The Duke Blue Devils have only faltered once this year, and ever since that horrendous loss to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at the end of November, they've looked to be one of the premier team's in the nation. Duke freshman center Vernon Carey Jr. has made a convincing case to be the program's second-consecutive player of the year thanks to his 18.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game on 62.8% shooting from the field. Last week, he led the Blue Devils to back-to-back blowouts, first routing ACC bottom-dweller Boston College by a whopping 39 points before crushing the Miami Hurricanes 95-62 on the road. Coach K's squad faces another pair of unthreatening conference foes this week before gearing up for what will likely be a top-10 showdown against the Louisville Cardinals the following week.