LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Gonzaga found itself in the same position as Duke’s first five opponents: appearing helpless as the Blue Devils and their rim-rattling freshmen ran past and flew over them. The Zags never […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Duke hit Auburn with a flurry of alley-oops, acrobatic drives and step-back 3-pointers. The Tigers, unlike the Blue Devils’ first four opponents, fought back, going right back at the top-ranked Blue […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Zion Williamson and fourth-ranked Duke were well on their way to a blowout victory when the high-flying freshman blocked a shot to start yet another Blue Devil fastbreak. Williamson dribbled up the left […]
DURHAM — Duke captain Jack White didn’t mean to make it sound like a shot, but sometimes, things can slip into even the most innocent comments. “These guys,” he said of Duke’s freshman class. “From […]
CHARLOTTE — The cast of characters is almost completely different, but the expectations are the same. For the fifth time in the last six years and 19th time overall, Duke is the preseason pick to win […]
CHARLOTTE — It won’t happen this season because of the way the schedule falls, but there will come a day when Jeff Capel walks into the familiar confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium and be the […]
DURHAM — It didn’t take long into Zion Williamson’s Duke career for the obvious question to be asked. “Why are you on a basketball court?” Listed at 6-foot-7, 285 pounds, Williamson certainly looks more like […]
In 2005, longtime UNC writer Art Chansky wrote the definitive history of the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry, “Blue Blood.” Chansky, whose then-three decades of experience with the rivalry, dating back to his days with the Daily […]
DURHAM — Javin DeLaurier stepped into David Robinson’s gym, ready to get tips from one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, who just happens to be the father of one of his Duke […]
Duke basketball gave a three-game preview of what to expect next season during the Blue Devils’ exhibition tour of Canada. One of the things that the trio of lopsided wins showed is that the team’s […]
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