Andre Dawkins redshirt: is Duke still the ACC favorite?

After Duke released their bizarre statement in the fall announcing that Andre Dawkins was still with the basketball team, rumors went viral about his future with the Blue Devils. Most centered around two things: his young age for his class (he's now a 20 year-old senior), and the tragic death of his sister during Andre's freshman year. Whatever it is, Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced yesterday that it is time for Dawkins "to step away," and that he'll be redshirting this season.
This - of course - was widely reported. Most stories went with a headline like Yahoo: "It's official: Duke's Andre Dawkins will redshirt next season." Well, it's not official. It's a redshirt, not a contract. They could decide tomorrow, or in the fall, or in March for all we know to start playing Dawkins. There's too much time between here and there to consider anything "official," but for the purposes of this article I'm assuming that he will...

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