Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski appears to be committed to keeping sophomore forward Kyle Singler from having to take a lot of punishment in the post this season.
Singler got worn down and became less effective in the late stages of last season because he had to play center. This season, Brian Zoubek is in the starting lineup at center after being limited by injuries in 2007-08.
That allows Singler to play facing the basket on offense and defend away from the low post on defense.
DURHAM – Nolan Smith was smiling and relaxed in the Duke locker room after injuring his left knee during Wednesday’s 92-51 defeat of Loyola of Maryland at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Smith, Duke’s starting point guard, said he was merely held out of the last 28 minutes as a precaution. He said doctors told him it was just a bone bruise, and he expects to play in No. 5-ranked Duke’s ACC opener Sunday against Virginia Tech in Durham.
“It’s nothing serious at all,” he said, appearing unconcerned.
N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher attended during the four days of the GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Basketball Tournament at Broughton’s Holliday Gymnasium, which wrapped up Tuesday night.
Krzyzewski, who made his first and only appearance Tuesday night, brought an entourage with him, and signed autographs in between the Ravenscroft-Centennial final and the Word of God-Christ final.
Four questions from coach Mike Krzyzewski’s teleconference Thursday to preview Duke’s 2 p.m. game Saturday with Xavier in East Rutherford, N.J.
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was involved in a one-car collision near his residence on his way to work Friday, school officials said in a statement.
Krzyzewski was not injured and attended basketball practice later in the day on Duke’s campus.
Q&A with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, whose guests at practice Thursday included former Duke player and current Barack Obama aide Reggie Love.
BEIJING — By the time Saturday's mano-a-mano batalla grande between the USA and Spain at the Beijing Olympics begins at 10:15 a.m. on the East coast, you should be salivating for a long look at Spanish guard Ricky Rubio.
Even USA coach Mike Krzyzewski had to get in on the appetite whetting in advance of the game.
"I hear he wanted to go to Duke," Krzyzewski said on Friday at the U.S. practice session at Beijing Normal University.
Hear UNC coach Roy Williams respond to a question at his press conference about injury comments by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
