You know that concern/complaint Duke fans have had this season about the Blue Devils starting slow? For at least one night, you can strike and reverse that, because Duke started Tuesday’s game against Boston College brilliantly, but trailed off significantly later.
The Duke basketball program (20-1, 9-0 ACC) is one of the most complete teams in college basketball this season, but it's no secret that Jon Scheyer builds his teams to lead with defense.
As the Cameron Crazies prepare to rock Cameron Indoor Stadium once again, three Duke standouts are poised to steal the spotlight in tonight’s showdown against Boston College.
Basketball turnovers are nothing if not lost opportunities. This season, there’s only one ACC team that’s making the most of its possessions in that regard, and that’s Clemson.
In Monday’s only ACC Action, UNC built up a huge second half lead then gave most of it up but held on to win, 87-77. The Tar Heels were up 72-40 with 9:56 to play only to watch Syracuse cut that down to just 6 with :42 to play.
The Duke basketball program is now 20-1 overall on the season and 9-0 in ACC play after taking down Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC) over the weekend. The victory over the Hokies marked the ninth Quadrant 1 victory of the season for the Blue Devils.
Zion Williamson is back in form, which is great. His year at Duke remains iconic, but injuries have plagued his NBA career. When he’s healthy though, no one can stop him.
The Duke basketball program improved to 20-1 overall and 9-0 in ACC play over the weekend with a 72-58 victory on the road over Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC).
#4 Duke Blue Devils (20-1, 9-0 ACC) vs. Boston College Eagles (9-12, 2-6 ACC) Tuesday, Feb. 3 • 7:00 p.m. ET Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) • Durham, N.C.
Any coach will tell you, you take all opponents seriously. So, just because Boston College is (again) one of the worst teams in the ACC, it does not mean the DBR podcast will fail to provide a detailed preview of what the Eagles bring into Cameron.
The No. 4-ranked Duke Blue Devils improved to 20-1 overall and 9-0 in ACC action following a 72-58 victory on the road over Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC) on Saturday afternoon.
The Duke Blue Devils are coming off one of their most competitive games of the season. After a dominant home win over Louisville, Duke came back down to earth with a tougher road test against Virginia Tech.
Next up for Duke is Boston College and while BC is struggling again, the culture of this program is hard work. Earl Grant has not been able to recruit top-shelf talent, but he gets guys who are willing to play hard and that sometimes lead to surprises.
The Duke Blue Devils are coming off one of their most competitive games of the season. After a blowout home win over Louisville, Duke faced a tougher challenge on the road against Virginia Tech.
Cooper Flagg was expected to be an elite defender and an adequate offensive performer when he got to the NBA, but he’s way outperformed expectations. Kevin Garnett said this: “We haven’t had a badass, cold ass white boy like this in a long time.” Dwight Howard said this: “49 points as a 19-year-old.
It feels like with each game that passes, making an argument for any player to take home the National Player of the Year award in college basketball besides Duke basketball freshman sensation Cameron Boozer becomes significantly harder to do.
Only one game Monday night as Syracuse takes a break from the snow and ice and….oh, never mind. They might have less on the ground than some parts of North Carolina.
There’s no question that Larry Bird was the beating heart of the 1980’s and early ‘90’s Boston Celtics, but no one wins championships by themselves and one of Bird’s greatest teammates was Kevin McHale.
The Duke basketball staff encourages Maliq Brown to shoot wide-open threes when the looks come in the flow of the offense. And in the No. 4-ranked Blue
Duke ran its already impressive win streak to 13 with an 80-44 Sunday win over Wake Forest. Perhaps most impressive was forcing 31 turnovers from the Demon Deacons.
Nearly halfway through league play, No. 5 Duke is the premier squad in the Atlantic Coast Conference. But which school is No. 2 in the conference remains up in the air.