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July 5, 2025

Articles by Shawn Krest

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Sion James: The missing piece

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

In building last season’s roster, Duke coach Jon Scheyer had the nation’s top freshman class coming in. He had returning veteran guards Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster. And he had two veteran role players coming […]

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Khaman Maluach: Nothing basic about this basketball newbie

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

Basketball can be a complicated game. Are you supposed to ice or hedge on the ball screen? Is the first option a back screen with Spain action on the other end of the floor? Sometimes, […]

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Cooper Flagg adds to his legend

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

Cooper Flagg is the best player in college basketball. Any suspense around that was removed the day before the Final Four, when he collected the AP Player of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson […]

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Kon Knueppel: More than just a shooter

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

Make no mistake: Kon Knueppel can shoot, but he’s not a shooter. Knueppel arrived at Duke with the reputation as one of the top three-point threats in the freshman class, and he lived up to […]

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Tyrese Proctor: No longer a freshman, no longer a boy

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

Right before he played his first college game, Tyrese Proctor played in a secret scrimmage. Duke played against Houston as a warm-up for the 2022-23 campaign, Proctor’s freshman season. There were no media present. No […]

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Sampson’s NC-bred toughness

April 4, 2025 Shawn Krest

SAN ANTONIO — It looks more like steel cage match than a basketball practice drill. However, it’s the way Kelvin Sampson opens each season—the loose ball drill. Bristling over the fact that video of the […]

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Duke is Final Four bound

March 30, 2025 Shawn Krest

The roots for Duke’s 85-65 win over Alabama in the Elite Eight reach back a year ago and halfway across a nation. In March 2024, Duke was upset by NC State in the Elite Eight, […]

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Duke fights adversity in S-16 win

March 28, 2025 Shawn Krest

When Duke arrived at Newark’s Prudential Arena for its Sweet 16 game against Arizona, it saw a familiar face on the floor, and not a friendly one. Oh, and Caleb Love was there too. For […]

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Another day, another hero for Duke

March 27, 2025 Shawn Krest

When a team has a star player, the game plan most opponents go with is to let the other guys beat you. It’s been a long time since a team had a star like Cooper […]

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UNC rolls with big 3rd quarter

March 22, 2025 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina broke open a close game against upset-minded Oregon State with a third-quarter explosion. Leading by two at the half, 3-seeded UNC used the big third-quarter rally to roll to a 70-49 win […]

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