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DeMarcus Nelson earned All-America honors for the 2007-08 season after the NABC named the senior captain to its 2008 Division I All-America third team. Nelson led our team in scoring (14.5 PPG), field goals (172), free throws attempted (183) and steals (53). He was second on the squad in rebounds (5.8 RPG), assists (2.8 APG) and free throws made (110). The California native concluded his career ranked 33rd on Duke’s all-time scoring chart with 1,336 points. He is one of just six players in school history to record over 1,300 points, 600 boards, 200 assists and 125 steals in a career.
With Nelson’s NABC honor, Duke now boasts 56 All-Americans in school history including 31 selections (an average of over one per year!) in the Coach K era (AP, NABC, USBWA, TSN). An NCAA-best 20 different Duke players have earned All-America status under Coach K.
 ALL-AMERICA FACTS & FIGURES…
All-America Selections, 1985-2008
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Duke: 30 2. UNC: 21 3. Kansas: 18 4. Arizona: 15 4. Syracuse: 15 Total Individual All-America Selections, 1985-2008
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Duke: 18 (Dawkins, Alarie, Amaker, Ferry, Laettner, Hurley, Hill, Langdon, Brand, Carrawell, Battier, J. Williams, Boozer, Dunleavy, Duhon, Redick, S. Williams, Nelson) 2. UNC: 15 (Daugherty, Smith, Reid, Fox, Montross, Stackhouse, Wallace, Jamison, Carter, Forte, Haywood, McCants, May, Felton, Hansbrough) 3. Arizona: 13 4. Kansas: 11 Consensus First-Team All-America Selections, 1985-2008 (AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Duke: 14 2. Kansas: 8 3. North Carolina: 7 4. Arizona: 6 5. Seven Schools Tied: 4 Individual All-Americans Produced by Active Coaches
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Coach K: 19 2. Lute Olson: 14 3 Jim Boeheim: 11 3. Roy Williams: 11 5. Two Coaches Tied: 7 All-America Selections among Active Coaches
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Coach K: 31 2. Roy Williams: 18 3. Jim Boeheim: 16 3. Lute Olson: 16 5. Jim Calhoun: 10 Consensus First Team All-America Picks among Active Coaches
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Coach K: 14 2. Roy Williams: 7 3. Lute Olson: 6 4. Rick Barnes: 4 4. Jim Calhoun: 4 All-Time Consensus First Team All-America Selections
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Adolph Rupp: 15 2. Coach K: 14 3. Dean Smith: 13 3. John Wooden: 13 Note: The NCAA considers the AP, NABC, Sporting News and USBWA for its consensus All-America determination each year (The Sporting News replaced the UPI in 1997). Those are the four panels currently listed in the NCAA record book each year as well. |
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DeMarcus Nelson Named All-American
March 20, 2008
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Blue Devils Earn #2 Seed in the West
March 17, 2008
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Duke earned the No. 2 seed in the West Region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament and will meet Belmont in the nation’s capital on Thursday (7:10 PM, CBS). The winner will face the winner of the West Virginia/Arizona matchup on Saturday afternoon.
Duke/Belmont Storylines
*Belmont ranks 4th nationally in 3′s/game (Duke is 12th)
*The teams have never met before
*Duke is 12-1 against the Atlantic Sun under Coach K
*Matchup of NCAA’s two longest-tenured coaching staffs (8 years each)
Earning the No. 2 Seed
*Maui Invitational champions
*Nation’s third-ranked scoring offense (84.1 PPG)
*Leader among major conferences in 3′s/game (9.3)
*13 regular-season wins in RPI’s top-rated conference
*Only ACC team with five players scoring 11+ PPG
*Wins over 5 of the top 25 teams in the final AP Poll
*8 wins over NCAA Tourney teams (only TN has more)
*15-1 record at home
*5 wins against eventual conference champions
*3 All-ACC picks (DeMarcus, Kyle, Greg)
*ACC Defensive Player of the Year (DeMarcus)
*ACC Rookie of the Year (Kyle)
Sister Schools in the Big Dance Head East
Mike Brey’s Notre Dame team is the #5 seed in the East while Jeff Capel’s Oklahoma Sooners earned the #6 seed. The Irish, boasting Big East Player of the Year Luke Harangody, will take on George Mason. The Sooners, led by rising coaching star Jeff Capel, will face Saint Joseph’s.
Planting a Seed
Duke has earned a #1 or #2 seed in 16 of the 24 NCAA Tournaments in the modern, 64-team era (dating back to 1985). The Blue Devils have claimed a top seed in eight of the past 11 Big Dances. Under Coach K, Duke has been a #2 seed six times, advancing to the Final Four in four of those tournaments. Coach K is the NCAA Tournament’s all-time leader in wins (68) and #1 seeds (10).
Top 10 in the Final AP Poll
The final AP Poll is annually released prior to the NCAA Tournament. For the 19th time since 1985, Duke finished the year ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams (#9 this year). Duke was one of 10 teams that was ranked all year in the AP Poll.
Most Final Top 10 Rankings Since 1985 (AP Poll)
1. Duke: 19
2. UNC: 16
3. Kentucky: 15
4. Arizona: 12
4. Kansas: 12
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Three Blue Devils Earn All-ACC Honors
March 10, 2008
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DeMarcus Nelson, Kyle Singler and Greg Paulus earned 2007-08 All-ACC honors on Monday, making Duke the only team with three selections this year. DeMarcus earned first-team honors while Kyle and Greg were third-team honorees. Additionally, DeMarcus was the leading vote-getter on the ACC All-Defensive Team and Kyle earned a spot the ACC All-Freshman Team.
Most First Team All-ACC Picks since 1998
1. Duke: 18
2. UNC: 10
3. Maryland: 4
All-ACC Selections since 1985
1. Duke: 63
2. UNC: 57
3. Maryland: 39
Most First Team All-ACC Picks by Active Coaches
1. Coach K: 32
2. Roy Williams: 11
3. Gary Williams: 6
*Coach K has coached 68 All-ACC selections. All other active ACC coaches combined have coached 84 All-ACC picks.
*This year marks the 21st time in school history that three Duke players earned All-ACC recognition.
*Since the ACC All-Defensive Team made its debut in 2000, Duke is the only school that has had at least one player selected each season (12 total selections — 4 more than any program).
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Coach K wins No. 800
March 1, 2008
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March 1, 2008
Coach K won his 800th career game in dramatic fashion as Duke slipped past NC State, 87-86. We rallied from 13 down with 12:39 to go and eight down with 5:01 remaining to earn the important ACC road victory. DeMarcus Nelson led the way down the stretch and Greg Paulus buried a pair of critical three-pointers in the game’s final 3:52 to lead us to the win. The Blue Devils only second-half lead proved to be the final score, and Duke has now defeated NC State in 22 of the last 25 meetings between the schools. Our team will take Sunday off before getting back to business on Monday and traveling to Virginia on Tuesday evening for Wednesday’s game.
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Yao Ming Visits Cameron
March 1, 2008
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It is common for Triangle-area visitors to go out of their way to make a stop to see Cameron Indoor Stadium. Almost every day, you can find visitors snapping photos both inside and outside the storied venue. Typically these guests aren’t 7’6″ NBA All-Stars but yesterday was an exception when Rockets center Yao Ming decided he wanted to check out Cameron while in town and tour the grounds where NBA teammate Shane Battier thrived for four years.
The towering six-time NBA All-Star made his way over to campus and met up with his tour guide, Coach K. The Hall of Fame Duke coach showed Yao around Cameron, our locker room area, and the brand-new Krzyzewski Center. Along the way, Yao saw Shane’s retired jersey, checked out his three National Defensive Player of the Year trophies, and even watched some of his Duke highlights in our theater. Exceedingly gracious, interested and friendly, Yao certainly impressed our coaching staff.
Yao, Coach K and members of the Duke and Rockets staffs in the K Center
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