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On YouTubeDuke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 22
Nolan Smith Update! 
Nolan Smith has moved from an assistant at Duke to an assistant at Louisville and then last year an assistant for Penny Hardaway at Memphis. Now of course he is the head coach for Tennessee State.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 22
Zion Williamson And RJ Barrett Nearly Had An NBA Reunion
Some things you wish could go on forever. Watching Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg on the same team was a beautiful experience. A few years before they got to Duke though there was another Dynamic Duke Duo: RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson.
Chicago Bears News / Duke Basketball Report / August 22
YouTube Gold: A Refrigerator Scores In The Super Bowl
There never was an NFL team like the 1986 Chicago Bears and there probably never will be again. Jim McMahon was an over the top QB, a punk from BYU believe it or not.
Chandler Rivers News / ACC Digital Network / August 21
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 21
What Ifs: Championships Duke Might Have Won
On Wednesday, in an article about Kobe Bryant, we talked about an idea we’ve mused about for awhile. It’s in the same sort of what-if category as the Kobe article.
Cooper Flagg News / Duke Basketball Report / August 21
A Perceptive Take On Cooper Flagg’s NBA Potential
We’ve been tracking people’s Cooper Flagg takes since late last season and now that he’s officially in the NBA, with the Dallas Mavericks, there’s still plenty of time for people to register their opinions.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 21
YouTube Gold: Albert King
As 1978 dawned, there was a talented class of freshman in college basketball. Three in particular stood out: Gene Banks was at Duke and Magic Johnson was at Michigan State.
Kobe Bryant News / Duke Basketball Report / August 20
Duke Recruiting: Something We’d Never Heard About Kobe Bryant
Most of you know that the late great Kobe Bryant went straight to the NBA out of high school in 1996. What we had never heard before though was that part of the reason why he did so was because his father and mother were having serious financial woes and he felt he had no choice.
Sue Bird News / Duke Basketball Report / August 20
Coach K Talks Sue Bird And Seattle Basketball Culture
If you missed it, the WNBA’s Seattle Storm unveiled a statue of their recently retired point guard Sue Bird on Sunday. Bird has many admirers and one of them is former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who raved about Bird to Seattle sports radio host John Curley.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 20
YouTube Gold: Duke’s Exquisite 2025 Destruction Of Illinois
Watching Duke play is, generally speaking, fun. For decades, the Blue Devils have generally played the right way and with great heart and effort. Occasionally though there are those games that are transcendent, where Duke just hits another gear and leaves the other team behind, battered, bruised and bitter.
Terry Moore News / ACC Digital Network / August 19
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 19
Duke Recruiting: Is A Once In A Lifetime Player On The Horizon?
There’s a lot of buzz over Duke recruiting target Sayon Keita. He’s a talented young big man who is just beginning to show his potential. Currently he plays for FC Barcelona, and Barcelona has another exciting young big man on the roster.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 19
Renovate Or Replace? Some Advice For Our UNC Friends (Yes, Seriously).
If you haven’t caught wind of this, UNC is trying to figure out what to do about the Dean Dome. Opened in 1986, it replaced Carmichael Auditorium and in many ways was a huge improvement.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 19
YouTube Gold: The 1981 National Championship Game
In 1981, the NCAA championship game was greatly overshadowed by a significant crisis: President Ronald Reagan had been shot earlier in the day by John Hinckley, a mentally disturbed man who hoped to impress actress Jodi Foster with his act, and Reagan’s survival was not all certain.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 18
Having Nailed The Transition, Jon Scheyer Is On To The Next Level
We’ve talked a bit the last few years about the transition from Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke program to Jon Scheyer’s version. Our argument was that it took longer than people thought.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 18
YouTube Gold: The Great Sam Jones
When Red Auerbach came down to Chapel Hill to scout the 1957 UNC team, an old player of his, Bones McKinney, told him that the best player in the Triangle (it wasn’t called that then but anyway) wasn’t in Chapel Hill but in Durham.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 17
Does Cameron Boozer Have Something That Cooper Flagg Lacked At Duke?
Cameron Boozer is going to have a unique sort of pressure: he has to follow Duke’s Cooper Flagg, and Flagg just had one of the best freshman seasons in NCAA history.
College Basketball News / Last Word On Sports / August 8
Recapping Duke Basketball Summer Session
Jon Scheyer and crew have their work cut out for them to replicate the 2024-25 season. With 6 returning players, most of which saw minimal minutes, Duke has an entirely new rotation to find.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 4
Duke Basketball: Five-Star Point Guard Plans to Check Out Blue Devils
Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his crew were not among the first to secure an official visit from Blair Academy (N.J.) standout Deron Rippey Jr., No.
Jon Scheyer News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 29
Details Emerge for Upcoming Duke Basketball Open Practice
Jon Scheyer and his fourth Duke basketball collection will be in Cameron Indoor Stadium for an open practice next Tuesday evening. According to a press release from the program on Tuesday, the 2025-26 Blue Devils will take the floor at 5:30 p.m.
Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 29
Nearby Duke Basketball Recruiting Prospect Decides to Transfer
As a mere sophomore prep last season, five-star CJ Rosser began drawing interest from the high-powered Duke basketball recruiting team. Plus, the 6-foot-9,
Cooper Flagg News / Yardbarker / July 13
Cooper Flagg update suggests Mavericks rookie is already meeting lofty expectations
The Dallas Mavericks have likely seen what they wanted from rookie forward Cooper Flagg after two Summer League games.
Cooper Flagg News / Yardbarker / July 13
Cooper Flagg shows why he was No. 1 overall pick in second Summer League game
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.
NBA News / Yardbarker / July 11
Cooper Flagg showed glimpse of abilities in NBA Summer League debut
Cooper Flagg's NBA Summer League debut drew as much interest as possible for an exhibition game in the summer.
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