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There was a time when amateurism had its place in the land of college sports. However, that time likely ended long ago when schools began accepting million dollar television deals brokered off the back of its student-athletes. In what might end up remembered as a watershed moment as to how college basketball fans view college […]

Jonathan Kuminga, a five-star wing out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, will not be reclassifying to another class. Moreover, the young man claims he’s recruitment process is currently wide open. Stockrisers and Rivals reporter Jake Weingarten relayed the news to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter. Programs interested in the young […]

Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski made a lot of noise on Tuesday when discussing player rights, but the college basketball legend also discussed the ACC in a way that shouldn’t go unnoticed. With the Blue Devils embracing one-and-done players more and more over the years, Coach K acknowledged roster turnover, pointing to a very […]

Tickle about just no one shocked, but just about everyone fancy. The Duke Blue Devils now have the No. 1 ranked 2020 college basketball recruiting class. This movement among grassroots gurus’ boards happened a few hours after five-star Jaemyn Brakefield committed to the program on Friday. His commitment came only a few hours after the […]

Jaemyn Brakefield, a five-star forward prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Duke Blue Devils. This comes only a few hours after Coach K and company even offered the young man a scholarship. The youngster relayed the news to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter […]

Jaemyn Brakefield, a five-star forward prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Duke Blue Devils. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers grassroots guru Jake Weingarten on Thursday. Recently, the young man received scholarship offers from […]

ESPN college basketball bracketologist Joe Lunardi has released his Oct. 3 bracketology for the 2020 NCAA Tournament, with some familiar teams leading the way with No. 1 seeds. Michigan State, Louisville, Florida, and Kansas are at the top of the seeding list, and all four teams have national title expectations heading into the season. The […]

The team with the best players usually wins the most amount of games. For Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski, though, his 2018-19 team highlighted an issue that comes with overwhelming talent lacking balance. Duke’s freshmen class, highlighted by three players all selected in the 2019 NBA Draft lottery, is considered all-time spectacular. The Blue […]

Former Duke standout Cam Reddish is confident he’ll be selected between three to eight in the upcoming 2019 NBA Draft. Reddish has been pretty much a mystery for NBA teams, especially with the fact that they didn’t have a lot of time to assess his skills. Reddish underwent a minor procedure for his core muscle […]

In case anyone hadn’t been made aware from the thousands of updates regarding him, Zion Williamson of the Duke Blue Devils Men’s Basketball team returned to action after missing 6 games after famously obliterating his shoe during his first matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Williamson immediately made his presence felt and, as of […]

The Chicago Bulls are nowhere near the playoff picture so fans are beginning to look ahead to the offseason’s NBA Draft and NBA Draft lottery, where the Bulls currently have the 4th-best odds to land the number one overall pick. One particular Bulls fan know exactly who he wants his team to take #1 overall. That’s […]

Duke standout Zion Williamson suffered what is believed to be a mild knee injury during the first quarter of Wednesday night’s matchup against the UNC Tarheels. Like most of the basketball-loving world, Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving was watching when Zion went down. Irving was also a star at Duke, and he knows a thing or […]

Duke standout Zion Williamson suffered a mild knee sprain 36 seconds into Wednesday night’s matchup against the UNC Tarheels. The injury was unfortunate, but how it happened has Nike in a bit of hot water. As he dribbled the ball near the free-throw line, Williamson planted his foot to make a cut in the opposite […]

The Duke Blue Devils were manhandled by the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday night, 88-72, no thanks to Zion Williamson’s injury a little over 30 seconds into the game. The unfortunate moment brought out the trolls on Twitter with all kinds of tasteless jokes and Puma isn’t exempt from this with their jab at Nike. […]

The Duke Blue Devils’ home game against the North Carolina Tar Heels was perhaps the most anticipated non-tournament game in recent memory. The presence of Zion Williamson, the man-beast who’s been terrorizing rims and opponents on a nightly basis, added fuel to the hype that even got former United States President Barack Obama in attendance. […]

Zion Williamson is a freak of nature. No human being that big and strong should still be that explosive, quick, and skilled. The Duke freshman going first overall is practically a formality at this point— regardless of fit. For those of you who pay no attention to betting, that would mean you would have to […]

The legend of Zion Williamson only has gotten bigger this year. It’s gotten Super Bowl big, in fact. Ahead of Wednesday’s Duke-North Carolina game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, tickets to see the favored No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft have been priced at $2,500 — and that’s only enough for the cheap […]

It was recently reported that the ticket prices for the highly-anticipated matchup between Duke and UNC rivals that of a significant NBA game. We all knew that all the hype surrounding the contest would lead to a hike in ticket prices, but a lot of people were still taken aback by how high the rates […]

Earlier this year, Uproxx published a story which claimed that taking a charge from Duke’s Zion Williamson was equivalent to getting hit by a slow moving jeep. Unfortunately for Syracuse player Marek Dolezaj, he was able to experience this first hand on Monday night. Hahahaha Homie got knocked out after taking a charge from Zion Williamson […]

It’s an exciting time to be a Duke Blue Devils fan. Zion Williamson, R.J. Barret, and Cameron Redish are already turning heads and could be three of the first five picks in the 2019 NBA Draft, which would be the first time in NBA history. College teammates have been taken in the top five of […]

The Duke Blue Devils must be getting confident each passing day with the insane amount of talent they have on the roster. This tournament season, they get to deploy both Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett on the same floor. Two of the projected top prospects in the 2019 NBA draft, Williamson and Barrett showcase their […]

Zion Williamson is one of the most highly-touted draft prospects we’ve come across in recent years. He was already making waves long before he played a single minute of college basketball. Now, if his recent debut for the Duke Blue Devils are any indication, then it appears that Williamson is truly worth the hype. On […]

When it comes to Boston Celtics rookie small forward Jayson Tatum, the 20-year-old rising star put together quite an amazing first season in the NBA after being selected No. 3 overall in the 2017 NBA Draft out of basketball powerhouse Duke University. Tatum’s former teammate in four-year shooting guard Grayson Allen, who is expected to be […]

Top flight college hoops prospect and man-child Zion Williamson walked into the gym of Morehouse College in Atlanta Monday night and came out of the place as the new McDonald’s All-American Dunk Contest. Of course, he would win it. What did people expect? Reigning NBA slam dunk titlist Donovan Mitchell could have joined the contest […]

With 16 teams left in March Madness it’s the Duke Blue Devils that sit as the +325 betting favorites (wager $100 to win $325) on the odds to win the NCAA Tournament at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. And that’s despite the fact that the Blue Devils are only a No. 2 seed at the Big […]

For the last couple of seasons, Zion Williamson has been heralded as one of the nation’s top high school basketball recruits. However, Williamson had yet to voice a commitment to any collegiate program while he rose the ranks of national recognition behind his stellar play on the court. The 17-year-old finally made his decision on Saturday […]

There are plenty of interesting things that happened today in college basketball. Among them was the huge game the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils got from their freshman sensation, Marvin Bagley III. With Bagley spearheading the Blue Devils, Duke was able to get their first conference win of the season, as they took down the […]

Duke University has produced more than its fair share of elite NBA talents over the past few years, with Boston Celtics teammates Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum two of its more high-profile products. This year, Marvin Bagley III is quickly shaping up to follow in their footsteps as the next Blue Devil to make it […]

2019 5-star small forward Joey Baker has committed to Duke, he announces on Twitter. The North Carolina native chose the Blue Devils over Kansas, Louisville, and UCLA, among others. He is Duke’s first 2019 commitment to this point. I'm joining the brother hood 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/kDBB8iwfBp — Joey Baker (@Joey_bvker) October 30, 2017 247Sports ranks Baker […]

The Sacramento Kings will have to wait a little longer before they see rookie Harry Giles makes his NBA debut. According to Sacramento’s website, Giles will be on the shelf until at least January, as the team continue to rehab and strengthen the former Duke Blue Devil’s surgically repaired knees. Sacramento Kings rookie forward Harry […]

Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has long profited off the NCAA’s ideal of amateurism, is now on record stating that the college basketball model is broken. Depending if you you’re a Mike Krzyzewski and Duke fan or someone who believes both are evil, you will either think the following are noble ideas or a way […]

Duke Blue Devils guard (and Draymond Green-wannabe) Grayson Allen is back for one more year in Durham, and as one of the most experienced members of the team, the program has bestowed upon him the squad’s captaincy. This according to a story by Seth Davis of The Athletic. Notwithstanding his sideline meltdowns and occasional tripping […]

LeBron James is one of the best basketball players in the history of life on this planet. Cameron Reddish is a 5-star prospect out of the 2018 recruiting class who recently committed to the Duke Blue Devils. The two are, apparently, friendly. In that video by TMZ, you will notice the person asking the questions is […]