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Duke lost its prized recruit, John Wall, earlier today. Now, it has officially lost its best player.
After declaring for the NBA Draft last month but not signing with an agent, Gerald Henderson signed with agent Arn Tellem, making him ineligible to return to school for his senior season, the program announced Tuesday.
Henderson is a projected [...]
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This morning, The Chronicle’s independent editorial board published its final editorial of Volume 104, and in keeping with tradition, avoided its typical tune of wonkish policy suggestions. Instead, it published a list of satirical reasons why Gerald Henderson should stay at Duke for his senior season.
Some of my favorites:
G should want to be around [...]
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Gerald Henderson will enter his name into the NBA Draft without an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning for his senior year at Duke, he announced in a statement Saturday. Duke’s leading scorer has until June 16 to pull his name from the draft pool and retain his eligibility.
“Playing in the NBA has been [...]
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Citing two unnamed NBA sources, WRAL reported Monday morning that Duke junior Gerald Henderson will forego his final year of eligibility to declare for the NBA Draft, but multiple Duke officials refuted the report to The Chronicle, claiming that Henderson is still evaluating his options.
“He’s still trying to figure out what he’ll end up doing,” [...]
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In deciding whether to declare early for the NBA Draft, Gerald Henderson already has a chorus of advisers. Now, the junior has another choir urging him to stay at Duke for another year: his classmates.
On Wednesday afternoon, Vinay Krishnan, Trinity ‘10, started a Facebook group called “Gerald Henderson—1 More Year” to show support for Henderson [...]
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If Gerald Henderson decides to leave Duke early for the NBA Draft, he will at least go out with All-American recognition.
Henderson, a junior, was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press Monday, becoming the first Duke player to earn the honor since J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams were named to the first team in [...]
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With the 2008 NBA draft only a few days away, there has been plenty of talk about the NBA’s draft eligibility age requirements. The league’s current rule requires players to be one year removed from high school graduation and at least age 19 in the calendar year of the draft to be eligible for selection. [...]
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North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson was arrested in Chapel Hill Friday for alcohol consumption, a noise violation and driving with a revoked license. Lawson, 20, was driving and was approached by a police officer, who mandated a sobriety test.
Lawson is one of three Tar Heels that declared for the NBA Draft but still has [...]
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The opinions on Johnny Dawkins’ move to Stanford keep rolling in…
Raleigh N&O: Time was right to make move
Former Daily Quickie man Dan Shanoff had one line to say on his self-titled blog—Stanford hires Duke’s Johnny Dawkins: Not bad, not exciting either.
Statement from Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski released by the athletics department last night: “In [...]
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