Felix gives Duke much-needed athleticism 

March, 16, 2010
03/16/10
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By Christopher Lawlor
Carrick Felix, a swingman from the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls (Idaho), made history Tuesday when he gave a verbal commitment to Duke, becoming the first junior college player the program has taken under Mike Krzyzewski.

CSI assistant Josh Dees confirmed Felix's commitment with ESPN.com.

"Duke was on him the entire year; you figured they'd get him eventually," Dees said. "Carrick is really good kid, we're all happy for him."

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Christopher Lawlor has covered high school sports for more than 20 years, most recently with USA TODAY, where he was the head preps writer responsible for national high school rankings in football, baseball and boys and girls basketball. He also ran the Gatorade national player of the year program for nine years.
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