Just two months ago, Coach K said this on the Dan Patrick Show:
Starting this afternoon, the exact opposite will happen as ESPN U will begin airing an All-Access series on Duke basketball, similar to what they ran on the Alabama football team earlier this year. There will be six episodes in total -- four that are 30 minutes long and two that are an hour long:
So if you every wanted to see what a day in the life of Kyle Singler or Nolan Smith is like, to learn what its like for a freshman hoops star to make the transition from high school to college classes, or watch a practice run by Mike Krzyzewski, be sure to tune in to ESPN U this week.
Dan asks Krzyzewski whether he’d let a camera in on practices, like a college hoops Hard Knocks. Coach K says no and feels it would be artificial anyway because the coaches would change their behavior due to the presence of the camera.
ESPNU All-Access: Duke Men’s Basketball (Each episode is 30 minutes)
- 11/1: 4:30 pm
- 11/2: 4:30 pm
- 11/3: 7:00 pm
- 11/4: 7:00 pm
ESPNU All-Access: Training Days with the Duke Blue Devils (Each episode is one hour)
- 11/9: 9:00 pm
- 11/11: 8:00 pm (ESPN2)
At the very least you can now set your TiVo.
Rob Dauster is the editor of the college basketball website Ballin’ is a Habit. You can find him on twitter @ballinisahabit.