SAN ANTONIO — The Duke Blue Devils suffered a stunning collapse in the national semifinal, losing to Houston, 70-67. “We were all in on bringing banner number six back to Cameron,” said Sion James. “It […]
SAN ANTONIO — The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame unveiled its class of 2025 at the Final Four in San Antonio. With the national semifinal games tipping off later in the day, the topic of […]
They generally don’t get onto the floor with fans in the stands until near the end of blowouts. Fortunately for Duke’s bench players, however, there have been plenty of opportunities for that this season. Victory […]
It’s good to be needed … usually. Maliq Brown has been one of the unsung reasons why the Duke defense works so well this season. He always seems to be in the right position—as evidenced […]
Of all the abbreviations associated with basketball, from NBA to ppg to NET, there’s one that no player wants to see: DNP-CD. Did not play—coach’s decision. It means you were benched for the game in […]
Fifth-year transfer Mason Gillis helped lead Purdue to last season’s Final Four, winning Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. Then he came to Duke, where he’s often been seventh, eighth or ninth in the […]
In building last season’s roster, Duke coach Jon Scheyer had the nation’s top freshman class coming in. He had returning veteran guards Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster. And he had two veteran role players coming […]
Basketball can be a complicated game. Are you supposed to ice or hedge on the ball screen? Is the first option a back screen with Spain action on the other end of the floor? Sometimes, […]
Cooper Flagg is the best player in college basketball. Any suspense around that was removed the day before the Final Four, when he collected the AP Player of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson […]
Make no mistake: Kon Knueppel can shoot, but he’s not a shooter. Knueppel arrived at Duke with the reputation as one of the top three-point threats in the freshman class, and he lived up to […]
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