"This is the first year since [2001 graduate Shane] Battier that we're going to have an established star," head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "We've got two of them.".
Before any Duke student had heard of Martynas Pocius, the Blue Devil recruiting class was already considered one of the best in the country, and as a result, little fanfare was given to Pocius'...
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams finally got the monkey off his back last year by winning his first national championship in 17 seasons.
The ACC may have been the big winner at the June 28 NBA draft, but its teams were the big losers.
After leaving the Big East, Boston College is hardly coming into the ACC under the radar.
What a difference a year can make.
Ilian Evtimov came to N.C. State as part of a 2001 freshman class that earned berths in four straight NCAA Tournaments and vaulted the Wolfpack into one of the ACC's perennial contenders.
In 2004, Leonard Hamilton brought in the nation's 11th-best recruiting class to play alongside the nation's top-ranked sophomore class.
It was definitely not supposed to be this way for John Gilchrist. As a sophomore two years ago, the point guard dominated an ACC Tournament which the Terrapins eventually won.
Last season, the Blue Devils were hampered by a lack of depth.
Making the adjustment from high school basketball to the ACC is difficult. It is even harder trying to adapt as a shooting guard with an injured shooting hand.
Maybe it's the stare. Maybe its the way she carries herself. Or maybe its the attitude she brings to the court.
The coaches lay down the ground rules for their players from the start.
When former Blue Devils Christian Laettner and Brian Davis made a $2 million contribution to the Duke Basketball Legacy Fund this past summer, they both said they were thrilled to still be involved...
In his 17 years as a college head coach, Oliver Purnell has earned a reputation as a program builder.
As a sophomore, Alison Bales was the cornerstone of Duke's defense. At 6-foot-7, she nearly doubled the school's single-season record in blocks with 134.
Attention haters, skeptics, Carolina fans, Maryland fans, Texas fans, Villanova fans, Connecticut fans, Michigan State fans and any other misguided soul who is not absolutely certain Duke will win...
It's been two long years for the Waner sisters, but the duo will finally be reunited on the basketball court this season as Blue Devils.
Last year was a banner year for the ACC by all accounts, as the conference led the nation by sending a league-record seven teams to the NCAA Tournament.
When asked to name an ACC team that reached the finals of the NCAA Tournament in recent memory and has since lost their entire starting lineup, most people would respond with the obvious...
