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Quinn Cook came to Duke after a knee injury, and it took him a little while to regain his high school form. Then in his senior season, Cook did something pretty rare and highly impressive: he accepted freshman Tyus Jones taking over his natural position, point guard. Not only did he accept it, but he […]
Duke has made another recruiting offer, this time to 2028 prospect Yann Kamagate. A native of Burkina Faso, he’s about 7-1 and is playing for the St. Francis High School Golden Knights in La Cañada Flintridge, California. He’s blown up enormously, and as you’ll see in the links run below, everyone is after him. He’s highly […]
One of the themes we’ve stressed over the last few years is the need for better coaching in the ACC. It hasn’t been a problem for Duke, obviously, but at UNC, NC State, Syracuse, Boston College, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, and Louisville until Pat Kelsey took over, it’s often been a disappointment. In general, ACC […]
Jeff Teague has never really struck us as a guy who cared much for Duke. And as a Wake Forest guy, in fairness, why should he? This is ACC 101: everyone hates Duke, and, to a lesser extent now, UNC. But on this point, he’s fair. He talks about Jon Scheyer’s success at Duke and […]
There’s always this guessing game every spring and summer about who will start for Duke. One set seems to think it’ll be Patrick Ngongba, Dame Sarr, Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Cayden Boozer, and John Blackwell. Well, maybe. Some of them certainly will start. However, knowing, as we do, that Jon Scheyer starts with defense first, that […]
The Brotherhood Podcast has emerged as one of our favorite podcasts, largely because it’s just Duke players interviewing Duke players, although coaches do show up periodically. For Tuesday, we get freshman Bryson Howard, Deron Rippey, and Cameron Williams. We haven’t had a chance to fully listen yet, but Rippey is the host today. Here’s a […]
The FIBA U17 World Cup is always a chance to see young players, and in this year’s edition, that’s more true than ever. Most Duke fans had no idea just how good Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is because he has been playing in Spain, well off the AAU circuit and not even much YouTube. But after […]
Kager Knueppel is following in his brother's footsteps.
It was tough to ignore a trend in college basketball last year as UNC’s neighbor from eight miles down the road was a big driver for it. It became even harder to ignore when Duke went so far as to schedule games next year that are outside of the ESPN contract and will be on […]
There are no guarantees in recruiting, and like horseshoes and hand grenades, close doesn’t count. No one knows what will happen with Kager Knueppel, who is on a lightning rise in the high school rankings, shooting (appropriate for that family, right) from #122 to #28 in just one update. People are catching on, obviously. Duke […]
This is a pretty great article from The Athletic about Duke Basketball in the ’90s. Those who were around for the early part of the Krzyzewski era will remember that for a while, it was a real uphill struggle. UNC was by far the most dominant ACC program, Maryland was reliably a Top 10 to […]
Cooper Flagg's all-time Duke lineup featured Kyrie Irving, JJ Redick, Grant Hill, himself, and Marvin Bagley III.
While he's obviously an imperfect player as a second-round pick, Evans' shooting can help him get on the floor right away.
Only five freshmen have ever been named the college basketball national player of the year. Cameron Boozer accomplished that feat this past season, joining Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson, and Cooper Flagg in the process. Boozer’s lone season in college was one of the best in NCAA history, but the Duke product still fell […] The post Why Cameron Boozer fell to Grizzlies despite historic Duke season on par with Cooper Flagg appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Duke Miles took a winding path to the NBA draft, finishing his college career at Vanderbilt after stops at Troy, High Point and Oklahoma. The veteran point guard averaged 16.1 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals while emerging as one of the SEC's top perimeter defenders.
Looks like Duke will play Washington State on Saturday, November 21, in the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California. That’ll be a fun road trip and a good draw for West Coast Blue Devil fans. However, that’s not the big news. What is the big news? It’s that ESPN is reporting that Michigan’s Dusty May […]
We’re at the point in the summer when Duke is sending out basketball videos, and that’s always a lot of fun. The first video we have focuses on transfer John Blackwell, who is mostly paired with Deron Rippey, so you get double value. There are a lot of other guys in there as well in […]
Duke and Washington State will meet next season in a neutral site game in Palm Springs as part of the Acrisure Series on Nov. 21st, multiple sources told College Hoops Today. An official announcement is expected soon. The Blue Devils are currently ranked SECOND in the ROTHSTEIN 45. Leftovers The post Duke, Washington State to meet next season in Palm Springs appeared first on College Hoops Today .
Okay, that’s asking a bit much. As it turns out though, former Duke star Kyrie Irving’s sister had twins, and they’re getting close to college-age now. They’re in the class of 2029, and Keethon and Daceton Demarce are both point guards. And when you look at this video, you can see their uncle’s influence. They’re […]
Stats don't tell the whole story with Maliq Brown, who made an obvious impact on winning for Duke.
Nikola Kusturica is the hot name to watch among the international prospects for the 2026 class. Who is in the mix to land him?
With the Duke basketball program getting players entering the NBA Draft, the biggest prospect is Cameron Boozer, who looks to be a top pick. As some feel that the Duke basketball star in Boozer could go No. 1 in the NBA Draft, he also has the respect of his peers. Speaking on “The Ryan Russillo […] The post Duke basketball’s Cameron Boozer gets ‘best player’ nod from UConn big before NBA Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints .
UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley was one of the attendees for the recent UFC Freedom 250 fights at the White House, which got him wondering about 1600 Pennsylvania Ave playing host to college basketball games. If he got his way, it would be UConn and Duke facing off against each other at the White […] The post Dan Hurley wants Duke battle at White House after attending UFC Freedom 250 fights appeared first on ClutchPoints .
After UNLV devastated Duke in the 1990 championship game, no one really thought the Blue Devils would prevail in 1991. Well, there were a couple of exceptions. DePaul’s Joey Meyer thought Duke could do it and said so publicly, and of course, Mike Krzyzewski was positive his team could do it. Most people thought it […]
Here’s a small section of a presumably longer interview with incoming Blue Devil freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, where he talks about why he decided to go to college, rather than playing a year at an American high school, why he chose Duke, and a bit more. As it turns out, the Boumtje Boumtjes discussed the […]