Right before he played his first college game, Tyrese Proctor played in a secret scrimmage. Duke played against Houston as a warm-up for the 2022-23 campaign, Proctor’s freshman season. There were no media present. No […]
Stacked rosters, dominant regular seasons and winning tournament games are all part of what makes a great college basketball coach. But in North Carolina, a state where those things are only the expectation, greatness depends […]
The roots for Duke’s 85-65 win over Alabama in the Elite Eight reach back a year ago and halfway across a nation. In March 2024, Duke was upset by NC State in the Elite Eight, […]
Cooper Flagg’s first test came 100 seconds into his first NCAA Tournament game. Tyrese Proctor stepped in front of a Mount St. Mary’s pass and headed down the court. Flagg trailed him, coming down the […]
Every year, the NCAA selection committee swears they don’t look at the storylines in potential second-round matchups when they map out the bracket. Consider former Duke guard Jeremy Roach unconvinced. “I kind of knew they […]
Playing without their best player, a defensive leader and an assistant coach, Duke won its third game in three days to take the ACC Tournament championship on Saturday. The Blue Devils used a 12-0 second […]
The road to the Final Four ended with one step in the wrong direction. “It was just a sense of disbelief, initially,” said UNC’s Jae’Lyn Withers, who took that one single misstep. “Following that, of […]
Duke advanced in the ACC Tournament with a 78-70 quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech. It remains to be seen whether the Blue Devils survived. Duke had key players on a stretcher and in a wheelchair […]
Often, after a rivalry game, Duke and Carolina players talk about heart, desire and wanting it more than the opponent. In a series that has been evenly matched for generations, the desperation is often what […]
Tyrese Proctor would like you to get off his lawn. The Australian guard is in his junior year with Duke, which, in Blue Devil years, makes him eligible for Shady Pines. Folks just don’t stick […]
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