Finally, after months of releasing it in pieces, Duke has revealed the final version of its 2012-13 mens basketball schedule. Not much new here, but there are a few dates and opponents that hadn't previously been announced:
Fri., Nov. 9: Georgia State at Duke, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Tues., Nov. 13: Duke vs. Kentucky (Georgia Dome, Atlanta), TBD
Sun., Nov. 18: Florida Gulf Coast at Duke, 8 p.m., ESPNU
Tues., Nov. 22: Duke vs. Minnesota (Nassau. Bahamas), 3:30 p.m., AXS
Wed., Nov. 23: Duke vs. VCU/Memphis, (Nassau. Bahamas), 7 p.m., NBCS
Thurs., Nov. 24: Battle 4 Atlantis championship, 9:30 p.m., NBCS
Wed., Nov. 28: Ohio State at Duke, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Sat., Dec. 1: Delaware at Duke, TBD
Sat., Dec. 8: Duke vs. Temple (Izoid Center, New Jersey), 3:15 p.m., ESPN
Wed., Dec. 19: Cornell at Duke, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Thurs., Dec. 20: Elon at Duke, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sat., Dec. 29: Santa Clara at Duke, noon, ESPN2
Wed., Jan. 2: Duke vs. Davidson (Charlotte), 7 p.m., ESPN2
Sat., Jan. 5: Wake Forest at Duke, 12 p.m., ESPNU
Tues., Jan. 8: Clemson at Duke, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sat., Jan. 12: Duke at N.C. State, 12 p.m., ESPN
Thurs., Jan. 17: Georgia Tech at Duke, 9 p.m., ESPN/ESPN 2
Wed. Jan. 23: Duke at Miami, 7 p.m., ESPN
Sat., Jan. 26: Maryland at Duke, 1 p.m., CBS
Wed. Jan. 30: Duke at Wake Forest: 8 p.m., ACC Network
Sat., Feb. 2: Duke at Florida State, 2 p.m., ESPN
Thurs., Feb. 7: N.C. State at Duke, 9 p.m., ESPN
Sun., Feb 10: Duke at Boston College, 6 p.m., ESPNU
Wed., Feb. 13: North Carolina at Duke, 9 p.m., ESPN
Sat., Feb 16: Duke at Maryland, 6 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Thurs., Feb. 21: Duke at Virginia Tech, 9 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Sun. Feb. 24: Boston College at Duke, 2 p.m., ACC Network
Thurs., Feb. 28: Duke at Virginia, 9 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Sat., March 2: Miami at Duke, 6 p.m., ESPN
Tues., March 5: Virginia Tech at Duke, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sat., March 9, Duke at North Carolina, 9 p.m., ESPN
First impressions: Duke will be tested right out of the gate. With http://blogs.newsobserver.com/dukenow/duke-releases-full-2012-13-basketball-schedule November matchups against Kentucky and Ohio State, and a potential date with Louisville looming in the Battle 4 Atlantis final, the Blue Devils will get an early season test against several programs expected to start the year in the top 10.
The five December games will provide a nice change-of-pace in between the tough beginning and conference play, and the rematch with Temple is intriguing. When No. 5 Duke lost 78-73 to unranked Temple Jan. 4, it ended several notable Blue Devils streaks, including 18 consecutive wins against Atlantic 10 opponents (dating back to 1996) and 49 straight wins against teams outside the traditional six power conferences. It also marked the fourth consecutive season that Duke had lost to an unranked nonconference opponent.
Toughest stretch: It could be that early season trio mentioned above. Looking at the ACC schedule, though, Duke was dealt a pretty favorable hand. There's just one Thursday-Saturday, three-day turnaround, and one instead of two dates with last year's ACC champion, Florida State.
That said, the Feb. 2 trip down to Tallahassee followed by a Feb. 7 home date against N.C. Central will probably be the toughest back-to-back conference challenge. The Feb. 10 trip up to Boston College is well-timed, giving Duke a tune-up before the first matchup against North Carolina.
Make up ground: Hosting Wake Forest and Clemson to open conference play should get the Blue Devils off on the right stretch. And the three games immediately following the Feb. 13 game with North Carolina—at Maryland, at Virginia Tech and against Boston College—is Duke's only three-game stretch against teams with losing conference records last year.
Lucky break: There will not be another Michael Snaer buzzer-beater this year in Cameron. Just one matchup with Florida State is a scheduling gift. The other one-game opponents—Georgia Tech, Clemson—are teams Duke probably wouldn't mind playing twice. Especially the Yellow Jackets.
Biggest quirk: The Feb. 13 game against the Tar Heels is the latest ever date for the first meeting between the two teams. That's right, going back all the way to 1920, Duke and UNC have never waited that long to play.
- Laura Keeley
Monday, September 10, 2012
Duke Blue Devils release full 2012-13 basketball schedule
UNC releases 2012-13 basketball schedule
Sun. Nov. 11 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU
Fri. Nov. 16 at Long Beach State, 11 p.m., ESPNU
Mon. Nov. 19 vs. Mississippi State, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, 6 p.m., ESPN2
Tue. Nov. 20 vs. Butler or Marquette, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, 2:30 or 8 p.m., TBA
Wed. Nov. 21 vs. Chaminade, Illinois, Southern California or Texas, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, TBA, TBA
Tue. Nov. 27 at Indiana, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Sat. Dec. 8 vs. East Tennessee State, TBA, TBA
Sat. Dec. 15 vs. East Carolina, Noon, ESPNU
Wed. Dec. 19 at Texas, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Sat. Dec. 22 vs. McNeese State, 1 p.m., ESPNU
Sat. Dec. 29 vs. UNLV, 2 p.m., ESPN2
Thu. Jan. 10 vs. Miami, 7 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
Sat. Jan. 12 at Florida State, 2 p.m., ESPN
Sat. Jan. 19 vs. Maryland, Noon, ESPN
Wed. Jan. 23 vs. Georgia Tech, 9 p.m., ESPN
Sat. Jan. 26 at N.C. State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Tue. Jan. 29 at Boston College, 9 p.m., ESPNU
Tue. Feb. 5 vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sat. Feb. 9 at Miami, 2 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Wed. Feb. 13 at Duke, 9 p.m., ESPN/ACC Network
Sat. Feb. 16 vs. Virginia, Noon, ACC Network
Tue. Feb. 19 at Georgia Tech, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Sat. Feb. 23 vs. N.C. State, 4 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
Thu. Feb. 28 at Clemson, 7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Wed. March 6 at Maryland, 7 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
Sat. March 9 vs. Duke, 9 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Davidson basketball chooses captains
Basketball coach Bob McKillop said seniors Nik Cochran, Jake Cohen, JP Kuhlman and Clint Mann were named team captains for the 2012-13 season.
They were selected in a vote by the team and coaching staff.
- Observer News Services
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Former Duke guard Jon Scheyer to play in Spain
Former Duke guard Jon Scheyer will play the 2012-2013 season with CB Gran Canaria, a club located in Spain's Canary Islands, according to a release from the team.
CB Gran Canaria plays in la Liga Endesa, Spain's first-tier leagues, which includes FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Scheyer, who is Jewish, played sparingly last season in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He left the team in March, telling the New York Times that his time overseas had been "frustrating."
Scheyer appeared in three games this summer for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA summer league, averaging 3.1 points and 1.2 rebounds.
-- Laura Keeley
Monday, August 13, 2012
N.C. State exhibition in Canary Islands called at half
In Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, concern for player safety led to N.C. State's exhibition against Gran Canaria Select being called at halftime because of a slippery playing surface with the Wolfpack leading 55-41.
Scott Wood led N.C. State with 21 points, including 5-of-7 3-pointers. T.J Warren added 16 and Tyler Lewis had 10.
N.C. State's final exhibition will be Monday against CB Gran Canaria U20 at 2 p.m. EDT.
- News Services
Friday, August 10, 2012
T.J. Warren leads N.C. State to 85-70 win in Canary Islands
T.J. Warren is making the most of his chances on N.C. State's preseason trip to Spain. Warren, a freshman from Durham, led the Wolfpack with 26 points in its 85-70 win over CB Gran Canaria on Friday at the Grand Canary Islands.
Warren, a McDonald's All-American, is expected to help State with perimeter scoring and as a post defender. He has been an explosive scorer in the first three games, getting extra minutes on the perimeter with guard Rodney Purvis back in Raleigh still waiting for clearance from the NCAA. Warren had 20 in the Pack's win on Tuesday over CB Torrejon.
“T.J. did a really good job for us today scoring a lot of points,” coach Mark Gottfried said in a statement released by the team.
Warren did more than score on Friday with 13 rebounds, four assists and two steals. Warren made 13 of his 16 shots.
Senior guard Scott Wood added 23 points, with seven 3-pointers, for the Wolfpack, which improved to 3-0 on its European trip.
Junior guard Lorenzo Brown continued his strong play, showing no ill effects from recent knee surgery, with 13 points and eight assists.
Junior forward C.J. Leslie added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
-- News Services
UNC - N.C. State, Duke- UNC slated for ESPN's GameDay
UNC will appear twice on ESPN's College GameDay during the 2012-13 college basketball season, the school announced Friday.
The Tar Heels' game at N.C. State on Jan. 26 (7 p.m., ESPN) will be preceded by a 6 p.m. College GameDay broadcast from Raleigh. Also, GameDay will be in Chapel Hill on March 9 for the regular-season finale between UNC and Duke (9 p.m., ESPN).
UNC will be appearing at a GameDay site for the ninth and 10th times in school history. By the end of this season, no team will have played in more GameDay games than the Tar Heels.
By the way, Hubert Davis' replacement on GameDay will be Jalen Rose. Davis, of course, joined coach Roy Williams’ staff at UNC after Jerod Haase became the head coach at UAB.
-- Andrew Carter
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Wolfpack wins 1st game in Spain
N.C. State beat CB Torrejon 83-76 on Tuesday to win the first of its five games in Spain.
The Wolfpack led by six at the half, and by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter, before the Spanish pro club cut the score to 80-74 in the final minute.
Statistics from the game are not yet available. Second-year coach Mark Gottfried talked about the game on the team's radio broadcast after win.
"It was a good game for our guys," Gottfried said. "I thought early in the game, we weren't moving our feet real well and got ourselves into trouble defensively."
Gottfried said a zone defense helped the Pack take control of the game after trailing 23-21 at the end of the first quarter.
"I liked our defense a little bit more in the second and third quarters," Gottfried said. "That was probably the key to us tonight."
Gottfried praised the play of freshmen Tyler Lewis and T.J. Warren, who both started -- along with Scott Wood, Thomas de Thaey and Jordan Vandenberg. A surprise for the Pack was the return of junior point guard Lorenzo Brown, who had minor knee surgery on June 26.
Gottfried also commented on the absence of freshman guard Rodney Purvis, who has not been cleared academically by the NCAA.
"I hate that he's not here, I just feel terrible for him because he's a young guy that I think has worked really hard," Gottfried said. "Academically, he has done everything that he has been asked to do."
Purvis' high school, the Upper Room Christian Academy in Raleigh, is under an extended review by the NCAA. Gottfried said the decision was in the hands of the NCAA.
"Our staff at N.C. State has done a great job, I think the high school is doing a great job," Gottfried said. "I think now, you're just at a point where they have to sort through everything and make a determination."
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
UNC, UAB to play 3-year basketball series beginning with 2012 season
North Carolina and UAB have agreed to play a three-year basketball series, beginning with a game this season at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
Larry Gallo, UNC's senior associate athletic director who handles the men's basketball schedule, said on Tuesday that dates have not been finalized and that the two schools are still completing contractual details of the series.
Jerod Haase, who spent nine years on Roy Williams' staff at UNC, left the school in March to become the head coach at UAB. The Blazers will meet the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill during the 2012-13 season. The Tar Heels will travel to Birmingham, Ala., during the 2013-14 season.
The teams will return to Chapel Hill in the 2014-15 season. Gallo said he expects UNC's full 2012-13 schedule to be released in early August.
- Andrew Carter
Friday, May 25, 2012
Kendall Marshall, nearly recovered from broken wrist, also suffered elbow fracture
Former North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall is training for the NBA draft at the IMG Basketball Academy in Florida, and he has some good news: He has nearly fully recovered from the broken wrist he suffered during the Tar Heels’ victory against Creighton in the NCAA tournament.
In an interview posted on the academy’s website earlier today, Marshall said, “My wrist is almost 100 percent.”
And then came this revelation: “What people didn’t know is that I also fractured my elbow. That’s been the toughest thing for me to deal with, still not being able to go full contact. Hopefully, I’ll be ready to go by the [NBA scouting] combine.”
You can read the full interview right here on the IMG site.
Among other things of interest, Marshall said he began to think about his professional career when people started asking him at the end of his freshman season whether he was considering leaving. The thought of leaving early for the NBA had never occurred to Marshall before then, he said.
Marshall, who has a large following on Twitter (@kbutter5), also spoke of some of the social-media hate that he sometimes receives.
He said:
“In season, I get anywhere from 15-25 Tweets per day of just pure recklessness. Keeping it PG, it’s stuff like, ‘You suck,’ and, ‘You can’t shoot.’ Now, it’s, ‘You’re overrated,’ and, ‘You’re not going to get drafted high.’ Even some Carolina fans come at me sideways now because I left school early. Maybe one every couple days I’ll give them a sarcastic response.
“You have to be able to laugh because these people don’t understand that you’re human and not on a pedestal.”
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