Scouting Duke

Scouting Duke:

Starting Backcourt:

Senior guard, DeMarcus Nelson (#21), is the unquestioned leader of this Blue Devil team. He leads the team not only in points per game (15.2) but also in rebounds (6.0). His backcourt partner is junior Greg Paulus (#3), who has become one of the best floor generals in the entire nation to go along with his deft shooting touch. He currently paces the team in assists per game (3.3) and knocks down a solid 43 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.

Starting Frontcourt:

Freshman phenom, Kyle Singler (#12), provides 13.6 points per game to go along with 5.9 rebounds per game, both of which are second on the team. Wing Gerald Henderson (#15) provides a scoring punch as well. The Blue Devils do not start a true center. Instead they use 6’8” forward Lance Thomas (#42) down on the block. Thomas only averages around 4 points per game and 3 rebounds.

Bench:

Sixth man Jon Scheyer (#30) probably would start for 99% of college basketball teams. However, he still posts double digits in points and dishes out a few assists from his guard position. Seldom-used 7’1” big man Brian Zoubek (#55) averages only about 10 minutes per game and is a non-factor most game. However, because of Belmont’s lack of size, Zoubek could have a coming out party.