For the second straight season, the Duke Blue Devils saw their season end in heartbreaking fashion as they fell 73-72 to the UConn Huskies in the Elite Eight.
After a sensational freshman season, the honors continue to pour in for Duke’s Cameron Boozer. The latest: he was named the AP National Player of the Year, receiving 59 of 61 votes (the other two went to BYU’s AJ Dybantsa).
The Duke Blue Devils are in the offseason, and there are a few stories and nuggets to discuss on DBR Bites #157. Jason and Donald review some of the news stories and events that have taken place since the weekend, starting with Cameron Boozer, Jon Scheyer, and Maliq Brown.
Duke basketball freshman phenom Cameron Boozer was undoubtedly the most dominant player in all of college basketball this season and is the runaway favorite to take home the National Player of the Year award.
Kon Knueppel has had a remarkable rookie season, but he was initially viewed as something of a consolation prize. His Duke teammate (and roommate) Cooper Flagg was the great prize of the draft last year.
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The Duke Blue Devils saw their 2025-26 season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion at the hands of the UConn Huskies, and now head coach Jon Scheyer and the rest of his staff shift to offseason mode to rebuild for the 2026-27 campaign.
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For the second consecutive season, the Duke Blue Devils saw their season end in absolute heartbreak, this time around in the Elite Eight to the UConn Huskies.
Two more big honors for Blue Devils as Maliq Brown won the Lefty Driesell Award and Cameron Boozer added to his haul with the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award and the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year Award from CollegeInsider.com.
The Final Four and the NCAA Tournament national title game are just a few days away and the final predictions are pouring in. While Jay Bilas may not get to root for the Duke Blue Devils anymore, he still has strong opinions on who will hoist the trophy.
Thirty-five years ago, college basketball gave us one of those stories that still feels alive every time March rolls around. The kind of story fans pass down, argue about, and replay in their heads when the stakes get high.
After earning the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, the Duke Blue Devils' season came to an end in arguably the most heartbreaking way possible.
It's been just a few days since the Duke basketball program crumbled in the Elite Eight to 2-seed UConn, suffering arguably the worst collapse in the history of the NCAA Tournament.
There are losses in college basketball, and then there are the ones that follow you home. The ones that replay in your head long after the arena empties, long after the final whistle, long after everyone else has moved on.
The Duke basketball season ended a little earlier than anticipated after the Blue Devils underwent one of the biggest collapses in the history of the NCAA Tournament, falling to 2-seed UConn in the Elite Eight, 73-72.
Nothing could be worse than your most heartbreaking moment going viral for the world to see. That nightmare came true for Duke’s coach Jon Scheyer, who’s facial expression sparked memes across the internet.
The Blue Devils were on the wrong side of NCAA history with their shocking loss to UConn.
In ultimate March fashion, the No. 1 overall seeded Duke fell in heartbreaking fashion to UConn in the Elite Eight. It’s a moment you’ll remember the place you were when you watched it.
Another year, another heartbreak for Jon Scheyer and his Duke Blue Devils. Last season, Duke fell short of the NCAA Tournament title game after a monumental collapse in the closing moments against Houston.
Duke Blue Devils guard Cayden Boozer was on the wrong side of a crucial play at the end of Sunday’s Elite 8 matchup against the UConn Huskies. With a two-point lead and ten seconds on the clock, Boozer was double-teamed in the backcourt and threw a bad pass that was tipped.
ESPN college hoops analyst Dick Vitale just reacted to No. 1 seed Duke's epic NCAA Tournament loss on Sunday. Duke, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, was shocked by UConn in the Elite Eight on Sunday.
Big programs like Duke will always have their fair share of naysayers, and it'll be up to Boozer and company to shut down the outside noise and prove them wrong on the court.
The pixie dust wore off on Dylan Darling in the final seconds of St. John’s Sweet 16 game Friday against Duke.
A quick look at the box score of Duke's 80-75 win over St. John's on Friday night will show that Cameron Boozer (22 points, 10 rebounds, three assists) and Isaiah Evans (25 points, four rebounds) played key roles in their win to send the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight. But there was another core player on this Duke team that played just as big a role.
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