Coach K was at Brandon high school today

[omaha08]

recruiting Tyler Adams. I may eat my words because I said he'd never qualify but maybe they are finding a way to get him in. None the less Coach K, fresh off his national championship, was at bhs this afternoon.

 

[Todd4State]

that if Duke REALLY wants you, they would find a way to let you in.

 

[mstateglfr]

I may eat my words because I said he'd never qualify but maybe they are finding a way to get him in.

Wow, if Duke thinks he is going to qualify for them, thats typically well beyond even just barely qualifying for college play. Quite impressive.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

From this San Jose Mercury News blog:</p>

In my mind, that’s one reason Duke has been so successful in signing McDonald’s All-Americans: It’s a world-class private institution with the admissions flexibility of, say, a state school.</p>

I won’t get into names of the players Stanford couldn’t touch, because it’s not fair to them and because I’ve got the data:</p>

According to figures released by the NCAA for players who were in college in the late-90s thru mid-00s — the latest figures available (trust me: it hasn’t changed significantly) — here are the admissions figures for Duke and Stanford men’s basketball recruits:</p>

Duke average GPA: 3.13
Stanford average GPA: 3.46</p>

Duke average SAT: 968
Stanford average SAT: 1123

So you can see, there’s a substantial difference. Duke’s admissions are actually closer to those of the heathens

in Chapel Hill than to Stanford’s:</p>

North Carolina average GPA: 2.84
Duke average GPA: 3.13</p>

North Carolina average SAT: 915
Duke average SAT: 968</p>

 

[fishwater99]

Looks like the press is on from Duke to sign Adams.. let's just hope we have enough extra juicy jumbo hot dogs for him to come to Vegas...