How cool is that? So this is pretty great news: Duke alum and fan favorite Nolan Smith is now the head coach at Tennessee State. As we reported yesterday, Smith had been interviewed and was expected to be hired.
He’s really elevated his game, which should come as no surprise to Duke fans. To be clear, summer league isn’t really NBA-level basketball. It’s mostly rookies, young players who need more reps and guys who are trying to catch on.
It’s a bit early for that, but should he be good? He should be very good indeed. One of the great mysteries of any NBA Draft, in the aftermath, is who went too high and who went too low.
Duke has reacted to Cooper Flagg’s ESPY for the 2025 Best Male College Athlete. Here’s what Duke had to say about Flagg, 18, following the win at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Having Dawkins back will be a great pleasure. Exhibition season is now set and the first game will feature a Duke legend returning to Cameron as Johnny Dawkins brings his UCF Knights here on October 31st.
He sort of gets it but not entirely. Nik Khamenia came back from Lausanne, where he helped Team USA to gold in the FIBA U19 World Cup with an interesting perspective on how far basketball has advanced around the rest of the world.
What a magnificent young player he was When Wilt Chamberlain was in high school, people knew about him, but largely through the media. Although there were scouts and scammers, there was no advanced scouting system.
Time to react to some scrimmage video! We are back with DBR Bites #111 as we have some small news to cover before we get to our summer overanalysis of short video clips!
He hasn’t cut his list yet, but so far, so good. Five-star Duke target Cameron Williams has been making an impression this summer, and his recruiting is starting to blow up.
A much better performance than Game 1 Although Cooper Flagg was shut down by the Dallas Mavericks, thus killing the best storyline of Charlotte vs. Dallas in the NBA’s Summer League, former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel held up his end of the deal with an outstanding game.
While many eyes are on Dallas Mavericks rookie forward Cooper Flagg amid the 2025 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, he's not the only former Duke Blue Devils star attracting attention. On Monday, Utah Jazz big man Kyle Filipowski made his alma mater proud with yet another stellar performance during a matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.
An epic concludes with another Boston championship For most of his NBA career, Bill Russell reigned supreme. In 1967 however, the Philadelphia 76ers took out the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Totally meaningless discussion right now. It’s a bit early for this discussion, but Cameron Boozer, at least in some people’s minds, has moved back to the top of the 2026 NBA Draft Board.
The Maryland win in 1976 was not something Duke fans of today would understand at all. Most Duke fans would not believe how down Duke was when Bill Foster took over in 1974.
The Dallas Mavericks have likely seen what they wanted from rookie forward Cooper Flagg after two Summer League games.
Cameron has a lot to do to match Carlos...but fortunately he doesn’t have to. With the season not that far away now, there is one question that is bound to come up and it’s this: can Cameron Boozer match father Carlos’ career at Duke?
A much different outing than what we saw vs. the Lakers. After his first summer league game was, by his own admission, well below his own standards, former Duke star Cooper Flagg had a somewhat better second outing against the San Antonio Spurs.
One of over 40 full-fledged suitors in the Deron Rippey Jr. sweepstakes, the Duke basketball staff doesn't look like a top contender for the Blair Academy (N.J.) five-star guard.
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg responded to an underwhelming Summer League debut by showing his all-around game in a 76-69 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his crew officially entered the mix for Miikka Muurinen last July. And while there hasn't been much buzz of late when it comes to the Blue Devils' ongoing pursuit of the 6-foot-10, 200-pound forward, it appears they remain in contention for his services.
Cooper Flagg's NBA Summer League debut drew as much interest as possible for an exhibition game in the summer.
Cooper Flagg and Bronny James are already selling out games … Summer League games, that is.
Less than a month after receiving an offer from Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer, St. Mary's High School (Ariz.) rising senior forward Cameron Williams has scheduled an official visit with the Blue Devils.
The Hornets have used the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 draft to select 6-foot-5 wing Kon Knueppel.
The Los Angeles Lakers created a roster need when they dealt Anthony Davis to the Mavericks in a blockbuster deal.
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