Posted On: July 11, 2010 By: Cliff Comments: (3)

There will be another Plumlee on the Duke roster in a couple of years as seven-footer Marshall Plumlee as verbally committed to Duke University and will be part of the 2011 recruiting class. In 2011 you will see senior Miles Plumlee, junior Mason and then freshman Marshall all on the same Duke team. Marshall had a great time in June when he spent time in Durham and was able to play some pick up games and also talk with Coack K. That trip pretty much sealed the deal and Duke fans couldn’t be any more happy!

Marshall plays more of a traditional center position so don’t expect to see him out on the wing or driving to the basket as much as his older brothers do. Now the question is can Marshall step in and play down low from day one or will he be a project like Brian Zoubek? If I had to bet, it would be on Marshall stepping in from day one and playing well.

It’s a great time to be a Duke fan that is for sure! Recruiting is doing well and the players are excited to get back into things and winning another national championship!

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Posted On: April 26, 2010 By: Cliff Comments: (1)

Post player Tyler Adams has announced that he will be attending Duke University and be part of the 2011 signing class for the Duke Blue Devils. Adams can bang down low with his 6’9 260 lb frame. Word is that Adams can still add on some muscle to that frame so expect a big boy when he arrives in Durham for the 2012 season. Adams will be able to take up a lot of space and can score multiple ways from 15 feet in his coach says. Sounds exactly the type of player Coach K needed for this class.

Adams is ranked as the 81st player in the 2011 class by Rivals and also a four star recruit.

“Tyler is a very skilled young man, especially in the low post,” said Larry Stamps, Adams’ club team coach with the Jackson Panthers. “He definitely is a low-post center, which is unusual now because a lot of the big kids like to face up. He likes to play down low and has the body to do it.”

Adams joins forward Michael Gbinije of Richmond, Va. as part of the 2011 class. Welcome aboard Mr. Adams!

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Posted On: November 13, 2009 By: Cliff Comments: (2)

Well Duke fans, Harrison Barnes is not coming to Duke as he chose the bad guys over at North Carolina this afternoon on ESPN U. Good ole Roy and the whole team around on Skype when Harrison announced which was pretty cool to see. Barnes is the type of player that the Blue Devils really needed to pick up as he is a player that can transform a good team to a great team and that means a national championship.

If you are sick to your stomach, don’t go looking at the signing class that UNC has put together for next year…

So now where does Coack K and the staff turn to? Will it be Roscoe Smith? C’mon down to Durham Roscoe!

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Posted On: August 16, 2009 By: Cliff Comments: (3)

Duke commit Andre Dawkins has confirmed that he will be enrolling a year early at Duke University as he has finished up his high school and was in line to receive his diploma late last week. Dawkins is all but ready to move into East Campus and help out the Duke Basketball team.

Dawkins told Coach Wojciechowski that he would like to wear #20 which transfer Elliot Williams wore before leaving the program during the offseason.

“We are excited about Andre joining our program,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement released by the university. “He is a very talented player and an excellent student. He worked hard throughout his high school career and this summer to put himself in this position. He will be an outstanding addition to the university and our basketball team.”

Dawkins is expected to help out at the shooting guard position where he is lethal from the three point line. Hopefully Andre can play some good defense and he will find himself on the court a lot in my opinion.

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Posted On: August 9, 2009 By: Cliff Comments: (0)

The Duke basketball team could get a bigtime boost in a few weeks if Andre Dawkins is able to skip his final year of high school and enroll early at Duke University. With the lack of depth at the guard position, Dawkins enrolling early would really give the Blue Devils a much needed boost at the position.

Dawkins could fill in behind Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith while playing 15-20 minutes a game in my opinion. Sure he will have some bumps along the way but I’m willing to sit through those bumps because I think their will be a lot more positive plays than negative in his freshman campaign.

There has not been an official statement released by the university per NCAA rules at this time. We should here something more official as the first day of classes draws closer.

Stay tuned Duke fans!

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Posted On: May 18, 2009 By: Cliff Comments: (1)

Ouch, is about all I can with John Wall committing to Kentucky. Duke had hoped to receive a committment from Wall who would have stepped right into the starting lineup and played the point guard position for the Blue Devils however, Wall is headed to Kentucky where he is following Jon Calipari.

Sources say the recruitment actually came down to Kentucky and Miami with Duke coming in third. Had the decision been up to Brian Clifton who is Wall’s advisor, he would have chosen Duke. However, Wall wanted to play for Coach Calipari no matter where he was going to be coaching.

Losing out on this recruitment for Wall really hurts the Blue Devils. Wall is the type of player that can make your Sweet 16 team turn into a Final Four team just by being out ther on the floor. Even if it would have only been for one year, it would have been great to see Wall wearing Duke Blue rather than Kentucky Blue…

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Posted On: March 29, 2009 By: Cliff Comments: (7)

The Duke Blue Devils will soon be announcing that freshman sharpshooter Seth Curry will be transferring to the University and will be a member of the Blue Devil basketball team. Curry who averaged 20.3 in his Freshman season at Liberty will have to sit out the next season and will have three seasons left to play starting in 2010-2011.

Let’s hope he can shoot the ball just as good his big brother and dad once he puts the Blue Devil uniform on! We sure could use someone that can put the ball in the hole for long range.

Next up, hopefully we hear some good news about the recruitment of John Wall who was also on the campus this weekend to meet with Coack K. I’d love to add Wall as he would be at true point guard for the team. Give me Curry, Wall and a big man please!

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Posted On: November 18, 2008 By: Cliff Comments: (0)

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski officially announced that Duke has signed two recruits during the early signing period. Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee both have signed scholarship papers and will be with the Duke basketball team next fall.

Both Kelly and Plumlee were rated in he top 20 for each of their positions by scouting services like scout.com and rivals.com. Kelly is actually rated as the #3 power forward by scout and a top 20 player overall. Right now Kelly stands in at 6’9 while Plumlee is 6’10. Both players play the power foward position in high school.

When Mason steps foot on campus he will be joining his older brother Miles who is a freshman on this years team.

Congrats to both Ryan and Mason on joining the Duke family! It will be a pleasure to watch you next season!

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