Caleb Foster's injury raised major doubts about Duke's starting point guard situation. Then, Cayden Boozer stepped up to prove that, even though his twin brother Cameron gets most of the spotlight, he's also an NBA-worthy talent to keep an eye on.
The 1-seed Duke Blue Devils survived a heck of a scare against 16-seed Siena, narrowly taking down the Saints 71-65 to advance to the Round of 32. The Blue Devils entered the halftime locker room in a 43-32 deficit and trailed for the majority of the contest.
Friday was another great night of NCAA Tournament basketball, but let’s start the review with two ACC stories. First, as expected, Georgia Tech has hired Troy’s Scott Cross.
DUKE MEN’S What TCU basketball is trying to do for first time in March Madness vs Duke TCU men’s basketball have to beat Duke to make the Sweet 16 From
If you poke around a bit online after UNC’s loss to VCU, you’ll find that among the fan base certainly, and possibly around the UNC athletic department if people can be believed, that Hubert Davis’s support has nearly evaporated.
Every year, the NCAA Tournament leaves huge moments in our memory. Most of them are epic shots like the one that Otega Oweh hit for Kentucky or, going back, the one Christian Laettner hit against the Wildcats in 1992.
Duke basketball was surprisingly challenged by Siena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. While they successfully avoided an upset by earning a 71-65 victory, Duke clearly did not play its best basketball.
Although there’s certainly nothing official, Duke Coach Jon Scheyer now says that he is “hopeful” that center Patrick Ngongba can play Saturday. They’re going to have him practice Friday afternoon, and if he can handle that, he should play Saturday.
Duke took care of Charleston today with relative ease, winning 81-64, behind 24 points from Toby Fournier. The Blue Devils did a lot of things right. They got rebounds (47-39), outscored Charleston in the lane, 44-20, and got a lot out of the bench (24 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists).
Duke will face TCU in round two of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, and it won’t be an easy win. Of course, neither was Siena, but the two teams shouldn’t be confused.
The Duke Blue Devils have advanced to the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament, and awaiting them are the Texas Christian Horned Frogs. We preview the matchup on DBR Bites #154.
The 1-seed Duke Blue Devils survived a heck of a scare against 16-seed Siena on Thursday night, ultimately taking down the Saints 71-65 to advance to the Round of 32.
The 1-seed Duke Blue Devils narrowly advanced to the Round of 32, defeating 16-seed Siena 71-65. It was a nail-biter of a contest for Duke fans around the nation, as the Blue Devils entered the halftime locker room in a 43-32 deficit.
The opening day of the NCAA Tournament – First Four aside, since those are basically play-in games – did not disappoint. First, Siena played magnificently against #1 seed Duke, shocking the Blue Devils in the first half and totally outperforming them until the second half, when the Blue Devils finally got going.
DUKE 5 observations from No. 1-seed Duke men’s basketball’s first half against Siena Everything Jon Scheyer said following Duke’s victory over Siena March
Like a lot of Duke fans, watching UNC blow a 19-point second-half lead was surreal and frankly, we enjoyed it. We’re sure many of our Duke Blue brethren and cistern (old Southern joke, relax) did as well.
One of Charles Barkley’s best lines of all time was when he said, “you know things have changed when the best golfer is black and the best rapper is white,” referring to Tiger Woods and Eminem.
Cameron Boozer is expected to be one of the top picks in the NBA Draft in June, and his father is not shying away from the high expectations that will come with it.
The Duke Blue Devils currently have a 32-2 record this season in college basketball. Duke was rewarded the number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Isaiah Evans and the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils secured a second-straight ACC Championship win on Saturday, taking down Thijs De Ridder and No. 2 seed Virginia Cavaliers 74-70.
The Duke Blue Devils are officially the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament after winning their second straight ACC Tournament title. Coming off an 11-game winning streak with a 32-2 record, the Blue Devils are currently the favorites to take home the National Championship.