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DURHAM ELECTIONS
Early decision applications see 23 pct. increase
New kid on the block
Mayoral race down to two candidates
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Duke attracted 2,716 early decision applications from high school seniors this year—509 more applications than last year’s 2,207. The 23 percent increase is the largest single-year increase in early decision applications in the University’s history. This significant increase follows a 14 percent single-year increase in 2010. Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said in a news release Nov. 3 that early decision applicants will likely not make up more than 40 percent of the Class of 2016. Early decision applicants compose 38 percent of the Class of 2015. “Since early decision represents a binding commitment to Duke for those admitted in December, we do like to be responsive to the interest in Duke as a clear first choice,” Guttentag said in the release. “Part of the special spirit of Duke is the enthusiasm that students have for it, and students admitted under our early decision plan are among the most enthusiastic. At the same time, we understand that many students aren’t ready to make that commitment so early in their senior year, and we like to reserve the majority of spots at Duke for those students.” The University expects a large number
A longtime incumbent is competing against a local pastor to become mayor of the Bull City. Durham Mayor Bill Bell, a Democrat who was first elected in 2001, is running against Rev. Sylvester Williams, Democrat and pastor of the Assembly at Durham Christian Center. Bell won 81 percent of the vote in the mayoral primary Bill Bell that took place earlier this month, and Williams received 8 percent, the most of any other challenger. Key issues in the election are Durham’s $19.7 million savings account, the city’s bond rating and Durham’s current crime climate. The mayoral candidates have Sylvester Williams expressed differing stances on these issues, and Durham residents will decide their support at general elections Nov. 8. Bell, a member of Durham County’s Board of Commissioners for 26 years, said he plans on mostly continuing his current
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Freshman Elizabeth Williams impressed in her first game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, scoring 21 points to go along with nine rebounds as Duke beat Pfeiffer 112-27. SEE STORY PAGE 6.
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Lawyer Howard calls for overhaul of legal system by Matt Budofsky THE CHRONICLE
A total overhaul of the United States legal system is necessary to reduce the burden of regulation, an activist said. Philip Howard, acclaimed lawyer and author, spoke to an audience of students and faculty Thursday evening as part of the Sanford School of Public Policy’s Gridlock series. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion that included Dean of the Chapel Sam Wells; Lawrence Baxter, professor of the practice of law; and Joel Fleishman, professor of law and public policy sciences. Howard, founder of Common Good, a nonprofit group that seeks to reform the legal system, highlighted specific areas where dysfunctions in the process of law originate. He noted that precise rules can
have an overbearing effect on people’s lives, and people need the freedom to use their own judgement. “Laws are too specific,” Howard said. “Everybody walks around with their noses in the rule book, and then they trip over the buzz saw.” Howard added that he believes the excessive amount and specificity of laws detract from people’s ability to perform their jobs well. People do not take what they believe to be the right course of action because they are afraid of lawsuits. As an example of stifling regulation, he cited doctors who are afraid to use their medical judgment and instead perform superfluous tests because they are afraid of malpractice suits. SEE HOWARD ON PAGE 5
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Lawyer Philip Howard speaks Thursday evening at the Sanford School of Public Policy. Howard argues that the legal system should be altered to rely on individuals’ “own judgment.”
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Duke takes on Wake Forest in ACC semifinals, Page 6
“If we don’t improve health care delivery and slow the increase of cost, where does this [spending] end?” —Alice Rivlin on health care. See story page 3
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House panel subpoenas White House documents
Republicans on a House Energy and Commerce Committee panel Thursday overrode vigorous Democratic objections and took the apparently unprecedented step of authorizing subpoenas for internal White House communications related to a half-billion dollar taxpayer loan guarantee for the failed solar company Solyndra. The move followed a last-minute attempt by the White House to fend off the move, with officials meeting with committee members and delivering several boxes of emails and other documents to committee investigators on Wednesday afternoon. Rep. Diana DeGette, Colo., ranking Democrat on the panel, called it a “sad day” for the committee and “an act of irresponsible partisanship,” stressing that the committee had never before subpoenaed the White House. She said a subpoena should be issued only after all alternative routes have been abandoned.
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ATHENS — Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou backed away Thursday from a proposal to hold a referendum on a European bailout plan, removing a significant obstacle that had rattled global markets and imperiled plans to halt a spreading economic crisis.
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Growth in China could E. coli outbreak at State affect health care in the US Fair under investigation by Andrew Luo THE CHRONICLE
The rapidly expanding health care systems in China and the United States present both challenges and opportunities for reform. China’s growth will lead to an unprecedented expansion of health care and a greater demand for access, said Bill Frist, former Republican Senate majority leader, in an address Thursday to a crowded audience at the Fuqua School of Business. Frist and other health experts presented at the conference on international health care finance and reform, which focused on global health issues. The event was presented by Fuqua and the Duke Global Health Institute. “There is going to be explosive growth in the health care sector in China, and there are going be great opportunities for the United States to participate in that growth,” Frist said in an interview after his address. In his introductory remarks, President Richard Brodhead related the subject of the conference to Duke’s mission. “The problems of the world are not confined to national boundaries,” Brodhead said. “We want our students to see problems in a comparative dimension.” Keynote speaker Alice Rivlin, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discussed the relation between health care and payment reform in the U.S. and China, focusing on the opportunities
that emerge from the attempt to put the federal budget back on a sustainable track. “We’re currently spending 17 percent of our [gross domestic product] on health care, and that percent is rising,” Rivlin said. “If we don’t improve health care delivery and slow the increase of cost, where does this [spending] end?” Rivlin also noted the current issues affecting Medicare—the federal system of health insurance for people ages 65 and older and people with disabilities— because people are living longer, and baby boomers are starting to reach retirement age. Resolving the present state of health care is becoming even more pressing given the looming national debt problem, Rivlin added. Frist delivered a second speech comparing and contrasting the structure of health care in the U.S. and China. He reflected on both governmental and cultural differences between the two countries. “China today provides a once-in-ageneration opportunity for entities to participate and shape explosive growth in health service delivery to hundreds of millions of people,” Frist said. Although the specifics may vary, the underlying issues of health care in the U.S. and China are similar, Frist said. There is, for example, a problem of medical care access in both countries, where two-thirds of the population live SEE HEALTH CARE ON PAGE 4
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Health officials are looking into an E. coli outbreak that infected some attendees of the annual North Carolina State Fair in October. Officials are currently investigating 28 cases related to E. coli infections from the State Fair. Lab testing has confirmed 12 of the cases as being caused by E. coli, and 16 cases are still under review, according to North Carolina Public Health. As of Thursday, six individuals, including five children, remain hospitalized following the opening of the fair Oct. 13. No cases among Duke students have been reported. Although many attended the fair this year, no students seem to have come in contact with the strain of E. coli, said Dr. William Purdy, executive director of Student Health. Purdy met with county health department officials regarding the outbreak Thursday morning. “We have had several students with diarrhea but no more than we usually see this time of year,” Purdy wrote in an email Thursday. “At this late date, I would not expect to see any students infected, as symptoms would have developed by now.” Public health officials are contacting randomly selected state fair attendees by email as part of the investigation. In an email Oct. 29, Megan Davies, epidemiologist and chief of state Division of Public Health’s epidemiology section, wrote
that the fair has been the only identifiable link among those who came in contact with the bacteria. She added that officials are interviewing people who attended the fair but did not get sick in order to identify fair activities that may have been the source of the disease. “The state Division of Public Health is leading the epidemiological investigation to try to determine the source of the outbreak,” said Brian Long, public affairs director for the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. State Health Director Jeff Engel said the Division of Public Health has worked with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and counties across the state to identify those directly affected and to educate the public about the signs and symptoms of the illness. “Our goal is to identify a specific source for the outbreak so that we can recommend precautions to prevent illness in the future,” Engel said. Every year, E. coli infections cause more than 250,000 illnesses and approximately 100 deaths in the United States, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. The bacteria is found in the feces of animals, such as cattle, sheep and goats. People risk infection when consuming water or food that comes in contact with either infected animals or the bacteria. Most U.S. outbreaks are SEE STATE FAIR ON PAGE 5
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in rural areas far from hospitals, he said. Although the Chinese government has taken measures to increase funding for medical centers in rural areas, more involvement is needed. Even now, the Chinese government covers approximately 45 percent of health care expenditures, while 55 percent comes straight from patients’ pockets. “One issue to consider is the disparity between rural and urban areas in terms of health care resources,” Frist said. “There is a lack of advanced medical equipment and technology in many health care centers that needs to be resolved.”
of regular decision applicants for the Class of 2016. Last year, Duke received more than 27,500 regular decision applications—the greatest number to date. Early decision applications also increased this year for both the Pratt School of Engineering and Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Increases also occurred among international and U.S. students, students applying for financial aid and each racial and ethnic group. Duke received the most applicants from North Carolina, New York, California, Florida, New Jersey and Texas. Early decision numbers for many peer institutions—such as Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University—have not yet been released since these institutions extended their application deadlines for East Coast students affected by a snow storm last week.
practices as mayor if re-elected. Stressing the importance of continuing to improve Durham’s downtown area, Bell said he is committed to facilitating corporate growth and stimulating the economy. Bell also noted that he will continue to work to maintain the city’s AAA bond rating—a rating that ensures Durham can continue to purchase bonds at the lowest interest rate. Transformations to the downtown area as well as the maintenance of an AAA bond rating—the best possible—are two examples of progress under his leadership, Bell said, noting that Durham also has the lowest unemployment rate in the state. “But we have challenges in front of us,” Bell added. “We need to build jobs in the community, and I think we can be very effective.... I will combine stability, experience and leadership in a collaborative fashion in order to get things done in this community.” But the challenger, Williams said it is time for a change in office. Although Bell runs on a platform that focuses on the revitalization of downtown Durham, Williams said more attention needs to be paid to the lower class that resides outside of the downtown area. Williams noted that the city council recently blocked community discussion on same-sex marriage by unanimously voting in its support and said he hopes to be more in touch with Durham’s citizens. Currently serving as a pastor in the local community and previously working as an investment analyst, Williams said he is not only more in touch with Durham citizens, but also has the financial background to combat tough economic issues. “I see the public from a completely different perspective than Bill Bell,” Williams said. “As pastor of a local church, I am dealing with people who are unemployed and are struggling with domestic issues.... And my 27 years as an investment analyst will help me understand the financial market and what can and cannot be done.” Williams added that more measures need to be taken in order to reduce the crime problem in Durham and stimulate job growth in a slow economic environment. “It is important that there are no tax increases while more jobs are created,” Williams said. “I will spend $10 to $12 million to hire more policemen and raise the salaries of current policemen.” The issue of poverty in Durham, however, is more nuanced than just directly interacting with corporations or the lower class, said junior Elena Botella, president of Duke Democrats. Botella said there are viable arguments for both candidates’ platforms on how to deal with poverty in Durham, but noted that she believes Bell’s approach to eradicating poverty has already lifted many into the middle class. The candidates also have opposing viewpoints on the two tax referendums on the ballot Nov. 8. A transit referendum will, if passed, implement a half-cent sales tax in order to expand public transit in the Triangle area. An education referendum will implement a quarter-cent sales tax to raise up to $6 million for public education in Durham. Bell said he supports both referendums, noting that improved transportation and education will help stimulate the job growth in the city. “We have got to have adequate transportation for our city to grow in a healthy way,” Bell said. “It provides jobs. It is a very vital program, and it’s a regional system, not just a Durham system.” Williams said, however, that Duke—not individual citizens—should contribute more tax revenue in order to aid the city and become a better corporate system for Durham. He strongly opposes both referendums on the basis that they would raise taxes for the Durham public in an unhealthy economy, noting that the last tax increase to build a light rail never materialized. Duke students should be concerned with these referendums, said junior Alexandra Swain, Duke Students Government vice president of Durham and regional affairs. “I would strongly encourage students to go out and vote because it’s a way to get our voices heard in the city hall downtown,” Swain said. “There is legislation that affects us greatly, in education and transportation for example. If we mobilize students, we can have a stronger stake in City Hall and have our interests pushed on a city scale.” Despite the differences in their platforms, Botella added that both candidates present viable platforms for supporting Durham through the next term. “Bill Bell and Sylvester Williams are, in many ways, more similar than they are different,” she said.
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HOWARD from page 1 This phenomenon, though, does not only apply to the medical field. The United States needs to reconstruct its entire legal system into one that gives people the freedom to use common sense, Howard said. In this system, the freedom to make decisions would not originate from a lack of regulation but rather from open-framed laws that are easy for everyone to understand, leaving room for people to interpret and apply laws when appropriate. “Half the time people make bad judgements, but now the law forces them to make those bad decisions,� Howard said in an interview after the event. Other speakers at the presentation offered their perspectives and, in some cases, disagreed with Howard’s assessment. Law School Dean David Levi noted that Howard’s examples may have been extreme cases that do not necessarily reflect the trends of the legal system overall. Howard emphasized that although he mentioned one particular anecdote, his claims about malpractice suits and the rise of defensive medicine are based on research conducted by the Harvard Medical School. Many laws were put in place due to prior
STATE FAIR from page 3 associated with raw or under-cooked ground beef, unpasteurized milk or juice and leafy greens. According to its website, the Division of Public Health recommends good hygiene and frequent handwashing to prevent the spread of the disease—particularly after using the
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violations, Baxter said, noting that many people no longer trust those in positions of power. “We need more effective accountability, not trust,� Howard said, adding a person should be held responsible for his actions. Baxter used the stricter rules of football compared to rugby as an analogy of how the American legal system places a greater emphasis on detailed regulation. “Americans have a love of rules that starts before the rules themselves and is a reflection of American culture,� Baxter said. Similarly, Wells noted that laws can prevent a pastor from physically touching an injured child following allegations of sexual abuse directed at certain members of the clergy. “We’re trying to make a better world without us becoming better people, and it can’t be done,� Wells said. “This attempt [at making some laws] alone, however, can protect the vulnerable.� Audience member Andrew Baird, a second-year student in the Divinity School, said the issues raised by Howard serve as an example of how the legal system continues to evolve. “I think it’s really interesting because these are problems that no one has solutions for,� Baird said. bathroom and touching animals, as well as before eating, drinking or preparing food. Purdy said he recommends people also exercise, eat well and get enough rest each night to prevent falling ill. “As we near the end of the semester, this is the time that students tend to get less sleep and are under more stress, which makes it easier to get sick,� he said.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
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Duke trounces Defense won’t rest its case Blue Devil back line has only Lady Falcons
allowed seven goals all season
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From the tipoff Thursday night, the Blue Devils dominated every aspect of their exhibition against Pfeiffer, winning by 85 points. The remarkable margin of victory does not count for the school record books since it was an exhibition game, but it approached the program-record 89-point win over N.C. Central in 2009. No. 8 Duke maintained its intensity for 40 minutes to defeat the Division-II Falcons 112Pfeiffer 27 27 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils began the game Duke 112 with a three-guard lineup and a fullcourt press. This strategy made an immediate impact as the guards—senior Shay Selby and sophomores Chloe Wells and Chelsea Gray—each made a steal in the first three minutes. Building off its suffocating defensive pressure, Duke took every opportunity to exploit Pfeiffer on the fastbreak, jumping to a 12-0 lead. “When everybody comes in aggressive on defense, it gets our offense going,” Selby said. “We get easy buckets.” For the rest of the period, the Blue Devils kept up their intensity on both ends of the court, forcing their opponent into 21 turnovers. Duke freshman center Elizabeth Williams also quickly established herself as both an offensive and defensive force, tallying 10 points and five blocks in the period. “Her ability to come in and play at this level from the start
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The Blue Devils’ laundry list of accomplishments this season is impressive. They won the ACC regular season. At No. 3, they are ranked as high as any team in program history. They have tied a school record with 17 wins, and they own the single-season shutout record at Duke. But perhaps the most mindNo. 9 blowing number for the team this Wake season is seven—that is, the number vs. of goals they have conceded in 20 No. 3 games thus far. This total, a minisDuke cule average of 0.35 per game, is five goals fewer than those allowed by FRIDAY, 5:30 p.m. the next-best defenses in the conferWakeMed Soccer Park ence, Wake Forest and Boston College, who have both played fewer games. “Seven goals... it’s incredible,” head coach Robbie Church said. “I didn’t think we were going to give up many goals, but I had no idea it would be something like this.” It has been a long journey for this year’s group of defenders. They were forced into starting roles as raw freshmen, have matured during years of play together, and how and now they are one win away from Duke’s first-ever ACC tournament final appearance. But first, the Blue Devils (17-2-1, 8-1-1 in the ACC) have a semifinal date with No. 9 Wake Forest (13-3-3, 5-2-3), the fifth-seeded team in the tournament, tonight at
Natasha Anasi has been a key member of the defensive foursome that has largely kept opponents off the board this season.
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On Saturday, Duke will look to snap a three-game losing streak on the road at Miami. A victory would be crucial for two teams running out of time to notch the six wins required to be eligible for a bowl game. Last season, in their 28-13 loss to Miami, Duke was unable to maintain possession of the ball, recording seven turnovers, including five interceptions. “We don’t have much margin for error [this year],” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. “When the margin of error is not as great, you’ve got to perform at a high level…sometimes near perfect.” The Blue Devils (3-5, 1-3 in the ACC) have been perfect outside of Durham, winning at Boston College and in Miami against Florida International. “We love away games,” senior tight end Danny Parker said. “There’s nothing like going on the road…. The opposing crowd booing you, talking trash to you... that adds that extra incentive to go out there and play well.”
Duke’s defense has been nearly perfect in the second half of the last two games, allowing only one touchdown to Wake Forest and shutting out Virginia Tech. Still though, the Blue Devils lost both games due to major first-half woes. “It doesn’t help that we’ve gotten off to slow starts,” quarterback Sean Renfree said. “A lot of it is lack of execution, lack of focus, especially offensively.” The Hurricanes (4-4, 2-3), who have yet to score less than 21 points in a game this season, sport a balanced offensive attack led by senior quarterback Jacory Harris. Harris has totaled 1,555 yards and 15 touchdowns in seven games, and his pass efficiency rating of 161.8 ranks second in the ACC and 10th in the nation. One of Harris’ favorite targets is junior wide receiver Tommy Streeter. Streeter averages more than 75 yards per game and over 20 yards per catch to go along with seven touchdowns. Miami also has a solid running game led by SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 7
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Retribution was in the air Thursday for Duke in the ACC tournament quarterfinal against Virginia. The Blue Devils lost their final regular season match to the same Cavalier squad five days earlier but were able to 2 UVA bring home a Duke 3 win when it mattered. This time, Duke defeated Virginia (8-12, 1-4 in the ACC) 3-2 to keep their season alive. The third-seeded Blue Devils (12-6, 2-3) now advance to the ACC tournament semifinals Friday, where they will meet second-seeded Maryland (15-3, 4-1). The semifinal appearance will be Duke’s best ACC showing since the 2005 season. “I think Virginia came out with a lot of energy last week,” head coach Pam Bustin said. “It caught us by surprise.... It was a frantic environment for us. We learned from that how to play in a frantic environment and maintain control.” Thursday, the Blue Devils wasted little time in proving that they had learned from the previous matchup, as the squad played with high intensity from the opening whistle. Sophomore Emmie Le Marchand was the first to capi-
talize on a scoring opportunity, striking in the 18th minute off a deflection by junior Mary Nielson. The goal was Le Marchand’s 15th of the season and put Duke on the scoreboard, 1-0. The Blue Devils’ early lead was soon erased by Virginia’s sophomore Elly Buckley, who answered Duke’s goal five minutes later by converting a penalty corner. The Blue Devil squad maintained its level of play, however, and took the lead again just before the half. With seven minutes remaining, freshman Jessica Buttinger netted a deflected penalty corner to make the score 2-1 as the teams headed into the locker room. “I thought our team did a great job of staying on their tasks,” Bustin said. “They kept fighting and stayed in the moment. Whatever Virginia threw at us, we had to find a solution. It was a game of momentum.” Duke came out strong again in the second half. Sophomore McKay Ross scored in the 46th minute, putting her team ahead by two goals. Buckley scored her second goal of the night three minutes later to bring the score within one, but it would not be enough to overcome the Blue Devil lead. Duke’s defense held the scored at 3-2 through the final SEE FIELD HOCKEY ON PAGE 7
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the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary at 5:30 p.m. “We’ve put ourselves in such great position, so we can’t take this for granted,” defender Erin Koballa said. “We’ve got to capture the moment. It’s when winning actually counts.” The back four will be the key to victory in the postseason, but the defenders have not always been the team’s centerpiece. In 2009, due to injuries and graduations, current juniors Koballa, Maddy Haller and Libby Jandl were thrust into the lineup before they were fully adjusted to the college game. They struggled initially, but that experience has proved invaluable to them and their team. “You could tell that this was going to be tough at the time, but that it was going to be a good learning experience and it was going to pay dividends,” Church said. “But I didn’t think it’d pay this big of a dividend down the road.” The extra experience is particularly critical because defending at the college level requires cooperative effort from the back line. “A lot of the defense in college isn’t beating your man or one-on-one defending,” Haller said. “It’s know-
sophomore running back Lamar Miller, who is second in the ACC with his 108.6 yards-per-game average. Senior linebacker Sean Spence anchors the Hurricanes’ defense. Spence, a preseason second-team AllAmerican, is the ACC’s active career leader in tacklesfor-loss. His 10.71 total tackles per game rank him second in the ACC and 12th nationally. Despite the exceptional offensive output, Miami sports just a .500 record behind a lack of consistency and leadership. “[The coaches] lost [the players’] attention a little bit,” Hurricanes head coach Al Golden said. “Everybody [is] always trying to move forward… think[ing] the next big game is Florida State. No, the next big game is Duke.” During the last four seasons, though, the Blue Devils have gone just 1-12 in November. “This is when you want to be a football player,” Cutcliffe said. “They remember what you do in November, and most importantly, you will remember what you do in November.”
whistle, earning the team its revenge over the Cavaliers. “After our loss to them last week it woke us up,” senior Stefanie Fee said. “We realized that we didn’t have to change anything. We just had to capitalize on the things that we have been working on. We just knew that we had to come out and play our game.” Even after Thursday’s positive showing, the Blue Devils are ready to continue their postseason playing as they have all year—one game at a time. “We are here to do our job,” Fee said. “We plan on using [every game] as an opportunity to get better.” The beginning of the ACC tournament bears a striking resemblance to the one six years ago, when the Blue Devils also defeated Virginia to earn a semifinal matchup with Maryland. Duke fell in that 2005 contest against the Terrapins but will get their chance to continue avenging past losses today at 3:30 p.m. in College Park, Md.
“I’m probably too confident in Tara [Campbell]. If someone gets by I’ll think ‘It’s okay, Tara will save it.’” — Erin Koballa ing where to be positionally. So I think that’s a big deal, knowing each other and knowing how each other plays. It’s something we’ve built off of the past few years.” Sophomore Natasha Anasi described Haller as the unit’s toughest player and Koballa as the most complete player and the best tackler. Jandl’s primary strength is stepping up and stopping opponents from creating chances, and Anasi describes herself as the one who “cleans up play.” “Our backline has different characteristics of each person that stand out,” Anasi said. “And I think we use those abilities and it ends up meshing well.” The Blue Devils are strong off the bench as well—Alex Straton does not start but is the unit’s fastest player. The sophomore gives credit for her development to the strong corps of juniors leading the way. “We have a system of mentoring now,” Straton said. “I have a lot of older players to look to. They understand I always like to go forward, and obviously I’ve had so much to learn from them and from the coaches.” The defense’s reliable play has taken much of the pressure off star junior goalkeeper Tara Campbell, who has done more than her share in the Blue Devils’ unprecedented scoring prevention. “I’d prefer not to even touch the ball in games if I can,” Campbell said. “If they do their job, it makes my job easier…. I’d prefer that they do all the work.” Campbell is another piece that fits into the well-oiled defensive machine. Her strong kicking game allows the defenders to be very comfortable with her behind them. “I think a huge part of Tara’s game is with her feet…. Tara’s a field player almost,” Haller said. “She’s someone I can pass back to and I know she’s going handle the ball well. I don’t know if you’re going to have that with every keeper in this league.” Campbell’s abilities are so sound that she might even make her backs a little too comfortable. “I’m probably too confident in Tara,” Koballa said. “If someone gets by I’ll think, ‘It’s okay, Tara will save it.’ It’s nice having confidence in someone behind. You know if you make a mistake it’s okay.” It is that level of camaraderie, forged over the past few years, that constitutes another vital advantage for the Blue Devils. “What’s awesome about us as a unit is that we’re all great friends,” Jandl said. “You know that everyone’s got each other’s backs, and you’re going to play hard for the person next to you.” Against Wake Forest, a team Church described as well-coached and experienced, Duke will need its defense to keep up the good work. It is the first time since 2005 that Duke has made it through to the semifinals of the conference tournament, and it will be the favorite to reach the championship game, having beaten the Demon Deacons 2-0 on Oct. 20. “I think what’s so great about our team now is that we’re not satisfied,” Haller said. “I think everyone feels that we want to do more, we want to do better, we want to go further.”
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Duke opened the second period with even more defensive pressure, racking up seven steals in the first three minutes. “I was very pleased with the fact that we put together two halves of intensity,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “In a game like that, it’s very easy to… get distracted.” The Blue Devils closed the game in even more dominating fashion, holding the Falcons to just 11 points in the second half as Duke’s three starting guards combined for 19 steals and 17 assists overall. “I like [the three-guard lineup] because there’s a lot of confidence in seeing the floor, a lot of eyes looking up,” McCallie said. “It’s the nature of someone who’s played point to look up, and the more you look up, the more you can see the floor and see great players like Elizabeth and Amber and everybody running down the floor. There’s a lot of upside to it on both sides of the ball.” Looking for every possible way to contribute to the victory, Gray posted eight rebounds, seven steals, 15 points and a team-high eight assists. “I was star-struck watching her,” Pfeiffer head coach Jill Thomas said. “What a player.” Williams also continued her strong performance, ending up with nine rebounds, seven blocks, and 21 points—all team highs. “I just tried to be aggressive,” Williams said. “Coach [McCallie] told me that was important.” Every Duke player saw court time as Duke extended its lead toward the end of the game, and six Blue Devils reached double figures in points. “It’s about... playing together in different combinations and executing our defenses against someone else and not each other,” McCallie said. “The key is ‘did we do the right things?’ And I thought we did.”
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University Course requires balance This coming Spring, Duke ditionally do not have much students will find themselves interaction. A University with a brand new academic Course blurs the boundaries opportunity—the University between undergraduate and Course. This pilot project, graduate students, fostering convened by Dean of Arts and community between groups Sciences Laurie that rub elPatton, is titled bows only ineditorial “Food Studies: frequently. Interdisciplinary Approaches In particular, the course to How, Why and What We provides all undergraduEat.” Open to all Duke stu- ates an opportunity to take a dents, from freshmen to law class with graduate students. students to Ph.D. candidates, Although some majors lend the course will span the dis- themselves to undergraduciplines of cultural anthro- ate participation in graduatepology, documentary studies level classes, the curriculums and women’s studies. of other departments do not The University Course so readily lend themselves should prove a positive ex- to coursework that brings periment in integrating the undergraduates and gradustudent population. It unites, ates together. The University in a very direct way, students Course could fill this niche. from all the schools and deOf course, the University partments on Duke’s cam- Course will become an empty pus, include many that tra- gesture if students from across
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years and disciplines do not take advantage of it. With 75 open spots in a lecture-format class on ACES, this class setting may not be ideal for student-to-student interaction, but we hope students will take the opportunity to foster relationships with their classmates. An imbalanced class composition may scuttle the course’s goals before they get off the ground. The University has selected a subject matter that it is wellequipped to deal with. Food can be addressed through a variety of disciplines and appeals to a wide variety of students. Food studies also encompasses many issues Duke has examined through other programs. The Class of 2015 read Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” over the summer, ostensibly to promote dialogue
about sustainable eating. Likewise, the recently established Duke Campus Farm has begun to provide food to some on-campus eateries. The University Course will bring these efforts into a single classroom, allowing Duke’s many experts on food issues to unite under one roof in a focused discourse. This topic is one that Duke is well-suited to present in a class and will likely be a useful topic for students from many departments. Certainly, the course has some potential pitfalls. The University has no way of guaranteeing who will enroll, so we can only remain optimistic that the course will include students across years and disciplines. Additionally, we hope the course can mediate potential skill and knowl-
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uke has never been known to be accom- and free helmet through the Duke Bikes program, modating to the average commuting un- which is housed in the Outpost. dergraduate. An annual Blue Zone parkSince biking is such a great option for some ing pass will set you back $240, and commuters, I was shocked that the rate is higher for graduate and bikes are in limited supply at Duke. professional students. When I got On any given day there are only one my parking permit, I found that or two bikes available for rental. it was an almost useless expense. The Outpost opens at 12 p.m., and The Blue Zone is always almost full, usually it runs out by 12:05. with the very last lot being the only When exploring the bike racks one with available spots for a 10:05 outside of the Outpost, one may a.m. class. With the drive and the find many bikes in various states of milap mehta lengthy walk, my typical commute disrepair. Some have loose spokes to my morning class in the Sociolo- what i think, i think on their wheels, broken brakes and gy Psychology building took at least other mechanical malfunctions. 30 minutes. This is far too long, considering I live The Outpost office itself appears to be underone mile off campus. funded and undersupplied. In addition to the I also found that the Blue Zone was a terrible scarcity of bicycles and the obvious need for rechoice for parking since I have classes in Trent pairs, the computers are outdated and the ventilaHall and do research on Research Drive and at the tion system seems in drastic need of an upgrade. Duke Medical Center. A typical walk from the Blue The less-than-stellar condition of the Outpost is Zone to any of these locations would be about a surprising considering the decent condition of mile and a half. most Duke facilities. The inefficiency of Blue Zone parking, comFor a University that is investing millions of dolpounded with the amount of money it takes to fill lars in a campus in China and spending untold my car with gas, meant that driving to class on a typ- millions on other projects, it does not seem to be ical Blue Zone permit was just not a smart choice. too much to ask for a slight increase in funding So I started exploring the other options that Duke for a small campus organization like the Outpost. offers to students who commute to campus. Bikes should be readily available and in good Duke offers free carpool permits to groups condition, and the offices should be renovated to of four or more undergraduates who commute meet the standards of most other Duke facilities. together. There are carpool parking spaces in In addition to being a basic service for Duke prime areas around campus, so the permit gives students, an increase in availability of bikes for commuters greater freedom with where they put undergraduate students living off campus could their cars. While the offer seems to be a great in- further help Duke to meet its sustainability goals. centive for students like me, I found that I didn’t Although commuter carbon dioxide exhaust is qualify for the program because of an off-campus probably not a part of Duke’s sustainability metric, bus that goes near my apartment complex. In my it nonetheless promotes a culture of environmenexperience, students who live near campus don’t tal responsibility that would make Duke into more qualify for carpool permits unless they live at least of a “Green” campus. two miles away. Duke has demonstrated an increased commitSo why didn’t I just take the bus? The problem ment to transportation sustainability through the with the LaSalle Loop Bus is that it would take lon- electric cars program and Duke GreenRide. Curger than walking, and the fact that there is only rently, Share the Road signs are being painted on one bus means I would have to set out about 10 Duke roadways to reinforce biker safety. Although minutes earlier than if I had driven just to get to all of these developments are encouraging signs class. Therefore, the bus option also turned out to that Duke is making an increased commitment to be too inefficient and inconvenient. alternative modes of transportation, much work So I started riding a bike. For a student who remains to be done. This is especially true with lives reasonably close to campus, biking is an regards to undergraduates living off campus. An ideal choice for the commute. No parking fees. upgraded bicycle facility with greater inventory No traffic. Ample bike racks right next to cam- would give students an efficient mode of transporpus buildings. No need for gas money. An excel- tation and provide an alternative to the inefficienlent quad workout. cy of the current Blue Zone parking model. Luckily, the Duke Bikes program provides weekly rentals of bikes that can be renewed up Milap Mehta is a Trinity senior. His column runs to three times. Bike rentals come with a free lock every other Friday.
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ast Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Argentine Supreme Court sentenced former naval officer, Alfredo Astiz, to life in prison. Known and feared as “Él Ángel Rubio de la Muerte” (The Blonde Angel of Death), Astiz was found guilty of torture, murder and “forced disappearance” during Argentina’s right-wing military dictatorship of 1976 to 1983. In addition to Astiz, 15 other Argentine military sonia havele and police officers were also a cultural tango convicted of crimes against humanity. Of those, 11 were given life sentences and the remaining four were jailed between 18 and 25 years. What was the common thread linking these men together throughout the exhausting 22-month trial? All worked at Argentina’s largest and most notorious concentration camp—the Naval Mechanical School (ESMA) in Buenos Aires—during a period of state-sponsored terror, initiated by Jorge Rafael Videla’s coup d’état known as “La Guerra Sucia,” or the Dirty War. According to “Nunca Más” (Never Again), the report delivered in 1984 by the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons (CONADEP) to explain the atrocities of the previous decade, the purpose of the Dirty War was twofold—first, to imprison specific leftist terrorists, and second, to create an impenetrable environment of fear. It was the Argentine rendition of Operation Condor, a covert and U.S.-supported program implemented by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Core (mainly Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay) in 1975 to obliterate their left-wing opponents. Between 1976 and 1983, nearly 5,000 guerillas, dissidents and leftist activists were kidnapped, secretly detained and brutally tortured behind ESMA’s pristine brick walls.
Only 10 percent of its prisoners—more than 70 of whom were among the trial’s witnesses—managed to survive. The rest were either killed by firing squad or drugged and thrown alive from airplanes over the Atlantic Ocean, often with weights tied to their feet to ensure they would never be found. These abominable “death flights” were painted with sadistic undertones. Many victims were made to dance for joy—only to be doped and dropped just hours later— on account of a false freedom they were told awaited them on the other side of the flight. And ESMA was only one of more than 300 clandestine detention centers across the country. These are “los desaparecidos” (the disappeared)—the lost faces of Argentina’s notorious Dirty War. Their irretrievable bodies, vanished beneath sand and rocks at the foot of the Atlantic, will never be found. Although left-wing activists were the primary targets, the government eventually began kidnapping writers, intellectuals, Jews, people who were even moderately leftist and people who simply had things high officials wanted. Although CONADEP gives an estimate of approximately 13,000, most human rights groups insist the number of desaparecidos is closer to 30,000. There are also estimates, including the initial number reported by CONADEP, which are as low as 9,000. Why the discrepancies? This answer is simple. It is because of the unspeakable events that took place and the fact that the military worked diligently to cover up its tracks. Now 40 years later, it is still impossible for us to know the true extent of the Dirty War. The next question that might be asked is: Why has it taken so long for justice to be served? After the Dirty War, Argentina’s military dictatorship collapsed as a result of several factors, the most significant of which being an international economic crisis and an embarrassing loss to the United Kingdom in the Falklands War. Despite initial efforts to hold members of military government accountable, namely, the Trial of the Juntas, the majority remained unscathed. Then, in 1989 and
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ollow your dreams... pursue your pas- for my major. I have been telling people for sion... find happiness, bleh, bleh, blah. some time that I am a “potential history maFrom childhood, we are told to do jor with a minor in women’s studies.” I think what makes us happy—that I am content with that. Maycreating our lives is not about be? The thing that I am comalexandria making money but about esing to realize is that I’d like to lattimore tablishing our identity, leavstart a revolution. I want to guest column ing a legacy and helping othchange people’s lives. I want ers. In many ways, we don’t to impact the conditions of keep up with this jargon for long. Suddenly, this nation. I demand improvements. Therebeing a doctor, lawyer or businessperson is fore, I would like to major in whatever will the only thing that will truly bring us self-ful- get me weaving the flag that I will fly as the fillment. This is primarily because such jobs banner for my campaign for change. bring money; money brings stability; and staIn many ways, everyone wants to change bility ought to bring oodles of happiness. the world, right? Kind of. Well, I’ve decided Due in part to my Bostonian tendency to today that somehow, someway, I am going rest upon sarcasm, I revel in watching peo- to do it. So, my major: idealism. Haha, kidple scramble to figure out what in the hell ding. In seriousness, I’d like my major to reI will do with a history major and minor in flect the areas in which I see myself creating women’s studies. I ought to begin snapping this change. I believe that this is why I have photos. Maybe what I will do is make a photo been drawn to women’s studies, and now I book—title it “Odd-Ball Majors: Squander- am realizing my inclination to the study of ing Mommy and Daddy’s Dream of Retiring black Americans. Sadly, I have avoided AAAS Well.” I’ll sell this flip book picture series, (African and African-American Studies) as and people will keep it on their corporate a potential major or minor because of the desks in an effort to appear humorous while taboos associated with the study. People on exploiting us poor citizens by selling picture campus often regard the major as a “copbooks of our passions for a living. out,” an “athlete major,” a study undeservAll joking aside, my current question is, ing of its own department. I don’t believe why do we fight against our passions so ve- any of these things, and yet here I am afraid hemently? What is keeping us from reach- to delve into the study. And damn it, I’m ing our destined greatness? Is it our own black for goodness sake! God forbid I was a self-consciousness? Or is it the picture- white girl with this inclination. So aha! That book people? Fortunately, I don’t have mentality alone is proof that not only is the parents who worry about the sound of my study needed but also that it’s important in major or what “path” I am taking or rebel- combating racist notions that penetrate our ling against. Their only demand of me is thinking in ways we are often never forced to that I do my best and avoid putting them face... a history/AAAS double major. AAAS in a nursing home at all costs. I know that I major with a minor in women’s history. Maam on a path. “Pre-med?” No. “Oh! That’s jor in visual studies with a concentration in right, pre-law.” Nope... awkward pause. flip book photography? Only time, passion “What are you doing then?” (Crafted re- and a persistence against the faces of my flip sponse) Pursuing passion. Hmmm... click, book people shall tell. click. Another photo for my flip book. I’m pondering these things as I search Alexandria Lattimore, Trinity ’14
1990, the government of Raúl Alfonsín—perhaps facing the threat of military intervention—passed new amnesty laws and subsequent President Carlos Menem pardoned the few criminals who had already been convicted. It was not until the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998 that hope for justice began to reemerge. In a 2001 case against Peru, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights voted that amnesty laws were a violation of international law. The Argentine Congress’s decision to repeal the amnesty laws in 2003 was, at last, followed by the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate them in 2005, spurring swift legal action. Videla himself was sentenced to life in prison just 10 months ago. Yet, the lingering memories of the Dirty War are deeper than legal justice. One of the most sinister—and signature—crimes committed by Argentina’s military junta was baby snatching. Pregnant women were kept alive in detention centers only until giving birth, after which they were murdered and their newborns were delivered to “pro-military families”—often times the very killers of their parents or accomplices to their murders. Today, only about 100 of these stolen babies have been identified through DNA testing, and there are at least 300 more who still must be accounted for. The personal and emotional struggles of coming to terms with such an unspeakable past seem, to me, incomprehensible. The unsuspecting results of this painfully recent era is yet another reason why Argentina continues to amaze me. One would expect the societal wounds of such harrowing events, which took place less than half a century ago, to be fresh. Yet, even as much justice remains to be served, Argentine society appears to have moved on—if only on the surface—from what can be considered one of the most ravaging events in the nation’s tumultuous political past. Sonia Havele is a Trinity junior and is currently studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her column runs every other Friday.
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In 2008, there was one Plumlee. A year later, there were two. Now, it’s Plum-three. When Marshall Plumlee committed to play for Duke in July of 2010, he made a decision not only for himself but also for his family, joining his two older brothers— senior Miles and junior Mason. His choice led to the formation of the first trio of brothers to ever play on the same ACC team, and just the second ever in Division-I basketball. Their parents, Perky and Leslie Plumlee, probably had the most invested in their youngest son’s decision, which ensured that they only have to root for one basketball team without splitting their time among their sons. “We couldn’t be happier that everybody is here,” Mason said. “But at the same time it will make for good practices and it will make it easier on our parents. [They are] the biggest beneficiary. They only have to travel to Durham.” And even though the three brothers can suit up and compete with each other now, that was not always the case in the Plumlee household. Growing up, while Miles and Mason could roughhouse and play one-on-one, Marshall was a bit too young—and if you can believe it, too small— to play on their level. This is why his growth is so obvious to his older brothers, because he can now practice and compete with them in a way he never could before. “Marshall was always a bit younger, so there was always a bit of a gap there, but me and Mason were always really
competitive [growing up],” Miles said. “Marshall has come a long way.” This, however, is not the first time the three brothers played on the same school team together. Four years ago, Miles was a senior and Mason was a junior at the Christ School in Arden, N.C. At the same time, Marshall was a freshman who split his minutes between the junior varsity and varsity teams during the season. The varsity squad went on to win the state championship that season. Miles and Mason both won multiple state championships, but Marshall is the only one to have won it all four years of high school. Even though they may have lived and played together in high school, their relationship has blossomed as collegiate teammates in a way it never had before. Between rigorous practices, study halls, and a summer trip to China, the 21-foot-tall triumvirate is spending more time together than they ever did, even when they lived under the same roof. “I know we’ve become closer already just this fall and over the summer,” Mason said. “We see each other five or six hours a day now. Even when we lived at home, we may not have seen each other that much.” For Marshall, having two brothers around has aided his transition to the college game immeasurably. “[The adjustment was] definitely a lot easier than I think it would have been without them,” Marshall said. “They’ve given me a heads-up to the college game, in SEE PLUM-THREES ON PAGE 10
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Jeff Capel has always coached with a chip on his shoulder. Named head coach of Virginia Commonwealth at just 27-years-old, Capel was the youngest Division-I basketball coach in the country at the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was named the head coach [at Virginia Commonwealth, there] were a lot of people that expected me to fail, and wanted me to fail, in and out of the profession just because it was such a shocking thing,â&#x20AC;? Capel said. Despite the critics, Capel guided the Rams to the 2004 NCAA Tournament in just his second season, the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first NCAA appearance since 1996.
Two years after that NCAA berth, Capel became head coach at Oklahoma. His critics, however, were not silenced, even as Capel quickly became one of the hottest young coaches in the nation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I heard things that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve the Oklahoma job either,â&#x20AC;? Capel said. The program was in a dire state following the departure of head coach Kelvin Sampson and three of his top recruits. Yet even with the undesirable conditions, Capel led the Sooners to an NCAA Tournament appearance in his second season. And in 2009, he took Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and sophomore sensation Blake Griffinâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to the Elite Eight, only to be knocked off by the eventual champion, North Carolina.
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After one of the most successful seasons in Oklahoma basketball history, the Sooners struggled the next two seasons, finishing 13-18 and 14-18, respectively. In 2010, three Oklahoma underclassmen left school for the NBA Draft, making Capelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job even tougher. In March 2011, the University made the decision to fire Capel despite his 96-69 record over five seasons in Norman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very hard,â&#x20AC;? Capel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You go from having a lot of success that I had experienced the first seven years of my coaching career and then you go through a rough time. It was difficult not being there with my team, the guys we had recruited, the guys that came to Oklahoma that came to be a part of what we were trying to build there.â&#x20AC;? Following his exit from Oklahoma, Capel did not intend to coach anywhere the next season, instead planning to be a television commentator. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski, however, quickly seized the opportunity to add another former player to his staff. Capel played under Krzyzewski from 1993-97, averaging 12.4 points per game in his career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next day after I was fired I was back at Duke to see everyone, and I talked to Coach K and immediately he offered me a job as a special assistant,â&#x20AC;? Capel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told him I would think about it. A few days later, Coach K called and told me he wanted me to join the staff as an assistant coach.â&#x20AC;? Eventually Capel decided that the opportunity to return to Duke, join his former teammates on the staff and learn from Krzyzewski was too good to refuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my home, this is where I played,â&#x20AC;? Capel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my alma mater, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a place Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had tremendous love for.â&#x20AC;? Capelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love for Duke was evident at Countdown to Craziness, his first game in Cameron Indoor Stadium as a coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be honest, I kind of got emotional just because it was, it was incredible,â&#x20AC;? Capel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was so amazing to be back in a place where they love basketball, appreciate basketball and you could feel the passion.â&#x20AC;? The Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially the post players, who have become Capelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary responsibilityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;have noticed the benefit of his presence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Capel expects nothing but the bestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot like Coach [Krzyzewski],â&#x20AC;? said sophomore forward Josh Hairston, who played for Capel with the U18 United States national team in 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He pushes us everyday. He knows how to put us in the right position offensively. Having his perspective is great, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really glad heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on our staff.â&#x20AC;? Capel said he will likely take another head coaching job eventually, though for now his focus is on Duke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do want to be a head coach again,â&#x20AC;? Capel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m actively pursuing. I told Coach [Krzyzewski] thisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;my bags are unpacked. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come here to be here. I want to be here, period.â&#x20AC;? The addition of Capel makes one of the most experienced coaching staffs in basketball even better. For Duke, having Capel gives the Blue Devils a new voice, a fresh perspective and a bevy of experience that will pay dividends for this young Duke team. And for Capel, being back at Duke has helped make that chip feel a little bit lighter. 10% off wit Duke h ID
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Eight things to watch for this season As you flip through a supplement designed to make predictions about the upcoming season, allow me to make a somewhat self-defeating point: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utterly impossible to ever really predict what will define a year. The 2010-11 season was supposed to be marked by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drive for Five,â&#x20AC;? or whatever those witty posters said. It was instead defined by the day-to-day injury reports about a toe. In 2009-10, it was supposed to be a wait-andsee year until Kyrie Irving came to save Andy us. Instead, we saw an improbable championship. If you want to go back a bit further, to 2005-06, the year was supposed to be about the culmination of Sports Illustratedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover story â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can Anyone Stop Duke?â&#x20AC;? Instead, it was J.J. Redick walking off the Sweet 16 court in tears. With all this in mind, though, we still love to playact as amateur Digger Phelpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from time-to-time. I certainly do! Here are seven predictions sure to (not) come true.
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different situation from what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen over the past two seasons. My prediction, then: Krzyzewski will push the hell out of Ryan Kelly, Miles Plumlee and Seth Curry early and often. The three captains will be thrown into the fire, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be counted on early to provide veteran guidance. And the team will be better for it. 2. Curry will be first team All-ACC Austin Rivers has already been ordained the stud of this team by most media outlets. He has the pedigree, the smooth game and certainly the confidence. However, if anything at all can be gleaned from the preseason, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge â&#x20AC;&#x153;ifâ&#x20AC;?, Curry is Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alpha dog. He completely took over the Blue-White game, showing his deft shooting touch by
1. Krzyzewski will lean on his captains Like many, many others in the sports world, Coach K reveals little when he talks. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want a misplaced comment to become a national story, and he really doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like having his words overshadow the team (passing Knight this season will most likely be torture for him). This year, though, Krzyzewski has been relatively open, expressing some concerns about the current Blue Devils, most notably about his playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; maturity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get as much help from a player like we got help from... Nolan or Kyle,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our guys are still trying to figure out what NATE GLENCER/THE CHRONICLE theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing.â&#x20AC;? This is obviously a very Ryan Kelly is one of the captains Krzyzewski will lean on this year.
going 8-for-13 from the floor. He also showed an ability to get to the basket, as evidenced by his five trips to the free throw line. Against Bellarmine, he was similarly impressive, scoring 18 and dishing out five assists. And, of course, he showed flashes of brilliance last season, most notably against North Carolina. Curry will succeed playing one of the most important positions in college sports this year. Expect to see him at the top of the ACC class at the end of the season. 3. Josh Hairston will lead the nation in masculine roars while someone else is dunking This is a given. (Also, while watching the great hype man at Countdown to Craziness, I came to this conclusion: How great would it be to have Hairston follow you around and give a roar every time you ace a midterm, cap an all-nighter at Perkins or win an intramural softball game? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reading, Josh, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work something out.) 4. Duke probably will not win the Maui Invitational The bracket in the Invitational is insane this year: No. 11 Memphis, No. 13 Kansas, No. 17 UCLA and No. 18 Michigan will all be joining Duke in Hawaii. That may be one of the best early-season tournament fields ever. With the odds so stacked against the young Blue Devils, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to say that they can breeze through and take the title, as they have in many other early season tournaments in recent years. But even if they do lose, there is a silver lining: A loss will help the team. In that same preseason press conference I mentioned above, Krzyzewski emphasized the way the Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leaders from last year had â&#x20AC;&#x153;their noses rubbed in the dirtâ&#x20AC;? before they became captains. Losing strength-
ened them and toughened themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even if it seemed at the time like there couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be anything worse than their â&#x20AC;&#x153;failure.â&#x20AC;? Likewise, a loss early this season to one of the best teams in the country would leave Duke chastened and hungry in the future. Not a bad thing to be when ACC season rolls around. 5. Smith will become a graduate assistant After it becomes clear that the NBA lockout is going to take up the whole year, Smith will come back to Duke and coach. He will be the best graduate assistant since Jay Bilas. 6. Kelly will shave his beard into a Fu Manchu This is more of a plea than a prediction. 7. Taking charges will be more of an issue than you think In case you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard, the charge rule has changed. There is now a clearly-marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;restricted area arcâ&#x20AC;? that has a three-foot radius, presumably because the NCAA finally decided referees do not, in fact, have superhuman vision. This arc restricts secondary defenders (or help defenders) from taking charges in the area, and it could limit the number of charges the Blue Devils take this year. For a team that traditionally excels in this area of the game, this rules change will certainly be something to watch. 8. Against all odds, this will be a fun year The Blue Devils arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to have all the pressure that comes with being a front-runner. That honor goes to the boys in light blue down the road. Instead, Duke will get to play the role of young up-and-comers, with few of the expectations that came last year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more fun to win as an underdog than as a favorite.
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Can anyone beat the Tar Heels? Young Blue Devils have potential to win ACC Four lottery picks make unbeatable rival Let’s face it—even as early as November in a typical year, it’s often clear which players are going to lead the Blue Devils. Unlike its previous incarnations, though, this year’s roster has nothing set in stone and no obvious superstar, causing many to write off Duke’s chances at repeating as ACC champions. But what the 2011 Blue Devils lack in experience they make up for in depth and pure potential. Scott And if that potential manifests itself, Duke can still win the ACC—even with a so-called “dream team” waiting down the road in Chapel Hill. True, Duke lost the core of a team last year that was led by Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler and, when healthy, Kyrie Irving. While leading the team’s offensive attack, Smith and Singler provided invaluable l e a d ership and will be remembered among the Blue Devil greats. Their loss certainly makes Duke a worse team at the
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start of the 2011 season than they were at the end of last year. But, as Blue Devil fans surely know, no one remembers big-time victories in November and December—they remember who is cutting down nets in March and April. And it’s young teams like this year’s Duke that are more prone to find themselves late in the season. While he’s been perplexing both during the Friendship Games and the first exhibition game, Austin Rivers has the potential to be one of the biggest game-changers in the nation. Rivers brings an explosive offensive game and a level of basketball IQ—thanks largely to his basketball-dominant upbringing— that is rarely seen at the college level. While he’ll struggle at times, like most freshman do, he has the potential to be as awe-inspiring as Irving was last year and John Wall was for Kentucky a year before—and both those players were on conference championship teams. Aside from Rivers, the Blue Devils have players with the enviable combination of experience and room for growth. Seth Curry, Andre Dawkins, Ryan Kelly and Miles and SEE POINT ON PAGE 15
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This year’s Duke squad has the potential to be a good, even great, team. But the Blue Devils will not win an ACC championship this time around for two reasons—experience and the University of North Carolina. Duke enters the 2011-12 campaign with heaps of raw talent, but the core group of players lacks experience in high-pressure situations. DeRyan parted senior Nolan Smith was the team’s clear-cut leader last season, carrying the Blue Devils through the ACC schedule after freshman phenom Kyrie Irving went down with a mysterious toe ailment and fellow senior Kyle Singler mysteriously lost his scoring touch down the stretch. Despite Singler’s decline, he and Smith combined to account for 46 percent of Duke’s scoring output over the course of the year. Although Seth Curry stepped into the scoring void late in the schedule, it remains to be seen whether he can be the team’s go-to player. Even if Curry emerges as the top scoring option, he will have an unproven supporting cast, with the Blue Devils also looking to Andre Dawkins and highly-touted freshman Austin Rivers to shoulder much of the load.
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Chelsea Gray is barely removed from her freshman year, yet at the start of a new season, she will be counted on as the go-to player on her team, both in scoring and leadership. Following the graduation of three of its top four leading scorers, Duke enters the season with a 12-player roster that features a remarkable nine underclassmen. Gray, a combo guard who posted the third-best scoring average on the team with 8.7 points per game, now inherits the reins of the Blue Devil offense, and head coach Joanne P. McCallie has full confidence in Gray’s chances to succeed. “I’ve never seen a more creative person on the floor, ever,” McCallie said. “She understands the game.” Last year, Gray arrived at Duke as a highly-touted recruit headlining a class that calls itself “the Fab Five.” As a senior at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., she earned the PARADE Co-National Player of the Year award and was one of five finalists for the Naismith Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top high school player. In her first year as a Blue Devil, Gray showed many flashes of her star potential. In addition to finishing third in scoring on the team, she recorded the team’s second-best assist and steal totals in her 18 starts, earning a place on the freshman All-ACC team. “Chelsea has an incredible ability to be a creator, you know, certainly a scorer, but a game-changer,” McCallie said. For all her accomplishments, Gray was nevertheless severely limited by a nagging
ankle injury that lingered for a substantial portion of the season. “She was injured for most of the year last year,” McCallie said. “I don’t think people realize—this meant no practice. She was playing in games without practice time. What she did and what she accomplished last year was fairly—I would say very extraordinary.”
In spite of the injury, Gray did not let her first experience at the college level go to waste. “I just had to get through it,” Gray said. “I felt that it could be worse…so I just took it as a blessing and just tried to move forward.” With such a competitive attitude, Gray took advantage of all her opportunities to
play, and she certainly had several occasions to showcase her skills against some of the most talented teams in the country. Last January against Maryland, she grabbed three steals and scored five points in the final minute to cap off a late Duke victory. In a later contest at then-No. 13 North Carolina, Gray notched her career-high scoring total with a 20-point performance that included four three-pointers. Then, she helped Duke win the ACC tournament championship, averaging 9.3 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.7 rebounds in three tournament games. “She’s got that experience,” McCallie said. “Chelsea Gray has seen a lot…as a player in her short career.” In addition to elevating her level of play to compete in the ACC, Gray made the most of her chance to learn from the Blue Devils’ three future WNBA draft picks, especially Duke’s 2010-11 leading scorer Jasmine Thomas. “Last year, Jasmine Thomas did an excellent job showing great leadership skills,” Gray said. “So I feel like she helped me this year to try to fill this role as a leader.” Gray has fully embraced her new responsibility so far by utilizing the offseason first to rehabilitate her ankle, then to address the areas of her game that could use improvement. Over the summer, Gray decided to focus especially on her jump shooting. Looking to learn from her teammate, fellow sophomore guard Tricia Liston, Gray said she spent many nights in the gym practicing her shot with sharpshooter Liston. Additionally, Gray has set several goals for the upcoming season, especially becoming a
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Seth Curry has always been a bit of a enigma. His quiet demeanor and unheralded arrival at Duke as a transfer from Liberty University have kept him out of the spotlight so far in his career. When news broke that he would be transferring to Duke in 2009, merely days after the Blue Devils’ disappointing Sweet Sixteen loss in the NCAA tournament, he was best known for the last name he shared with his brother, current NBA standout Stephen Curry. The next year, he sat on the sidelines as a redshirt freshman while Duke put together an NCAA championship run. Last year, he finally found himself on the active roster and did not disappoint. Despite sharing scoring opportuni-
ties with fellow standout guards Kyrie Irving, Nolan Smith and Andre Dawkins, Curry still managed to average nine points and 1.4 steals per game. He distinguished himself in 3-point territory, where he made 43.5 percent of his attempts, totaling 64 field goals beyond the arc, tied for most on the team. His performance in the ACC tournament— in which he scored double digits in every matchup—was especially impressive, earning him a spot on the ACC AllTournament second team. With two of those guards gone to the professional ranks, Curry anticipates a greater burden on the court. Traditionally, his role has been that of a pure scorer. He came into games and put together electrifying performances, heavily weighted toward long-range jumpers. This was especially true his freshman year at Liberty,
where he led the nation’s freshmen in scoring as the clear first option in the Flames’ offense. He will be asked to play a different part this year, though. “On game day, I do expect to be starting at point guard,” he said. His new job requires more than just the occasional hot streak—it requires a heightened level of comfort with the team that will allow him to control its offense. “[In the offseason] I worked on my ball handling a lot,” Curry said. “It’s a different pace, handling the ball and bringing it up the court. But, the biggest thing [for me] is getting into game situations and learning to run a team. I am still working on that.” SEE CURRY ON PAGE 10
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Looking at head coach Joanne P. McCallieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roster for the 2011-12 season, focus is instantly drawn to the nine underclassmen. The leading returning scorer is a sophomore and the most-hyped players are incoming freshmen who have yet to play at the collegiate level. But the team does have a few veterans, and the pair of seniors in particular are not to be overlooked. Seniors Shay Selby and Kathleen Scheer are the elder statesmen on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, which features just one other upperclassmanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;junior Allison Vernerey. Despite the lack of experience on the squad, the team is confident that the seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leadership will lead to success this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m able to talk to them on and off the court about anything,â&#x20AC;? freshman center Elizabeth Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing about young teams is that you play with nothing to lose. As a young team, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically an advantage, but to have two seniors like Shay and Kathleen, that just puts us over the edge.â&#x20AC;? Sophomore guard Chelsea Gray echoed Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sentiment, saying that the duo has done a great job of unifying the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing an excellent job so far, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really welcomed the freshmen and taken a lot of them under their wing and showed them the ropes,â&#x20AC;? Gray said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re leading on and off the court, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really positive role models that I
cherish having on the team.â&#x20AC;? Selby and Scheer are particularly good role models for the younger players, since their paths to success have been far from easy. Both have struggled with injuries throughout their three years, and each has had two surgeries since coming to Duke. Selby had surgery on her left knee after her freshman season and on her right ankle after her junior year. Scheerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right shoulder was operated on immediately following her sophomore season and her left knee required surgery this past July. Yet they have fought through the injuries to contribute on the floor. Selby has shot 38 percent from beyond the arc in her career and has led the team in charges taken each of the past two years despite limited minutes. Scheerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standout attribute is her versatility. She can play both the guard and post positions and has appeared in 87 games as a Blue Devil, remaining cooperative through a number of position changes. Head coach Joanne P. McCallie said that the misfortunes have helped the two develop in both maturity and attitude. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be who they are and to give everything they are to this team, I think Shay and Kathleen have been a part of some really unique moments in their time here in SEE THE SENIORS ON PAGE 10
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particular Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style of basketball, which is a unique advantage I have and part of the reason I chose Duke. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve definitely given me a lot of insight.â&#x20AC;? Having known him for so long, they also have a unique perspective on his style of play. Still, Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game is somewhat different from that of his brothers. While Miles and Mason are not classic back-to-the-basket post players, Marshall is a more prototypical big man. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any interest in anything outside of five feet,â&#x20AC;? Mason said. Entering their third year on the team together, it is clear that Miles and Mason are different players, but they made it clear that their sibling is unique as well. Maybe it was all the running he had to do to keep up as the youngest brother, because the two agree that Marshall has more energy running up and down the floor than either of the elder siblings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d better be in shape to keep up with him because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a huge motor,â&#x20AC;? Miles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He runs the court really well. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even like to run with him all the time.â&#x20AC;? Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who fellow freshman Austin Rivers referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the funniest kids Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever metâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even jokes about his own ability to run the floor. Although Miles and Mason could not envision a scenario in which all three brothers were on the floor at the same time, Marshall pleaded the case, saying he would like to see a lineup of Miles at center, Mason at power forward and himself as a 6-foot-11 shooting guard. Regardless of whether or not the three see simultaneous action this season, they are working towards a common goalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a national championship. At Christ School, they felt the exuberance of winning a title together, and nothing would make this season mean more to the trio than a similar ending in April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you look back on certain years, like when you look back on the year we had in high school together, winning the state championship was the culmination,â&#x20AC;? Mason said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you remember every dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the fun times on the bus or in the hotel, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the stuff that makes the year special. Hopefully we can end it the right way here too.â&#x20AC;?
terms of what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve contributed,â&#x20AC;? McCallie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve overcome adversity, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had issues whether injury or sicknessâ&#x20AC;Ś it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been smooth sailing for them, which means they can properly communicate with their teammates about life, challenges, choices, and [say] here we are, just keep fighting. I think both Shay and Kathleen can really relate and can drive their teammates by virtue of their experiences and also by respecting their teammatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability because they see great potential in them.â&#x20AC;? As for the two leaders themselves, now that the freshmen are well-integrated into the program, they are focusing on what they need to do on the court themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just hope to bring energy, and hopefully I can be that player that gets everybody energized and excited and pick up the offense,â&#x20AC;? Selby said. Scheerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emphasis will be on rebounding and playing a prominent position on defense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started out last year pretty good as far as rebounds went,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it kind of just faded off for whatever reason. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want that to happen again this year, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going out to games and giving it whatever Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got.â&#x20AC;?
He has shown his scoring ability, dropping 20.2 points per game at Liberty, and his defensive prowess, leading the team last year with 52 steals. Running a team is the only area in which he has not yet proven himself, and he knows he will have to improve if Duke is to be successful this year. In last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense, he was asked to play only a secondary role to the Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; two main point guards, Smith and Irving. But Irving went down with an injury after eight games, and the coaching staff hoped to relieve some of the pressure on Smith by not requiring him to bring the ball up for the entire game. The coaching staff then called on Curry to take over for Smith at the point for short spells. He was reliable in the role, posting an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.1 to lead the team in that category. But his two assists per game were hardly the hallmark of a true distributor, and this season he will be particularly relied upon more to find the open man, especially in the post, and less to create his own scoring opportunities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of veterans in the post that need to get more involved this yearâ&#x20AC;Ś because at times in the past, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been all guard-oriented,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be a great team, you have to have that balance. As a point guard, I can get a shot whenever I want, but I have to get the post players involved.â&#x20AC;? Curryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenge extends beyond the simple transition to a different position. He will also have to become accustomed to switching between bringing the ball up and playing as an off-guard. The coaches recognize Curryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innate scoring ability, and hope to keep him fresh by using the bench to move him off the ball for some stretches. Beyond the statistics, a point guard is expected to be a leader on the court. The history of the Duke program is filled with point guards who wore their emotions on their sleeves, famous for slapping their palms on the floor after an especially important possession. They were not afraid to raise their voices and provide the main source of inspiration for their teams. Perhaps Curryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest obstacle is whether he can overcome his traditionally quiet and reserved nature to fulfill a more vocal role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing that he has to continue to work on is heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a talker,â&#x20AC;? head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a man of few words.... He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a commanding voice.â&#x20AC;? But Curry will be in command of the Duke offense this season, and if he continues his growth as a player and a leader, he will no longer remain under the radar.
GRAY from page 7 better defender. But better defensive play is just one of many areas where Gray expects to contribute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to make everybody on the team better, and in turn that helps me get better,â&#x20AC;? Gray said. In order to accomplish that goal, Gray has made it a point to get to know all of her teammates off the court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m close to each and every one of my teammates in different ways,â&#x20AC;? Gray said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I feel like that chemistry off the court helps on the court, to know where each other is going to be.â&#x20AC;? Gray has taken every measure to ensure her development as a player and fulfill her new role as a team leader as she enters her second year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If she can just stay healthy and get in shape to the level that she wantsâ&#x20AC;ŚI donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any limit,â&#x20AC;? McCallie said.
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McCallie welcomes top recruits Williams, Henson both skilled post prospects in Class of 2012 by Andrew Beaton THE CHRONICLE
Center Krystal Thomas and forward Karima Christmas started all but one of Duke’s 36 games together as seniors last season. As the team’s two leading rebounders, they combined to form the Blue Devil frontcourt that muscled its way to last season’s Elite Eight. Although losing two post players of such a high caliber would be crippling to most programs, most programs are not bringing in two of the top frontcourt recruits in the country. Enter Elizabeth Williams and Amber Henson. Williams and Henson will take many of the minutes left behind by the departed Thomas and Christmas, but they are in no sense replacements because of the different style of play they bring to the table. The two freshmen were recruited due to their athleticism, giving the frontcourt a dynamic element that was not as pronounced in recent years. “Obviously, Krystal did a lot of great things for us, but you’re talking about different kinds of post players,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “The speed and quickness of Elizabeth and Amber can be very helpful to us getting down the floor.” Williams, ranked No. 2 in the class of 2011 by ESPN.com’s HoopGurlz, is the gem of this year’s freshmen for McCallie and the Blue Devils. At 6-foot-3, she is a pure center who
can score and defend in the paint while also contributing significant athleticism to the position. With the graduation of Thomas, who finished third in the ACC with 59 blocks last year, Williams will have particularly big shoes to fill in terms of the interior defense. Beyond that, however, her versatility and ability to effectively run the floor will bring a dimension that Thomas did not. In order to succesully have an on-court presence, Williams will have to adjust to the collegiate level of play and prepare for both the physical and mental aspects of the transition. “I’ve been trying to get a lot stronger and quicker to use my speed to my advantage,” Williams said. “The pace is a lot higher in college. You have to pick things up a lot more quickly.” Her development coming into this year was unlike that of her fellow freshmen because her future classmates all spent their summers on campus. Instead, Williams traveled to Puerto Montt, Chile with the USA team to compete in the FIBA U-19 World Championships. She started six of nine games there, helping guide the Americans to a gold medal, her third in international competition. Meanwhile, Henson was in Durham preparing for the season with her other teammates. Spending time at Duke was critical for her, as her recruitment came under unique circumstances—her brother John is a junior playing for Duke’s biggest rival, the North Carolina men’s basketball team. McCallie praised Henson and her entire family, saying her parents did a good
job of ignoring the potentially sticky situation and helping choose what was best for their daughter. “I knew it was a big rivalry,” Henson said. “But I don’t think I realized how big of a rivalry it was until I actually got here.” Like Williams, Henson stands at 6-foot-3 and moves exceptionally well for her size. Although Christmas is gone at the forward position, Henson joins a crew of players in senior Kathleen Scheer and sophomores Haley Peters and Tricia Liston who have size but are dual inside and outside threats. “For Amber Henson, her athleticism, quickness and toughness [define her]. She’s an incredibly tough player,” McCallie said. “She understands competition at the highest level, [because of] her family.” Henson and Williams together will undoubtedly have an immediate impact on the offense. The pair brings increased versatility and speed that McCallie and the players stressed as keys to their games. With five players on the court who can run the floor at any given time, the Duke offense could play at a pace that it has never shown before. But before any outlet pass is thrown, as Henson and Williams sprint into the new season they know their accomplishments and skills mean nothing until they translate them to the collegiate level. “I think they’re all really excited to get better,” McCallie said of her entire group of freshmen. “I don’t think they’re too concerned with what they’ve done, but I think they’re very concerned about the direction they’re going.”
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Rivers learns Duke game plan Freshman jumps right into shooting guard role for Blue Devils by Jason Palmatary THE CHRONICLE
It is no secret that last year’s Duke squad had an uber-talented freshman in point guard Kyrie Irving, who became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Irving made an unforgettable impact, one that only heightens expectations for this year’s heralded recruit—Austin Rivers. Rivers, a Winter Park, Fla., native, arrived in Durham as the country’s No. 1 recruit, according to Rivals.com. Although Irving is a pure point guard and Rivers is a score-first combo guard, the new Cleveland Cavalier has done plenty to mentor the player who will attempt to fill in the void left by his early departure. “I play one-on-one with [Irving] all the time,” Rivers said. “I teach him things I know, and he teaches me a lot of things. He’s already been through all of this, so he helps me a lot.” No one will question Rivers’ ability to score the ball as both a long-range shooter and slasher. His quickness and leaping ability make him a dangerous playmaker in transition as well. Despite his considerable talent, the pundits still question his effort on the defensive end and ability to fit into the framework of a team. Although Rivers acknowledges the criticism, he is using it as motivation. “People have said that I could play defense but never did,” Rivers said. “I chose Duke because it’s a great defensive school. I want to be in a position where I’m picking up guys full court. I love playing defense. I’m into it now. That’s part of the game.”
Although he originally committed to the in-state Florida Gators and strongly considered Kansas and North Carolina, Rivers knew that Duke was the best fit for him after his official visit. He was impressed by the academics, head coach Mike Krzyzewski and the way he was not guaranteed anything but a chance to compete for playing time. “Everyone comes in with their own egos,” Rivers said. “But, there’s one way here, and that’s the Duke way.” Another trait that sets Rivers apart from his peers is his basketball pedigree. His father, Doc Rivers, is the head coach of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and was a collegiate standout at Marquette before a successful professional career. His older brother Jeremiah graduated from Indiana last year, where he played after transferring from Georgetown. Rivers said that the time he spent around some of the NBA’s biggest stars is a big motivator for him. “I got to grow up seeing how to act,” he said. “I saw what it takes for a player to get to that level. I observed and interacted with Tracy McGrady, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. It’s always driven me because I want to have that job they have.” In discussing his team’s summer trip to China and Dubai for the Friendship Games, Krzyzewski acknowledged that Rivers was the player that benefitted most from the summer exhibitions. Although he managed to score in double figures in each of the trip’s four games, his performance was up-and-down as he struggled with turnovers and fitting into the flow of the offense as a
passer. Just like many other big prospects, Rivers will take his lumps as he transitions to major college basketball. “Austin is our best breakdown guy,” Krzyzewski said. “But, as a freshman, he’s still learning what that means. A breakdown guy that forces help-and-recover needs to be a passer too. And he’s been a scorer all his life.” The shooting guard said that playing against foreign professional players will ultimately prove valuable in helping him adjust to the quicker pace of the collegiate game. He also said the trip will pay off in terms of team chemistry and camaraderie. “I don’t think people realize how big China was for us,” Rivers said. “Going into that trip, we didn’t really know each other. I didn’t have good relationships with these guys. We were just guys that were supposed to play with each other. Now, we’ve all become close, hanging out with each other non-stop for two weeks.” Given his extraordinary talent and NBA connections, it will only be a matter of time before people start asking if Rivers will be the next Duke guard to end up in the NBA lottery after just a oneyear stay in Durham. For now, though, the youngster is focused on contributing in his inaugural campaign. “I know if I win and play the way that I am capable of, [the NBA] will always be there,” Rivers said. “It’s not something that I can worry about. I just need to play basketball, play my game.”
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POINT from page 6 Mason Plumlee all played crucial roles on last year’s team—they just never had to step to the forefront thanks to the dominance of Smith and Singler. It’s unfair to judge any of them solely on the past simply because they stayed within their roles as Smith and Singler’s supporting cast. All five players also showed the potential to take over a game when necessary. Kelly made 18 straight shots at one point last season when Smith and Singler slumped, but faded back into offensive obscurity once the senior duo rediscovered their games. Curry was dominant in the Blue Devils’ second half comeback over North Carolina in Cameron, scoring 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting, but struggled with injuries down the stretch. What’s more, Dawkins and both Plumlees had highlight-worthy games, despite their overall inconsistency. In short, with these upperclassmen now thrust into starring roles, there is every reason to think at least one of them
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will step up to the spotlight and exceed expectations. And all this doesn’t take into account the rest of a stellar freshman class, from which Krzyzewski could pluck another gem. Quinn Cook could provide a natural option at the point while providing an offensive boost, while wings Alex Murphy and Michael Gbinije each possess the raw skill and athleticism to be important pieces off the bench. Combined with sophomores Tyler Thornton and Josh Hairston, this group gives Duke a deep team and a greater pool from which to find its next star. According to many, though, all this is irrelevant due to on the projected dominance of North Carolina. And while the Tar Heels are, and should be, the favorites to win the ACC, there’s reason to believe they aren’t the “dream team” many have predicted. The frontcourt of Tyler Zeller, John Henson and Harrison Barnes could easily include three first round draft picks in next year’s NBA Draft, but both Zeller and Henson showed a propensity to get in foul trouble last season. And the Tar Heels’ depth down low is questionable, as they will rely on a talented but unproven freshman
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James McAdoo as their primary option off the bench. On the perimeter there are also question marks. Dangerous shooting guards Dexter Strickland and Reggie Bullock struggled at times last season while rumors of frustration with playing time circulated. Leslie McDonald could miss the whole season with an ACL tear. And while the media fell in love with point guard Kendall Marshall during North Carolina’s resurgence last season, there’s reason to believe he’s in for a sophomore slump—while a fantastic passer, Marshall is often compared to Greg Paulus athletically, and that’s no compliment. His athletic weaknesses could be exposed when he’s forced to lead the Tar Heels for an entire season. Regardless, North Carolina is a better team than Duke entering the season. But there’s no guarantee that they’ll still be the better team when the rivals square off in the heart of the ACC season three months down the line. Unusually, it’s the Blue Devils who are poised to surprise this year—and given the plethora of high-ceiling players on the roster, this team will be better than expected.
COUNTERPOINT from page 6 “high volatility.” There will be enormous potential for gains and success, but also significant potential for scoring droughts and lack of focus on the court—not exactly a formula for an ACC championship. Don’t get me wrong—Duke is very talented and should compete for second in the conference despite the unknowns. The top spot in the conference, however, is reserved for a team with a steady leadership hand and experienced depth—those of the Tar Heels. North Carolina returns its top seven scorers from last season’s run to the Elite Eight, including sophomore Harrison Barnes, one of the nation’s top recruits from a year ago. Barnes got off to a slow start in Chapel Hill but hit his stride during ACC play, averaging 17.4 points per game over the conference schedule, including a 40-point effort in the season finale against Clemson. If he picks up where he left off, Barnes may be unstoppable in the 2011-12 campaign and should be a major factor in the race for player of the year. The boost in Barnes’ performance may have been tied to the emergence of one of the nation’s top distributing point guards, fellow sophomore Kendall Marshall. After taking over the starting duties from Larry Drew II in mid-January, Marshall led the Tar Heels to a 14-1 record over the remainder of their ACC schedule. As a starter, Marshall registered a remarkable 7.3 assists per game against just 3.2 turnovers—efficiency most players can only dream of having. While Marshall and Barnes lead the perimeter attack, Tyler Zeller and John Henson own the paint. Henson averaged a double-double last season with 11.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, and his freakish athleticism is a tough matchup for any post player. Zeller bears a balanced skill set as a scorer and rebounder in the paint, and he will be able to answer the call as the senior leader of a team with dreams of another national title. North Carolina’s Big Four will be buoyed by its strongest bench in years, featuring experienced guards Dexter Strickland and Reggie Bullock, as well as freshman forward James McAdoo. Head coach Roy Williams may have the luxury of going as far as nine or ten players deep on his bench on a regular basis in ACC play, allowing him to play not only the most talented—but also the best-rested—players in the conference deep into the season. At its very best, Duke can compete with the Tar Heels inside, but the combination of Marshall and Barnes on the perimeter is too much for the Blue Devils to overcome. As long as North Carolina stays healthy, its balance, depth and experience will carry it to an ACC title and beyond.
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physical potential but lack polish. Miami will be tested prior to ACC play this year. In addition to facing No. 11 Memphis, the Hurricanes will square off against Purdue and West Virginia, two unranked teams with NCAA tournament aspirations. Although a deep late-season run seems unlikely for this Miami team, underdog status is not unfamiliar to the new coach, who engineered George Mason’s Cinderella run to the Final Four in 2006. Under his leadership, this athletic veteran squad should create havoc in the ACC.
After seven seasons at the helm, former Miami head coach Frank Haith departed for Missouri, leaving behind a recruiting controversy and a 43-69 conference record. Miami looks to head in a new direction this season with four returning starters and a coach famous for his work at the mid-major level. Enter former George Mason head coach Jim Larranaga, who inherits a team that returns its three leading scorers from last season. Senior Malcolm Grant is arguably the best long-range shooter in the conference and led the ACC by making 42.3 percent of his 3-pointers LAST YEAR last season. Junior Durand OVERALL: 21-15 Scott, who joins Grant in ACC: 6-10 the backcourt, dropped THE COACH 13.6 points per game. JIM LARRANAGA The real question for 1ST YEAR AT MIAMI the Hurricanes will be in CAREER: 470-334 the frontcourt. At 6-foot10 and nearly 300 pounds, THE HOME COURT junior center Reggie JohnBANKUNITED CENTER son proved to be a force in CAPACITY 8,000 his second season, averag- THE PLAYERS ing near a double-double SF DEQUAN JONES Excellent physical potential but little polish with 11.9 points and 9.6 re- PF KENNY KADJI Nigerian transfer brings size,length from UF bounds per game. Joining C REGGIE JOHNSON 300-pound bruiser has post moves him down low are junior SG DURAND SCOTT NYC native is tough, aggressive slasher Kenny Kadji, a transfer PG MALCOLM GRANT Sharpshooter plays nearly every minute from Florida and senior DeQuan Jones, both of BENCH Garrius Adams adds backcourt size for shallow ‘Canes whom possess outstanding
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treys per game. Harrell only started half of the team’s games, but arguably possesses more raw talent than anyone else on the roster. He finished the year fourth on the team in scoring and should see an increased role with Farrakhan out of the picture. The Cavaliers’ one early-season test will come when they play host to No. 18 Michigan. Other than that, they play a relatively light schedule of opponents and if they can take care of the games they are supposed to, they should be a major bounceback threat in this year’s ACC.
The Cavaliers limped to a 16-15 record last season, with a 7-9 ACC mark, but return four starters and a healthy lineup as they gear up for the 2011-2012 season. The key to this year’s team will be the return of senior Mike Scott, who was one of top forwards in the conference last year before an injury sidelined him for 21 of his team’s final 22 games. In the ten games he did play, he averaged a double-double with 15.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per contest. Scott is joined in the Cavalier frontcourt by 7-foot Senegalese center Assane Sene, who led the team with LAST YEAR 39 blocks despite contributOVERALL: 16-15 ing little on offense. With ACC: 7-9 his size and raw skill set, he THE COACH could blossom into more of TONY BENNETT a scoring threat as a senior. 3RD YEAR AT UVA: 31-31 But with the graduation CAREER: 100-64 of last year’s leading scorer Mustapha Farrakhan, the THE HOME COURT biggest questions for VirJOHN PAUL JONES ARENA ginia arise in the backcourt. CAPACITY 14,593 This year, their guard play THE PLAYERS will be led by sophomores SF JOE HARRIS Averaged double-digit points as a freshman Joe Harris and KT Har- PF MIKE SCOTT Bruising inside presence now back to health rell, both of whom gained C ASSANE SENE Senegal native with lanky 7-foot frame significant experience in SG KT HARRELL Sophomore has highest upside for Cavs their freshman seasons. PG SAMMY ZEGLINSKI Veteran, stabilizing presence at point Harris started 25 games in his first collegiate season BENCH Not much except Jontel Evans, who will spell Zeglinski and nailed a team high 2.1
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Grant, who also led the Tigers in rebounding and was a defensive force. Coming off a 22-win season and its first Perhaps the biggest question mark for NCAA tournament victory in 14 years, the Tigers is junior forward Milton JenClemson enters a rebuilding year. Head nings, who showed flashes of his excellent coach Brad Brownell, in his second year potential but lacked consistency in 2010with the Tigers, returns three starters— 11. Jennings finished fourth on the team Andre Young, Devin Booker and Tanner in scoring and third in rebounding, but Smith—and will try to figure out how to he struggled to produce numbers consiswork his six freshmen into the rotation. tently. If he can deliver on his rare combiBrownell’s team will feel the effects nation of size and skill, he could emerge of losing its top two scorers from last sea- as a dangerous scorer. Jennings shows son, point guard Demontez Stitt and Jerai plenty of promise on the defensive end of the floor as well, where his 6-foot-9 frame gives him versatility to guard both power forwards and the wings. LAST YEAR Center Booker shares OVERALL: 22-12 a last name with his older ACC: 9-7 brother, Tiger legend TrevTHE COACH or, but plays more of a peBRAD BROWNELL rimeter game and will need 2ND YEAR AT CLEMSON: 22-12 to add to his 5.5 rebounds CAREER: 187-97 per game from last season if THE HOME COURT Clemson hopes to be comLITTLEJOHN COLISEUM petitive. If that happens, and CAPACITY 10,325 undersized guard Young can THE PLAYERS provide senior leadership, SF BRIAN NARCISSE Will compete with frosh for playing time the Tigers could be sneak into contention in the ACC. PF MILTON JENNINGS Energetic wing has breakout potential More likely, though, they will C DEVIN BOOKER Lacks physicality of older brother Trevor finish squarely in the middle SG TANNER SMITH All-around player contributes many ways of the conference with their PG ANDRE YOUNG Veteran leader on young team can score unproven squad, and will be BENCH 7-foot-2 Catalin Baciu gets last chance to justify hype on the bubble to appear in the postseason. by Vaishnavi Krishnan THE CHRONICLE
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SF DORIAN FINNEY-SMITH One of ACC’s top freshmen PF CADARIAN RAINES Big body down low healthy at last C VICTOR DAVILA Physical four-year starter is lone center SG DORENZO HUDSON Wide frame and scoring potential PG ERICK GREEN 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio third in ACC BENCH Quality crop of freshmen adds depth across the board
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ranked 12th in the nation. The group of four rookies is highlighted by small forward Dorian Finney-Smith, ESPN’s No. 18 overall prospect. The skilled 6-foot-7 forward has the ability to score both inside and outside the 3-point line while providing length on the defensive end. There are many question marks for a Hokie squad that will look to freshman and recently-injured players to replace the production of two star seniors. But one thing is certain—with only one player taller than 6-foot-8, it will lack the interior size and strength to face taller, more physical ACC opponents. Despite this size deficiency and the roster’s youth, Virginia Tech has the talent to be one of the final 68, but in the competitive ACC the Hokies may once again find themselves on the bubble come March.
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Like many other ACC teams, Maryland is facing a year of transitions. The biggest of those will be adjusting to the Terrapins’ first new head coach since Gary Williams took the job in 1989. Replacing Williams is former Texas A&M head coach Mark Turgeon. Turgeon, who worked as an assistant under current North Carolina head coach Roy Williams at Kansas, will look to turn around a Maryland program that has failed to advance past the first weekend in the NCAA tournament since 2003. The Terrapins will also be looking to make up for the loss of four players, including three starters. Of those, center Jordan Williams’ production may prove the hardest for Maryland to replace. Williams, now a New Jersey Net, led the ACC in both rebounds and double-doubles and was fifth in the conference in scoring. The Terrapins will look to a few players to step up in Williams’ absence, but their strength will not be in the frontcourt. Nearly all the team’s talent will be at the guard posi-
tions. Point guard Terrell Stoglin is the only returner who averaged double-digit points last season, after tallying 11.4 points per game as a freshman and adding 3.3 assists per game. Senior off-guard Sean Mosley will contribute some much-needed experience and freshman Nick Faust, who was the top recruit in the state of Maryland, will add energy and athletic scoring ability on the wing. Mychal Parker, who ranked among the top 50 recruits in the Class of 2011 but underwhelmed as a freshman last year, has breakout potential in the backcourt. “We’re better than what I was told,” Turgeon said at this year’s ACC media day. “I was told we had great guards but how bad our bigs were. But our bigs are better than I was told and the guards not quite as good, but that’s because I was a point guard and I’m hard on them.” He’ll need to push his team if he hopes to fully institute his motion offense in place of the flex system Williams used. Even if he’s successful in revamping the Terrapin offense, the squad lacks the interior presence to make it a good bet to penetrate the top half of the conference or earn an NCAA tournament bid.
TERRAPINS LAST YEAR OVERALL: 19-14 ACC: 7-9 THE COACH MARK TURGEON 1ST YEAR AT MD CAREER: 250-159 THE HOME COURT COMCAST CENTER CAPACITY 17,950
THE PLAYERS
SF NICK FAUST Top recruit threatened decommitment but stayed PF SEAN MOSLEY Veteran presence in four-guard lineup C JAMES PADGETT Undersized center must improve SG PE’SHON HOWARD Could lose time to Mychal Parker PG TERRELL STOGLIN Dynamic distributor shined as freshman BENCH Terrapins possess little depth, especially in frontcourt
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Senior Sean Mosley will be one of the few veteran faces on a Terrapin team that faces a rebuilding season.
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freshman, 6-foot-7 forward Julian Royal, who is the No. 69 recruit in the nation according to ESPN.com. Royal is an inside and outside threat who should jump into the Georgia Tech rotation immediately, helping to create matchup problems with his height. Rice, Udofia and Royal should form a strong core for Gregory, but there is little in the way of depth. Their easy early-season schedule includes no ranked opponents, but they will have their work cut out for them to accumulate many conference wins once January rolls around.
In the wake of a disappointing 13-18 record last season, former Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt was shown the door, to be replaced by Brian Gregory, who joined the Yellow Jackets from Dayton. Gregory’s primary hopes for improvement can be found in the backcourt. Glen Rice, Jr., a 6-foot-5 guard who was second on the team in scoring last season will have to pick up much of the production vacated by Iman Shumpert, who led the team in points, assists, rebounds and steals last season before being drafted YELLOW JACKETS by the New York Knicks. LAST YEAR Junior Mfon Udofia, a OVERALL: 13-18 Georgia native, will join ACC: 5-11 Rice in the backcourt THE COACH and assume the point BRIAN GREGORY guard duties this sea1ST YEAR AT GT son. Although he is not CAREER: 172-94 a strong shooter, making THE HOME COURT only 29.7 percent of his ALEXANDER MEMORIAL COL. long-range attempts last CAPACITY 9,191 season, he possesses outTHE PLAYERS standing quickness and SF GLEN RICE JR. Second-leading scorer must step up big time will be trusted to run the offense for Gregory. PF KAMMEON HOLSEY Athletic big with tenuous hold on job Gregory, who led Dayton C DANIEL MILLER 6-foot-11 big consistently in foul trouble to two NCAA tournament SG BRANDON REED Sun Belt ROY transfers in from Ark. St. berths and a victory in the PG MFON UDOFIA More turnovers than assists in 2010-11 NIT Championship in 2010 BENCH Only one freshman stayed committed after coaching change over North Carolina, inherits a team with only one
and the basketball team after being arrested and charged with DWI. The departed pair acAfter an absymal 8-24 showing and just one counted for 19.6 points per game last year. conference win last year, the Wake Forest rosAdditionally, 7-foot center Ty Walker, who ter has undergone significant turnover, but not was second in the ACC with 2.5 blocks per due for the usual reasons like graduation and game and broke Demon Deacon legend Tim early entry to the NBA. Instead, second-year Duncan’s single-game record by blocking 11 head coach Jeff Bzdelik enters the year with shots in one game, violated the student code a roster ravaged by transfers and suspensions. of conduct and will sit for the fall semester. In April, the Demon Deacons lost forward Ari Those shoes will largely be filled by forStewart after transferred to the University of ward Travis McKie and guard C.J. Harris. Southern California. Several months later, McKie, who was selected to the All-ACC freshguard J.T. Terrell withdrew from the university man team, led Wake Forest in both points and rebounds. The young sophomore—he is just 19 years DEMON DEACONS old despite having a year of college experience under LAST YEAR his belt—is tough, versatile OVERALL: 8-24 and showed a developing ofACC: 1-15 fensive game. The 6-foot-7 swingman will be asked to THE COACH contribute both on the peJEFF BZDELIK rimeter and in the post. Har2ND YEAR AT WAKE: 8-24 ris averaged 10.3 points per CAREER: 119-129 game and also led the team THE HOME COURT with 3.5 assists per game. To LAWRENCE JOEL COLISEUM replace Walker, Wake Forest CAPACITY 14,665 THE PLAYERS will look to lanky center CarSF CHASE FISCHER One of nation’s best shooting freshmen son Desrosiers, a true 7-footer who ranked sixth in the ACC PF TRAVIS MCKIE Versatile wing contributes inside and out with 1.7 blocks per game. C CARSON DESROSIERS True 7-footer must add weight With so many holes to SG C.J. HARRIS Last holdover from 2010 NCAA tourney app. fill, it would be surprising PG TONY CHENNAULT Missed half of frosh season with injury to see the Demon Deacons BENCH Belorussian Nikita Mescheriakov will be frontcourt sub improve significantly on a rough 2010-11 campaign. by Daniel Zhan THE CHRONICLE
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BOSTON COLLEGE
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In his second year at Boston College, head coach Steve Donahue has his work cut out for him. In his inaugural year with the Eagles, Donahue inherited an experienced array of players recruited by former head coach Al Skinner and led them to a 2113 record. This season Boston College, which tied for fourth in the conference last year, returns no starters and only two players who saw regular court time, both of whom are sophomores. Danny Rubin, who played last season as a walk-on, is the leading returning scorer. He averaged 4.1 points and as 1.6 rebounds per game while backcourt-mate Moton added 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds. Donahue will fill out his roster with a remarkable nine freshmen. The group of nine will be called upon immediately fill out the empty frontcourt, but unfortunately for Donahue, only one of his rookies ranked among ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top 100 in the Class of 2011. Power forward Ryan Anderson stands 6-foot-8 will lead the group of youngsters, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be joined at forward by a pair of centers. The better of the two, who projects to crack the starting lineup is California native Kyle Caudill, who will look to shed some bulk to add
quickness after nearly reaching 300 pounds. Dennis Clifford will come off the bench for the Eagles, and he brings a much skinnier frame and more varied skill set. In the backcourt, Donahue brings in a pair of West Coast products. Jordan Daniels measures just 5-foot8 but shows outstanding quickness, especially off the dribble, and Lonnie Jackson brings a 6-foot-3 frame and quality shooterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touch. On the wings, Boston College adds three 6-foot-7 rookies, rangy shooter Eddie Odio, Phillips Exeter postgrad Ryan Kilcullen, and Philadelphia product John Cain Carney. The wild card in the group is 6-foot-6 wing player
Patrick Heckmann, who brings excellent athleticism across the Atlantic from Germany. He averaged 11.8 points per game last year with his club team, TV Langen, and led the German U-18 national team with 12.3 points per game during the 2010 European Championship. Another potential scorer for the Eagles will be Matt Humphrey, a transfer from Oregon, who averaged 5.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for the Ducks two years ago. While Boston College has plenty of potential, their lack of talent will likely condemn them to a last-place conference finish.
EAGLES LAST YEAR OVERALL: 21-13 ACC: 9-7
THE PLAYERS
THE COACH STEVE DONAHUE 2ND YEAR AT BC: 21-13 CAREER: 167-151 THE HOME COURT CONTE FORUM CAPACITY 8,606
SF MATT HUMPHREY Will play after transfer from Oregon PF K.C. CAUDILL 295-pound freshman must slim down C RYAN ANDERSON Only one of nine frosh in ESPN 100 SG DANNY RUBIN Walk-on emerged as 3-point threat PG GABE MOTON Only returning scholarship player BENCH Nine freshmen bring energy but little else
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