Alex O'Connell Transferring To Maryland?

The Duke, Maryland rivalry saw some great moments when Maryland who is now a member of the Big Ten was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

But no other moment will compare to the Miracle Minute led by Jason Williams at Maryland.

Down 10 at Maryland with less than a minute on the clock on Jan. 27, 2001, Duke, in Mike Krzyzewski's words, "just went nuts." “according to https://goduke.com/news/2018/2/16/211700846.aspx

Jason Williams, who struggled for the first 39 minutes of the game, ignited the rally with a layup followed by a steal and a three-pointer. Current Duke assistant coach Nate James, playing not far from his Washington, D.C., home, sank two free throws in the final seconds to send the game into overtime.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2018/2/16/211700846.aspx

With Duke leading by a score of 98-96 with just seconds left in the overtime period, Duke's Shane Battier preserved the victory with a block on a last-second shot attempt by Maryland's Juan Dixon. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2018/2/16/211700846.aspx

Now could Alex O’Connell who spent three seasons as a member of Mike Krzyzewski’s program end up possibly transferring to Maryland who left the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014 for the Big Ten?

The answer is yes as Maryland is in serious pursuit of Duke transfer Alex O'Connell, he confirmed to InsideMDSports.

Alex O’Connell had this to say about Maryland..

"Yes sir, they are and I am considering them heavily," he said in a text. “according to an article by Jeff Ermann on 247sports.com.

In his Junior season at Duke Alex O’Connell saw  his shooting numbers dipped and he fell behind other players in a rotation stacked with NBA prospects. “according to an article by Jeff Ermann on 247sports.com.