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The 57th annual ACC basketball tournament will be held March 11th-14th at Greenbsoro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC this year. Heading into the final weeks of conference play, the North Carolina Tar Heels are not close to being in contention for the regular season title, after surprising losing 7 of 8 conference games following decent non-conference play. The Tar Heels can still make the 2010 NCAA tournament to defend their title, but will have some major work to do during the conference tourney in order to do so.

If you are traveling to Greensboro for the tourney, there are several downtown Greensboro hotels that you may want to consider for your stay. Staying downtown will put you close to the basketball as well as nearby restaurants and shopping.

2010 ACC Basketball Tournament

Open Practice Day: Wednesday, March 10
Optional for all 12 teams     9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

2010 ACC Tournament – First Round – March 11, 2010
#8 Boston College vs. #9 UVA     Noon     RAYCOM
#5 Wake Forest vs. #12 Miami     2 p.m.     RAYCOM
#7 Georgia Tech vs. #10 North Carolina     7 p.m.     ESPN2
#6 Clemson vs. #11 NC State     9 p.m.     RAYCOM

2010 ACC Tournament – Quarter Finals – March 12, 2010
#1 Duke vs. #8/#9 Winner     Noon     RAYCOM/ESPN2
#4 Virginia Tech vs. #5/#12 Winner     2 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN2
#2 Maryland vs. #7/#10 Winner     7 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN2
#3 Florida State vs. #6/#11 Winner     9 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN2

2010 ACC Tournament – Semi Finals – March 13, 2010

Semifinal 1     1:30 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN
Semifinal 2     3:30 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN

2010 ACC Tournament 2010 – Championship – March 14, 2010

Championship Game     1 p.m.     RAYCOM/ESPN

2009 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Schedule

Friday Oct. 16 COUNTDOWN TO CRAZINESS – Cameron Indoor Stadium 7:30 pm
Saturday Oct. 24 PFEIFFER Cameron Indoor Stadium TBA
Tuesday Nov. 3 FINDLAY Cameron Indoor Stadium 7:00 pm
Friday Nov. 13 UNC-GREENSBORO Cameron Indoor Stadium FSS 7:00 pm

NIT SEASON TIP-OFF
Monday Nov. 16 COASTAL CAROLINA Cameron Indoor Stadium ESPNU 7:00 pm
Tuesday Nov. 17 CHARLOTTE / ELON Cameron Indoor Stadium ESPN 6:00 pm

NIT SEASON TIP-OFF
Wednesday Nov. 25 Semifinals + New York, N.Y. espn2 7 or 9 pm
Friday Nov. 27 Championship Game + New York, N.Y. ESPN 5:00 pm
Teams:
Arizona State, Cal State Northridge, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Colgate, Connecticut, Duke, Elon, Hofstra, Indiana State, LSU, TCU, Texas State, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Yale

BIG TEN / ACC CHALLENGE
Wednesday Dec. 2 at Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. ESPN 9:15 pm
Saturday Dec. 5 ST. JOHN’S Cameron Indoor Stadium espn2 3:30 pm
Tuesday Dec. 15 GARDNER-WEBB Cameron Indoor Stadium espn2 7:00 pm
Saturday Dec. 19 vs. Gonzaga + New York, N.Y. CBS 4:00 pm
Tuesday Dec. 29 LONG BEACH STATE Cameron Indoor Stadium FSS 7:00 pm
Thursday Dec. 31 PENNSYLVANIA Cameron Indoor Stadium espn2 6:00 pm

January 2010 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Schedule

Sunday Jan. 3 CLEMSON * Cameron Indoor Stadium FSN 7:45 pm
Wednesday Jan. 6 vs. Iowa State ^ Chicago, Il. espn2 10:00 pm
Saturday Jan. 9 at Georgia Tech * Atlanta, Ga. ESPN 2:00 pm
Wednesday Jan. 13 BOSTON COLLEGE * Cameron Indoor Stadium ESPN 7:00 pm
Sunday Jan. 17 WAKE FOREST * Cameron Indoor Stadium FSN 8:00 pm
Wednesday Jan. 20 at N.C. State * Raleigh, N.C. Raycom 9:00 pm
Saturday Jan. 23 at Clemson * Clemson, S.C. ESPN 9:00 pm
Wednesday Jan. 27 FLORIDA STATE * Cameron Indoor Stadium ESPN 9:00 pm
Saturday Jan. 30 at Georgetown Washington, D.C. CBS 1:00 pm

Thursday Feb. 4 GEORGIA TECH * Cameron Indoor Stadium espn2 7:00 pm
Saturday Feb. 6 at Boston College * Chestnut Hill, Mass. ESPN 2:00 pm
Wednesday Feb. 10 at North Carolina * Chapel Hill, N.C. Raycom / ESPN 9:00 pm
Saturday Feb. 13 MARYLAND * Cameron Indoor Stadium CBS 1:00 pm
Wednesday Feb. 17 at Miami * Coral Gables, Fla. ESPN 7:00 pm
Sunday Feb. 21 VIRGINIA TECH * Cameron Indoor Stadium FSN 7:45 pm
Thursday Feb. 25 TULSA Cameron Indoor Stadium espn2 7:00 pm
Sunday Feb. 28 at Virginia * Charlottesville, Va. FSN 7:45 pm

Wednesday Mar. 3 at Maryland * College Park, Md. ESPN 9:00 pm
Saturday Mar. 6 NORTH CAROLINA * Cameron Indoor Stadium ESPN 9:00 pm

ACC TOURNAMENT
Thursday-Sunday Mar. 11-14 TBD < Greensboro, N.C. Raycom / ESPN TBD

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski comes into the 2009-10 NCAA basketball season having made the Sweet 16 three of the past five years. Last year, Duke finished second in regular season ACC play with a 11-5 conference record and 30-7 for the season and won the conference tournament. Unlike most years under Coach Krzyzewski, however, Duke only has three guards on the 2009-10 roster. Kyle Singer will be moving to play the SF position this year to help take the place of Gerald Henderson who left early for the NBA (drafted at nr 12 by the Charlotte Bobcats). A surprising loss from last year’s squad was Elliot Williams departing to play at Memphis due to a severe illness in the family. As a result, Andre Dawkins was able to finish his high school requirements a year early and join the Blue Devils basketball team for the upcoming seeason. Overall, Duke is expected to play to a much taller lineup this year than in past years with the greater depth in the front court.

2009-10 Duke Blue Devils Backcourt

Last season, Duke saw an immediate improvement in team performance when Jon Scheyer (6’5″, 190 lbs, 14.9ppg, 3.6 rpg) was moved from the 2 guard to the point. Even though he’s not the classic version of a point guard, he got the job done and is the clear choice to run the point again this season. Nolan Smith proved adept at being able to penetrate and score last season finishing the year at 8.4 ppg and 1.7 apg last year. Newcomer Andre Dawkins will be looked up0on to provide an immediate impact in scoring and to provide backup in the very thin Duke backcourt this season.

2009-10 Duke Blue Devils Frontcourt

Kyle Singer is going to pose significant matchup problems for opponents with shifting to the wing. His perimiter shooting and ballhandling ability will allow him to play in the post when needed as well as on the perimeter. He scored at a 16.5 ppg, 7.7 rbg, and 2.2 apg clip last year and is now at the position he will eventually play in the NBA. Duke returns 6’8″ senior Lance Thomas who averaged 18.6 minutes a game last year and 7’1″ Brian Zoubek who look to have a greater impact this season after solid junior years on the team. Newcomers Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly are also expected to have a signficant role on the team this year. Coach K is just going to have to settle on the right team chemistry that is going to work before hitting ACC play in the new year.

2009-10 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Prediction

Duke has some chemistry issues to sort out this season in the early stages of the year, but has plenty of talent on the squad to shoot for a repeat of their 30 win season last year. The depth in the backcourt is the biggest question mark for this year’s Blue Devils, but if the guards stay health, the Duke basketball team will be in the thick of the ACC regular and post season races.