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In light of Saturday night's 82-81 loss at the hands of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Madison Square Garden, any remaining celebratory Duke basketball mood stemming from Jon Scheyer's 100th career win as head coach of the Blue Devils has surely long since ceased.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 22

Duke Will Learn From Defensive Mistakes

The Duke Blue Devils were shocked last Saturday in a showdown against Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils fell short by a point to the Red Raiders by a score of 81-80.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 22

Former Duke Five-Star Small Forward Target Reopens Recruitment

Duke and head coach Jon Scheyer have already had a successful 2026 recruiting cycle, securing commitments from three elite prospects, and are well-positioned

College Basketball News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 22

Duke Basketball Squad Sees One Ranking Suddenly Slip

As a result of the Duke basketball team's first setback of the season, which came in the form of an 82-81 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-3, 0-0 Big 12) in New York City's Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, the Blue Devils (11-1, 0-0 ACC) dropped a couple of notches to No.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 22

ACC Roundup – Vandy Blows Wake Out At Home & NC State Makes Progress

In Sunday’s ACC Action, Vanderbilt took care of Wake Forest 98-67, Pitt pounded Penn State 80-46, NC State beat up on Ole Miss 76-62, SMU sent Central Arkansas home 99-82, Purdue Fort Wayne shocked Notre Dame 72-69, Clemson clipped Cincinnati 68-65, Miami beat North Florida 105-67 and Cal clobbered Columbia 74-56.

James Worthy News / Duke Basketball Report / December 22

YouTube Gold: 1988 James Worthy Highlights

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a decent NBA franchise for some time now, with the normal dips you expect, but when Ted Stepien owned the team from 1980-83, the Cavaliers made so many disastrous moves that the league ultimately put in a rule to restrict just how teams could trade draft picks.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 22

Duke Smashes Belmont On The Road, 76-46

Duke struggled to open the season and has taken some time to right the ship. Recently though, the Blue Devils got impressive wins over Virginia Tech, South Dakota State and now on the road over Belmont.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 21

Duke Basketball Head Coach Uninterested in Any 'Silver Lining'

Duke basketball gave up a 17-point second half lead on Saturday night and suffered its first defeat of the season, 82-81, to the Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-3, 0-0 Big 12) in New York City.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 21

When 1 Is Greater Than 11

Saturday night, Duke lost its first game of the year. The loss came on a neutral site, by one point, to a Top 20 Texas Tech squad with a pre-season All American (JT Toppin) and a dynamic young point guard (Christian Anderson) who may himself challenge for similarly lofty accolades.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 21

ACC Roundup – UNC Wins, Okorie Goes Off For Stanford

In Saturday’s ACC Action, Stanford took care of Colorado 77-68, Syracuse put Northeastern on a leash 91-83, Virginia Tech clipped Elon 82-81 in overtime, Georgia Tech got by Lafayette 95-81, Louisville smote Montana 94-54, Virginia reminded Maryland that the ACC is better, 80-72 and UNC escaped a gutty effort by Ohio State 71-70.

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / December 20

No. 19 Texas Tech hands No. 3 Duke first loss of season in historic comeback

No. 3 Duke (11-1) is unbeaten no more.

Kentucky finally plays up to potential in win over No. 22 St. John's

Unorthodox assist gives No. 12 UNC win over Ohio State

No. 8 Houston snaps No. 14 Arkansas' four-game streak

Penny Hardaway, Memphis off to miserable start in 2025

Top five studs and duds this season in men's college basketball

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 20

Inside NIL’s Massive Influence at Duke

In College Sports, there is one major thing that impacts student-athletes as we have never seen before. That is Name, Image, and Likeness. It has taken over all of college sports, like we have seen it be taken over before.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / December 20

Defense Must Be at the Forefront for Duke Today

The Duke Blue Devils will look to remain perfect this season. It will be another tall task for this Blue Devils team that is coming off a decent win earlier this week, but they will have to play way better than they did in that one if they want to stay unbeaten.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 20

Will The NBA Play In Cameron?

As a Duke grad and a guy who clearly loves basketball, Adam Silver understands that Cameron Indoor Stadium is a special place. Now he’s considering having NBA Cup games on campuses and in college arenas.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 20

ACC Roundup – Finally, Some Good Games

There were two Friday games but they were basically meaningless, given the level of competition: Mississippi Valley State got wiped by Florida State, 96-49 and Morgan State was clobbered by Cal, 97-50.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 20

YouTube Gold: Larry Bird’s Finest Moment

There’s an endless argument online about whether or not Larry Bird could play today. The answer to that is pretty easy: he’d be far better today than he was in the 1980’s.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 19

Darian Mensah Will Be Back In Duke Blue Next Season

Here’s a bit of good news we didn’t expect: Duke quarterback Darian Mensah will return next season. We’re really surprised. First, he could obviously have entered the draft, but second, he had a great year and there was a chance that a team from, say, the Situational Ethics Conference might have poached him.

Duke Blue Devils News / ACC Digital Network / December 19

Watch: Lipscomb vs. Duke Full Game Replay | 2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball

Duke Blue Devils News / Athlon Sports / December 19

Darian Mensah Announces Career Decision on Friday

Duke Blue Devils quarterback Darian Mensah emerged as one of college football’s breakout stars in 2025. He led Duke to an 8-5 record, including 6-2 in conference play, and an outright ACC championship, the program’s first since 1962.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / December 19

Next Up -Texas Tech In New York

Date 12/20 || Time 8:00 || Venue Madison Square Garden || Video ESPN With the exception of Michigan on February 21st, Duke will finish off non-conference play on Saturday with Texas Tech in Madison Square Garden.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / December 16

Cameron Boozer, No. 3 Duke use second half surge to down Lipscomb

Cameron Boozer piled up 26 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 3 Duke hold off an upset-minded Lipscomb, 97-73, on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.

25 iconic high school basketball players from Detroit

The 'AP men's college basketball Players of the Year' quiz

Duke Blue Devils News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'ACC football championship winners' quiz

How many of the ACC football championship game winners can you name in five minutes?

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / December 6

Second-half surge leads Duke to first 10-0 start in eight years

There may not be a better team in college basketball than the Duke Blue Devils.

No. 10 Iowa State lays historic road beatdown on No. 1 Purdue

25 iconic high school basketball players from Detroit

The 'AP men's college basketball Players of the Year' quiz

Duke Blue Devils News / LWOSports.com / December 5

The ACC’s Potential Nightmare: What Happens if Duke Wins the Championship?

If the unranked Duke Blue Devils defeat the ranked Virginia Cavaliers in the ACC Championship, it would trigger a historic and controversial college football scenario: the ACC, a Power 4 league, would likely be left out of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff entirely.

Cameron Boozer News / Yardbarker / December 2