Ahead Of Duke, Siena Tipping Off NCAA Tournament Thursday In Greenville South Carolina Shelden Williams, Stephen Wiseman Are Discussing NCAA Tournament On Bleav In Duke Podcast

Duke, Siena are opposing each other in first round of NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon with berth to second round at stake.

Where ?

On the hardwood in Greenville South Carolina!

To play winner of who?

8 seed Ohio State, 9 seed TCU Saturday!

Duke is the top overall seed in this years NCAA Tournament in East Region is a member of Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the first of NCAA Tournament with record of 32-2 because they’ve won 11 straight games including Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game on Saturday March 14, 2026 74-70 over Virginia in Charlotte at the home of NBA’s Charlotte Hornets because Cameron Boozer , Cayden Boozer who are fraternal twins Cameron Boozer who is a freshman forward Cayden Boozer who is a freshman guard. Isaiah Darren Harris who are sophomore guards Nikolas Khamenia who is a freshman guard contributed offensively.

Where?

Spectrum Center that is home to Charlotte Hornets of NBA!

How?

Cameron Boozer didn’t have a night offensively he is used to having because he was just 3-17 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers, 6-9 on free throws to go along 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 13 points. Cameron Boozer brother Cayden Boozer was 6-12 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 16 points. Isaiah Evans was 6-14 on field goals , 4-8 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 20 points. Darren Harris was 1-4 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along 3 rebounds, 3 points. Nikolas Khamenia was 3-7 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 9 points.

According to ESPN App

Following Duke edging Virginia 74-70 to win ACC Tournament Championship Saturday in Charlotte Cayden Boozer who was was 6-12 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 16 points shared his thoughts by saying “I think we’re really confident,”We know what the stakes are now. “

Though,

Cayden Boozer wasn’t the only Boozer to share his thoughts as his twin brother Cameron Boozer who was didn’t have a night offensively he is used to having because he was just 3-17 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers, 6-9 on free throws to go along 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 13 points shared his thoughts by saying I would just say I’m super proud of him,”“I see all the hard work he puts in and how great of a player he is. For him to come here, two guys down, really step up for us — it should give him tremendous confidence going into the tournament. We’re going to need that from him the rest of the year. So yeah, good job, bro.”

Following Duke edging Virginia 74-70 to win ACC Tournament Championship Saturday in Charlotte Duke Associate Head Coach Chris Carrawell shared his thoughts on freshman guard Cayden Boozer who was 6-12 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 16 points who played 40 minutes who is the twin brother of Duke freshman forward Cayden Boozer by saying We couldn’t take him off,First of all, who you gonna put in for him? And then, he played so well, you don’t want to take him out.” So they didn’t.

Following Duke edging Virginia 74-70 to win ACC Tournament Championship Saturday in Charlotte Nikolas Khamenia who is a freshman who is a guard who was 3-7 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 9 points shared his thoughts by saying We’ve worked on end-of-game situations since we got to campus in the summer,”We’ll put two minutes on the clock and we’re down three., down two, up one. We practiced those situations so much so that we can execute when we have them.”

We heard a lot of talk of ‘This is the time to get Duke’ because we were down two starters,

referring to junior guard Caleb Foster who had surgery on broken foot. Patrick Ngongba II who injured the same foot he did in high school

“I mean, you turn on any NCAA (college) game and the commentary is that we’re down two starters and you hear ‘Duke isn’t the same without them.’ “But ‘The Brotherhood’ is still so strong that when two of our brothers are out we have to step up. That’s what we did. It wasn’t a matter of proving anybody wrong as it was proving ourselves right.”

Following Duke edging Virginia 74-70 to win ACC Tournament Championship Saturday in Charlotte Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on his team winning ACC Tournament Championship by saying We’re not done yet.”

According to Chip Alexander, Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer articles https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314976727.html

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article315057749.html

Siena is 16th seed in East Region is a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference comes into the first round of NCAA Tournament on a four game winning streak because they’ve won four straight games including the Metro Athletic Conference Championship 64-54 over Merrimack on Tuesday March 10, 2026 because four players scored in double figures. Francis Folefac who is a freshman who is a guard was 4-16 on field goals , 2-3 on free throws to go along 8 rebounds, 5 assists , 10 points. Brendan Coyle who is a senior who is a forward was 2-7 on field goals, 2-7 on 3 pointers , 5-5 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 11 points. Riley Mulvey who is a senior who is a center was 4-5 on field goals , 3-3 on free throws to go along 11 rebounds, 1 assists, 11 points . Gavin Doty who is a sophomore who is a guard was 7-17 on field goals , 2-6 on 3 pointers , 7-8 on free throws to go along 8 rebounds , 2 assists, 23 points.

According to ESPN App

Following Siena winning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship 64-54 over Merrimack on Tuesday March 10, 2026. I got the right kids. They’re about the right stuff . I was coming here to prove that I could win at a high level and I got the right guys to compete at the level it takes to win something

According to Mark Singelais Times Union article https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/siena-mens-basketball-maac-mcnamara-22070998.php

Tip-off is set for 2:50 pm Eastern Time from Bon Secours Wellness Arena that home the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of ECHL affiliate of NHL’s Los Angeles Kings!

The game is going to be televised on CBS with Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson commentating!

Ian Eagle joined CBS Sports in March 1998. He serves as lead play-by-play announcer for the Network’s coverage of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball and also teams with JJ Watt and Evan Washburn to form the Network’s No. 2 NFL ON CBS announce team.

Eagle called his first NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals and National Championship in April 2023, pairing with Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson.

He has called NFL games since joining CBS Sports in 1998. From 2020-2024, he teamed with Charles Davis, and from 2014-19, he paired with Dan Fouts.

Eagle also calls New York Jets’ preseason games on WCBS-TV in New York, and has served as play-by-play announcer for Westwood One Radio Sports since 2009. He also serves as the play-by-play announcer for Brooklyn Nets games on the YES Network.

Eagle was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – PLAY-BY-PLAY in 2014 and 2018. He has won multiple New York Sports Emmys for Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024). Eagle was named the New York Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019 and was named the 2022 and 2024 National Sportscaster of the Year. In 2002 he won a New York Sports Emmy Award for game coverage of the dramatic Nets-Indiana Pacers playoff Game 5.

Eagle called the Network’s high-definition television coverage of the 2001 AFC Divisional Playoffs and 2000 AFC Championship Game, as well as the Army-Navy football game for seven years (2002-08), NCAA Track and Field Championships for eight years (2004-12) and served as the studio host for the “U.S. Open Late Night Highlight Show” during 2004 and 2005. Eagle called play-by-play for the “First Four” of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in 2012, 2015 and 2018. He has called play-by-play and been a contributor for CBS Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships (2004-14), as well as the French Open for the Tennis Channel (2007-19). Eagle also has called the Masters® and PGA Championship for Direct TV/CBSSports.com (2008-14).

He served as play-by-play announcer for Westwood One Radio Sports during its NCAA Tournament coverage (2008-17). From 2005-08 he hosted the NBA show “Full Court Press” on Sirius Radio. Eagle once again called the NBA playoffs for TNT, serving in a more prominent role throughout the 2021 Playoffs, and NBA TV. He covered the 2012 NBA Draft on CBSSports.com along with Bill Raftery. Eagle served as the host of ‘Stars on Sports’ on CBS, featuring stars of movies, television and music. He also has hosted a show for CBSSports.com, “Conversations with CBS Sports,” which featured interviews with David Stern, Gary Bettman, George Brett, Boomer Esiason and others. He is the play-by-play voice of the video game, “NBA Playgrounds,” and was the play-by-play voice of “NBA ‘09” with Kenny “The Jet” Smith for the Sony PSP video game. Eagle also served as the blow-by-blow commentator for CBS Sports’ coverage of the Showtime Championship Boxing series in 2000.

He was the play-by-play radio voice for the NFL’s New York Jets in 1997, provided play-by-play for FOX Sports Net on NFL Europe telecasts, and was also a reporter for TNT’s coverage of the NBA playoffs in 1996. Eagle joined WFAN Radio in New York in 1990 as a producer and debuted as host of his own show in 1992. He hosted Jets pre- and post-game shows on WFAN from 1993 to 1996. Eagle has appeared in a comedy sketch on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, and was in the movie “Southpaw.”

For 15 years Eagle hosted, along with Bruce Beck, the “Bruce Beck and Ian Eagle Sportscasters Camp” (www.sportsbroadcastingcamp.com) for kids (2002-16).

A 1990 graduate of Syracuse University, Eagle was the play-by-play voice of the Orange for football, basketball and lacrosse, and was awarded the Bob Costas Award for Outstanding Sportscasting. In August 2013, he was inducted into Syracuse University radio station’s WAER Alumni Hall of Fame and in 2023, he was named National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.

 Grant Hill was born with a competitive spirit that sent him to the top of ranks of basketball and into the upper echelon of humanity. He has tremendous strength, resolve and resilience and is truly an inspirational athlete, who overcame tremendous obstacles in the pursuit of his goal of contributing to his team. Those obstacles included Five ankle surgeries, one staph infection, a sports hernia, countless hours of rehab, false starts and moments of self reflection gave Grant a new-found perspective on life.

The leadership Grant brought to a team, both on and off the court is immeasurable and his miraculous comeback serves as an affirmation that all of the hard work and sacrifice were worth the effort. Beyond his successful 19-year NBA career, Grant has shown that he can face adversity head on and continue to persevere. And after retiring at the end of the 2012-13 season following a 19-year NBA career, Grant has been hired by Turner Sports as the co-host of NBA Inside Stuff, which NBA TV is bringing back. He will also be joining Turner as an analyst for TNT and NBA TV.Off the court, Grant continues to be humble and is a true believer in community investment. His contributions in charity work, academic scholarships, and national initiatives for healthier lifestyles demonstrates Grant's servant heart towards the people in his community.While all of his charitable work has been inspiring, Grant turned a lifelong love of art into what may be his most benevolent endeavor off the court. One of the world's premier collectors of African American art, Grant wanted to draw attention to a facet of popular culture that has gone unrecognized and unappreciated for far too long African American art. Grant sponsored a nearly three year, seven city tour of his personal art collection entitled Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art. This is an atypical example of an athlete capitalizing on the incredible power and influence that is often left unexplored by professional athletes.

Featuring a large collection of African American artists, including the works of celebrated masters Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, as well as the work of artists including Hughie Lee-Smith, John Biggers, Phoebe Beasely, Malcolm Brown, Edward Jackson, John Coleman and Arthello Beck, Jr., the popular exhibition attracted visitors of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. Grant's message stressed the importance for young boys and girls to witness African Americans who have been successful outside of sports and entertainment. In conjunction with the exhibition, Grant created the Something All Our Own Scholarship, which provided educational assistance to college students interested in pursuing a degree in visual arts. Through these efforts, Grant encouraged creative exploration of avenues beyond sports and entertainment while sharing his appreciation of artists who have played an important part in his life.

Grant extended the pursuit of one of his off the court interests by forming a production company and has co-produced two documentary films, "Starting at the Finish Line," chronicling the life of influential and inspirational Duke Track coach and Professor Al Buehler, and "Duke 91 & 92: Back to Back" about the 1991 and 1992 back to back Duke national championship teams. Duke 91 & 92 aired on Turner Sports' truTV in advance of Turner Sports' and CBS Sports' coverage of the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, which aired exclusively on TBS, CBS, TNT, and truTV.

Bill Raftery joined CBS Sports in 1983 and is an analyst for CBS Sports’ college basketball coverage and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. He joins the broadcast team of Ian Eagle, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson to call the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, including the Final Four and National Championship. He also is an analyst for college basketball on Fox.

Raftery previously served as an analyst for Westwood One Radio Sports coverage of the NCAA Men’s Final Four for 23 years. He also served as an analyst for the NBA’s New Jersey Nets. Since 1981, Raftery has announced several events, including the Big Ten Championship, the ACC Championship, the Big East Championship, the SEC Championship, the McDonald's High School All-Star game and the NIT pre-season and championship games.

Raftery co-hosted THE BASKETBALL SHOW with Pat O’Brien and called NBA ON CBS action.  He served as course commentator for the First of America Senior PGA TOUR event in Grand Rapids, Mich., as well as other Senior TOUR events. Raftery was the studio host for ESPN's coverage of the NCAA Tournament in 1980.

Prior to his broadcasting career, Raftery was head coach at Seton Hall University with a record of 154-141 from 1970-82. Prior to that he coached basketball and golf at Fairleigh Dickinson for five years, while also serving as associate athletic director. During his 16-year collegiate coaching career he gained three NIT and four ECAC Tournament berths and was named Coach of the Year in 1979 by the New Jersey Basketball Writers Association.

Raftery played three seasons at LaSalle University under legendary coach Donald “Dudey” Moore. He set a freshman scoring mark with 370 points. The next year, he led the varsity team with 17.8 points per game and in his senior year, he co-captained the Explorers to the National Invitational Tournament.

Following his senior year at LaSalle, he was drafted by the New York Knicks.  A New Jersey school-boy legend, prior to attending LaSalle, Raftery was an All-State selection in basketball, soccer and baseball at St. Cecilia High School in Kearny, N.J.  He posted a New Jersey state record scoring 827 points in his senior year, leading the team to the New Jersey State Championship.  He ended his high school career with 2,192 points, a state record at the time. Raftery was named “Mr. Basketball USA” as the top male high school basketball player of 1959 by ESPN HS, an honor first awarded in 1996, retroactive to 1955, that includes Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Bill Bradley, Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Clark Kellogg, Patrick Ewing, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James, among others. 

He was honored in December 2017 with induction into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. He is a three-time Sports Emmy Award winner for OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY / SPORTS EVENT ANALYST (2015, 2016, 2018). In 2015, Raftery was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. He was honored in May 2012 at the University of Scranton’s Carlesimo Award Dinner, held in honor of the late Peter A. Carlesimo, for his contributions to athletics and Catholic education. In 2004 Raftery received a special Victor Sports Award, and the “Walter Payton ‘Sweetness’ Award,” in recognition of his outstanding work in the community throughout his lifetime. He received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and also won a New York Sports Emmy for SINGLE EVENT COVERAGE for Game 5 of the New Jersey Nets-Indiana Pacers series during the 2002 NBA Playoffs. He was awarded the 2024 Jake Wade Award by the College Sports Communicators, presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the media to the field of intercollegiate athletics.

Raftery earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from LaSalle and master's degree in education from Seton Hall. He received an Honorary Doctorate from LaSalle University in 2001 and an Honorary Doctorate from Seton Hall University in 2009.

 Raftery was born April 19 and currently serves as President of W.J. Raftery Associates, an events/marketing firm.  Raftery lives in Jupiter, Fla., with his wife, Joan, and has four children and five grandchildren.

Tracy Wolfson is an eight-time Emmy Award-nominated reporter for CBS Sports and two-time recipient of the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sideline Reporter (2024, 2025). She was named THE NFL ON CBS’s lead game reporter in May 2014 and once again teams with the lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo on THE NFL ON CBS’s top game each week, as well as CBS Sports’ Thanksgiving games, the AFC Playoffs and the AFC Championship Game. Wolfson was on the sidelines as lead reporter for Super Bowl LVIII (2024), Super Bowl LV (2021), Super Bowl LIII (2019), Super Bowl 50 (2016) and also serves as the lead reporter for CBS Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship. She has been the lead reporter on the Final Four since 2008.

Additionally, Wolfson serves as a panelist on CBS Sports' WE NEED TO TALK, the first-ever nationally-televised all-women sports show.

In 2022, she was named one of the Cynopsis Top Women in Media in the Game Changing On-Air Talent category.

Wolfson served 10 years as the lead college football reporter for CBS Sports’ coverage of the Southeastern Conference working with one of the top broadcast teams in the country in Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson since 2004.

In addition to college football she also worked select NFL games, including the AFC Wild Card, Divisional and Championship games, as well as coverage of Super Bowl XLVII.

Wolfson has been involved with coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, Auto Racing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Ice Skating, Gymnastics, Track and Field and Rodeo for the Network. In addition, she has anchored the CBS Sports Desk throughout the year and hosted “At the Half” during basketball season. Wolfson also has contributed in various ways as a host and reporter for CBS Sports Network.

Wolfson served as a reporter for Turner Sports for select NBA regular-season and playoff games. Prior to CBS, Wolfson served as an anchor/reporter for the Madison Square Garden Network and also worked for ESPN as a Host/Reporter covering U.S. Open Golf, College Football and Arena Football (2002-03).

Wolfson began her on-air broadcasting career in 2000 at WZBN-TV in Trenton, N.J. as a sports anchor, reporter and producer. She has worked for Oxygen Sports, Long Island News Tonight and News-12 Long Island. Wolfson began her professional career at CBS Sports in 1997 as a researcher working on U.S. Open Tennis, the 1998 Olympic Winter Games and the 1997 NCAA Final Four.

Raised in Congers, N.Y., Wolfson graduated with a degree in communications from the University of Michigan.

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Ahead of Duke, Siena tipping off NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon in Greenville South Carolina Stephen Wiseman, Shelden Williams are discussing Duke tipping off NCAA Tournament.

Who are they?

Shelden Williams is a former Duke Men’s Basketball player!

As a freshman in 2002 -2003 Shelden Williams Received ACC All-Freshman honorable mention accolades ... started 23 of 33 games ... averaged 8.2 points, team-best 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game ... averaged 8.9 points and 6.7 boards in ACC play ... was fourth in the ACC in blocked shots (1.58), sixth in offensive rebounds (2.55), 10th in rebounding (5.9) and 15th in defensive rebounds (3.36) ... led Duke and was fifth in the ACC with six double-doubles ... posted the top mark in the ACC with six blocked shots against Maryland (2/19) ... recorded four or more blocks in a game five times ... season highs were 20 points twice, 17 rebounds versus Florida State (3/6), two assists three times and six blocked shots versus Maryland (2/19) ... part of a freshman class that averaged 33.6 points per game, the sixth-highest figure by a rookie class in ACC history ... averaged a team-best 7.3 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games ... averaged 10.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots during the final 13 games of 2002-03 ... shot .541 from the field during that 13-game stretch ... both his rebounds and blocks per game ranked second among all ACC freshmen behind only Georgia Tech’s Chris Bosh ... large reason why Duke ranked 15th nationally in blocked shots per game (5.4) ... had nine points, game-high 12 rebounds and three blocked shots against Colorado State in the NCAA Tournament first round (3/20) ... posted his sixth double-double with 12 points and season-high 17 rebounds and blocked four shots against Florida State (3/6) ... recorded his fifth double-double and his second in three games with 10 points, game-high 10 rebounds and three blocked shots against Georgia Tech (2/26) ... recorded his fourth double-double with 13 points and game-high 11 rebounds against Maryland (2/19) ... also blocked career-high six shots and tallied two steals vs. the Terps in that game ... led all players with season-high 20 points against Virginia (2/15) ... also had eight rebounds, four blocked shots, two steals and two assists versus the Cavaliers ... tallied eight points and team-high 10 rebounds against Wake Forest (2/13) ... posted double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds against Georgia Tech (1/25) ... had eight points and game-high nine rebounds against Virginia (1/15) ... posted second career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Georgetown (1/8) ... recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds for first career double-double against Fairfield (1/2) ... also registered three steals and two blocked shots versus the Stags ... blocked four shots against Michigan (12/7) ... recorded 10 points, five rebounds, four blocked shots, one assist and two steals against Davidson (11/25).

As a sophomore in 2003-2004 Shelden Williams was a A third team Basketball Times All-America, second-team All-ACC, first-team NABC All-District 5, USBWA All-District 3, ACC All-Defensive team, unanimous ACC All-Tournament team and NCAA All-Atlanta Regional selection ... honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press ... leading vote-getter for the media’s ACC All-Defensive team ... averaged 12.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game ... led Duke in rebounding (8.5), blocked shots (3.00) and free throw attempts (200) and was second in field goal percentage (.586) ... led the ACC in blocked shots (3.00 bpg), was second in offensive rebounds (3.22), third in rebounds (8.5) and fourth in defensive rebounds (5.27) ... averaged an ACC-best 2.56 blocked shots and 3.69 offensive rebounds in league play only ... ranked tied for ninth in the nation in blocked shots (3.0) ... his 111 rejections established a Duke single-season record in that category ... helped Duke rank fourth nationally in blocked shots as a team (6.5) ... posted a team-best 12 double-doubles, a figure that ranked second among all ACC players ... reached double digits in scoring 26 times ... averaged 11.8 points and a team-best 8.6 rebounds in five NCAA Tournament games ... averaged 19.3 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in the ACC Tournament ... shot .783 from the field (18-of-23) and .733 from the foul line (22-of-30) during Duke’s three ACC Tournament contests ... posted a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds and blocked five shots against Xavier (3/28) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight ... led Duke with 20 points and career-high 18 rebounds and became Duke’s single-season blocked shots leader with three blocks against Georgia Tech (3/13) ... scored career-high 27 points, including 18 in the second half, against Virginia (3/12) ... recorded 18 points and game-high 11 rebounds, along with two blocked shots and two steals, against Maryland (2/22) ... collected 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds along with four blocked shots against Virginia (2/11) ... had game-high five blocked shots to go along with 22 points and 12 rebounds against North Carolina (2/5) ... tallied 26 points and five blocked shots against Georgetown (1/24) ... set a season high with eight blocked shots to go along with 16 points and 14 rebounds against Wake Forest (1/17) ... named to the Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots in the three games.

As a Junior in 2004-2005 Sheldon Williams Was one of the dominant inside forces in college basketball ... second team All-America selection by SI.com and Rivals.com ... third team All-America by Associated Press and Basketball Times ... named the 2005 NABC National Defensive Player of the Year ... the 2005 ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... named first team All-ACC, first team ACC All-Tournament and ACC All-Defensive Team ... named All-District III by USBWA and All-District V by the NABC ... was a finalist for the Wooden and Naismith Awards for National Player of the Year ... averaged 15.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game ... became the first player under Mike Krzyzewski to average a double-double over the course of a season ... led the ACC in overall rebounding (11.2), offensive rebounding (3.85), defensive rebounding (7.33) and blocked shots (3.7) ... became the first Duke player to lead the ACC in blocked shots in back-to-back seasons since Mike Gminski in 1978 and 1979 ... his 122 blocks were the most in Duke history and seventh-best in ACC history ... ranked 11th in the ACC in scoring (15.5) and second in field goal percentage (.582) ... ranked seventh in the ACC in minutes per game (33.7) ... averaged 17.3 points, 10.9 boards and 4.0 rejections in ACC only games ... in ACC only games, led the league in field goal percentage (.608) and blocked shots (4.0) ... his 6.0 free throws per game ranked fifth among ACC players ... was Duke’s leading scorer in nine games ... the team’s leading rebounder 31 times ... matched J.J. Redick with a team-best 31 double-figure scoring games ... had six 20-point outings and one 30-point contest ... grabbed 10 or more rebounds 22 times ... also led the team with 30 dunks and 17 three-point plays ... scored a team-high 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and added one assist, two blocked shots and three steals versus Michigan State (3/25) ...recorded his 20th double-double of the year with 13 points and 15 rebounds against Mississippi State (3/20) ... blocked three shots and had a steal while holding 2004 All-America Lawrence Roberts to 5-of-18 shooting from the field ... went 3-of-4 from the field and 8-of-14 from the foul line to score 14 points in a win over Delaware State (3/18) ... also had 11 rebounds, four blocked shots and a steal versus the Hornets ... played 37 minutes, scoring 16 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and blocking six shots against Georgia Tech (3/13) ... went 7-of-11 from the field and finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in a ACC Tournament semifinal win over N.C. State (3/12) ... had 10 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots versus Virginia (3/11) ... went 10-of-13 from the field and scored 22 points versus North Carolina (3/6) ... also collected four rebounds, six blocked shots and four steals against the Tar Heels ... had 14 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots in a win over Miami (3/3) ... finished with eight points, 10 rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot and two steals versus St. John’s (2/26) ... recorded his 15th double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia Tech (2/23) ... also had four blocked shots and a steal versus the Yellow Jackets ... had 12 points, nine rebounds, a career-high four assists, four blocked shots and a steal in a win over Wake Forest (2/20) ... went 8-of-10 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the free throw line in a 23-point effort versus Maryland (2/12) ... also had a game-high 16 rebounds, two assists and three blocked shots against the Terrapins ... had 11 points, nine rebounds, two assists, five blocked shots and a career-high five steals versus North Carolina (2/9) ... scored 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked six shots in a win over Georgia Tech (2/5) ... recorded his fourth straight double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Wake Forest (2/2) ... went 6-of-10 from the field with two assists, four blocked shots and two steals versus the Demon Deacons ... went 9-of-13 from the field and 7-of-13 from the free throw line to score 25 points against Virginia Tech (1/30) ... also had a season-high 17 rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win over the Hokies ... recorded 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots versus Maryland (1/26) ... registered 11 points, 13 rebounds, one blocked shot and three steals against Florida State (1/22) ... scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line versus Miami (1/19) ... also had seven rebounds and a blocked shot in the win over the Hurricanes ... just missed Duke’s first triple-double since the 1978-79 season, finishing with 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high nine blocked shots against Virginia (1/16) ... went 7-of-11 from the field and added two assists versus the Cavaliers ... scored a game-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 shooting from the free throw line in a win over N.C. State (1/13) ... also had six rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals versus the Wolfpack ... recorded 10 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots in 38 minutes against Temple (1/8) ... had seven points, 14 rebounds, four blocked shots and a steal versus Princeton (1/5) ... scored 13 points and grabbed 16 rebounds against Clemson (1/2) ... also had three blocked shots and four steals versus the Tigers ... registered his third straight double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds against Oklahoma (12/18) ... was 6-of-9 from the floor and added three blocked shots in the win over the Sooners ... went 7-of-11 from the floor and 9-of-11 from the free throw line in a 23-point effort versus Illinois-Chicago (12/14) ... also had 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots in the win over the Flames ... recorded a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds against Toledo (12/12) ... shot 8-of-12 from the field and blocked six shots versus the Rockets ... went 7-of-9 from the field in a 16-point effort against Valparaiso (12/4) ... also had seven rebounds and two blocked shots in the win over the Crusaders ... played 36 minutes, recording 10 points, 12 rebounds, five blocked shots and two steals versus Michigan State (11/30) ... registered a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds against UNC Greensboro (11/27) ... also had two assists and two blocked shots in the win over the Spartans ... scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field versus Davidson (11/22) ... also had six rebounds, two blocked shots, an assist and a steal in the win over the Wildcats ... recorded a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds, including nine offensive rebounds, against Tennessee-Martin (11/20).

“according to his biography on goduke.com”

Stephen Wisman is Sports Editor for the News & Observer!

Stephen Wiseman was a sportswriter for the News & Observer mainly covering, writing about Duke Athletics though he now has a new role as he is the Sports Editor for the News & Observer. At the time of being promoted to Sports Editor for News & Observer Stephen Wiseman had this to say!

I am thrilled for this new assignment,” Wiseman said. “This is a wonderful time to be leading the News & Observer sports department. It’s a challenging, changing time in the world of college athletics, which is our main focus, but the sports journalism world as a whole is changing every day. We have to be nimble. We have to be smart, and I hope to continue the kind of journalism I’ve practiced as a beat writer as an editor.”

According to https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article306015381.html#storylink=cpy