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ton, Harrison Comfort, Caroline Fairchild, Kevin Fishner, Laura Keeley, Alex Keller, Kyle Lambrecht, Lucas Nevola, Jason Palmatary, Scott Rich, Jeff Scholl, Felicia Tan

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Douglas, Lawson Kurtz, Chase Olivieri, Larsa al-Omaishi, Caroline Rodriguez, Sam Sheft, Ian Soileau, Zachary Tracer, Xavier Watson

Kyle Singler\u2019s move from the paint to the perim- eter could make him one of the best players in the country

The Blue Devil locker room has a new feel with its 2009-2010 captains, Lance Thomas and Jon Scheyer

Chronicle columnists Gabe Starosta and Archith Ramkumar debate Duke\u2019s Final Four potential

Duke lost its two best interior players, and a trio of improving Blue Devils hope to replace them on both ends of the court

Chelsea Hopkins, Kathleen Scheer and Shay Selby are eager to impress after difficult, injury-laden first seasons

Chronicle columnists Sabreena Merchant and Lucas Nevola argue whether Duke, ranked No. 6 in the preseason, is better than last year

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For the first time since arriving at Duke, Kyle Singler will spend the season playing exclusively where he is most comfortable: the perimeter.

As one of the most versatile players in the country, Singler found himself playing under the basket for the past two years as the Blue Devils had a particularly thin front- court. But now, with Duke ready to field its tallest team in recent memory, the Blue Dev- ils hope Singler\u2019s newfound assignment on offense will let his game shine.

The junior is already getting both regional and national attention: He was chosen as the Preseason ACC Player of the Year two weeks ago, and Monday, he was named to the AP Preseason All-America team.

\u201cI\u2019ll be able to play more freely,\u201d Sin- gler said. \u201cWe are a whole lot better [of a rebounding team]. I know we\u2019re big, but we\u2019re [also] athletic. It\u2019s one thing just to be big, but we have guys that can jump and run the floor, and if you can do that, they create rebounding lanes. I think guys are hungry to rebound, and that\u2019s a big part because you have to have an edge to rebound.\u201d

Gone are the days of adding 20 pounds over the offseason and working tirelessly to devleop new post moves in order to be able to play down low. At a preseason press con- ference, head coach Mike Krzyzewski made the position switch official. Singler will play on the perimeter where his height and abil- ity to shoot the ball will help the Blue Dev- ils create matchup problems.

As a Duke recruit, Singler was ranked as the best small forward and the No. 5 over- all player in the Class of 2007 by Rivals.com.

He was noted for his shooting touch and ability to move well with the ball despite his size. But when Singler arrived on campus as a freshman for the 2007-2008 season, he was one of three big men and was forced to shoulder the burden in the post with just

The Blue Devils were in desperate need of a post presence, and so Singler cooper- ated. Singler\u2019s long range and ability to play on the perimeter didn\u2019t disappear, but