No. 11 Duke completes its 5-year climb under Kara Lawson to return to the top of the ACC
2 weeks, 1 day ago

No. 11 Duke completes its 5-year climb under Kara Lawson to return to the top of the ACC

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “We knew that she was building something,” said sophomore reserve Oluchi Okananwa, the ACC Tournament’s MVP who matched her career high with 22 points to go with 10 rebounds. King oversaw the Duke women’s basketball program and ran point on the search that hired Lawson in 2020 before her own ascension to AD the following year. “Over Kara’s tenure, you could just see methodically what she’s been building,” said King, a former chairwoman of the NCAA Tournament selection committee. I mean, it’s been a while since Duke has been on this stage.” ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season.

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Duke opens Manny Diaz’s coaching tenure Friday with a home date against Elon from the FCS ranks
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Duke opens Manny Diaz’s coaching tenure Friday with a home date against Elon from the FCS ranks

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! This is Duke’s debut under new coach Manny Diaz, who took over after Mike Elko left for Texas A&M after two seasons of rapid success. The Texas transfer beat out Grayson Loftis for the starting job in preseason, giving the 6-foot-5, 230-pound passer runway as a …

Duke coach Kara Lawson hires Kyra Elzy as an assistant, reuniting former Lady Vols teammates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Duke coach Kara Lawson hires Kyra Elzy as an assistant, reuniting former Lady Vols teammates

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DURHAM, N.C. — Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson on Monday hired former Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy as an assistant, reuniting the former Tennessee teammates on the Blue Devils’ staff. Lawson called the hiring a “big day” for Duke basketball in a statement that noted Elzy’s strong national reputation in recruiting and developing players such as three-time first team …

No. 2 Duke and No. 13 Miami headline the ACC men’s basketball title chase
1 year, 5 months ago

No. 2 Duke and No. 13 Miami headline the ACC men’s basketball title chase

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Duke spent much of its first season under Jon Scheyer building to another Atlantic Coast Conference title. For Duke, that means relying on preseason Associated Press All-American Kyle Filipowski inside and a strong NBA draft prospect in Tyrese Proctor among four returning starters to go with another top recruiting class. Scheyer, in his first full season as Mike Krzyzewski’s successor, …

Wright cites lost ‘edge’ in surprise Villanova retirement
2 years, 11 months ago

Wright cites lost ‘edge’ in surprise Villanova retirement

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Typically unflappable in the spotlight, Wright choked back tears Friday throughout his explanation for his sudden retirement at Villanova, saying he no longer had “the edge” he needed to continue coaching at a championship level. Dapper for most of his 21 seasons in a bespoke …

Duke hires Celtics’ Lawson to lead women’s basketball team
4 years, 8 months ago

Duke hires Celtics’ Lawson to lead women’s basketball team

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Duke has turned to Boston Celtics assistant coach and former WNBA All-Star Kara Lawson to lead its women’s basketball program. “It wasn’t a decision based on emotion, but there was a lot of emotion involved in it because of how excited I am and how ready I am to get started and to work with the players.” Lawson appeared in …

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