DUKE BLUE DEVILS RUMORS & GOSSIP

In 1992 the Duke Blue Devils returned four starters from their National Championship team the year prior. 1991 was the first National Championship in the schools’ now illustrious basketball history and with the majority of their stars still in place, the Blue Devils and their fans had high expectations for an encore. Led by point guard Bobby Hurley, forward Grant Hill, and center...

Duke’s 2012 recruiting class had been a party of one (Rasheed Sulaimon) ever since Alex Murphy decided to forego his fifth year of high school and come to Durham a year early. Today, that changed when Philadelphia’s Amile Jefferson announced at a press conference at his high school that he will be coming to Duke in the fall. Not only is Amile a bigtime talent (the 21st...

It came as a bit of a surprise, at least to me, when I saw that Duke redshirt freshman Alex Murphy will be play for the U-20 Finnish National Team. For one I had no idea Murphy or his family was of Finnish decent, but apparently his mother, Paivi, played on Finland's national team from 1988-94 and also played professionally in Sweden. Murphy got to learn a lot while redshirting...

Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said he nearly allowed the team to cut down the nets at Cameron Indoor Stadium after North Carolina beat Duke on their home court in March.

A new name has popped up on the Duke Basketball recruiting radar. While it may be hard to pronounce, this guy is one of the better international big men and he is now planning to play college ball in America next year. While Karnowski is seemingly close to making a decision, Duke is hoping to make inroads late in the game as he would bolster front court depth immediately. Last April...

With respect to Josh Hairston, the fears that recently chilled the spines of Duke fans wondering what the Blue Devils might look like inside the paint next basketball season were alleviated when Mason Plumlee announced Tuesday he will return for his senior season. The early word a couple of weeks ago was that the 6-foot-11 Plumlee was taking his game to the next level. To some,...

Duke junior Mason Plumlee will return to Durham for his senior season with the Blue Devils. The third-team all ACC forward made the announcement yesterday after a “heart-to-heart” discussion with coach Mike Krzyrb6ski.The specifics of what the two talked about remain confined to Krzylj8wski’s office. Yet it’s not hard to guess some of the substance.“Strictly from a business...

U.S. Representative Brad Miller, who graduated from UNC, says that he would root for the Taliban over Duke in a game if it came down to it.

Duke lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed, and Austin Rivers is taking blame for the surprise defeat.

Shortly after Missouri lost as a No. 2 seed, it was Duke's turn to go down. They were taken out by No. 15 seed Lehigh.

Kentucky State Senator Ernie Harris, a Kentucky graduate, recently stated that UPS should pull the ad featuring Grant Hill's miracle pass to Christian Laettner that eliminated Kentucky from the Tourney.

This is typically the time of year that Christian Laettner gets to be celebrated, repeatedly. We will see the clip of him hauling in Grant Hill’s 3/4 pass and then delivering one of the greatest buzzer beater shots more than any other highlight from past NCAA Tournaments. However, Laettner right now, is dealing with something much more difficult than the terrible Kentucky defense...

Callie Rivers, sister of Austin and daughter of Doc, has placed herself in the middle of the Duke-UNC rivalry by dating Tar Heel guard Dexter Strickland. 

The Cameron Crazies are considered to be some of the best fans in college basketball, but student tickets have been down this year.

The year was 1992.  The cost of a gallon of gasoline was a $1.05.  Average monthly rent in the U.S. was $519.  George H. W. Bush was President and would lose his attempt for reelection to William Jefferson Clinton.  There were riots in Los Angeles because police officers were videotaped using excessive force against a defenseless Rodney King and were later acquitted.  Microsoft...