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Countdown To Craziness Was Revealing

Duke Basketball made its public debut in Saturday’s Countdown to Craziness, as Team White won, 29-24, on a game-winning three by Deron Rippey (see link below for that play). The second play of the game was very encouraging, as Dame Sarr drove to the basket and hit a layup. As you may recall, he struggled […]

Countdown To Craziness Time!

You won’t see this very often, but in Saturday’s Countdown to Craziness, Duke will bring in a Top 20 team to take on the Blue Devils. And that team is… also the Blue Devils. Check out the rosters: BLUE WHITE That’s completely insane. We’d have to go with the White team, but Sarr might be […]

Duke Recruiting: More On Luke Paul

With Luke Paul’s sudden commitment to Duke, we thought we’d add a few more links, and some video, too. All of that is below, and you’ll see some wonderful passes, and also a guy who knows how to shoot. But the best thing we’ve seen is this play. Why? Because on this play, he has […]

Schedule Intel: Longhorns Incoming?

It’s a bit early, and nothing has been signed yet, but Texas coach Sean Miller says the Longhorns are close to scheduling a game with Duke next season. The teams last played in 2025-26 in Charlotte. Intriguingly, he says that the game might be played internationally, with Miller saying “[w]e’re going to play Duke, we’re […]

DBR Podcast #853: Let The Countdown Begin!

We’re back with Episode 853 as we get ready for the official start of Duke Basketball with Countdown to Craziness! Countdown always marks the official start of the preseason, and Donald and Jason couldn’t be more excited for all the festivities. Of course, it all begins on Friday with the annual Dribble for Victory over […]

DBR Podcast #852: Coach Scheyer Joins The Pod!

We teased that something special was coming this week, and here it is! On Episode 852, Duke Men’s Basketball head coach Jon Scheyer joins the pod to talk to Donald and Jason on a number of topics! We break our conversation down into several topics, from roster construction and scheduling to this year’s team and […]

YouTube Gold: The Airball Game

After Duke’s joyride of a season in 1978, the 1979 season wasn’t nearly as fun. Coach Bill Foster had a tough time dealing with the pressure of being the hunted, and the team picked up on the paranoia and was tight for much of the season. Senior Day, however, was different. It was Jim Spanarkel’s […]

Duke’s Jon Scheyer: Amazon games about getting players ‘exposure from an NIL perspective’

Earlier this year, the Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball program announced a multiyear agreement with Prime Video to exclusively present three neutral-site nonconference games each season. The announcement included a Nov. 25 game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, when Duke faces UConn, a Dec. 21 tilt at Madison Square Garden against national champion Michigan, and…

DBR Podcast #850 – Duke Loses A Cherished Family Member

On this edition of the Duke Basketball Roundup, we have the very difficult task of addressing the passing of Chris Spatola, Coach K’s son-in-law, and someone who had a profound impact on the Duke program. After serving our nation in the military, Chris coached when Jon Scheyer was at Duke, and then became a familiar […]

Coach K’s Son-in-Law Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly

Very sad news for the Duke Basketball family and community as Mike Krzyzewski’s son-in-law, Chris Spatola, died suddenly Monday night. He was just 47. Married to Jamie Krzyzewski Spatola, Chris, like Coach K, graduated from West Point, where he also played on the basketball team. He was on the Duke staff from 2007 to 2012, […]

ESPN college basketball analyst Chris Spatola dies at 47

Chris Spatola, a college basketball analyst for ESPN and SiriusXM, Army veteran and former Duke staff member, died unexpectedly Monday at age 47. Duke and ESPN confirmed his death in separate statements, according to Kevin Skiver of USA Today. A cause of death was not announced. Spatola was married to Jamie Krzyzewski, the daughter of […] The post ESPN college basketball analyst Chris Spatola dies at 47 appeared first on Hoops Wire .

ACC Preview #18: Duke, Part IV: The Defense

#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – #Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College || #12 – Virginia Tech || #13 – Florida State || #14 – Notre Dame || #15 – SMU || #16 – Cal || #17 – Stanford || #18 – Duke Part I || Duke Part II || Duke Part III During […]

What Scheyer Didn’t Say On Jon Rothstein’s Podcast

Jon Scheyer appeared on Jon Rothstein’s podcast, Inside College Basketball Now, recently, and spoke about why he chose to stay at Duke instead of leaving for the Dallas Mavericks, where he could have coached former Duke star Cooper Flagg again. Of course, he chose not to, and on the podcast, he said that it was […]