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Caleb Love had the chance to silence Duke fans once again on Friday night, but this time, he wasn’t in a UNC jersey. Love, who transferred to Arizona basketball this offseason, played a key part in the Wildcats’ huge 78-73 win over the Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium and made sure to troll the […]

The college basketball season is in full swing and one of the best matchups of the non-conference slate will be taking place on Saturday night. Arizona basketball is hitting the road to Cameron Indoor to take on Duke basketball. The Wildcats are coming into this matchup ranked #12 in the country and the Blue Devils […]

Jon Scheyer coached the Duke Blue Devils to a 27-9 record in his first season as head coach. Still, he’s yet to achieve a Final Four appearance or national championship, two potential accomplishments Duke basketball fans hope will happen another time. Scheyer got an eye-popping comparison to ex-Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, aka ‘Coach K,’ […]

Duke basketball is one of the best college basketball programs of all time, and they are looking poised for another successful season. The Blue Devils have always been good, but for the first time in a long time, there was the smallest amount of uncertainty for the program when coach Mike Krzyzewski decided that he […]

It’s an electric early-season college basketball matchup as #12 Arizona travels across the country to Durham, North Carolina, to take on #2 Duke. Cameron Indoor Stadium will play host to this matchup, with two men’s teams looking to stake their claim to title contender status early on in this 2023-24 season. Both Duke and Arizona […]

While there are multiple blue blood programs that have legitimate claims to the throne this season in college basketball, there’s one team that stands above the rest: Duke basketball. With a combination of veteran, trustworthy experience and highly-regarded prospects, Duke has the perfect mix to go all the way in the 2023-2024 college basketball season. […]

Kyle Filipowski and the Duke Blue Devils, as expected, crushed the Dartmouth Big Green in a season-opening game in Durham. The Duke basketball star had so much fun in the contest that he blew a kiss in front of the camera just after a two-handed throwdown. “It was a little blow-a-kiss-to-the-fans for the start of […]

The Dartmouth Big Green take on the Duke Blue Devils. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Dartmouth Duke prediction and pick. Find how to watch Dartmouth Duke. The Duke Blue Devils entered a new era one season ago. Everyone wondered how well Jon Scheyer could perform as the successor to Mike Krzyzewski […]

The rich are getting even richer. Duke University basketball is once again nabbing a five-star basketball commit. Five-star big man Patrick Ngongba has committed to Duke, per ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. The verbal commitment from Ngongba further solidifies the Blue Devils’ No. 1 recruiting class. Ngongba is ranked as the 19th best player in the 2024 […]

Duke basketball had a disappointing finish to their 2022-2023 season when they were eliminated in the Round of 32 during the NCAA Tournament. Despite going into the tournament as the fifth seed in the East and the ACC Champions, they fell to Tennessee. The Blue Devils have higher hopes going into this season as they […]

Last season, the Duke basketball team was good, as they always are, but they didn’t quite meet expectations. The Blue Devils finished the regular season last year with a 23-8 (14-6 ACC) record and they won the ACC Tournament. Duke came into the NCAA Tournament hot, and they were a #4 seed. A lot of […]

The Duke basketball brotherhood is in good hands in Jon Scheyer’s second year. Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain are going to lead the squad to an insane run mixed with a lot of national title expectations come March Madness. It was once thought that Mike Krzyzewski was the only prime reason that players would want […]

It has been a great week for New England basketball, as the Boston Celtics are 3-0 and Maine native Cooper Flagg committed to the Duke Blue Devils on Monday. Flagg, who’s the No. 1 high school boys basketball player in the country, ended up picking Duke over UConn, the reigning NCAA champions. Although many New […]

The college basketball world got some huge news with top Class of 2024 recruit Cooper Flagg choosing Duke basketball over UConn on Monday. Flagg’s decision to play at Duke had Blue Devils fans excited with the addition, and spurning the defending national champions must’ve been a tough decision. The recruitment of Flagg has been a […]

Duke basketball got some incredible news on Monday when top recruit Cooper Flagg committed to the Blue Devils over the UConn Huskies. Flagg gives head coach Jon Scheyer the No. 1 college basketball recruiting class of 2024 in the newest rankings, as Flagg will join other top prospects forward Isaiah Evans, forward Kon Knueppel, and […]

Cooper Flagg will play his college basketball for Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils. The projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft made his announcement on Monday morning in conjunction with SLAM Magazine, picking Duke basketball over UConn. Cooper’s commitment video: pic.twitter.com/iHDRBKfSKK — SLAM HS Hoops (@SLAM_HS) October 30, 2023 This is […]

Mike Krzyzewski no longer runs the show in Durham, but the Duke Blue Devils have once again proven that the program can still lure high-profile prospects, especially after Duke basketball just landed the commitment of five-star forward Cooper Flagg. Almost immediately after it was announced that Flagg had chosen Duke basketball as his collegiate home […]

It’s hard to believe because it feels like the college football season just started, but the start of the college basketball is right around the corner. The regular season begins on November 6th, and the preseason AP Poll was released last week. Duke basketball is a team that competes every season, and the Blue Devils […]

2024 No. 1 overall basketball recruit Cooper Flagg just wrapped up his official visit to Duke this weekend, and that means a decision could be looming in the near future as the early signing period approaches on Nov. 8. It has long been assumed that the Duke basketball program and Jon Scheyer would land Cooper […]

It didn’t take long for Jon Scheyer to prove that he’s the rightful replacement to Mike Krzyzewski for Duke basketball. After just one season, Scheyer has earned the Blue Devils’ trust and is now expected to lead Duke basketball for the foreseeable future. Scheyer has signed a six-year contract extension through the 2028-29 season, via […]

Highly touted basketball prospect Cooper Flagg, who has received much interest from blue blood programs like Duke and UConn, is continuing to make waves as a high schooler. Flagg has visited both Duke and UConn in recent months and many believe that if he was eligible, he might be a lottery pick in the NBA […]

2024 No. 1 basketball recruit Cooper Flagg has canceled his visit to Kansas, according to Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog. Cooper Flagg, who reclassified to the 2024 class late this summer, previously had scheduled visits to basketball powers UConn, Kansas and Duke. He took his visit to UConn to see Dan Hurley and the defending national […]

Duke basketball is going back into their star-studded ways which may lead them to a March Madness National Championship in the near future. Coach Jon Scheyer has his hands on Jared McCain but a new five-star recruit is entering the brotherhood. The kid chose the Blue Devils over the Notre Dame and Virginia basketball program. […]

The Indiana Pacers’ center Myles Turner is one of the best and most unheralded big men in the entire NBA. Meanwhile former Duke star Jahlil Okafor is out of the NBA, signing a deal to play in Spain recently. Star Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton got a ‘quarterback’ comparison from Team USA coach Steve Kerr that […]

Jon Scheyer has gotten his first taste of leading the Duke basketball program. Despite a disappointing season from the Blue Devils, the team has fully reloaded with a cast full of talent. They are getting a core that is led by Jared McCain, TJ Power, Caleb Foster, and Kyle Filipowski. A lot of expectations are […]

College basketball has been one of the highlights of the NCAA for years. This is where NBA talents have come to grow. Some great overseas talents got their footing in these hard courts as well. But, it seems that college football has been getting all the attention amid the contribution hoops have made for decades. […]

The latest Kyle Filipowski injury update from Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer after the sophomore big man had surgery this offseason will get Blue Devils fans fired up for the upcoming 2023-24 college basketball season. Filipowski, Duke’s 7-foot sophomore center, underwent arthroscopic surgery on both hips this offseason, and The Athletic’s Brandon Marks reports that […]

Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 recruit in the 2024 basketball recruiting class, is reportedly planning his first three official visits to Duke, Kansas and UConn, according to Joe Tipton of on3sports. It is not a surprise to see the Duke and Kansas basketball programs involved with the No. 1 recruit in Cooper Flagg, and UConn […]

Duke Blue Devils target Cooper Flagg recently set New York City on fire (figuratively) with a heroic performance at Harlem’s famed Rucker Park. The 16-year-old Flagg has been in the headlines a lot recently. His viral highlight clips have raised eyebrows across the country, and it’s easy to see why Duke would be highly interested […]

Cooper Flagg could become the face of Duke basketball in the next several years. The five-star forward from Montverde Academy in Florida put on a show at the Nike Academy on Wednesday. The 6’8″, 195-lb Flagg ramped up the intensity on the offensive end by making shots from various distances. Flagg was so good, ESPN […]

There are only a few weeks left before college basketball season resumes en route to March Madness. Recruitment is still ongoing for most schools as blue-blood universities get the most attention from prospects. Jon Scheyer’s Duke basketball program is doing just that as they aim to get Jared McCain or Cooper Flagg a running mate […]

The Duke Blue Devils had a fairly successful season last year. They finished 26-7 overall and 14-4 in ACC conference play while making it to the NCAA Tournament albeit losing to Colorado in the second round. The team has improved each season since Kara Lawson took over as head coach ahead of the 2020-21 season. […]

JJ Redick enjoyed a successful NBA career. He initially made a name for himself at Duke though. Redick was recently asked during a segment on TheOldMan&TheThree podcast if he’d rather have his son Knox be a star at Duke and win a national championship but never make the NBA, or have Knox be a one-and-done […]

The Boston Celtics are hiring Amile Jefferson as an assistant to head coach Joe Mazzulla, according to Travis Branham. Jefferson most recently spent the 2022-23 season with his alma mater Duke as an assistant under first-year head coach Jon Scheyer. He last played professionally for Galatasaray in Turkey in 2021. Jefferson spent parts of four […]

The blue-blood rivalry between Duke basketball and Kentucky basketball does not start on the court. The two schools still have beef when recruitment season comes. There is no better example than their debacle for five-star recruit Flory Bidunga. John Calipari and Kentucky basketball were supposed to host Fl0ry Bidunga for a visit. It would have […]

Former Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has been a Hall of Famer for a longtime. However, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame officially recognized his status. Well, for the second time. Interestingly, Coach K was originally inducted in 2006 as a member of the founding class. Now, the 76-year-old headlines the […]

Kansas transfer Ernest Udeh Jr. will visit the Duke basketball program on Tuesday, according to a tweet from NYT Sports contributor Adam Zagoria. “Kansas Transfer @ernestudehjr is visiting Duke today, source confirms,” wrote Zagoria. “Slater first.” The former 4-star recruit out of Orlando, Fla., played in 30 games for Kansas during the 2022-23 season, averaging […]

Duke basketball star Jeremy Roach has decided to finish out his Blue Devils career. The guard will return for his senior year and pull out of the NBA Draft, as reported by Brendan Marks of The Athletic. Roach initially declared for the draft in April but with his chances of actually getting selected looking slim, […]

Former Duke Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is just one year removed from retirement. He will forever be named among the greatest coaches in college basketball history, and it’s tough to argue that he isn’t one of the greatest coaches in all of sports. Now, Coach K is beginning a new chapter as he […]