Maybe a wee bit premature?
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On Tuesday the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the ACC Coaches' and Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason Polls:
Head Coaches Preseason All-ACC Team
Taylor Soule, Boston College, Jr., F
Dana Evans, Louisville, Sr., G (12 Preseason Player of the Year Votes)
Janelle Bailey, North Carolina, Sr., C
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State So., G
Elissa Cunane, NC State, Jr., C (3)
Kiara Lewis, Syracuse, Sr., G
Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse, Gr., G
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, So., C
Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech, Sr., G
Ivana Raca, Wake Forest, Sr., F
Head Coaches Newcomer Watch List
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville, Fr., G
Kianna Smith, Louisville, Jr., G
Deja Kelly, North Carolina, Fr., G
Maddy Westbeld, Notre Dame, Fr., F
Kamilla Cardoso, Syracuse, Fr., C
Head Coaches Predicted Order of Finish
Louisville (13 first-place votes) - 223
NC State (2) - 210
Syracuse - 193
North Carolina - 157
Georgia Tech - 146
Notre Dame - 138
Virginia Tech - 125
Florida State - 124
Boston College - 120
Miami - 99
Duke - 74
Wake Forest - 73
Clemson - 56
Pittsburgh - 37
Virginia - 25
Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team (57 voters)
Taylor Soule, Boston College, Jr., F (3)
Dana Evans, Louisville, Sr., G (40)
Janelle Bailey, North Carolina, Sr., C
Elissa Cunane, NC State, Jr., C (11)
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame, So., F
Kiara Lewis, Syracuse, Sr., G
Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse, Gr., G (3)
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, So., C
Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech, Sr., G
Ivana Raca, Wake Forest, Sr., F
() Indicates preseason player of the year votes
Blue Ribbon Panel Newcomer Watch List
Tiana England, Florida State, Gr., G
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville, Fr., G
Deja Kelly, North Carolina, Fr., G
Maddy Westbeld, Notre Dame, Fr., F
Kamilla Cardoso, Syracuse, Fr., C
Blue Ribbon Panel Predicted Order of Finish (57 voters)
Louisville (45 first-place votes) 840 points
NC State (10) 797 points
Syracuse (2) 724 points
Notre Dame 555 points
North Carolina 547 points
Florida State 516 points
Virginia Tech 482 points
Boston College 468 points
Georgia Tech 452 points
Duke 385 points
Miami 359 points
Wake Forest 258 points
Clemson 183 points
Virginia 149 points
Pitt 125 points
() Indicates first-place votes
I updated the charts for Duke's 2022 recruiting, as All Star Girls Report (ASGR) released new rankings and two additional players included Duke on their respective lists of schools.
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Azzi Fudd to announce this morning at 11. Duke doesn't appear to be an option (she has never announced a list, but there has been speculation), but wouldn't that be a nice shock?
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-...pect-azzi-fudd
This was never going to happen for duke, as she never expressed any interest. Her best friend already plays for uconn.
I think duke is a year or two from really having a shot at that kind of player. Those kind of players aren't really going to risk their college career (where I think far so than men these days given the 1-and-done situation, you start building a legacy...see diana taurasi, maya more, brittany stewart, brittany griner, dare I say, kara lawson, etc) on a program that's where duke is under a hope that a new coach can turn it around. If duke starts competing, making sweet 16's, showing final 4 potential again, which I think Kara can get us, then you'll see those top ladies showing serious interest again.
DUKE RECRUITING UPDATE (November 17, 2020)
Class of 2022
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KL adds an impressive intern.
https://goduke.com/news/2020/11/20/w...ns-intern.aspx
Was Ivory Latta not available?
Maybe Sylvia can be a fashion consultant for Coach Lawson.
Duke's full schedule was released today. Tomorrow will be Coach Lawson's first one as Duke's HC, playing Longwood at noon. (I will be on the road for the holiday, so I can't watch. :( )
If the season happens, here are some tv dates that we can look forward to.
https://goduke.com/news/2020/11/24/f...ed-by-acc.aspxQuote:
Duke will be featured on the ACC Network a total of seven times, while RSN-TV will carry three contests and 13 games on ACC Network Extra.
The seven contests that ACC Network will carry will be Longwood (Nov. 25), NC State (Dec. 20 and Jan. 28), UNC Wilmington (Dec. 22), Louisville (Dec. 31), North Carolina (Jan. 17) and Notre Dame (Jan. 31).
Duke's contests against Louisville on Dec. 9, Miami on Dec. 13 and the regular season finale versus North Carolina in Cameron Indoor Stadium will be on RSN-TV.
Game Day! Good luck Kara - the Kara era at Duke officially begins at noon. Go Devils!
Man, I like the fast start. We've gotten nothing but open looks so far, and the man-to-man has been very effective. This team is looking really different, and much improved. The level of competition isn't the best, of course, but this team looks like they know what they are trying to do and are getting busy doing it.
Boykin not playing, is she hurt? I hope she can have a healthy year, she deserves it.
The freshman is looking good, eh? Starts her first game and appears up to it.