Read more about the article Carrawell’s career overlaps a Duke’s diversity progress

Carrawell’s career overlaps a Duke’s diversity progress

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Chris Carrawell's car upgrades have matched his career progress. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM – These days Duke assistant basketball coach Chris Carrawell arrives to work on campus comfortably driving a Nissan Armada. He’s traveled a long way, literally and figuratively, from a quarter-century ago. In 1996, he departed his St. Louis home for Durham as an incoming Duke basketball recruit. He was a wide-eyed kid behind the wheel of a…

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Coach K bans the “L” word from Duke basketball

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Mike Krzyzewski at Tuesday's media day for his final season. Visit my website home page, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM – The “L” word is part of college basketball. Everybody loses games, even Duke in each of its five NCAA championship seasons. There hasn’t been an undefeated college basketball national champion since Indiana (32-0), 1976. But the “L” word is most definitely banned from Duke basketball this year. The "L" word as in "last." It…

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Read more about the article Coach K at ease coaching as recruiting rolls on without him

Coach K at ease coaching as recruiting rolls on without him

By TOM SHANAHAN Duke basketball fans obviously felt relief to watch the recruiting train continue delivering the goods sans the usual lure of a chance to play “for the best coach in America” – the frequent comment from players announcing their commitment to the Blue Devils. Dariq Whitehead, a 5-star small forward, committed on Aug. 1 knowing he’ll won’t play for Mike Krzyzewski, who is coaching his final season before handing the reins to his top assistant, Jon…

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