Black, who visited Duke last week, chose Kansas over Duke and Oregon, and has one year of eligibility left after graduating from Memphis earlier this month. He averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in 32 games last season with Memphis, despite starting just five of those games.

Black would have added depth to a Duke front court that will need to find a way to overcome the loss of Mason Plumlee to graduation. Black will now join one of the top recruiting classes in the nation—Kansas signed four other top-40 recruits this year in addition to Wiggins.

David Lawson scored a career-high five goals to help Duke advance to the NCAA semifinals.

Men’s lacrosse: Another cardiac finish for the Blue Devils in NCAA Tournament action. Seventh-seeded Duke trailed 11-9 with 9:29 remaining in its quarterfinal contest against No. 2 seed Notre Dame, but the Blue Devils scored three unanswered goals to stun the Fighting Irish and earn the team’s seventh consecutive trip to lacrosse’s championship weekend. Senior David Lawson led the way for the Blue Devils with a career-high five goals, including the game-winner with 2:16 remaining.

Women’s lacrosse: Duke’s NCAA Tournament run came to an end in the quarterfinals, when the Blue Devils fell 14-9 to No. 1 seed Maryland. Maddy Morrissey and Molly Quirke each scored three goals for Duke, but the Terrapins used a 6-1 second-half run to put the game contest away. Freshman Kelsey Duryea notched a career-high 15 saves, but her effort was not enough for the Blue Devils to advance.

Duke defeated Kentucky to advance to the quarterfinals, but could not survive the weekend.

Men’s tennis: Playing without head coach Ramsey Smith, whose wife unexpectedly went into labor earlier that week, the ninth-seeded Blue Devils defeated No. 8 seed Kentucky 4-2 Thursday night. Henrique Cunha earned a huge victory 7-5, 6-4 against the Wildcats’ Anthony Rossi, who is the fifth-ranked singles player in the country and sophomore Raphael Hemmeler won a three-set thriller to clinch the match for Duke. The Blue Devils moved on and were swept by No. 1 UCLA Saturday in the Round of 16. Cunha suffered the first singles loss of his senior season, falling 6-4, 6-4 in his final match with his Duke teammates.

Women’s tennis: The clock struck midnight on Duke’s Cinderella story, with the Blue Devils falling 4-0 to No. 1 seeded Florida in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 16. Playing against a Duke squad with just five players, the Gators made short work of the Blue Devils, taking the doubles point with an 8-1 victory at the first doubles position and cruising to two quick singles victories.

Men’s golf: Needing to place in the top five to advance to the NCAA Championships, Duke finished tied for seventh place at the Tempe Regional, bringing the team’s record-setting season to a close. Brinson Paolini completed his collegiate career with another top-20 finish, but the Blue Devils shot 10-over-par on the last day and did not advance. Ranked seventh in the country, Duke was the second-seeded team at the Tempe Regional.

Pinson, the No. 13 player in the class according to ESPN, is considering Duke, Georgetown, Indiana, Louisville and North Carolina. Pinson attends Wesleyan Christian Academy in North Carolina, so Duke and North Carolina were thought to be the early frontrunners for his services. But Indiana appears to be the consensus favorite going into the announcement.

Pinson has visited Duke unofficially many times throughout his high school career. Pinson and high school teammate Harry Giles, a member of the class of 2016 and perhaps the top player in his year, were at Cameron Indoor Stadium for this year’s Duke-North Carolina game, a 73-68 comeback win for the Blue Devils. Giles is also a Duke target, though he is a freshman and does not yet hold an official offer. The Duke staff, however, has been keeping close tabs on the 6-foot-8 forward.

Pinson was also in town for this year’s Countdown to Craziness with fellow 2014 Duke targets Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor, who remain Duke’s top targets in that class.

With guard Grayson Allen already in the fold for Duke in 2014, Pinson—a 6-foot-6 wing player—appears to be less of a priority. Though last week it was inaccurately reported that Pinson cut Duke from his list of schools, it would be a surprise if he decided to pick the Blue Devils at this point.

Theo Pinson, at the right, poses for photo with Jahlil Okafor, left, and Tyus Jones, next to Pinson, at Duke’s Countdown to Craziness in October. (Photo credit: Brady Buck/The Chronicle)

The other 2014 commits who already have offers from Duke in addition to Pinson and Allen: Okafor, Jones, Devin Booker, Kevin Looney, Trey Lyles and Justise Winslow.

Okafor, a 6-foot-10 center ranked No. 1 in the class, recently opened up for his USA Today blog. The schools in the mix for Okafor are Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan State and Ohio State.

In regards to Kansas, Okafor wrote about liking Andrew Wiggins decision to go there, dispelling the notion that Kansas isn’t a school for one-and-done players.

Okafor also says he has heard from Kentucky and head coach John Calipari a lot lately. He added this on his talks with Coach Cal:

 Then he was telling me about how he gets disrespected by a lot of the other coaches in recruiting, which is actually true because I’ve heard a few things myself.

He really explained a lot to me and I learned a lot.

He also had very favorable things to say about his talks with the Duke basketball staff:

Coach (Mike) K (Krzyzewski) texted me on Sunday on Mother’s Day and that meant a lot to me because he was checking on me because he knows that my mother passed. I thought that was really cool of him.

All of the coaches at Duke hit me up; Coach (Jeff) Capel and Coach (Steve) Wojo.

In case you missed it… 

• Incoming freshman Semi Ojeleye was selected as Parade Magazine’s Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year.  Ojeleye averaged more than 38 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals per game during his senior year at Ottawa High School, leading the Cyclones to a 25-0 record and a state title.
• Additionally, transfer big man Tarik Black visited Duke last week, after which he visited Kansas. Black, who graduated from Memphis and will be eligible to play out his final season immediately, is expected to make a decision soon.

Mike Krzyzewski is pondering a return to USA Basketball. (File Photo).

In a phone interview with Sports Illustrated, Krzyzewski admitted there is a chance that he’ll return to USA Basketball. Krzyzewski revealed that he and USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo have been talking about a deal that would keep Krzyzewski in charge through the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. As recently as February, Krzyzewski insisted he was not going to reprise his role as coach of USA Basketball.

Since taking the helm of USA Basketball in 2005, Krzyzewski has gone 62-1 in international play, including gold medals in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Istanbul and the 2012 Games in London. His sole bronze medal came during the 2006 World Championships in Japan, where team USA lost to Greece.

Colangelo says that a final decision from Krzyzewski could be made in as little time as a week.

Even if Krzyzewski does return, there will be changes to his coaching staff, which previously included Lakers head coach Mike D’Antoni, former Trailblazer head coach Nate McMillan and Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. Boeheim is not expected to be cut from the coaching staff. If Krzyzewski does not return, possible replacements include Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.

Semi Ojeleye was named Parade Magazine’s Boy Basketball Player of the Year. (Andrew Beaton/Chronicle File Photo)

Parade Magazine gave out its 57th annual Boys Basketball Player of the Year award this week, and Ojeleye was its choice. The Ottawa, Kan. native beat out Kansas commits Andrew Wiggins and Conner Frankamp, Oklahoma State commit Stevie Clark and Arizona signee Andrew Gordon.

Ojeleye averaged more than 38 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals per game during his senior year at Ottawa High School, leading the Cyclones to a perfect 25-0 record and a state title.

The magazine lauds both Ojeleye’s considerable talent on the court as well as his talent in the classroom, saying that the 6-foot-6 forward—who is also valedictorian of his high school class—could be “the most impressive winner yet.”

This year, Ojeleye was one of the nation’s most prolific prep scorers, averaging more than 38 points per game for Ottawa High School, located just outside of Kansas City in the basketball-crazy state of Kansas. The 6-foot-6 small forward has signed a letter of intent with Duke—his 4.0 grade-point average and membership in the National Honor Society making him a nice fit at a school known for its blend of academics and basketball excellence.

Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski tweeted out his congratulations to the Blue Devil to be.

Congrats to incoming freshman @semiojeleye who was named Parade Magazine high school boys basketball NPOY. Big time!!

— Steve Wojciechowski (@steve_wojo) May 18, 2013

Ojeleye will compete for frontcourt time with Josh Hairston, Amile Jefferson, Alex Murphy and fellow freshman Jabari Parker throughout the 2013-14 season.

At the combine Kelly measured up at just under 7-feet tall at the combine.

Here’s the Q&A, worth the watch:

Duke forward Mason Plumlee continued with athletic drills Friday.

According to ESPN’s NBA Draft insider Chad Ford, Plumlee impressed the scouts with his performance in the lane agility drill and the three-quarter court sprint.

Mason Plumlee with a 10.89 sec lane agility drill and a 3.29 3/4 court sprint. Good numbers. No surprise.

— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) May 17, 2013

Plumlee also recorded a 36-inch vertical leap, which was three inches more than Pittsburgh center Steven Adams, who is gaining considerable steam as a potential lottery pick thanks to a strong showing this weekend in Chicago. Last year at the NBA Draft Combine, Mason’s older brother Miles shocked the scouts with a 40.5-inch vertical leap.

Mason Plumlee with a 36″ max vert. Steven Adams with a 33″ max vert. #NBADraftCombine

— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) May 17, 2013

Mason Plumlee followed that up with a standing vertical leap of 30.5 inches, which was five inches less than another big man with lottery aspirations, Indiana’s Cody Zeller.

Cody Zeller with a VERY impressive 35.5″ standing vertical.Wow.Mason Plumlee 30.5″ standing vert

— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) May 17, 2013

In addition to competing in athletic drills, Plumlee has also had the opportunity to interview with NBA coaches and executives at the NBA Draft Combine. Many scouts and GMs point to the interviews as the most important part of the combine. Plumlee posted a picture of his interview schedule on Instagram the other day. His schedule included 13 NBA teams, including nine lottery teams.

Plumlee has already started scheduling individual workouts with some teams. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey reported that Plumlee has scheduled a private workout with the Philadelphia 76ers.

#Duke forward Mason Plumlee will interview with the @sixers at the NBA draft combine. He also has a workout scheduled with the team. #INQ

— Keith Pompey (@pompeysgridlock) May 17, 2013

The 76ers are projected to pick No. 11 in the draft this season, though the final draft order won’t be official until after the draft lottery takes place May 21.

Mason Plumlee measured taller than expected at the NBA draft combine.

• Duke prospects stand taller than expected: All three of Plumlee, Kelly and Curry recorded heights in shoes taller than the playing heights listed for them by the Blue Devils this season. Curry measured in at 6-foot-3, a full inch taller than expected. For a guard who will make his living as a shooting guard, every inch will count. Kelly was only slightly taller than expected, coming in a shade under 7-feet tall after being listed at 6-foot-11 this season. Plumlee’s size may be the most important as far as draft stock is concerned. Plumlee was 6-foot-11.25 in socks after being sized at 6-foot-10 this season. Measuring half an inch above 7 feet wearing shoes, Plumlee was one of only seven big men to record heights greater than 7-feet, which may help teams see Plumlee as an option at the center spot.
  

Ryan Kelly’s body fat is up, but it is may be due to his injury trouble this past season. Photo by Jisoo Yoon/The Chronicle

• Injuries cause weight gain/muscle loss: Kelly and Curry dealt with injuries for much of the 2012-13 season, and now it’s showing at the combine. Kelly recorded the highest body fat, coming at at 14.8 percent. Though his body fat is up, his weight is actually down two pounds from his playing weight. The expectation is that when healthy the body fat will be solved. The same can be said for Curry. Curry was tied for the fourth highest body fat figure—second highest among guards behind just Providence’s Ricky Ledo. His weight, however, was almost six pounds lower than the number listed by Duke.
• Duke players have short arms: At least comparatively. Curry’s wingspan is only 6-foot-4, which is only an inch longer than his height. The concern with Curry is that guards who need to create their own shot—as Curry will need to do as a 3-point shooter—need the length to do so.  Kelly and Plumlee both had wingspans shorter than their heights. This could be especially problematic for Plumlee. Even though his height is impressive, he has a shorter wingspan than a number of shorter big men who could go in the first round, such as Steven Adams, Gorgui Dieng and C.J. Leslie. One player of note with a shorter wingspan than Plumlee was Cody Zeller, who was the same exact height as the Duke grad.

Duke last played in Madison Square Garden against Michigan State in 2011, but the Blue Devils may soon be playing the ACC Tournament at MSG every year. (Chronicle File Photo)

ESPN New York is reporting that the ACC is “investigating” playing it’s men’s basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden, with one source going so far as to saying that the only thing preventing the tournament’s relocation is legal ramifications.

Madison Square Garden was the home of the Big East Tournament since 1983, but now the former Big East has disintegrated. The new Big East reached a deal with Madison Square Garden to hold it’s tournament in the Big Apple through 2026, but Madison Square Garden can get out of its contract with the new Big East if the league fails to meet certain specifications.

Greensboro, N.C., the home of the 2013 ACC Tournament, will also host the tournament in 2014 and 2015, but after that the location is up for grabs. Madison Square Garden did not apply for the tournament by the official deadline, but there are ways around that formality. In addition to Madison Square Garden, there is a chance the ACC could take its talents to Brooklyn and play in the Barclays Center.

With the addition of northern schools like Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame to the ACC next season, the conference is already experimenting with new locations for its conference championships. The conference announced last month that the ACC Tournament for men’s lacrosse will be held at PPL Park in Philadelphia in 2014 and 2015. With a new northern base centered around former Big East powers, a potential move to Madison Square Garden is a prospect that should be taken seriously.

According to ESPN’s Chad Ford, Plumlee will only go through medical testing and conduct interviews.

Here’s the first confirmed pull out. Duke’s Mason Plumlee won’t do drills.Just athletic & medical testing + interviews.

— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) May 14, 2013

Others who won’t be doing drills include Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum, Indiana’s Cody Zeller and Syracuse’s Michael Carter-Williams, all of whom are lottery hopefuls.

Though Plumlee won’t be doing drills, Ford did get to see Plumlee in Chicago a few days ago, and came away impressed.

Hardaway and Plumlee both look fantastic here. Things Plumlee does athletically that no other big in the draft can do

— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) May 14, 2013

In a piece for ESPN, Ford notes that scouts aren’t in love with Plumlee, but Ford himself is very high on the Duke big man.

Plumlee is 23, and for NBA teams, that’s akin to having an infectious disease. Despite his improvements on the court, scouts have been reluctant to put him back into the top 10. I understand the hesitation because of his age. Virtually every advanced metric says age is a strong predictor of NBA success or failure. But with Plumlee, I’m not so sure.

Mason Plumlee won’t be competing in drills at the NBA draft combine today. (Photo by Elysia Su/The Chronicle)

For Ford, Plumlee’s biggest asset, just like older brother Miles, is his athleticism.

Athletically, Plumlee is among the top two or three big men in the draft. Nerlens Noel is the only player who clearly looks bouncier. However, there are things Plumlee can do that no other big in this draft can. He has great hands, can catch and finish on the run and plays with power in the post.

Ford notes that Plumlee’s lack of length, uninspiring shot blocking, and “work-in-progress” jumper have scared off teams. Though scouts are afraid, Plumlee’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, is not concerned with his client’s draft stock.

Plumlee’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, is fairly certain Plumlee is a top-10 pick, maybe even top-five. Bartelstein is so certain that he’s pulling Plumlee out of the drills portion of the draft combine Thursday.

I’m not sure I see him going that high. I know most of the scouts I talk to don’t. However, Bartelstein has a point. If a team wants an athletic big, how can they really pass on him?

Although he is not participating in drills, Plumlee’s draft stock can improve this weekend based on his interviews with interested teams and the performances of his fellow big men. A lot can change before the draft takes place, as the draft order has yet to even be determined. Plumlee can safely expect to hear his name called in the first round, but what pick is still very much up for debate.