Aside from three point shooting and concerns over Nolan Smith’s knee, Duke put together a solid game against Loyola, winning 92-51, leading to the question: what the heck happened when these guys played at State?
This game was decided when Loyola posed for a picture on the court at Cameron, frankly, and voluntarily put Duke on [...]

Carlos Boozer, already out with one injury, also now has a knee problem that’ll be scoped. It’s not clear when he’ll be back.

Here’s a fun read about the former Maryland assistant and his teams’ season thus far and the visit to the Triangle.

Shane Battier will miss six games with a sore foot.  Basketball is a glamorous life, but behind the glamour, you still make a living with your body, and when things don’t work, it’s no fun.

Jimmy Patsos took a leap of faith when he accepted the Loyola job, but generally speaking, it seems to have paid off.

Good news/bad news for Duke in the GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational basketball tournament, as Mason Plumlee’s Christ School came from behind to beat John Wall’s Word Of God team, but Ryan Kelly and Ravenscroft lost to Centennial, out of Georgia, 72-53.  Ryan Kelly had 26 points and nine boards in the loss and won Most Outstanding [...]

No surprises Tuesday, as all the ACC teams won, with only Georgia Tech challenged. They beat Tennessee State, 63-58, a bit too close for comfort. Maryland whacked Elon 76-50, Wake got by Radford, 81-63, and Clemson took down South Carolina, 98-87.

One of the more interesting stories thus far this season has to be the rise of Arkansas’s Marcus Monk, a walk-on from the football team who took it to Blake Griffin and helped Arkansas upset the Sooners, 96-88. 
This on less than two weeks of practice.
Actually, Monk is using his fifth year of eligibility since he [...]

Here’s the Top Ten plays for December from Blue Planet. Those guys are having a lot of fun. Enjoy!

Congrats to Greg Paulus, who has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award.