PLAYERS:
Mason Plumlee,
Seth Curry,
Ryan Kelly,
Rodney Hood,
Alex Murphy,
Marshall Plumlee,
Andre Dawkins,
Austin Rivers,
Josh Hairston,
Amile Jefferson,
Quinn Cook,
Tyler Thornton,
Rasheed Sulaimon
TEAMS: Duke Blue Devils, Ohio State Buckeyes, Mississippi State Bulldogs
TEAMS: Duke Blue Devils, Ohio State Buckeyes, Mississippi State Bulldogs
Duke
Coach: Mike Krzyewski (32 seasons at Duke 927-291) Overall 927-291, 37 years
2011-12: Record 27-7 overall, 13-3 in ACC (2nd)
Starters Returning (3) Mason Plumlee, Seth Curry, Ryan Kelly
Preseason Tournament: Battle of Atlantis, Champions Classic
Top Non-Conference Games: vs. Ohio State, vs. Temple
Transfer Out: Michael Gbinjie (Syracuse)
Transfer In : Rodney Hood (Mississippi State)
Sat Out: Alex Murphy and Marshall Plumlee (redshirt)
Sit Out: Andre Dawkins (Personal reasons)
After overachieving in the regular season the Blue Devils were a huge disappointment in the NCAA tournament losing to 15th seed Lehigh. Their best player Austin Rivers also departs to the NBA. The good news the Blue Devils return 3 senior starters and bring in 2 very talented freshman. One thing is for sure you can never count out a Coach K team; he will always get the most out of his team.
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