Duke guard Nolan Smith had hoped to face Louisville – where his father, the late Derek Smith, once played - on Sunday. But California’s first-round win knocked Louisville out of the NCAA tournament and created a challenging matchup for Smith.
California coach Mike Montgomery readily admitted that Duke big man Brian Zoubek didn’t get much attention in the Bears’ pre-game defensive planning for Sunday’s NCAA South Regional second-round game.
Many years ago, before "Krzyzewski" became a name most basketball fans could spell, Millard "Perky" Plumlee met Leslie Schultz at Purdue's basketball camp.
Duke women's basketball players say they were dialed in mentally from the time they stepped out of the locker room Saturday until the final buzzer sounded in a 72-37 blowout over Hampton in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
California forward Jamal Boykin laughed Saturday when asked if he remembered what the Duke students used to chant at him when he played for the Blue Devils.
Two days after Duke forward Kyle Singler wiped out ESPN's courtside equipment and personnel while chasing a ball out of bounds during Sunday's ACC championship game, he assessed the damage.
At the coaches' meeting before Duke's NCAA tournament subregional, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski explained the sick feeling Arkansas-Pine Bluff coach George Ivory gave him 24 years ago.
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