DURHAM — Nolan Smith knew the day would eventually come. No one, after all — not even an institution such as Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski — can coach forever. That knowledge still didn’t prepare him for […]
The Duke-North Carolina rivalry has extended its borders this year as the schools held dueling press conferences to introduce their new coaches. Both teams have maintained an other-worldly level of success for generations and have […]
DURHAM — Jon Scheyer has won plenty of awards in his basketball career, but the perfect attendance ribbon is not one of them. As he was being introduced Friday morning as the next Blue Devils […]
DURHAM — Mike Krzyzewski plans to coach one more season before turning over control of the Duke basketball program to former Blue Devils point guard and current assistant Jon Scheyer. Still, Wednesday’s announcement that the […]
DURHAM — Duke basketball prepared for the beginning of the end, as coach Mike Krzyzewski met with the media to announce that the upcoming 2021-22 season would be his last. The announcement came 15,054 days […]
Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in college basketball history, plans to retire after one more season with the Blue Devils, the university’s athletic department announced Wednesday. The 74-year-old Hall of Famer has coached at […]
While the North Carolina sports world — and most of college basketball — was reeling with the news of Roy Williams’ sudden retirement last Thursday, another college program with a long basketball history made a […]
DURHAM — Wendell Moore Jr. scored a season-high 25 points to help No. 21 Duke edge Boston College 83-82 on Wednesday night while Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski was sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols. […]
Duke’s scheduled basketball game at Florida State on Saturday has been postponed because of a positive test among the Seminoles, leading to subsequent quarantining and contract tracing. The game has yet to be rescheduled. Earlier […]
In the hours following Duke’s elimination from the NCAA tournament Sunday, Jon Scheyer emerged as a leading candidate for the basketball coaching job at ACC rival Pittsburgh. Two days later, the Panthers have followed through […]
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