Duke Blue Devils star freshman Cameron Boozer has everyone’s attention, including none other than the legendary Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K knows a talent when he sees one, having handled countless top-tier college basketball players during his incredible reign as the Duke basketball program’s head coach.
There are statement wins — and then there’s what No. 1 Duke just did in Raleigh. On a night where the stakes were clear and the hostile environment was real, the Blue Devils didn’t just beat NC State — they dismantled them.
Despite inheriting arguably the most difficult success job in the history of college basketball in taking over for the legendary Mike Krzyzewski, and leaving
Selection Sunday is drawing ever closer and on Monday morning, 68 teams can at least dream. Half of them will be gone in a big hurry, and by the next Monday, we’ll be down to the Sweet 16.
In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Wake Forest is at Virginia, Clemson travels up to Chapel Hill, Boston College jets down to Virginia Tech, and Syracuse is off to Louisville.
The No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils cruised to a 93-64 victory over NC State (19-11, 10-7 ACC) on the road on Monday night to mark the program's seventh straight victory.
The No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils (28-2, 16-1 ACC) have dealt with few issues throughout the course of the regular season and especially in league play.
Dave DeBusscherre is an underappreciated great of the game. Born in 1940 in Detroit, DeBusscherre was a talented basketball and baseball player. He attended the University of Detroit (now Detroit Mercy).
We were a little wary about the trip to Raleigh, because State is a tough place to play. And when Ven-Allen Lubin opened with a dunk and Darrion Williams hit a couple of early shots, it looked like it might be one of those nights.
Despite falling behind by four points in the opening minutes on Monday night, Duke basketball wound up having no trouble recording its seventh straight victory in dominant fashion.
The throne belongs to Duke Blue Devils once again. After reclaiming the top spot last week, Duke held firm at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week, marking the 149th time in program history the Blue Devils have been ranked atop the poll — the most all-time.
As noted recently, we don’t write a whole lot about the polls, because it’s not really news, since Duke is nearly always rated. We do write about the polls when one of two things happens: 1) Duke is not rated or 2) Duke is #1.
There are losses, and then there are complete dismantlings. What unfolded inside Cameron Indoor Stadium was the latter. No. 1 Duke didn’t just beat No.
“White Mike” had a warm welcome in his return to his home state. Duke’s head coach, Jon Scheyer, is in town to face Notre Dame, so he took his team to nearby Chicago to check out his old hometown.