Grayson Allen scored 25 points and Gary Trent Jr. poured in 19 points as No. 12 Duke torched Virginia Tech with outside shooting in a 74-52 victory Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham. Duke‘s backcourt […]
So, what have we learned? Last week was a pivotal week for the three Triangle teams. North Carolina was reeling, barely clinging to a spot in the Top 25 and facing a brutal portion of […]
CHAPEL HILL — With its two talented big men inside and a starting lineup comprised of five soon-to-be first round NBA draft picks, Duke can be an intimidating presence on the basketball court. But North […]
Duke found itself in a familiar position this January, looking up at the rest of the ACC. The Blue Devils dropped two of their first three ACC games, losing at Boston College and NC State, […]
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams is stubborn, He’ll tell you that himself, especially when it comes to his favored inside-out style of play. “I had three NBA coaches this summer tell me, ‘I hope […]
Marvin Bagley III will be a distant memory in Durham by the time 2018 ends, but as the year begins he’s still the clear-cut choice to be the Newcomer of the Year. Bagley’s 2017 has […]
The 2017-18 basketball season got far more interesting in early December. The Duke Blue Devils looked to be the odds-on favorite to storm their way to the NCAA title. Duke was No. 1 in the […]
As talented as Duke’s freshmen are, they entered Saturday’s game without having ever experienced an ACC win. The Blue Devils fell in an early December ACC opener at Boston College, then had a three-week wait […]
DURHAM — Evansville head coach Marty Simmons knew what Duke’s key to success was on Wednesday night. “They pressured the (expletive deleted) out of us,” he said. “They got after us.” After a lackluster defensive […]
Duke and North Carolina are both ranked among the nation’s top 25 college basketball teams this week. That shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the combined histories of the neighboring rivals. It is, however, somewhat […]
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