Smithfield-Selma High School will host a celebrity all-star basketball game on Saturday at 8 p.m. The game is expected to feature Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks, former Duke player Nolan Smith, former N.C. State player Damein Wilkins, Jarrett Jack of the New Orleans Hornets, Chuck Ward of the Cary Invasion among others.
Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Call 919-669-0426 for more info or visit the event's Facebook page here

Duke guard Nolan Smith is one of three seniors who were announced Monday as first-team All-American selections by The Associated Press.

Smith was joined on the All-America team by seniors Jimmer Fredette of Brigham Young and JaJuan Johnson of Purdue. Connecticut junior Kemba Walker and Ohio State freshman Jared Sullinger also earned All-America honors.

The ACC player of the year, Smith averaged 21.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while leading Duke to the ACC tournament title and a No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament. The Blue Devils finished 32-5 after being eliminated in the West Regional semifinals by Arizona on Thursday.

CHARLOTTE -- Michigan guard Darius Morris’ attempt at a tying shot caromed off the back rim with one second remaining Sunday afternoon, allowing No. 1 seed Duke to advance to the NCAA tournament’s West Regional semifinals with a 73-71 win at Time Warner Cable Arena.

The Blue Devils led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored seven of his 15 points in the final 3:09 to rally the Wolverines. A Hardaway 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining cut the deficit to 70-69, but Duke freshman guard Kyrie Irving made a 6-foot bank shot against a 1-3-1 zone with 31 seconds left.

Morris drove the lane for a layup with 10 seconds remaining, and Michigan immediately fouled Duke guard Nolan Smith. He made the first of two free throws with 8.6 seconds left, and Morris made a mad rush down the court for an attempt at the tying basket.

His final shot caromed off the rim, leaving Duke to celebrate coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 900th career win. Krzyzewski needs three more wins to break Bob Knight’s Division I record.

GREENSBORO -- Guard Nolan Smith became the 18th Duke player to be named the ACC Tournament MVP, after the second-seeded Blue Devils beat top-seed Duke 75-58 today. The teams:

First team:

Nolan Smith, Duke, 40 points

Harrison Barnes, UNC, 40 points

Kyle Singler, Duke, 38 points

Demontez Stitt, Clemson, 29 points

Tyler Zeller, UNC, 28 points

Second team:

John Henson, UNC, 24 points

Seth Curry, Duke, 18 points

Malcolm Delaney, Va. Tech, 17 points

Miles Plumlee, Duke, 15 points

Kendall Marshall, UNC, 13 points

updated 7:45 p.m.

GREENSBORO – Duke guard Nolan Smith said his injured toe felt “brand new” when he woke up Saturday morning.

His game looked as good as ever Saturday afternoon.

Smith, the ACC player of the year, shrugged off a bruise on the second toe of his left foot to lead Duke to a 77-63 ACC semifinal win over Virginia Tech at the Greensboro Coliseum.

He played all but the final 34 seconds, scoring 27 points and handing out six assists in a dominating performance.

GREENSBORO - Duke senior guard Nolan Smith is listed in the starting lineup for the Blue Devils on the Greensboro Coliseum scoreboard one day after suffering an injury to the second toe on his left foot.

X-rays were negative, and a Duke spokesman said the team would wait until pre-game warmups to decide if Smith would start.

The Blue Devils meet Virginia Tech in an ACC semifinal game scheduled to start at about 4 p.m.

GREENSBORO -- X-rays were negative on Duke guard Nolan Smith’s second left toe, a team spokesman said today, and the ACC Player of the Year is questionable to play in this afternoon’s league tournament semi-final game.

Duke’s Matt Plizga said the team wants to see how the foot responds during pre-game warm-ups before deciding whether the senior will play.

Smith hurt his toe with 6:48 left to play in Friday’s quarterfinal win over Maryland when he collided with Cliff Tucker’s foot, stubbing the toe. Smith did not return to the game.

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 guard Nolan Smith was named the District III Player of the Year, and UNC's Roy Williams was named the District III Coach of the Year, in awards announced by the United States Basketball Writers' Association today.