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As Duke fans we want to believe Dan Wiederer when he says that Austin Rivers is a lock for Duke, but as seen with the Harrison Barnes saga, and even the Terrence Jones commitment and then 180 degree turnaround nothing is set in stone until you see them in a uniform. You have to believe Rivers when he says nothing has been decided, you have to believe him when he says he is open to any of his cont...

Our spotlight today is on Justin Anderson ( @JDotAnderson23 )rising star out of Montrose Christian Academy. At 6’5, and around 210, his frame and athletic ability is off the charts, and beyond his years. He uses these gifts to overwhelm defenders on the offensive end, speed, quickness and strength are assets on display whenever he takes the court. The kid has impressive hops and blow-by a...

Word came down from several sites that Marshall Plumlee has committed to Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils. Marshall joins Michael Gbinije and Tyler Adams as the Duke haul so far for 2011. While Marshall doesn’t come as heralded as his brothers, he is a hard worker and should do well in Duke blue. AKPC_IDS += "825,";

In addition to offering Alex Murphy and also Shabbaz Muhammad, Duke is also evaluating and high on  1 prospect in 2012 Andre Drummond. Per the link below Duke is looking at 2 out of the state of Georgia in Evan Nolte and Dai-Jon Parker. NCAA champion DUKE Blue Devils evaluating two Milton High players for basketball scholarships AKPC_IDS += "804,";...

It appears that next years iteration of the Duke Blue Devils will be without Juco transfer Carrick Felix, not sure of the details as of yet but his recruitment has been re-opened according to Fox Sports, this hampers Dukes athleticism on the wing, but in reality it was going to be a fight for playing time. We will add the details as they come in, we were really hoping to see this guy dunking in C...

Quite a bit to talk about during the so-called quiet period, starting with congratulations to Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler for being named Co-Captains for the upcoming season. Duke will have strong senior leadership next year to mix in with the incoming talent. Should be an amazing year. Next up a few articles on the new Dukies coming in next year, starting with Kyrie Irving who looks to really s...