So we're starting to think those old, Michael Jordan vs. Larry Bird trick shot ads made by McDonald's made a dramatic impression on a young Kyle Singler.

The former Duke forward, with the help of his friends at Duke Blue Planet, climbed to the top of the Duke Chapel and other campus spots to shoot his second video of trick shots. He even coaxed Mike Krzyzewski into a cameo role in this one.

It's not Tyler Hansbrough jumping off a fraternity house roof into a small pool, but who else gets to practice shooting running long-distance jumpers leaping off a high dive?

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GREENSBORO -- Duke's 87-71 win over Maryland in an ACC quarterfinal Friday night was impressive, especially considering Duke lost point guard Nolan Smith due to a toe injury (his second toe, to be exact) with a 65-60 lead and 6:48 to go.

GREENSBORO – On a night when one big question was answered for the Duke Blue Devils, another potentially bigger one was raised.

The Kyle Singler question? He’s fine. Singler eased plenty of minds when he opened the Maryland quarterfinal tournament game by hitting a couple of quick jump shots that seemed to sweep away the residue of some off-kilter performances recently.

He wound up with 29 points and looked like Kyle Singler is supposed to look in Duke’s deceptively lopsided 87-71 victory.

But what about Nolan Smith?

Duke senior forward Kyle Singler is in the worst slump of his career.

In ACC games, he shot 39 percent from the field and 29.2 percent from 3-point range.

He was outplayed by North Carolina freshman Harrison Barnes in the regular-season finale with the ACC championship on the line, and scored slightly fewer points than Barnes (15.9 ppg to 15.8 ppg) in ACC games.

So how did Singler earn first-team All-ACC honors?

GREENSBORO — Duke senior guard Nolan Smith and teammate Kyle Singler were named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball first team today, joined by Maryland's Jordan Williams, Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney and Boston College's Reggie Jackson.

North Carolina did not have a player on the All-ACC first team but had three players earn second-team All-ACC honors. The vote marked the first time in league history that the ACC regular-season champion failed to have a player named first-team All-ACC.

updated at 11:54 p.m.

DURHAM – With the game getting away from Clemson on Wednesday night, Tigers forward Bryan Narcisse soared on the baseline for what could have been a two-handed, momentum turning dunk.

It was not to be. Not here and not tonight. Duke forward Kyle Singler leaped and extended his right hand to shove the ball back away from the rim. The crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium erupted with a deafening roar as the bleachers shook with approval.

The fans were especially amped up for the senior night of Singler and Nolan Smith, and for good reason. No. 4-ranked Duke’s 70-59 win gave the Blue Devils back-to-back undefeated seasons in their home arena.

Smith scored 21 points and handed out seven assists as Duke finished 17-0 at Cameron this season and stretched its home winning streak to 36 games.

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DURHAM – Duke senior forward Kyle Singler’s first field goal attempt Wednesday night looked like the shots he was missing during a 20-for-61 slump over five games.

After driving hard to the basket, he left the ball a bit too delicately on the front of the rim, and it rolled back out.

His coaches reminded him that he needs to finish stronger when he gets close to the basket. Singler took their advice and broke out of his mini-slump for 28 points, two short of his career high, as top-ranked Duke outmuscled No. 24 Temple in a 78-61 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Singler shot 10-for-19 from the field and 8-for-8 from the foul line, forgoing jump shots for drives and post-ups.
 

WINSTON-SALEM - Kyle Singler said Duke teammate Ryan Kelly played nearly a perfect game.

The numbers from the fourth-ranked Blue Devils’ 83-59 defeat of Wake Forest on Saturday bear that out.

Although the inspired Deacons seriously challenged Duke into the second half at the Joel Coliseum, Kelly’s efficient performance helped put the Blue Devils over the top.

Kelly made all six of his field goal attempts – including four 3-pointers – to score 20 points, exceeding his career high by seven points. After going 4-for-4 from the field with 11 points and eight rebounds in a win Wednesday night at N.C. State, Kelly is the hottest player on Duke’s team.

We're a few days late on this one, but Duke recently released this video with Blue Devils forward Kyle Singler showing off his ridiculous range with a series of trick shots.

I don't care how many takes this video required, but Singler's shots from the upper reaches of Cameron Indoor Stadium and from an exercise bike parked courtside in Duke's practice gym are far more entertaining than the underhanded halfcourt swish LeBron James offered up on 60 Minutes last year.

Warning to "How I Met Your Mother" fans: The bouncy, happy go lucky music chosen by dukeblueplanet.com to back up Singler's shooting spree may trigger Robin Sparkles flashbacks.

Duke senior Kyle Singler was the leading vote-getter – and only repeat selection – on the Associated Press pre-season men’s basketball All-America team, announced today.

Meanwhile, North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes is the first freshman to make the list since voting began before the 1986-87 season.