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Duke takes bold step in NIL landscape
When UNC and Duke played in the Final Four, the two teams were separated by a mere four points. Once the season ended, however, the distance between the programs seemed to be a chasm. It […]
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Terquavion Smith, Trevor Keels among players who made NBA Draft decisions
Come on in! The water’s fine. That seems to be the message that underclassmen from college basketball teams across North Carolina received after considering early entry into the NBA Draft. The NBA allows players to […]
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New Devils: Jon Scheyer breaks with tradition in coaching hire
DURHAM — Jon Scheyer took the wheel of the Duke basketball program in April and didn’t take long to make an unexpected sharp turn. The head coach-in-waiting for 11 months while Hall of Fame coach […]
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Duke’s Paolo Banchero headed to NBA
Duke’s Paolo Banchero is leaping to the NBA after one season as a candidate to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound freshman announced his decision in a social media video Wednesday, […]
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Jon Scheyer looks to rebuild Duke coaching staff
Duke is used to offseason departures and having spots to fill. It’s just usually one-and-done players that are the ones leaving rather than assistant coaches. The Blue Devils opened the 2022 offseason with a pair […]
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Unrivaled rivalry game: UNC beats Duke in Final Four
NEW ORLEANS — Haymaker after haymaker. Dagger after dagger. Back and forth they went. It seemed like it might never end, and no one watching would have complained. After 83 years, Carolina and Duke finally […]
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Last and Final Four: Coach K’s run reaches the end
NEW ORLEANS — Duke freshmen Trevor Keels and Paolo Banchero answered a question about what the Duke Brotherhood meant to them, which gave coach Mike Krzyzewski a moment to reflect. The Hall of Famer stared […]
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The very big stage: UNC trying to get accustomed to Final Four
NEW ORLEANS — It’s Duke-Carolina. It’s the Final Four. College basketball has never seen such a spectacle. Hubert Davis is more concerned that his Tar Heels notice how big everything is, however. “I am so […]
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Duke tuning out rivalry talk in Final Four
NEW ORLEANS — One of Hubert Davis’ biggest concerns as his Tar Heels prepared to face Duke in the Final Four was the “noise” and distractions from having the archrivals meet in such an important […]
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Krzyzewski, Duke rise from the ashes of embarrassing loss
Coach K’s third season at Duke was very nearly his last. The Blue Devils had promising young freshmen on the roster, including Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie and Jay Bilas, but the team suffered through an […]