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Few teams routinely produce more top NBA Draft prospects than Duke. Consensus top pick Cooper Flagg leads the Blue Devils’ 2025 draft class, but center Khaman Maluach is not far behind. Maluach was one of three Duke freshmen to enter the 2025 NBA Draft, joining Flagg and Kon Knueppel. Despite playing a complementary role with […]

ESPN announced on Monday that the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational will go down during the 2025-26 season. Year one of this new event will feature the Duke basketball team going up against Texas. The game will take place on November 4th, and it will go down at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The […]

The Duke Blue Devils begin a transition as they see the departure of longtime coach Will Stephens. Stephens spent his entire collegiate career with the Blue Devils, joining them in 1998. He served as the Head Sports Performance Coach for the men’s basketball program, and 17 years in the same role with women’s basketball until […]

The Duke Blue Devils and head coach Jon Scheyer picked up one of the biggest commitments of the offseason with the addition of incoming freshman guard Dame Sarr. A native of Italy, Sarr turned heads back in April during the Nike Hoop Summit. As he prepares for his freshman season with the Blue Devils, Sarr […]

The rumor mill is hot with the 2025 NBA Draft set to kick off in late June. Former Duke Blue Devils center Khaman Maluach has become an intriguing name as of late, as it sounds like several lottery teams are eyeing him as their potential pick. Rumors suggest that the 18-year-old prospect is locked in […]

While the NBA Finals are right on the horizon, talks around the NBA Draft are beginning to heat up. Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper still seem to be the consensus top two picks, but there is plenty of movement happening behind them with players such as Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Tre Johnson and Kon Knueppel. […]

Former Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg is widely considered to be the top prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft. The Dallas Mavericks won the first overall pick in the draft lottery and experts expect them to pick the 6-foot-9 prospect. Flagg made a key decision, one of the last ones he needed to handle […]

Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, is garnering plenty of hype. However, 2008 NBA champion Tony Allen remains unconvinced that Flagg will become a franchise-changing star. In an interview with GrindCityMedia’s YouTube channel, Allen didn’t hold back and said he’s more Andrei Kirilenko than Kevin Durant. “I don’t think […]

The Duke men’s basketball team is projected to have the best recruiting class in 2025, their second straight finish as the best class in the recruiting rankings. The ranking comes after Sebastian Wilkins committed to play for the Blue Devils after reclassifying to the 2025 class. Duke comes into this season with five recruits and […]

The Duke basketball team picked up a massive commitment on Thursday as five-star Italian standout Dame Sarr announced that he will play for Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils. Duke is losing a lot of good talent from their Final Four team, and that includes soon-to-be #1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg. Replacing that talent […]

Duke basketball is getting behind its former star, Kon Knueppel. Knueppel is one of several young players from the Blue Devils program hoping to get selected in the 2025 NBA Draft. Duke made a post on X, addressing a video that had been posted of the guard shooting in the gym. Best shooter in the […]

Most of the headlines whenever someone mentions a player from Duke and the 2025 NBA Draft will most likely be about Cooper Flagg. Duke basketball simply had way too many stars on its roster this year, leaving big man Khaman Maluach in the shadow of all the hype and media coverage. However, he’s actually one […]

The Duke basketball team was one of the best in college hoops this past season thanks to star freshman Cooper Flagg. Flagg was the best player in the country, and he is one of the best NBA Draft prospects that the league has ever seen. He is going to be the first overall pick in […]

Duke basketball received a massive boost with a recent decision from guard Isaiah Evans. The former 5-star recruit essentially played as the sixth man for the Blue Devils amid a terrific season for the program. Jon Scheyer led Duke back to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament as this group dominated the ACC […]

Duke basketball secured a significant win in the transfer portal as the program aims to take that championship-winning step under Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils are coming off a very successful third season under their head coach. This past year’s team ran through the ACC Conference, losing just four total games, and made it to […]

Duke basketball star center Khaman Maluach is entering his name in the NBA Draft, per The News & Observer. Maluach completed his freshman season for the Blue Devils this past year, along with Cooper Flagg and others. Maluach, Flagg and Kon Knueppel are all entering the draft after just one season in Durham. Duke basketball […]

Non-conference matchups in college basketball are typically long gone by the time February rolls around, but the Duke basketball team will be going up against Michigan in February of 2026. The Blue Devils played a neutral site game in February against a Big Ten team this past season as well as they easily blew by […]

Duke basketball recently got some tough news when Cooper Flagg, as expected, announced that he would be taking his talents to the NBA Draft, where he is widely expected to be the number one overall pick. The decision came just weeks after Duke’s epic collapse against Houston in the Final Four, bringing a great season […]

There’s no doubt that Duke basketball is still recovering from its Final Four collapse against Houston. The Blue Devils squandered a chance to win the program’s first national championship since 2015, but now they have no choice but to turn their focus to next season. Jon Scheyer will certainly have a tough time getting Duke […]

Cooper Flagg, the projected first-overall pick, has officially declared for the 2025 NBA Draft and will not return to Duke for a second season, he announced Monday on Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Cooper Flagg (@cooper_flagg) “Duke fans, my teammates, the Brotherhood, everybody that was along for this […]

Following the Duke Blue Devils’ elimination in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament by Houston, one of the bigger questions at the end of the season was the future of junior guard Tyrese Proctor. Proctor was coming off an All-ACC season and had been one Duke’s top players. Well the wait is over as […]

Duke basketball star Kon Knueppel announced Wednesday that he’s heading to the 2025 NBA Draft after one season with the Blue Devils. “Forever a Blue Devil. Taking the Brotherhood with me to the next chapter” Knueppel wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Knueppel was outstanding in his lone season in Durham, helping lead Duke basketball alongside […]

For much of the 2024-25 season, Duke basketball looked like the best team in college basketball. Jon Scheyer, Cooper Flagg and company backed that up while racing through the East region in the NCAA Tournament with comfortable wins over Baylor, Arizona and Alabama. The Blue Devils entered the Final Four as a favorite and looked […]

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg is opening up about what playing in March Madness meant to him. Flagg says there’s nothing he would do differently, after leading his team to a Final Four. “It was an incredible year and an incredible journey with a lot of great, great people. I made a lot of really […]

Despite Duke basketball losing in the Final Four, head coach Jon Scheyer had a quality season, and it was one that Jay Bilas was impressed with. On the Rich Eisen Show, Bilas explained what he thinks the head coach’s mindset is. “I think John will handle it positively,” Bilas said. “It’s a crushing blow, obviously, […]

Duke basketball and Cooper Flagg fell short of their national championship goal. Flagg’s future, assuming he declares for the NBA Draft, is certainly not in doubt, though. Two recent mock drafts both have Flagg going to the Utah Jazz at No. 1 overall. Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo of ESPN published one of the mock […]

Duke basketball went from heavy national title favorite to watching the Final Four Monday. The Blue Devils are feeling “sick” about not competing for the championship. Blue Devils legend Jay Bilas placed blame in a rare area: The Atlantic Coast Conference. That right — the ESPN analyst called out the ACC for why Duke isn’t playing […]

The No. 1 seed Houston Cougars pulled off one of the most incredible come-from-behind victories in NCAA Tournament history when they stunned the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils in a Final Four game in San Antonio last Saturday. Among those who were able to witness that game’s wild ending unfold in person was none […]

While the San Antonio Spurs cross their fingers ahead of the NBA Draft Lottery  in a little more than a month, they’ll have two selections in the first round regardless barring any trades. Both could come in the lottery if the Atlanta Hawks, who parted with their 2025 first round pick in the 2022 Dejounte […]

The Duke Blue Devils will be busy in the 2025 offseason. When it comes to the unknown futures of Cooper Flagg among several key players, they are prepared to utilize their NIL funding, which they seem to have a lot to offer. The Blue Devils suffered an exit in the Final Four of the 2025 […]

As the Duke Basketball team exits the Final Four, they leave after four true days in San Antonio, including the morning they arrived. Not long after landing and taking buses to their team hotel, Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils headed to the San Antonio Spurs headquarters for a preliminary Final Four workout. Opened as […]

There is no question that Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer assembled one of the most talented teams in college basketball history this season, led by freshman sensation Cooper Flagg. However, the team choked up a seven-point lead with 1:26 to play in one of the biggest Final Four collapses ever. And just a […]

Former Duke basketball player Jay Williams was stunned by his former team’s loss in the Final Four. Duke had a 14 point lead with less than nine minutes left in the game, but ended up losing to Houston 70-67. “I’m sick right now….,” Williams said on X, formerly Twitter. Williams, a famed basketball broadcaster, also […]

Nobody could believe their eyes watching Duke basketball fumble a 14-point second half lead away on Saturday night in the Final Four against Houston. Duke looked like the best team in the tournament for the entirety of the four-and-a-half games leading into the collapse, but Houston was able to snatch the victory in an all-time […]

In a stunning turn of events on Saturday night, Duke basketball saw a 14-point second half lead quickly evaporate in the Final Four against Houston. Before it could blink, Duke found itself trailing with just seconds to go and the Cougars were the ones headed to the national title game. Duke had many shortcomings in […]

Houston basketball pulled off a stunning 70-67 victory over Duke basketball on Saturday night to advance to the National Championship Game. A late rally helped Houston prevail in this hard-fought contest, with a controversial foul called against star Duke forward Cooper Flagg helping the team pull off the comeback. After the game, the team weighed […]

Nobody could predict the shocking ending to the Duke-Houston NCAA Tournament Final Four matchup, but that has not stopped people from pointing fingers in the aftermath. With the way the team collapsed late in the game, former longtime NBA coach George Karl believes it was Jon Scheyer, and not any player on the court, who […]

For much of Saturday night’s second semifinal between top seeds Duke basketball and Houston, it was the Blue Devils who found themselves in control. Duke got the better shots, generated the better possessions, and held a comfortable lead even in what was a game that was being played at Houston’s pace and style. Unfortunately for […]

SAN ANTONIO — Down by 14 points with 8:17 remaining in the second half of the Final Four, Houston appeared to be winding down the final minutes of their last game of this college basketball season. The consensus top player in college basketball, Cooper Flagg, and a Blue Devils team that might’ve been the best […]