lavin is in his second year, but it is not certain he will coach the game as he is still recovering from Prostrate surgery and has only coached four games. Assistant Mike Dunlap will coach in his place,if he is unavailable.

Here are the starters and key reserves.

 

6-8 Fr. Moe Harkles 16.0 points, 8.6 rebounds

6-3 Fr. D' Angelo Harrison 15.5 pts, 3.8 rebs.

6-5 Fr. Sir' Domini Pointer 6.9 pts, 4.8 rebs.

6-2 Fr. Phil Greene 6.9 pts, 4.8 rebs.

6-6 Fr. Amir Garrett 5.0 pts.

 

6-5 Jr. God' Squift Achiuwa 10.6 pts, 6.5 rebs.

5-11 Jr. Malik Stith 2.9 pts.

 

The Red Storm average 66.2 points per game and allow 67.6. They are shooting 42.5% from the field and are holding their opponents to 41.7%. They are shooting 24.7 % from three on 3.7 made per game and are allowing 33.6% on 7.2 made. They are being out rebounded by 2.8 per game and are committing 14.0 turnovers per game and forcing 14.8.

 

Notes: The game will be televised on ESPN. Duke holds a 14-6 advantage in the series with St. Johns. Former Duke assistant Tim O'Toole is an announcer with the St. Johns radio network.

 

 

 

 

Duke 16-3,4-1 travels to Maryland 12-6,2-2

 

   The Duke Blue Devils coming off a home loss for the first time in 3 years travels to Maryland to take on a Terrapin team that will very emotional with the court being named after former head coach Gary Williams prior to the tip off.

   Mark Turgeon is in his first year after a successfull four year stint at Texas A&m. The Terps are 12-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference and are sporting an 8 game home winning streak.

    Here are the starters and key reserves.

6-1  Soph. Terrell Stoglin  21.2 points, 3.4 rebounds

6-4  Sr.  Sean Mosely  10.2 pts, 5.3 rebs.

6-8  Jr. James Padgett  9.2 pts, 6.2 rebs.

7-1  Fr.  Alex Len  7.8 pts, 6.0 rebs.

6-5  Fr.  Nick Faust  7.2 pts, 3.6 rebs,3.3 assists

 

6-3 Soph.  Pe'Shon Howard  6.6 pts, 3.8 rebs.

6-9  Fr.  Ashton Pankey  5.4 pts, 4.6 rebs.

6-5  Soph.  Mychal Parker  4.9 pts, 3.5 rebs.

6-10  Berend  Weijs  2.3 pts.

 

    The Terrapins average 68.7 points per game and give up 68.6. They shoot 43.4% from the field and allow the same 43.4%. They are shooting 33.7% from three on 5.1 made and allow 32.3% on 3.4 made per game. They are out rebounding their opponents by 3.4 per game and are committing 13.3 turnovers, while forcing 11.2.

Notes:  The game is scheduled for a 9:06 tip and will be televised on ESPN. Freshman Alex Len hurt his ankle in the Temple game and is questionable how much he will play on Wednesday. He did not practice yesterday. Duke has won 9 of the last 10 in the series.

 

 

 

Duke 16-2,4-0 Hosts Florida St. 12-6,3-1

 

    The Duke Blue Devils take on the hottest team in the ACC in the rejuvenated Florida State Seminoles this afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Seminoles winners of three consecutive ACC games are 12-6 overall and 3-1 in the conference.

    Leonard Hamilton leads the most experienced team in the conference who boast 6 seniors in their 10 man rotation.

Here are the starters and key reserves.

6-5 Jr. Michael Snaer  13.5 points, 3.7 rebounds

6-10 Sr. Bernard James   10.4 pts, 8.9 rebs.

6-5 Sr.  Deividas Dulkey  7.6 pts.

6-11 Sr.  Xavier Gibson  7.3 pts, 5.2 rebs, 4.2 assists

6-5  Luke Loucks 7.2 pts.

 

6-3 Soph. Ian Miller 13.0 pts.

6-8 Soph.  Okaro White  7.8 pts, 5.1 rebs, 4.1 assists

6-1 Sr.   Jeff Peterson  4.0 pts.

6-3 Fr.  Terry Whisnant 3.2 pts.

7-0 Sr.  Jon Kreft  3.0 pts.

 

      The Seminoles are averaging 72.0 points per game and are allowing 61.9. They are shooting 44.9% from the field and are giving up 36.7%.  They are shooting 32.% from three on 5.8 per game and are allowing 26.6% on 5.4 made. They are out rebounding their opponents by 5.4 per game and are committing 17.7 turnovers, while forcing 16.5.

Notes: The game is scheduled for 4pm on ESPN. Fla. State has losses to Harvard, Yale and Clemson by 20.

 

 

 

Duke 15-2,3-0 hosts Wake Forest 10-7,1-2

 

 

   The Duke Blue hosts Wake Forest in the first of two home conference games in three days tonight. The Deeacons are 10-7, 1-2 are a young team that is much improved over last season. Jeff Bzdelik the former Denver Nugget coach is in his second year in Winston Salem.

   Here are the starters and key reserves.

 

6-3 Jr. C.J. Harris  17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds

6-7 Soph.  Travis Mckie  17.1 pts, 6.4 rebs.

6-2 Soph.  Tony Chenault  10.6 pts,  2.8 assists

6-8 Sr.   Nikita Mescheriakov  6.8 pts, 4.2 pts.

7-0 Soph.  Carson Derosiers  5.2 pts.

 

6-3 Fr. Chase Fisher  6.5 pts.

6-0 Fr.  Anthony Fields  1.4 pts.

 

   The Deacons average 67.6 points a game and allow 69.3. They are shooting 43.8% from the field and allow 42.7%. They are shooting 34.3% from three on 5.6 made per game and are giving up 32.5 % on 6.8 made. They are being out rebounded by 4.2 per game and are committing 12.9 turnovers,while forcing 13.3.

 

Notes: The game is scheduled for 7pm and will be televised on ESPN. Wake Forest lost to N.C. State 76-40 in their last time out. Duke has won 3 in a row over Wake Forest.

 

Duke 14-2, 2-0 travels to Clemson 9-7, 1-1

 

   Duke fresh off a tough encounter at home against Virginia travels to Death Valley to take on a up and Clemson Tiger team that is 9-7,1-1 and is coming off a tough 2 point loss at Boston College. The Tigers under Brad Brownell in his second year have lost to the likes of Coastal Carolina at home and also to Hawaii, but have in turn beat Florida State by 20.

   The Tigers start two seniors,2 juniors and a Freshman.

   Here are the starting line up and key reserves.

 5-9 Sr.  Andre Young 13.1 points

6-5 Sr.  Tanner Smith  10.7 pts, 5.6 rebs, 4.0 assists

6-8 Jr.  Devin Booker  10.6 pts, 6.6 rebs.

6-9 Jr.  Milton Jennings  8.7 pts, 5.7 rebs.

6-1 Fr.  Rod Hall  5.3 pts.

 

6-8 Fr. T.J. Sapp  5.7 pts.

7-2 Sr. Catlin Baciu  3.8 pts.

6-6 Sr. Bryan Narcisse  2.7 pts.

 

  The Tigers average 64.2 points a game and give up 57.7. They shoot 43.4% from the field and allow 41.0%. They are shooting 33.0% from three on 5.5 made per game and allow 34.4% on 5.3 made. The Tigers are out rebounding their opponents by 4.1 per game and are committing 13.1 turnovers,while forcing 14.3.

Notes: The game is scheduled for 6pm and will be televised on ESPNU.

 

 

 

Duke 13-2, 1-0 hosts Virginia 14-1, 1-0

 

        The ACC's hottest team the Virginia Cavaliers who are 14-1 and winners of 12 in a row invade Cameron Indoor Stadium tomorrow night to take on Duke. The Cavaliers are led by Tony Bennett in his 3rd year at Charlottesville.

      The Cavaliers are lean in numbers, but are very experienced starting 3 seniors and a junior.

Here are the starters and key reserves.

6-8 Sr. Mike Scott  16.5 points, 8.9 rebounds

6-6 Soph. Joe Harris  12.3 pts, 3.7 rebs.

6-1 Sr.  Sammy Zelinski  9.9 pts.

5-11 Jr.  Jontel  Evans  6.0 pts, 3.4 rebs, 3.4 assists

7-0 Sr. Asane Sene  5.1 pts, 3.7 rebs.

 

6-5 Fr. Malcolm Brogdon  6.8 pts, 3.2 rebs.

6-8 Soph. Akil Mitchell  3.3 pts.

 

        The Cavaliers are averaging 65.7 points and are giving up 50.5 per game. They are shooting 46.5% from the field and are allowing 38.0%. They are shooting 35.9% from three on 5.3 made and are giving up 27% on 4.3 made per game. They are out rebounding their opponents by 6.1 per game and are committing 11.7 turnovers per game while forcing 14.0.

 

Notes: The Cavaliers only loss was to TCU on a neutral court 57-55. The game is scheduled for 9pm and will be televised on ESPN.