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    Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski took a moment to share a final thought with his team following their stunning 88-81 loss to South Carolina in the East Regional in Greenville, S.C.

    Following their ACC Tournament championship last week in Brooklyn, where they won four games in four days, Duke looked like a hot pick to cut down the nets next month in Glendale, Az.

    But that won’t happen now. The season is over for the Blue Devils, and their roster will likely look drastically different when the 2017-18 season tips off.

    “Before you were able to come in there, I told them I love these guys,” Coach K said. “I’m proud of them. I’m disappointed that we didn’t win tonight. But at the end of the season I want my guys to either be crying because we’ve lost or crying because we’ve just won.”

    Breaking News, Duke

    NEW YORK — In the final minutes of the latest chapter of the storied North Carolina-Duke rivalry, Jayson Tatum stood at midcourt of the Barclays Center smiling and clapping his hands over his head.

    Why not take a bow in the Big Apple?

    The 6-foot-8 freshman forward continued his scintillating week here in Brooklyn with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists as No. 5-seeded Duke outscored No. 1 North Carolina by 17 points in the second half to win their semifinal matchup 93-83. The Blue Devils advanced to the ACC Tournament championship game on Saturday night against No. 3 Notre Dame, a 77-73 winner over No. 2 Florida State.

    In three games this week in front of a slew of NBA personnel and amid an electric atmosphere, Tatum went for 20 points, 9 boards and 4 assists against Clemson, 25, 6 and 2 against Louisville and now 24, 7 and 2 against the Heels.

    Breaking News, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina

    The ACC Tournament this week in Brooklyn will be loaded with NBA prospects and all 30 teams have bought tickets, an ACC spokesman told ZAGSBLOG.

    Per DraftExpress.com, the event features three projected Top 10 picks in N.C. State freshman point guard Dennis Smith Jr. at No. 4, Duke freshman small forward Jayson Tatum at No. 5 and Florida State freshman small forward Jonathan Isaac at No. 6.

    “The event is rich in talent,” Jonathan Givony, a Brooklyn native, told ZAGSBLOG.

    The Knicks, who own their first-round pick this season, dropped to 25-38 after Sunday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors and currently own the NBA’s sixth-worst record.

    As of Monday morning, DraftExpress.com had them taking the 6-foot-11, 19-year-old Isaac, who averaged 12.2 points and 7.2 rebounds while making the All-ACC Freshman Team along with Smith Jr. and Tatum.

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