Gerald Henderson, who led the Duke Blue Devils in points per game last season, has signed with an agent and will forgo his final season of eligibility at Duke. Henderson signed Monday with agent Arn Tellem, a release from the Duke Athletic Department said. He leaves the school in 39th place on the all-time points list (1,262) after a season in which he led the Blue Devils with a 16.5 points-per-game average.

Gerald Henderson and Jon Scheyer combined for 65 points for No. 9 Duke, which nearly lost a 22-point lead Sunday but hung on to top No.

Gerald Henderson scored 20 points Thursday and fifth-ranked Duke blew the game open down the stretch to defeat Southern Illinois 83-58. The Blue Devils moved into the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic while running their record to 4-0. Southern Illinois, which had gone to the NCAA Tournament

By David Steele, The Baltimore Sun Mar. 21--WASHINGTON -- Belmont came within 11.9 seconds of not only joining the fraternity of NCAA tournament history-makers, but of surpassing them all.

WASHINGTON _ It was hard to figure out what was more shocking on Thursday night at the Verizon Center: That No. 15-seed Belmont took No. 2-seed Duke down to the wire or that Duke pulled out the 71-70 first-round NCAA Tournament victory.