Duke basketball capsule
DUKE BLUE DEVILS
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (833-374 in 34 seasons overall, 760-215 in 29 seasons at Duke)
Home court: Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314), Durham
2008-09: 30-7 overall, 11-5 ACC (T-2nd)
Tickets: All games sold out.
Local radio: WIST-98.3, WBAG-1150, WLXN-1440
Official team Web site: www.goduke.com
Projection: ACC preseason player of the year Kyle Singler should have no trouble moving from the low post to the perimeter as a wing player, and Duke has proven big men to go with its highly touted rookie forwards. If the only three guards on the active roster who aren't walk-ons or transfers — Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Andre Dawkins — stay healthy, Duke should win at least 25 regular-season games and have a legitimate shot at both an ACC championship and a Final Four berth.
BLUE DEVILS INFO
SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER: Today, UNCG, 7 (FSC); Monday, NIT Tip-Off, Coastal Carolina, 7 (ESPNU); Tuesday, NIT Tip-Off, Charlotte or Elon, 6 (ESPN); 21, NIT Tip-Off, Radford, 3; 25, NIT Tip-Off semifinals in New York, 7 or 9 (ESPN2); 27 NIT Tip-Off third place or final, 3 or 5 (ESPN).
DECEMBER: 2, at Wisconsin (ACC/Big Ten Challenge), 9:15 (ESPN); 5, St. John's, 3:30 (ESPN2); 15, Gardner-Webb, 7 (ESPN2); 19, vs. Gonzaga in New York, 4 (WFMY-2); 29, Long Beach State, 7 (FSC); 31, Penn, 6 (ESPN2).
JANUARY: 3, Clemson, 7:45 (FSC); 6, vs. Iowa State in Chicago, 10 (ESPN2); 9, at Georgia Tech, 2 (ESPN); 13, Boston College, 7 (ESPN); 17, Wake Forest, 8 (FSC); 20, at N.C. State, 9 (Ray); 23 at Clemson, 9 (ESPN); 27, Florida State, 9 (ESPN); 30 at Georgetown, 1 (WFMY-2).
FEBRUARY: 4, Georgia Tech, 7 (ESPN); 6, at Boston College, 2 (ESPN); 10, at North Carolina, 9 (ESPN); 13, Maryland, 1 (WFMY-2); 17, at Miami, 7 (ESPN); 21, Virginia Tech, 7:45 (FSC); 25, Tulsa, 7 (ESPN2); 28, at Virginia, 7:45 (FSC).
MARCH: 3, at Maryland, 9 (ESPN); 6, North Carolina, 9 (ESPN).
FSC-Fox Sports Carolinas; Ray-Raycom syndication, channel TBA. TV information subject to change
DUKE ROSTER
STARTERS
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 12 | Kyle Singler | F | 6-8 | 230 | Jr. | 16.5 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
| 42 | Lance Thomas | F | 6-8 | 225 | Sr. | 5.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| 55 | Brian Zoubek | C | 7-1 | 260 | Sr. | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 30 | Jooh Scheyer | G | 6-5 | 190 | Sr. | 14.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 2 | x-Nolan Smith | G | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | 8.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
x—Suspended for Duke's first two games for playing in unsanctioned summer league.
RESERVES
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 21 | Miles Plumlee | C | 6-10 | 240 | So. | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 13 | Olek Czyz | F | 6-7 | 240 | So. | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 20 | Andre Dawkins | G | 6-4 | 190 | Fr. | — | — | — |
| 5 | Mason Plumlee | F | 6-10 | 230 | Fr. | — | — | — |
| 34 | Ryan Kelly | F | 6-10 | 220 | Fr. | — | — | — |
| 51 | Steve Johnson | F | 6-5 | 210 | Jr. | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Jordan Davidson | G | 6-1 | 180 | R-Sr. | — | — | — |
| 53 | Casey Peters | G | 6-4 | 185 | Jr. | — | — | — |
| 3 | y-Seth Curry | G | 6-1 | 175 | So. | 20.2 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
y—Sitting out this season as a transfer (stats are from freshman season at Liberty).
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