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The Duke Blue Devils will enter the 2026-27 college basketball season as one of the deepest teams in the country. Head coach Jon Scheyer has done an unbelievable job recruiting and bringing the most talent to Durham year in and year out.

Luol Deng News / Duke Basketball Report / August 3

Duke Recruiting: A New Name Emerges

Here’s a name to put on your recruiting board, if you haven’t already: Deng Ngor. A Canadian, Ngor played a key role in beating the U.S. in the FIBA U18 AmeriCup tournament, hitting a three, and then a dunk, to put Canada over the top.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 3

A Great Honor For Former Blue Devil C.B. Claiborne

This is a pretty cool story: C.B. Claiborne, the first Black player at Duke, will be honored by his hometown, and his childhood home will “will be rehabilitated and transformed into the permanent home of the Danville Research Center for African American History,” according to WSET.com.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 3

YouTube Gold: Quinn Cook’s NBA Highlights

Quinn Cook became a fan favorite at Duke because he played hard, was a charismatic leader, and loved being a Blue Devil. At just 6-2, and relatively slight of build, a long NBA career was always going to be difficult.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 2

Duke Football Position Battle I'm Watching Closest During Camp

There are plenty of position groups on the current Duke football roster that are at least somewhat up for grabs as the team heads into its 2026 training camp.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 2

An Early Look At Pat Ngongba’s Draft Status

This article from SI.com’s NBA Draft page takes a look at Duke big man Patrick Ngongba and what he needs to work on. They’re correct to say that, while he’s a good athlete, he’s not elite.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 2

College Sports Continue To Spiral

ESPN’s Jeff Borzello has a long column up on that explores the impact of Judge Charlotte Sweeney’s decision to give every member of the 2022 class a fifth year of eligibility.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 2

YouTube Gold: Showtime Slim Shafts Florida

We’ve been talking about Johnny Dawkins’s clutch plays for a couple of days now, and we thought that it was time to get closer to the present and take a look at one of the great clutch plays in recent history: Isaiah Evans’s game winner last year against Florida, then the defending national champions.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 2

What I'm Watching Closely During Duke Football Fall Camp

The Duke Blue Devils are the reigning ACC Champions heading into the 2026 college football season, but they go into fall camp with lower expectations. It is something head coach Manny Diaz is used to entering his third year in Durham.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 1

Duke Football 2026 Top 30 Players Countdown: No. 2

After spending the last several weeks counting down our list of Duke football's top 30 2026 players on the roster, we have finally reached the last two spots on the list.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 1

Strong Man Friday Wraps Up

This week is the final week for Duke Basketball’s Strongman Friday, and while we can’t say it looks like fun necessarily, it does look extremely productive in at least two ways.

Jacob Theodosiou News / Duke Basketball Report / August 1

Latest Duke Chronicle Player Profile: Jacob Theodosiou

The latest new Blue Devil profiled by the Duke Chronicle is Loyola-Maryland transfer Jacob Theodosiou. A 6-4 native of Canada, he has moved around a bit, playing for Wyoming before Loyola, and now of course, he’ll finish at Duke.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 1

Chip Alexander On Duke Freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje

We missed this article from Thursday’s News & Observer, but Chip Alexander has a piece up on Duke freshman Joaquim “JoJo” Boumtje Boumtje. Duke is listing him at 7-2, but USA Basketball had him at 6-10 for the FIBA U17 World Cup last month.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 1

4 Duke Football Players About To Break Out in Fall Camp

Duke Blue Devils football is nearing its return as fall camp approaches this month. Gameday is just over a month away, but anticipation is building for what could be a fascinating season ahead for head coach Manny Diaz's program.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 1

YouTube Gold: The Late, Great Charles Shackleford

A lot of great basketball players have come out of Kinston, North Carolina. The first that we’re aware of who made a major splash was Cedric “Cornbread” Maxwell, who took UNC-Charlotte to the 1977 Final Four before the 49ers fell to Marquette.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 31

Well, College Sports Just Got Rocked Again, This Time By A Judge

In a bit of ACC news, Judge Charlotte Sweeney, out of Colorado, has ruled that every freshman in the 2022 class now gets an extra year. This is going to be a combination of hilarious and stupid the likes of which we rarely see.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 31

A Bit Of Kansas Perspective On Duke’s Upcoming Visit

Duke has only played at Kansas once, in 1988, which was a 74-70 overtime win for the Blue Devils. However, Kansas got payback that March, winning in the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament, 66-59.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 31

Evaluating Cayden Boozer's Role With Duke Basketball Next Season

Sophomore Duke basketball guard Cayden Boozer is in a pretty interesting position. Boozer was one of four of the Blue Devils' top six scorers to return to Durham in 2026-27, but the other three were starters on last year's squad in Dame Sarr, Caleb Foster, and Patrick Ngongba.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 31

YouTube Gold: More Vintage Johnny Dawkins

Why? Because you just can’t get enough Johnny Dawkins. On Thursday, we looked back at Johnny D’s masterful play against Notre Dame in 1986, where he blocked David Rivers at the buzzer to preserve a one-point Duke victory in Cameron.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 31

UNC Fans Seem A Bit Touchy About Hubert Davis Criticisms

From the outside, UNC’s transition from Hubert Davis to Michael Malone is fun to watch, but apparently, from a partisan point of view (and by partisan, we mean their side, not ours), it’s hard to tell how it’s going.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 31

Why I'm Buying Hype Around Jared Richardson for Duke Football

The Duke football program has many questions to answer throughout training camp on both sides of the ball. On the offensive side, those questions seem to be a bit more prevalent.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 30

Latest Duke Chronicle Player Profile: John Blackwell

The latest player profile from the Duke Chronicle is of Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell. He was a solid and clutch player for Wisconsin, averaging 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / July 25

Reports: Duke-Michigan game canceled over broadcast dispute

A blockbuster nonconference game between national champion Michigan and Duke, scheduled for Dec. 21, has been canceled, multiple outlets reported Friday.

The 'Men's basketball national champion coaches' quiz

Darian Mensah News / Yardbarker / July 15

Miami's Darian Mensah perfectly explains NIL and transfer portal era: 'Business is business'

Darian Mensah shocked the college football world this offseason with his transfer from the Duke Blue Devils to the Miami Hurricanes. The move says a lot about college football today.

Miami paid big money to win QB Darian Mensah in the transfer portal

QB Darian Mensah discusses how success of Cam Ward, Carson Beck persuaded him to transfer to Miami

Bold NC State talk isn't unwarranted heading into 2026 season

The 'College football national champions' quiz