Photo Courtesy of the University of California at Los AngelesDr. A. Eugene Washington, vice chancellor of health sciences at UCLA, speaks to students at the David Geffen School of Medicine.
A New Chancellor: Dr. A. Eugene Washington was selected from candidates across the nation to fill Dzau’s shoes
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“Gene will be a great integrator of the clinical and academic missions,”
says Provost Sally Kornbluth
Dr. A. Eugene Washington has been selected as the next chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of Duke University Health System after a nine-month search to fill the position.
Washington comes from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he has been the dean of the David Geffen
School of Medicine and vice chancellor of health sciences since February 2010. He is also a widely published researcher, a noted health policy scholar and a professor of gy-necology. When Washington assumes the position in April, he will replace Dr. Victor Dzau, who stepped down as chancellor in June to head the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences.
In looking for Dzau’s successor, the search committee focused on finding
someone who could manage the different needs of DUHS in terms of research, education and clinical practice alike, said University Secretary Richard Riddell, an ex officio member of
Washington
Miami deals Duke basketball second straight loss
DUKE 74MIAMI 90
The Blue Devils saw their 41-game home winning streak
snapped Tuesday night
Daniel Carp Beat Writer
Same story, different night.For the second time in as many games,
No. 4 Duke was out-hustled, out-competed and out-played by a confer-
ence opponent, falling to Miami 90-74 Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Sta-
dium. After dropping consecutive regular-season games for the first time since Feb. 15, 2009, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said his team’s confidence has taken a major hit since cruising to an impressive 14-0 start.
“We didn’t just lose tonight—we got our butt beat,” Krzyzewski said. “I just have felt since Christmas that there’s something missing with our group that we have.... I haven’t been able to figure out how to change it.”
Redshirt junior Angel Rodriguez was a defensive nightmare for the Blue Devils (14-2, 2-2 in the ACC), scoring a game-high 24 points, including 15 in the second half.
“Our defense has been non-existent for
two games,” Krzyzewski said. “Rodriguez was sensational. He not only scored—he just controlled the game. That’s one of the best performances that I’ve seen in Cam-eron from an opposing player.”
Rodriguez led a Miami backcourt that combined for 33 of the team’s 56 second-half points. Reserve guard Manu Lecomte added 23 points, dropping in three of his four attempts from behind the arc.
The Hurricanes (12-4, 2-1) played at gale force after trailing 35-34 at the half, using 9-0 and 10-0 runs in the first 8:32 of the second half to open a commanding double-digit lead. The quickness of the Hurricane guards plagued Duke’s defense all night
long, causing major issues for the Blue Dev-ils as they tried to defend ball-screens.
Duke’s decision to switch on high screens often left freshman center Jahlil Okafor and junior forward Amile Jefferson isolated on Rodriguez, Lecomte and fresh-man guard Ja’Quan Newton, who blew by their larger defenders en route to easy buckets. Even when switches were picked up by the Blue Devils’ more athletic guards and wings, they seemed to be a step behind.
Okafor and Jefferson each posted dou-ble-doubles for Duke, combining for 29 points and 27 rebounds on the evening.
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During the first semester at Duke Kunshan University, a group of students formed the Kun-shan Student Ambassador Council, admin-istering two surveys to the student population of DKU and issuing an action proposal to en-hance the experience of studying in Kunshan. Hwee Min Lo, DKU-KSAC’s founding gradu-ate co-chair, is in Kunshan working to complete a one-year graduate program in global health. Fellow founding member or DKU-KSAC, Quang Do, returned to Duke’s campus after studying in Kunshan during the inaugural Fall semester. The Chronicle’s Car-leigh Stiehm interviewed these two founding mem-bers to discuss the goals of DKU-KSAC and their time on the new campus.
The Chronicle: What should students know about DKU-KSAC?
Hwee Min Lo: The mission of DKU-KSAC is to represent DKU to the outside world, our representative countries and universities. Our involvement at DKU includes promot-ing DKU’s value and development as an in-stitution, representing DKU as a student-driven foreign arm of the DKU leadership, in hosting delegates coming to DKU, col-laborating with Duke KSAC to share their advice and knowledge on issues pertaining to DKU and providing feedback to admin-istration and forums outside of DKU.
Quang Do: DKU-KSAC is a committee representing the viewpoints and interests of students at DKU. Currently, the focus of
DKU-KSAC is to work hand in hand with Duke KSAC and provide advice to DKU ad-ministration in order to help guide the de-velopment of DKU experience. DKU-KSAC represents students on several aspects, in-cluding academic, student welfare, social life, etc. Together with Duke KSAC, in the future, DKU-KSAC will continue the effort to integrate the two campuses.
TC: Why do you think it was important that it was founded?
QD: Because DKU is a brand-new cam-pus. It means that there are a lot of areas that need to be worked and improved on. And DKU officials are very interested in student insight and experience. With a diverse body, DKU-KSAC represents the student voice on many issues and make suggestions that are acted on by the ad-ministration. DKU-KSAC helps to make sure that the experience that each student would take away at the end of the semester is at its best.
TC: Do you think there are any pos-sible challenges to running a democratic student organization while in a non-dem-ocratic country?
HML: I think all kinds of challenges do exist, not only within a non-democratic country, but even among students who come from countries with different con-cept of democracy. This is often led by how we view democracy. To some, it is the freedom of speech, while to others, it is to listen to the majority. I think the challenge to running a democratic student organiza-tion is challenging anywhere. Democracy is a fluid but sensitive concept, and while being in China, we are just conscious of certain student’s perspective and needs,
and we accommodate accordingly.QD: This was one of our concerns during
last semester. Nevertheless, DKU-KSAC re-mains a dem-ocratic organi-zation. We did not encounter any problems regarding the difference in the political system. How-ever, in the future, possible challenges may ap-pear when it comes to work with other schools and groups in the local community who may have a different point of view. Besides that, I don’t see any problem within the DKU-KSAC
committee itself.TC: As a student at DKU, what was the
biggest challenge that you faced?QD: As a student from Duke to DKU,
the biggest challenge for me was the so-cial atmosphere at DKU. By that, I mean, how active students were in terms of cre-ating and participating in school events. Surely compared to Duke, there were not many student organizations and ac-tivities, and I pretty much enjoy this at Duke. However, I saw that as an oppor-tunity to create some new experiences. I and some other students work together to create student organizations, student activities, etc. This made my pioneering experience rewarding.
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the search committee.“You have healthcare, the education and
training of medical students, faculty research.…So [the committee desired] someone who had demonstrated ability in bringing all that togeth-er to align into a vision for the organization, and Gene Washington had done that,” Riddell said.
The University’s announcement Tuesday came after a nine-month search that began with more than 250 candidates from across the nation and around the world. The committee had narrowed the pool to a group of finalists by December 2014 before selecting Washington, whose appointment was approved by President Richard Brodhead, the Board of Trustees and the DUHS Board of Directors.
“We were fortunate to have such a strong field of candidates,” Riddell said. “I don’t think the committee could be happier.”
In the months since Dzau’s departure, the clinical and financial parts of the role have been split from the education and research compo-nents. Dr. Nancy Andrews, dean of the School of Medicine, has assumed the latter, and Dr. William Fulkerson, vice president of DUHS, the former.
“Nancy and Bill have had a great partner-ship and made things work, but they both have significant responsibilities in their own arenas,” Provost Sally Kornbluth said. “Gene will be a great integrator of the clinical and academic missions.... The three of them will work togeth-er really well as a team.”
Andrews expressed her support for Wash-ington Tuesday, saying that she has known him for several years and thinks him an “outstand-ing choice” for the position.
Fulkerson could not immediately be reached for comment.
“I feel honored and privileged to assume
this key leadership role, and I look forward to working with my new colleagues to realize our full potential,” Washington said in a statement to Duke News. “Duke is uniquely positioned among the very top health sciences institutions to take advantage of the opportunities avail-able.”
Washington assumes the position during a time of change for the world of healthcare—leading DUHS through developments with the Affordable Healthcare Act on the clinical side and handling diminishing federal funding on the research side.
“He’s going to be a key determinant in how Duke navigates that changing healthcare land-scape,” Kornbluth said. “These are problems not just at Duke but on a national landscape in academic medicine.”
Washington’s resume is highly decorated, with several awards, including most recently the David E. Rogers Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for his “major con-tributions to improving the health and health care of the American people.”
Before joining UCLA, Washington was the executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California at San Francisco. He graduated from the UCSF School of Medicine in 1976 and received his undergraduate degree from Howard University.
Washington has large shoes to fill—Dzau was widely praised during his decade in the po-sition, establishing the Duke Cancer Institute, the Duke Translational Medicine Institute and a system-wide electronic medical records sys-tem across DUHS. Dzau has also helped form Project Access of Durham County, a community care system that aids specialty care needs of lo-cal patients. But Dzau’s former colleagues feel Washington is up to the challenge.
“Gene has a reputation as a really thought-ful, energetic leader,” Kornbluth said. “He clearly has a positive, can-do attitude.”
Grace Wang contributed reporting.
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Elysia Su | The ChronicleThe Duke defense surrendered a season-high 90 points—56 of them after halftime—as the Hurricanes used the ball-screen to exploit the Blue Devils. Miami also got to the free-throw line 30 times.
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But the duo’s offensive efficiency was overshadowed by their inability to stop Miami’s guards from streaking to the rim.
When Duke was unsuccessful on the offensive end, it was victimized by the Hurricanes’ torrid offensive pace. Miami pushed the ball up the court relentlessly off Blue Devil misses, leading to a number of easy fast-break opportunities in their two game-changing runs.
“It only takes a fraction of a second when you’re watching and a shot is missed,” Krzyzewski said. “If you think about that missed shot, you’re not thinking about getting back.”
At the end of a back-and-forth first half, Duke appeared to seize momentum heading into the locker room when a thun-derous block by freshman forward Justise Winslow sparked a 5-0 run that was capped by a corner three from junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon with 1:01 remaining. That energy was quickly erased by Rodriguez and the Hurricanes when play re-sumed after intermission.
A new year usually symbolizes new beginnings, but 2015 has not been kind to Duke. After opening conference play with a convincing win against Boston College, the Blue Devils have watched their dominance slip away, clawing out an eight-point win against Wake Forest before losses against N.C. State and Miami, marking the first time Duke has lost back-to-back games by double digits since 1996.
“Everybody’s been praising us—we’re just so young and na-ive and we haven’t played with the same type of aggression and sense of urgency since Wisconsin,” senior guard Quinn Cook said after his team’s first home loss since March 3, 2012. “To hear Cameron like that is not a good feeling.”
The Blue Devils’ rocky road through the ACC isn’t getting any easier. To avoid losing three consecutive games for the first time since the 2006-07 season, Duke will have have to upend No. 6 Louisville on the road in the first-ever conference match-up between the teams.
“I’m really disappointed. This wasn’t the vision that we had, but this is reality,” Jefferson said. “We have to find a way to get better. We’re a good team, and we know we’re a good team, but that’s not good enough.”
It was the first time they had lost consecutive regu-lar-season games since the 2008-09 campaign. It was the first time since the 1995-96 season that they lost back-to-back games by double-digits. It ended a win streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium of 41 games, the longest in the nation.
But maybe more importantly, for the second game in a row, what was supposed to be a much-improved defense for the Blue Devils looked gassed and out-matched against a barrage of offensive talent.
Duke dropped its second straight game Tuesday night, this time 90-74 to Miami, thanks mostly to the fast-paced play of guards Angel Rodriguez and Manu Lecomte.
Rodriguez led the way with 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. The transfer from Kansas State added five assists, five steals and four rebounds for good measure in his first oppor-tunity to take the floor against the Blue Devils.
Lecomte had 23 points of his own with three made triples and hit free throw after free throw as the Blue Devils continually put him on the line. He knocked down 10 of his 11 attempts from the charity stripe, taking more than a third of Miami’s 30 free-throw attempts.
“Rodriguez was sensational,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He not only scored but he just con-trolled the game.... Their whole team played well, but he really set the tone.”
Rodriguez and Lecomte were not alone, however, in their dominance against the Duke defense.
Fellow guard and Texas transfer Sheldon McClellan added 14 points to the tally for Miami, and center Tonye
Sophia Durand | The ChronicleThe Duke bench watched as Miami used a 9-0 run and a 10-0 run early in the second half to pull away from the Blue Devils and end the longest home-court winning streak in Division I.
Georgia Parke | The ChronicleCoupled with Sunday’s defeat at N.C. State, Tuesday’s 90-74 home loss to Miami marked the first time since 2009 that Duke has lost back-to-back ACC games, and denied the Blue Devils a bid at a third consecutive undefeated season at home.
Jekiri pitched in with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The junior 7-footer frustrat-ed center Jahlil Okafor and forward Amile Jefferson in the paint and although he did not attempt many shots, he was efficient. Jekiri went 3-of-5 from the floor and dished out to his dangerous teammates whenever he could.
Jekiri’s play in the paint forced more Blue Devil perimeter defenders to think about helping Jefferson and Okafor, freeing up open 3-point shots for some
very good long-range shooters.“Give all the credit to [Miami],” captain Quinn
Cook said. “All the intangibles weren’t there [for us] for 40 minutes. We’re going to be fine. We’re going to take the hit—take all the negativity that we’re going to get and take it in stride…. They’re great players and they made plays.”
Part of this lapse in defensive play could be due to the fact that Duke’s own backcourt has not been shoot-ing well since the start of ACC play. In four conference games, Duke guards are shooting just 35.4 percent from the floor and just 35.7 percent from behind the 3-point line. The Blue Devils seem to have lost the shooting stroke that powered them to a perfect 12-0 mark earlier in the season against non-conference competition.
With the youngest starting lineup since 1983, it is understandable to see some growing pains as ACC play gears up. Krzyzewski said he believes that youth may be playing a large role in both the shooting woes and de-fensive struggles for the young Blue Devils as they deal with their first bout of adversity as college players.
“We’re not a very confident shooting team right now,” Krzyzewski said. “We’ve been giving more run-outs. Part of that is missing shots.... If you give people run-outs or dunks, you give [them] a level of confi-dence.”
The unfortunate part of playing in the toughest con-ference in the nation is that even when mired in a dif-ficult stretch—such as the one in which Duke currently finds itself—there is no break against an easy opponent to regain some confidence. The Blue Devils head next to Louisville, Ky., to face off against Rick Pitino and the No. 6 Cardinals Saturday.
Fixing the defense has to become the priority for this team going forward. If it can get more stops de-fensively, especially against a forward-heavy team like Louisville, that might be able to give them some more confidence on the offensive end.
If anyone has the answers to fix these problems, it is Mike Krzyzewski, who has been through it all as a head coach. But it’s been a while since he’s been through this.
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Elysia Su | The ChronicleThe Duke defense surrendered a season-high 90 points—56 of them after halftime—as the Hurricanes used the ball-screen to exploit the Blue Devils. Miami also got to the free-throw line 30 times.
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But the duo’s offensive efficiency was overshadowed by their inability to stop Miami’s guards from streaking to the rim.
When Duke was unsuccessful on the offensive end, it was victimized by the Hurricanes’ torrid offensive pace. Miami pushed the ball up the court relentlessly off Blue Devil misses, leading to a number of easy fast-break opportunities in their two game-changing runs.
“It only takes a fraction of a second when you’re watching and a shot is missed,” Krzyzewski said. “If you think about that missed shot, you’re not thinking about getting back.”
At the end of a back-and-forth first half, Duke appeared to seize momentum heading into the locker room when a thun-derous block by freshman forward Justise Winslow sparked a 5-0 run that was capped by a corner three from junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon with 1:01 remaining. That energy was quickly erased by Rodriguez and the Hurricanes when play re-sumed after intermission.
A new year usually symbolizes new beginnings, but 2015 has not been kind to Duke. After opening conference play with a convincing win against Boston College, the Blue Devils have watched their dominance slip away, clawing out an eight-point win against Wake Forest before losses against N.C. State and Miami, marking the first time Duke has lost back-to-back games by double digits since 1996.
“Everybody’s been praising us—we’re just so young and na-ive and we haven’t played with the same type of aggression and sense of urgency since Wisconsin,” senior guard Quinn Cook said after his team’s first home loss since March 3, 2012. “To hear Cameron like that is not a good feeling.”
The Blue Devils’ rocky road through the ACC isn’t getting any easier. To avoid losing three consecutive games for the first time since the 2006-07 season, Duke will have have to upend No. 6 Louisville on the road in the first-ever conference match-up between the teams.
“I’m really disappointed. This wasn’t the vision that we had, but this is reality,” Jefferson said. “We have to find a way to get better. We’re a good team, and we know we’re a good team, but that’s not good enough.”
It was the first time they had lost consecutive regu-lar-season games since the 2008-09 campaign. It was the first time since the 1995-96 season that they lost back-to-back games by double-digits. It ended a win streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium of 41 games, the longest in the nation.
But maybe more importantly, for the second game in a row, what was supposed to be a much-improved defense for the Blue Devils looked gassed and out-matched against a barrage of offensive talent.
Duke dropped its second straight game Tuesday night, this time 90-74 to Miami, thanks mostly to the fast-paced play of guards Angel Rodriguez and Manu Lecomte.
Rodriguez led the way with 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. The transfer from Kansas State added five assists, five steals and four rebounds for good measure in his first oppor-tunity to take the floor against the Blue Devils.
Lecomte had 23 points of his own with three made triples and hit free throw after free throw as the Blue Devils continually put him on the line. He knocked down 10 of his 11 attempts from the charity stripe, taking more than a third of Miami’s 30 free-throw attempts.
“Rodriguez was sensational,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He not only scored but he just con-trolled the game.... Their whole team played well, but he really set the tone.”
Rodriguez and Lecomte were not alone, however, in their dominance against the Duke defense.
Fellow guard and Texas transfer Sheldon McClellan added 14 points to the tally for Miami, and center Tonye
Sophia Durand | The ChronicleThe Duke bench watched as Miami used a 9-0 run and a 10-0 run early in the second half to pull away from the Blue Devils and end the longest home-court winning streak in Division I.
Georgia Parke | The ChronicleCoupled with Sunday’s defeat at N.C. State, Tuesday’s 90-74 home loss to Miami marked the first time since 2009 that Duke has lost back-to-back ACC games, and denied the Blue Devils a bid at a third consecutive undefeated season at home.
Jekiri pitched in with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The junior 7-footer frustrat-ed center Jahlil Okafor and forward Amile Jefferson in the paint and although he did not attempt many shots, he was efficient. Jekiri went 3-of-5 from the floor and dished out to his dangerous teammates whenever he could.
Jekiri’s play in the paint forced more Blue Devil perimeter defenders to think about helping Jefferson and Okafor, freeing up open 3-point shots for some
very good long-range shooters.“Give all the credit to [Miami],” captain Quinn
Cook said. “All the intangibles weren’t there [for us] for 40 minutes. We’re going to be fine. We’re going to take the hit—take all the negativity that we’re going to get and take it in stride…. They’re great players and they made plays.”
Part of this lapse in defensive play could be due to the fact that Duke’s own backcourt has not been shoot-ing well since the start of ACC play. In four conference games, Duke guards are shooting just 35.4 percent from the floor and just 35.7 percent from behind the 3-point line. The Blue Devils seem to have lost the shooting stroke that powered them to a perfect 12-0 mark earlier in the season against non-conference competition.
With the youngest starting lineup since 1983, it is understandable to see some growing pains as ACC play gears up. Krzyzewski said he believes that youth may be playing a large role in both the shooting woes and de-fensive struggles for the young Blue Devils as they deal with their first bout of adversity as college players.
“We’re not a very confident shooting team right now,” Krzyzewski said. “We’ve been giving more run-outs. Part of that is missing shots.... If you give people run-outs or dunks, you give [them] a level of confi-dence.”
The unfortunate part of playing in the toughest con-ference in the nation is that even when mired in a dif-ficult stretch—such as the one in which Duke currently finds itself—there is no break against an easy opponent to regain some confidence. The Blue Devils head next to Louisville, Ky., to face off against Rick Pitino and the No. 6 Cardinals Saturday.
Fixing the defense has to become the priority for this team going forward. If it can get more stops de-fensively, especially against a forward-heavy team like Louisville, that might be able to give them some more confidence on the offensive end.
If anyone has the answers to fix these problems, it is Mike Krzyzewski, who has been through it all as a head coach. But it’s been a while since he’s been through this.
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Elysia Su | The ChronicleThe Duke defense surrendered a season-high 90 points—56 of them after halftime—as the Hurricanes used the ball-screen to exploit the Blue Devils. Miami also got to the free-throw line 30 times.
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DUKE’S DEFENSIVE DEBACLERyan NeuStaff Writer
But the duo’s offensive efficiency was overshadowed by their inability to stop Miami’s guards from streaking to the rim.
When Duke was unsuccessful on the offensive end, it was victimized by the Hurricanes’ torrid offensive pace. Miami pushed the ball up the court relentlessly off Blue Devil misses, leading to a number of easy fast-break opportunities in their two game-changing runs.
“It only takes a fraction of a second when you’re watching and a shot is missed,” Krzyzewski said. “If you think about that missed shot, you’re not thinking about getting back.”
At the end of a back-and-forth first half, Duke appeared to seize momentum heading into the locker room when a thun-derous block by freshman forward Justise Winslow sparked a 5-0 run that was capped by a corner three from junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon with 1:01 remaining. That energy was quickly erased by Rodriguez and the Hurricanes when play re-sumed after intermission.
A new year usually symbolizes new beginnings, but 2015 has not been kind to Duke. After opening conference play with a convincing win against Boston College, the Blue Devils have watched their dominance slip away, clawing out an eight-point win against Wake Forest before losses against N.C. State and Miami, marking the first time Duke has lost back-to-back games by double digits since 1996.
“Everybody’s been praising us—we’re just so young and na-ive and we haven’t played with the same type of aggression and sense of urgency since Wisconsin,” senior guard Quinn Cook said after his team’s first home loss since March 3, 2012. “To hear Cameron like that is not a good feeling.”
The Blue Devils’ rocky road through the ACC isn’t getting any easier. To avoid losing three consecutive games for the first time since the 2006-07 season, Duke will have have to upend No. 6 Louisville on the road in the first-ever conference match-up between the teams.
“I’m really disappointed. This wasn’t the vision that we had, but this is reality,” Jefferson said. “We have to find a way to get better. We’re a good team, and we know we’re a good team, but that’s not good enough.”
It was the first time they had lost consecutive regu-lar-season games since the 2008-09 campaign. It was the first time since the 1995-96 season that they lost back-to-back games by double-digits. It ended a win streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium of 41 games, the longest in the nation.
But maybe more importantly, for the second game in a row, what was supposed to be a much-improved defense for the Blue Devils looked gassed and out-matched against a barrage of offensive talent.
Duke dropped its second straight game Tuesday night, this time 90-74 to Miami, thanks mostly to the fast-paced play of guards Angel Rodriguez and Manu Lecomte.
Rodriguez led the way with 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. The transfer from Kansas State added five assists, five steals and four rebounds for good measure in his first oppor-tunity to take the floor against the Blue Devils.
Lecomte had 23 points of his own with three made triples and hit free throw after free throw as the Blue Devils continually put him on the line. He knocked down 10 of his 11 attempts from the charity stripe, taking more than a third of Miami’s 30 free-throw attempts.
“Rodriguez was sensational,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He not only scored but he just con-trolled the game.... Their whole team played well, but he really set the tone.”
Rodriguez and Lecomte were not alone, however, in their dominance against the Duke defense.
Fellow guard and Texas transfer Sheldon McClellan added 14 points to the tally for Miami, and center Tonye
Sophia Durand | The ChronicleThe Duke bench watched as Miami used a 9-0 run and a 10-0 run early in the second half to pull away from the Blue Devils and end the longest home-court winning streak in Division I.
Georgia Parke | The ChronicleCoupled with Sunday’s defeat at N.C. State, Tuesday’s 90-74 home loss to Miami marked the first time since 2009 that Duke has lost back-to-back ACC games, and denied the Blue Devils a bid at a third consecutive undefeated season at home.
Jekiri pitched in with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The junior 7-footer frustrat-ed center Jahlil Okafor and forward Amile Jefferson in the paint and although he did not attempt many shots, he was efficient. Jekiri went 3-of-5 from the floor and dished out to his dangerous teammates whenever he could.
Jekiri’s play in the paint forced more Blue Devil perimeter defenders to think about helping Jefferson and Okafor, freeing up open 3-point shots for some
very good long-range shooters.“Give all the credit to [Miami],” captain Quinn
Cook said. “All the intangibles weren’t there [for us] for 40 minutes. We’re going to be fine. We’re going to take the hit—take all the negativity that we’re going to get and take it in stride…. They’re great players and they made plays.”
Part of this lapse in defensive play could be due to the fact that Duke’s own backcourt has not been shoot-ing well since the start of ACC play. In four conference games, Duke guards are shooting just 35.4 percent from the floor and just 35.7 percent from behind the 3-point line. The Blue Devils seem to have lost the shooting stroke that powered them to a perfect 12-0 mark earlier in the season against non-conference competition.
With the youngest starting lineup since 1983, it is understandable to see some growing pains as ACC play gears up. Krzyzewski said he believes that youth may be playing a large role in both the shooting woes and de-fensive struggles for the young Blue Devils as they deal with their first bout of adversity as college players.
“We’re not a very confident shooting team right now,” Krzyzewski said. “We’ve been giving more run-outs. Part of that is missing shots.... If you give people run-outs or dunks, you give [them] a level of confi-dence.”
The unfortunate part of playing in the toughest con-ference in the nation is that even when mired in a dif-ficult stretch—such as the one in which Duke currently finds itself—there is no break against an easy opponent to regain some confidence. The Blue Devils head next to Louisville, Ky., to face off against Rick Pitino and the No. 6 Cardinals Saturday.
Fixing the defense has to become the priority for this team going forward. If it can get more stops de-fensively, especially against a forward-heavy team like Louisville, that might be able to give them some more confidence on the offensive end.
If anyone has the answers to fix these problems, it is Mike Krzyzewski, who has been through it all as a head coach. But it’s been a while since he’s been through this.
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Elysia Su | The ChronicleThe Duke defense surrendered a season-high 90 points—56 of them after halftime—as the Hurricanes used the ball-screen to exploit the Blue Devils. Miami also got to the free-throw line 30 times.
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But the duo’s offensive efficiency was overshadowed by their inability to stop Miami’s guards from streaking to the rim.
When Duke was unsuccessful on the offensive end, it was victimized by the Hurricanes’ torrid offensive pace. Miami pushed the ball up the court relentlessly off Blue Devil misses, leading to a number of easy fast-break opportunities in their two game-changing runs.
“It only takes a fraction of a second when you’re watching and a shot is missed,” Krzyzewski said. “If you think about that missed shot, you’re not thinking about getting back.”
At the end of a back-and-forth first half, Duke appeared to seize momentum heading into the locker room when a thun-derous block by freshman forward Justise Winslow sparked a 5-0 run that was capped by a corner three from junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon with 1:01 remaining. That energy was quickly erased by Rodriguez and the Hurricanes when play re-sumed after intermission.
A new year usually symbolizes new beginnings, but 2015 has not been kind to Duke. After opening conference play with a convincing win against Boston College, the Blue Devils have watched their dominance slip away, clawing out an eight-point win against Wake Forest before losses against N.C. State and Miami, marking the first time Duke has lost back-to-back games by double digits since 1996.
“Everybody’s been praising us—we’re just so young and na-ive and we haven’t played with the same type of aggression and sense of urgency since Wisconsin,” senior guard Quinn Cook said after his team’s first home loss since March 3, 2012. “To hear Cameron like that is not a good feeling.”
The Blue Devils’ rocky road through the ACC isn’t getting any easier. To avoid losing three consecutive games for the first time since the 2006-07 season, Duke will have have to upend No. 6 Louisville on the road in the first-ever conference match-up between the teams.
“I’m really disappointed. This wasn’t the vision that we had, but this is reality,” Jefferson said. “We have to find a way to get better. We’re a good team, and we know we’re a good team, but that’s not good enough.”
It was the first time they had lost consecutive regu-lar-season games since the 2008-09 campaign. It was the first time since the 1995-96 season that they lost back-to-back games by double-digits. It ended a win streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium of 41 games, the longest in the nation.
But maybe more importantly, for the second game in a row, what was supposed to be a much-improved defense for the Blue Devils looked gassed and out-matched against a barrage of offensive talent.
Duke dropped its second straight game Tuesday night, this time 90-74 to Miami, thanks mostly to the fast-paced play of guards Angel Rodriguez and Manu Lecomte.
Rodriguez led the way with 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. The transfer from Kansas State added five assists, five steals and four rebounds for good measure in his first oppor-tunity to take the floor against the Blue Devils.
Lecomte had 23 points of his own with three made triples and hit free throw after free throw as the Blue Devils continually put him on the line. He knocked down 10 of his 11 attempts from the charity stripe, taking more than a third of Miami’s 30 free-throw attempts.
“Rodriguez was sensational,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He not only scored but he just con-trolled the game.... Their whole team played well, but he really set the tone.”
Rodriguez and Lecomte were not alone, however, in their dominance against the Duke defense.
Fellow guard and Texas transfer Sheldon McClellan added 14 points to the tally for Miami, and center Tonye
Sophia Durand | The ChronicleThe Duke bench watched as Miami used a 9-0 run and a 10-0 run early in the second half to pull away from the Blue Devils and end the longest home-court winning streak in Division I.
Georgia Parke | The ChronicleCoupled with Sunday’s defeat at N.C. State, Tuesday’s 90-74 home loss to Miami marked the first time since 2009 that Duke has lost back-to-back ACC games, and denied the Blue Devils a bid at a third consecutive undefeated season at home.
Jekiri pitched in with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The junior 7-footer frustrat-ed center Jahlil Okafor and forward Amile Jefferson in the paint and although he did not attempt many shots, he was efficient. Jekiri went 3-of-5 from the floor and dished out to his dangerous teammates whenever he could.
Jekiri’s play in the paint forced more Blue Devil perimeter defenders to think about helping Jefferson and Okafor, freeing up open 3-point shots for some
very good long-range shooters.“Give all the credit to [Miami],” captain Quinn
Cook said. “All the intangibles weren’t there [for us] for 40 minutes. We’re going to be fine. We’re going to take the hit—take all the negativity that we’re going to get and take it in stride…. They’re great players and they made plays.”
Part of this lapse in defensive play could be due to the fact that Duke’s own backcourt has not been shoot-ing well since the start of ACC play. In four conference games, Duke guards are shooting just 35.4 percent from the floor and just 35.7 percent from behind the 3-point line. The Blue Devils seem to have lost the shooting stroke that powered them to a perfect 12-0 mark earlier in the season against non-conference competition.
With the youngest starting lineup since 1983, it is understandable to see some growing pains as ACC play gears up. Krzyzewski said he believes that youth may be playing a large role in both the shooting woes and de-fensive struggles for the young Blue Devils as they deal with their first bout of adversity as college players.
“We’re not a very confident shooting team right now,” Krzyzewski said. “We’ve been giving more run-outs. Part of that is missing shots.... If you give people run-outs or dunks, you give [them] a level of confi-dence.”
The unfortunate part of playing in the toughest con-ference in the nation is that even when mired in a dif-ficult stretch—such as the one in which Duke currently finds itself—there is no break against an easy opponent to regain some confidence. The Blue Devils head next to Louisville, Ky., to face off against Rick Pitino and the No. 6 Cardinals Saturday.
Fixing the defense has to become the priority for this team going forward. If it can get more stops de-fensively, especially against a forward-heavy team like Louisville, that might be able to give them some more confidence on the offensive end.
If anyone has the answers to fix these problems, it is Mike Krzyzewski, who has been through it all as a head coach. But it’s been a while since he’s been through this.
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