Atlantic Coast RUMORS & NEWS

SI "Four-star guard Rejean "Boogie" Ellis will be playing for the Duke Blue Devils next season, he announced at Mission Bay High School Friday night. The 6'2" combo guard from San Diego, Calif. is the No. 35 prospect in the class of 2019. Ellis chose Coach K's..." November 10

The Score "There's a lot of hype surrounding Duke's freshmen at the moment, but Chris Webber thinks it's unfair to compare them to Fab Five after one game. "You remember three years ago or four years ago - that's how funny it is, I don't even remember who was on the..." November 08

Sporting News "The laments about the quality of the 2019 NBA Draft don’t extend to the top of it. The best prospects in the class could likely go head-to-head with just about any other year. Leading the way is Duke freshman RJ Barrett. Barrett, the consensus top prep prospect in the..." November 07

SB Nation "There are things in this life that are universal truths. Water is wet, fire is hot and Duke sucks. Those first two will never change, but that last one — that one is somehow being debated, and I just can’t handle it. We live in an era where not only is Duke signing the..." November 06

Bleacher Report "The story of how Duke assembled its best recruiting class of the one-and-done era began before any of its five prized freshmen had even started playing high school hoops. The foundation was laid in the first week of September 2013, when the Blue Devils coaches boarded a private jet..." November 05

Sporting News "Five-star NC State recruit Jalen Lecque is considering entering his name in the 2019 NBA Draft despite committing to the Wolfpack just last month. Lecque, in his fifth year of high school at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, fulfilled the NCAA..." November 05

Shakin The Southland "Brad Brownell announced this afternoon that redshirt sophomore AJ Oliver will transfer. He appeared in 19 games during the 2017-18 season, averaging 7.2 minutes per contest. Most probably remember his performance against Boston College in the ACC Tournament, when he came off the bench to hit..." November 05

ESPN "In Section 7 of Cameron Indoor Stadium last month, a collection of NBA scouts monitored a Duke practice that doubled as a private fundraiser for a local children's hospital. The folks who travel the world to mine the market for prospective talent wind through the same gyms ad..." November 02

Sporting News "Miami men's basketball is "continuing to move forward" following a federal trial based on an initial indictment that reportedly included the Hurricanes program, though not by name, athletic director Blake James says. An FBI sting operation led to arrests of 10..." November 02

CBS Sports "Virginia Tech announced Wednesday it has suspended senior Chris Clarke indefinitely. Clarke, a 6-foot-6 forward who played 24.6 minutes per game last season, was slated to move into a starting role for the preseason No. 15 Hokies. He finished runner-up in voting for ACC Sixth Man of..." October 31

Sporting News "  When Kyle Guy played against and roomed with Braxton Key during their AAU days, he identified..." October 26

Bleacher Report "Syracuse Orange men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim doesn't think college athletes should be paid. "I don't think we should ever compensate players," he said, per Donna Ditota of Syracuse.com. "... They get more meals now so they can keep their meal..." October 24

CBS Sports "Alabama transfer Braxton Key has been granted a waiver that will give him immediate eligibility for the Virginia Cavaliers this season. Key transferred away from the Crimson Tide after the 2017-18 basketball season, citing a desire for a change of scenery. He..." October 23

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The University of Miami has been redacted from the indictment in the ongoing FBI college basketball trial involving adidas, according to The News & Observer. “Both sides in the case agreed on a complete redaction of Miami from the indictment,” the report..." October 23

TMZ "Start fillin' out your March Madness brackets RIGHT NOW ... 'cause Carlos Boozer says Zion Williamson's Duke squad is the team to beat this season ... and the competition ain't even close!! TMZ Sports spoke with the former Blue Devil about Duke's chances at winning..." October 21

ESPN "Heralded freshman Zion Williamson made his Duke debut at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Friday night, putting on a show for fans at the team's annual "Countdown to Craziness" event. Afterward, coach Mike Krzyzewski downplayed concerns about potential NCAA issues that could keep his..." October 20

Yahoo! Sports "The transcript that was read in federal court here Tuesday could be considered a proffer, or an opening bid, or just a feeler to see just how quickly the other side would blink – and they wouldn’t. Adidas consultant and longtime basketball figure Merl Code was on..." October 17

The Big Lead "Just a day after Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said the ongoing college basketball fraud trial was “not what’s happening” and “a blip” that he was not paying any attention to, Zion Williamson’s name came out at trial. Duke’s top freshman was..." October 17

CBS Sports "Duke's Zion Williamson, the sculpted superstar who's built to become the face of college basketball this season, has ostensibly been lassoed into the sport's biggest ethical saga in ages.  As the college basketball corruption trial makes its way to a highly..." October 17

SI "If you wanted to hear the juiciest details at Tuesday’s session of the ongoing federal conspiracy trial against two former Adidas executives and an aspiring player agent, you would have had to get to Courtroom 26B before the jury. For some two hours this morning, while the jury was kept..." October 16

Albany Times Union "Six schools were whittled down to one. Sunday night, in front of a packed audience at the Queensbury Hotel, Joseph Girard III delighted the gathering when the 6-foot-2 senior point guard from Glens Falls selected Syracuse University to play his Division I college..." October 15

ESPN "Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said the trial surrounding an FBI investigation of corruption in college basketball is a "blip" that doesn't devalue the sport. "I think [college basketball] is actually pretty clean," he told ESPN on Monday. The..." October 15

CBS Sports "Former Adidas consultant T.J. Gassnola, a cooperating witness for the government in the college basketbal corruption trial, gave specificsThursday about the illicit money deals he made to multiple families of current and former college basketball players.  In significantly..." October 11

Washington Post "Never let it be said that the NCAA doesn’t stick to its rules. This time, though, North Carolina Coach Roy Williams said he was “dumbfounded” by college sports' governing body. The NCAA last week denied a waiver that would have allowed North Carolina and South..." October 10

SB Nation "The key point for the FBI in its college basketball corruption trial is proving that universities were “defrauded” when cash payments were made to secure the commitments or future services of top recruits. To the FBI, the colleges involved in the scandal were the victim of a few..." October 10

Greensboro "There wasn’t supposed to be much drama as Wendell Moore Jr. announced his college decision on Monday night with the expectation he’d fulfill a childhood dream and commit to Duke. Instead, the five-star wing guard left the crowd in the Cox Mill High School auditorium on..." October 09

CBS Sports "The father of prized recruit Brian Bowen II testified he was given $1,300 by former Louisville assistant Kenny Johnson in the summer of 2017, as the college basketball corruption trial continued Tuesday.  The money, given to Brian Bowen Sr. outside his..." October 09

CBS Sports "A proposed exhibition basketball game between North Carolina and South Carolina for hurricane relief has been shot down by the NCAA. The two squads had already agreed to an exhibition game in Charlotte, with all proceeds slated to go toward Hurricane Florence relief, but the NCAA..." October 08

Louisville Courier-Journal "Brian Bowen Sr. could not even answer federal prosecutor Edward Diskant’s question about why Bowen’s son, Brian “Tugs” Bowen, was not currently enrolled in college. The elder Bowen buried his face in a wad of tissues and began crying uncontrollably less than..." October 05

News & Observer "It didn’t take four-star guard Jalen Lecque long to realize his future was in Raleigh. Lecque (6-4, 190), the No. 4 combo guard in the nation, according to 247Sports, and the No. 1 player in New Hampshire, announced on Tuesday that he will be attending N.C. State next..." October 03

College Basketball Talk "September is Commit Month for Louisville basketball. Quinn Slazinski, a three-star forward from Huntington Prep, became the fourth Class of 2019 recruit to commit to Louisville this month, he announced Thursday via social media. “The day I’ve been waiting for my..." September 28

Daily Progress "Virginia landed its first commitment in the Class of 2021 on Friday when Carson McCorkle announced his decision to play for the Cavaliers via Twitter. “I am very excited to announce my commitment to play my college career for Coach Tony Bennett and The University of..." September 24

Lexington Herald-Leader "Louisville Trinity guard David Johnson has committed to play college basketball for the hometown Cardinals. Johnson — a 6-foot-5 combo guard in the class of 2019 — announced the decision Saturday, one week after his official visit to Georgia, the other finalist..." September 24

Courier-Post "Louisville basketball's recruiting momentum continued on Monday with a pledge from Class of 2019 wing Samuell Williamson, a smooth scorer from Texas. Williamson, a 6-foot-7 four-star prospect, committed to play for Chris Mack and Louisville after spending the weekend at U of..." September 18

CBS Sports "Stephon Marbury has spent much of the last decade playing professionally overseas in China, but he's never been more out of touch with the NBA world than he was this weekend. The 41-year-old two-time NBA All-Star boldly proclaimed on Instagram Live that Duke's Zion Williamson,..." September 17

USA Today "As with many other recent moments in his career, Rick Pitino's return to Louisville was marked by conflict.  The former University of Louisville basketball coach was torn between what he said was his desire for "closure" and the lingering bitterness from being..." September 15

CBS Sports "For years now -- check that, decades -- the essence of Duke basketball and the existence of Mike Krzyzewski have been soldered. Singular. The two are one: more philosophical matrimony than employer-employee partnership.  You think Duke, you think K; you think K, you..." September 13