Arne Duncan certainly knows all about team efforts. In his three varsity years at Harvard he scored over 1000 points and was among the team leaders this past season in steals, rebounds, assists and field goal and free throw percentages.

Duncan--who took a year off between his junior and senior years to work on his sociology thesis in Chicago--also shone off the court, gaining first team academic All-America honors this past year.

The first few games of Duncan's professional career have been a big change for the 6-ft., 5-in. forward who regularly played 35-38 minutes a game with the Crimson. Duncan has played "sparingly" according to Gulls' General Manager Todd Abedon.

But making the USBL all-star team isn't Duncan's main goal for the summer. Instead, the Chicago native wants some exposure--and maybe a shot at one of the European professional leagues.

"He's looking at going to Europe [after this summer]," Roby reports.

But whatever Duncan decides about the rest of his hoop career, the fates have conspired to create one hell of a trivia question for future generations:

What do a 7-ft., 6-in Dinka tribesman-turned-NBA shot blocker, a 5-ft., 7-in. ACC freak show-turned-NBA slam dunk champion, and an academic All-America sociology major from Harvard have in common?

The answer, of course, is that all three have had the honor of wearing the blue and white of the Providence Gulls.